March 6, 2019
"Full of life, diverse people and friendly souls"

– Anonymous Drexel student when asked to describe
 how they perceive the Drexel Libraries.
This m onth, Dean Nitecki explores how the Drexel Libraries raises awareness and builds community around the value of an institution’s historic records.

Photo courtesy Jaci Downs Photography
The University honored 119 authors and editors of books, journal articles and data sets during this year’s 7 th annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event.

Photo courtesy Jaci Downs Photography
The Libraries sat down with Library Faculty Fellow and Engineering Professor Antonios Kontsos, PhD, to learn more about his work to utilize open education resources in freshman engineering courses.



Earlier this year, the Drexel Libraries appointed its second cohort of Library Explorers, a group of students who help the Libraries brainstorm, design and test new ways to engage Drexel students.

 

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Upcoming Events
Join us online and in the Libraries for this celebration of the global Open Education Movement. Open Education Week aims to raise awareness about Open Education resources and their impact on teaching and learning worldwide.

The impact of research goes beyond scholarship when it engages and empowers communities beyond academia. This year, the Libraries will go behind the scenes of this Drexel style of civic engagement during its 2018/2019 ScholarSip event series: Communicating Research to Inspire Citizen Engagement. Dr. Mimi Sheller is our guest speaker for the March event.