MONTHLY NEWS FROM DREXEL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Dean's Update: What's so Exciting About Hosting a Conference?

The Libraries is coming down from its high of hosting a successful conference in June. In this month's Dean's Update, I look at the hard work that went into planning this event and some of the reasons why we took on such an intensive project.

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       Photo: An EBLIP9 conference attendee poses
       with Dean Nitecki during the conference hosted
       in Philadelphia in June.
 


Letter from the Editor: Looking Back at FY 2017 and Moving Ahead into FY 2018

 
In Circulation Editor Stacy Stanislaw reflects on her first six months with the Libraries, with an eye on some exciting changes for the new fiscal year.


Drexel Spotlights Evidence Based Library & Information Practice in the US

 
Drexel University Libraries hosted the 9th International Evidence Based Library & Information Practice Conference last month. Here's a look at highlights from the meeting, from poster sessions to the conference gala at the Crystal Tea Room.

        Photo: EBLIP9 attendees speak with poster
        presenters about their projects during the EBLIP9
        conference hosted at Drexel University.




Understanding Requirements for Managing Growing Research Outputs

 
Like many academic institutions, Drexel University - with help from the Libraries - is looking for more ways to understand, support and facilitate discovery of faculty-generated research data.


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UPCOMING EVENTS



September 4: Labor Day (University Holiday)

Drexel University, including all Libraries locations, will be closed for the Labor Day Holiday. All offices will reopen on September 5.

September 6: Term Exams Begin  

Come to the Libraries for a quiet place to study during finals week.  

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September 16 - 23: Welcome Week 

Drexel's new student orientation runs the week before the fall term begins and includes plenty of activities to help incoming freshmen find their way around their new home on Drexel's campus.