News

- Alison Lewis and MaryBeth Meszaros Author Chapter in Award-Winning Publication
  
  March 07, 2016
  
  The book explores how librarians and faculty work together to teach students about the nature of expertise, authority and credibility.
- Denise Agosto to Deliver 2016 Gryphon Lecture
  
  February 29, 2016
  
  Agosto will talk about her research on teens, social media and libraries at the University of Illinois on March 11.
- CCI at the 2016 ACM Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing Conference
  
  February 26, 2016
  
  This year’s ACM CSCW program includes accepted papers from several members of the CCI community.
- MSLIS Student Sarah Denison Named Deputy Director of Archives for the State of Delaware
  
  February 24, 2016
  
  Sarah Denison, new deputy director of archives for the State of Delaware, shares her thoughts on the future of archives and how her Drexel education helped shape her career.
- CCI Professor Ellen Bass Examines Human Factors in Unmanned Aircraft Systems
  
  February 24, 2016
  
  Bass is leading a multi-university team to develop guidelines for the FAA on Unmanned Aircraft Systems human-machine functions.
- Good Civilianship Takes Top Prizes at Philly Codefest 2016
  
  February 23, 2016
  
  The winning app makes civic engagement opportunities more accessible for volunteers and city officials.
- Survivors of Sexual Abuse Find Support In Online 'Anonymity'
  
  February 22, 2016
  
  A study led by Drexel University researchers suggests that survivors of sexual abuse who seek guidance and support in online forums may be doing so because they find comfort in the relative anonymity the forums provide, which allows them to speak candidly about their experience and be direct in asking for help.
- CCI Visiting Scholar Profile: Virginia Ortíz-Repiso Jiménez at the Metadata Research Center
  
  February 22, 2016
  
  Jiménez’s research interests are in areas related to managing technology in digital libraries and searching and retrieving information in electronic environments.
- 40 Moves in 120 Minutes: A CCI Professor’s Account of a Super Computer’s Defeat of a Reigning Chess Champion
  
  February 22, 2016
  
  Professor Jeffrey Popyack recounts IBM super computer "Deep Blue" win a chess game against world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
- The Drexel Women in Computing Society’s Renewed Mission to Close the Tech Gender Gap
  
  February 19, 2016
  
  Sophomore computer science student Amy Gottsegen and her fellow officers are ramping up opportunities across campus to encourage more women students to get involved in computing.