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Faculty Experts
Dean of Libraries for Drexel University; Professor of Information Science
College of Computing & Informatics
Expertise:
library
Contact:
danuta.nitecki@drexel.edu
215.895.2750
'Fresh Air,' Fresh Forever: 30 Years as National Show, New Digital Archive
Danuta Nitecki, PhD, dean of Libraries, was quoted in a June 6 Philadelphia Inquirer story about the role Drexel's library scientists played in creating a digital archive of WHYY's "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross. Jordan McClain, PhD, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was also quoted
College Library Goes Beyond the Reading Room
Danuta Nitecki, dean of libraries and a professor in the College of Computing & Informatics, was quoted in a Sept. 23 University Business story about university libraries that provide tech, collaboration space and assistance with various digital resources.
Drexel Sets Up iPad Lending Machines at Mantua Community Center
Dispensing Computers
A new 24-hour kiosk at the W.W. Hagerty Library that dispenses MacBook computers for students to use was featured in an Inside Higher Ed story. Dean of Libraries Dr. Danuta Nitecki was quoted in the piece.
Library That Holds No Books
Drexel’s Library Learning Terrace was mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article about a Texas county’s plan to open the nation's first entirely digital public libraries.
MacBook Computers Vended for Students to Borrow
A new 24-hour kiosk at the W.W. Hagerty Library that dispenses MacBook computers for students to borrow was featured on January 17-18 in France’s leading daily newspaper, Le Figaro, and Germany’s Spiegel Online.
Drexel U. Library Adds Vending Machine to Dispense Laptops
A new 24-hour kiosk at the W.W. Hagerty Library that dispenses MacBook computers for students to borrow was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
In a new program, Drexel students can borrow laptops at library kiosk
A kiosk in the W.W. Hagerty Library that dispenses MacBook laptops for students to use for up to five hours at a time was featured in a front-page Philadelphia Inquirer story.
Laptop Vending Machine Offers Safety for Students
A kiosk in the W.W. Hagerty Library that dispenses MacBook laptops for students to use for up to five hours at a time was featured in a Mashable post.
U.S. University Installs MacBook Vending Machine in its Library
A kiosk in the W.W. Hagerty Library that dispenses MacBook laptops for students to use for up to five hours at a time was featured in a story on VentureBeat, syndicated to The Washington Post.
Drexel Introduces Kiosk that Dispenses MacBooks
Drexel University introduced a 24-hour, self-service vending machine located in the W. W. Hagerty Library that will dispense Macbooks for use by students, faculty and staff. Drexel is the third university on the East Coast to introduce the kiosk, which holds up to 12 Macbooks that could be checked out free by anyone with a Drexel ID for five hours.
Q&A with Danuta Nitecki: The Future of Libraries
DrexelNow spoke with Dean of Libraries Danuta Nitecki on the role of libraries at Drexel University and in the academic enterprise.