Vol. 15 No. 3

   December 2011

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Editor's Update


The Latest in Lehigh Mobile


Global Islamic Studies at Lehigh


Science On a Sphere: LTS as Community Partner


Pulitzer Prize Winner Isabel Wilkerson Coming to Campus

 
 
 
 
 
   
 

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THE EDITOR'S UPDATE
   
Editor's Update
Welcome to the December 2011 LTS Connection! This edition highlights the following LTS initiatives: enhancements to our mobile offerings, a grant-funded librarian-faculty collaboration to build library collections in
Islamic Studies, LTS’ sustainability efforts, and our role in the community outreach project Science On a Sphere. We also showcase our successful Friends of Libraries Speaker’s Series which, this spring, welcomes Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, author of...read more.

   
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The Latest in Lehigh Mobile
Lehigh continues to grow its mobile presence as demonstrated by two recent projects: an update to the campus mobile site and the release of a new mobile app for the Android platform. Lehigh’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs recently released an update to the University’s...read more.
   
Building Collections through Partnerships: Global Islamic Studies at Lehigh
LTS librarians are collaborating with faculty to identify and purchase library resources as part of a $1.4 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This interdisciplinary initiative supports Lehigh’s Center for Global Islamic Studies which “promotes interdisciplinary teaching and research designed to
take Islamic Studies into and beyond the classroom by offering students, faculty and the broader community a variety of forums for dialogue, debate and...read more.
   
Green Futures: LTS’ Sustainability Efforts
LTS is “big” in every way. We’re one of the larger divisions on Lehigh’s campus; our buildings house enormous collections of books and clusters of computers; and we’re a big presence on campus as our facilities are among the most available and accessible public services in support of research, teaching, learning, and...read more.
   
Science On a Sphere: LTS as Community Partner
LTS has been working with the Nurture Nature Center (NNC) to install and configure a Science On a Sphere at its new location in Easton, PA. Science On a Sphere (SOS) is a room sized, global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six-foot diameter sphere...read more.
   
Pulitzer Prize Winner Isabel Wilkerson Coming to Campus
LTS continues its world-class programming efforts by bringing vital speakers to campus to foster community engagement and dialogue. Friends of the Lehigh Libraries welcomes three speakers as part of  its 2011-12 Speaker’s Program. The keynote speaker is
Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, who will be speaking on...read more.
   
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