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THE EDITOR'S UPDATE
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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