An overview of the Drexel Archives for Drexel library staff.

1. Drexel University ARRRchives A pirate tale A presentation for the Drexel University Libraries, July 21, 2009 Rob Sieczkiewicz University Archivist Rebecca Goldman Digital Archives Technician

2. Overview TREASURES DISCOVERY NEW ADVENTURES BONUS FEATURE : HOW TO TALK LIKE AN ARRRCHIVES PIRATE!

3. Treasures in the Archives Click the images in this section to see more examples of treasures in the archives.

4. University records

5. Manuscript collections

6. Photograph collections

7. Theses and dissertations

8. Faculty, staff, and student research

9. Triangle

10. Yearbooks

11. Course catalogs

12. Special Collections

13. Talk like a pirate: Answers to common archives questions

14. Genealogical questions “I have a picture of the 1925 Kappa Sigma Delta Fraternity at The Drexel Institute, which includes my grandfather _________. How can I find out more about him and his campus life? “ “My grandmother, now deceased, told us she went to Drexel Institute in the early 1900's, sometime between 1900 and 1910…I was wondering if…there might be ANY way to find out if she did attend your school.”

16. Course descriptions “I would love the course description for STAT 211 and STAT 212 (Quantitative Methods for Research I and II). “ “ I write to request a courses descriptions of the follow for the period of 1990 thru 1991: L500 Info Resources and Services, L503 Information Management Tools, L622 Audio Visual Equipment…”

18. Theses, dissertations, and other Drexel research “I am trying to obtain a copy of: Rusnak, Ilan "Optimal adaptive control of uncertain stochastic linear systems" PhD dissertation June 1993” “I'm a student and staff member who would like to submit [to iDEA]. Is this only available to faculty?”

20. Athletics “Is it possible to get whatever football pictures you have from 1953-1957?” “Can you tell me what photos you have of the following former athletes?” “Could you please help in providing scores of the Drexel Institute men's basketball games of the 1899-1900 season?”

24. Buildings and architectural history “I'm doing research on Ross Commons for one of my classes and I was wondering if you have any information about the history of Ross Commons“ “I am wondering if you have any photos from when it [the Korman lobby] opened.”

27. Discovering treasures in the Archives Click on the following screenshots to see the live versions of these sites.

28. Archives website

29. Library catalog

30. Rare book search

31. iDEA

32. Archives Adventures

33. Web archiving

34. Outreach to faculty and staff Pennoni Honors College pilot iDEA refresh

35. Outreach to students and alumni Archives photos in Candid Campus Twitter Flickr UNIV 101 session Pirate party

37. Credits Pirate images from Howard Pyle's Book of pirates; fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish Main (1921). Drexel University Libraries catalog link All other images from the Drexel University Archives