
LIBRARY & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
February 2016
Welcome to a new year and a new semester! Library & Technology Services recently completed a strategic planning process resulting in the 2016-2020 LTS Strategic Plan. This plan focuses on Five Goals: Foster innovation and excellence in teaching and learning; Enhance support for academic research and scholarship; Upgrade campus cyberinfrastructure and strengthen cybersecurity; Promote efficient and effective university information systems; and Develop LTS staff and refine internal LTS operations. Read on to learn more about recent initiatives that advance this plan. Teaching & Learning New group study rooms now available in EWFM Library 5th floor south Faculty: You can now reserve Virtual Public Site seats for a "computer lab" experience within your classroom Assistive technology sub-committee annual report Course Site upgrade brings new features and enhancements to the gradebook as well as integration with Dropbox Libraries Lehigh Libraries receive 2015 CLIR Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives Grant Library Collection Managers Host Classes in the Lehigh Libraries New Linderman Exhibition - Laying Down the Tracks: Lehigh and the Growth of American Education New Exhibits in EWFM Library focus on the Lehigh student experience through time Technology Changes to Printing at LTS Sites. More options, lower color printing rates! Data encryption policy approved Lehigh University’s Gmail has a Labs feature that lets you test and use experimental new features that Gmail is developing -- many of these become part of the standard Gmail interface. Take a look at this Gmail Labs video to find out how to enhance your mail interface with cutting edge features. Upcoming events 4th Annual LTS Valentine Book & Bake sale to benefit Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering APR 21: Save the date for the 10th Annual Symposium on Teaching & Learning at Lehigh © 2016 Library & Technology Services \| Lehigh University \| 8A E Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015