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October 2018: LTS survey results, first gen students share their experiences, library student research prize, cybersecurity tips & much more!
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Visit OnGuardOnline to learn how to secure your computer, protect your personal data, and recognize online scams. Stay safe online and on-the-go! In this issue, we also release our preliminary report on 2018 Client Satisfaction Survey results. Thank you again for taking part in our spring survey! Teaching & Learning LTS presented three 5x10 sessions for our first-year students, including the inaugural library-style escape room, Linderman Lockdown! What's it like to be a first generation student at Lehigh? Four "first gen" students shared their experiences at Student Voices, part of the fall series, Conversations on the Diversity of Student Experience in Lehigh's Classrooms. Supported by LTS Sr. Geospatial Specialist Scott Rutzmoser, English professors Beth Dolan and Gillian Andrews and undergraduate student Nicole Reisert '19 have created a truly stunning story map that details the travels of British author Charlotte Smith throughout her life. The project took over a year to complete and is now featured in esri's Story Maps and the Digital Humanities collection. Libraries Over 30 faculty authors honored at the 7th annual Friends of the Lehigh Libraries Harvest of Ideas reception. Attention, undergrads! Do you enjoy doing research in your field? Did you, or will you, complete an exceptional research project in 2018? Submit your paper to The Libraries Student Research Prize! In addition to recognition at Lehigh, the Prize includes a monetary award of up to $1,000. Discover America's cultural heritage institutions with Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Friends of the Lehigh Libraries event, Oct 30: The Crisis of Newtonianism: Philosophy, Religion, and Science in Early Modern Britain Featured library resource: NVivo for qualitative research Let's talk baseball! Nov 29: Shoeless Joe, the Babe & the Steel: The Highly Unlikely 1918 Bethlehem Steel League Open Access Week 2018: Three steps to open your research Technology Security experts discuss cyber threats at LVAIC workshop; say education key to thwarting cybercrime. Hitting the ground running: LTS Ramp Up introduces first year and graduate students to LTS systems and services. Lehigh's student-run gaming club, the Esports Association, to hold a 24-hour, in-person and live-streamed "Gaming for Good" event Nov. 10-11 at the EWFM Computing Center. Lehigh now collects and recycles university-owned electronic waste throughout the year. Faculty and staff personal equipment, too! For collection details, visit the Office of Sustainability e-Waste website. Help protect others from scam emails by reporting phishing attempts to Google. Want an easy way to look up the Lehigh faculty, staff, and student directory? Install the Lehigh University Directory Search extension for Chrome and put search at your fingertips! Upcoming Events OCT 25: CITL Seminar - CITL/LearnX-MakeX: Audio/Video Preservation and Storage - 12:00 PM - EWFM 379 OCT 30: Friends of the Library - The Crisis of Newtonianism: Philosophy, Religion, and Science in Early Modern Britain - 4:10 PM - Linderman 200 NOV 2: LTS Seminar - Electronic Theses and Dissertation Submission - 12:00 PM - Linderman 302 NOV 2: LTS Seminar - Electronic Theses and Dissertation Submission - 1:00 PM - Linderman 302 NOV 8: CITL Seminar - CITL: Best Practices in Preventing Plagiarism and Promoting Academic Integrity - 1:00 PM - EWFM 520 NOV 8: CITL Seminar - CITL: Student Voices: Perspectives from Students with Disabilities on their Experiences in Lehigh's Classrooms - 2:30 PM - EWFM 379 LTS Staff Highlights In memoriam: LTS remembers Siddharth (Sid) Panicker Staff new hires, changes, retirements © 2018 Library & Technology Services \| Lehigh University \| 8A E Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015