On behalf of Library and Technology Services, I'd like to welcome all new and returning students to the fall 2024 semester.
Read on for information about our hours, a new student design contest in FML, upcoming events, and some reminders of the many resources and services that are available to you.
What’s open when?
LTS provides students with study areas, access to resources, experts ready to help, and events that promote inquiry, deepen learning, and build community.
Fairchild-Martindale Library (FML) and Linderman Library hours (Lehigh ID tap entry is required after 9:00PM):
- Monday-Thursday: 7:45AM - 2AM (both libraries)
- Friday: FML: 7:45AM - 12AM; Linderman: 7:45AM - 10PM
- Saturday: FML: 9AM - 12AM; Linderman: 9AM - 10PM
- Sunday: 9AM - 2AM (both libraries)
Need a place for all-hours work and study? The Lehigh Computing Center is open 24/7 with tap access when the building is open but the doors are locked. Check out the space!
View Library & CC hours on the Lehigh Libraries & Computing Center Calendar.
View Digital Media Studio hours on the Digital Media Studio Calendar.
Dining at the library
Dine, work, collaborate, and socialize in the casual atmosphere of The Grind @ FML, which offers Peet’s Coffee, breakfast sandwiches, fresh baked goods, grab and go, and more! View all Lehigh Dining hours.
Calling all creatives!
LTS invites students to enter a design contest for a new art installation to be on display in the Fairchild-Martindale Library atrium. The winning design will best illustrate the goals and initiatives outlined in the LTS Strategic Plan, with a $600 prize awarded to the winning individuals. Learn more and enter.
Reading and Researching in the Lehigh Libraries
The Lehigh Libraries offer access to an extensive collection of digital journals, print books, ebooks, databases, tools, and rare and archival materials. The ASA Library Catalog now provides a “single search” capability, which lets users search the catalog from one unified search box for books, articles, journal titles, and more. Learn more.
Deepen your reading and research by searching our collection, keep up with news such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, explore our OverDrive ebook and audiobook Library, and extend your reach by using the the PALCI EZBorrow interlibrary loan system to request books delivered to the library in 3-5 business days from over 73 partner institutions.
Contact a Lehigh Librarian for a personal research consultation or consider making a research appointment in our newly renovated Bayer Special Collections & Instruction Reading Room.
We want to hear from you too: if you’re interested in representing the student body and giving your voice to help shape the Libraries, join our Student Library Advisory Board!
What’s new in software and technology?
LTS now provides access to a number of Generative AI tools. By accessing them through your Lehigh account, you’ll get enhanced data protection and privacy:
- Google Gemini AI: “...get help with writing, planning, learning.”
- DataCamp’s DataLab: “...a new way of analyzing data, powered by AI.”
- Keenious AI: “...find research relevant to any text.”
- Adobe Firefly AI:. “...expand your natural creativity.” (within Adobe Creative Cloud, in the LTS Digital Media Studio only).
- Ask LTS Chatbot to quickly assist you with library, computing, and instructional technology questions.
Need software? Before you purchase, be sure to check your options for free or reduced-price software available through Lehigh or our academic software partners.
Register for technology, AI, research computing, or library resource training in the Fall 2024 Seminar Series. We offer over 35 seminars to help you work more efficiently, learn to use new tools, and maximize your productivity.
Take advantage of anytime, anywhere academic and professional development courses through LTS-provided access to DataCamp and LinkedIn Learning.
Representatives from Dropbox will be on-campus Thursday, September 12, 11a.m - 1p.m. to demonstrate new features, file-sharing tips, and answer your questions. Register now.
What’s new in emerging teaching and learning technologies?
The Lehigh AI Organizing Committee invites proposals for AI-focused projects that enhance learning, teaching, research, and community engagement. Proposals are due by September 13. Funded by a Future Makers Grant, this initiative seeks to fund twenty projects, each with a $300 Lehigh AI Project Award. Learn more.
Students are invited to gain experience with immersive worlds, VR, AR, 3D modeling, 360 video production, and more in the CITL Student Developer Lab, located on the lower level of the Computing Center, just across from FML. Learn more and apply for unlimited access to the lab. You can also stay current with the field of XR at Lehigh and beyond by joining Lehigh's VR/AR Community of Practice, an avenue for learning and sharing. Just email us at incitl@lehigh.edu and let us know that you’d like to be added to the member list.
Explore our Digital Media Studio, DIY Video & Lightboard Studio, and Audio Recording Studio. And, if you are a graduate student in an instructional role at Lehigh, sign up for our Teacher Development Program for Graduate Students.
Arts & Events
The LTS events theme this year is Artificial Intelligence. Join us for a Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries event on Wednesday, November 6, for “Hope is the Thing with Feathers: How Bird Watchers and AI are Reshaping How We See and Conserve Birds,” with Dr. Miyoko Chu from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The talk complements the Linderman exhibit Feathers and Folios, showcasing highlights from Lehigh Libraries' Special Collections’ extensive natural history collection, featuring works by Audubon, Gould, and others. Watch your inbox for an invitation later this semester.
Visit LTS Talks to catch up on recordings of talks by visiting speakers and faculty on earlier topics.
Visit Fairchild-Martindale Library Study Galleries for Change Makers!, a multi-site art exhibition showcasing how ideas transform into cultural change, highlighting the impact of technology, industry, protest, fame, and the arts, with insights from local changemakers in the Lehigh Valley.
How can we help?
Our wide range of services, programs, and resources includes research consultations with librarians; digital scholarship, instructional and computing technology support; teacher development services; information security; and advanced research computing resources.
The LTS Help Desk is the first point of contact for all these forms of assistance, and our STARS consultants are on-hand to help students with their personal computers.
Need help but not sure where to begin? Start with the Help Desk at help.lehigh.edu.
Interested in working for LTS? We offer job opportunities from entry-level positions requiring no specific experience to highly specialized roles working with innovative and cutting-edge technologies. Visit LTS Student Employment Opportunities to learn more.
As always, we are dedicated to providing innovative, state-of-the-art resources; library, teaching, and technical consultation; and expert assistance for all students, faculty, researchers, and staff.
Welcome again and best wishes for a rewarding and successful semester!
Greg Reihman, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Library and Technology Services