21-22 LTS Annual Report

HARVESTOF IDEAS On Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries hosted its 10th annual Harvest of Ideas reception in the Linderman Library Rotunda for over 30 faculty who published or edited a book or composition during the previous year. Judy Parr, president of the Friends of the Lehigh University Libraries, and Greg Reihman, Vice Provost for Library and Technology Services, presided over the celebration. The Faculty Authors collection represents a range of scholarly output, and this year's additions include monographs, textbooks, musical works, and more by faculty from all five of Lehigh's colleges. A copy of each book authored by Lehigh faculty is added to Special Collections and noted in the library catalog. Faculty-authored books are also on display in the Linderman Library reading room. EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS 5 Let me start by saying how happy we are to be gathering with you here, under the beautiful Linderman Rotunda, in person, to celebrate your scholarly work from the past two years. Not all of our authors were able to be here, but to those of you who could come and those of you who showed up to recognize your colleagues, thank you for being here and welcome —perhaps welcome back — to the library. To the authors we are recognizing here today: your daily lives and your academic work have no doubt been rattled by countless challenges, personal and professional. And yet somehow, through it all, you not only kept teaching and researching — you also managed to author a book or composition—Congratulations!" —DR. GREG REIHMAN Opening remarks, Harvest of Ideas September 30, 2021 Members of LTS Leadership addressed over 30 faculty at the 2021-22 New Faculty Orientation on LTS essential services, library resources and outreach, technology services, and CITL consultation services. The Instructional Technology Team led CITL's annual Summer Workshop to help faculty prepare for the fall semester of teaching. The fully remote event spanned three days and focused on understanding the needs and hopes for the new semester, preparing for in-person instruction after a year of remote teaching, and evaluating which instructional approaches adopted during COVID were most valuable and should continue. Special Collections hosted an afternoon of events during Family Weekend, where visitors learned fun facts, traditions, lore, and legends about Lehigh, as well as about Linderman Library's architectural history and rare book collections, ending the day with tours of Special Collections' exhibits. Special Collections hosted an annual welcome event for alumni returning for Reunion in June. Attendees, many of whom delayed their return to campus because of the pandemic, were warmly greeted by volunteers from the Libraries who shared their expertise and knowledge of Lehigh’s historical collections with alumni and their families. Alumni marveled at the exhibit and reminisced about their favorite places to study when they were students at Lehigh. LTS staff participated in professional development through instructor-led training, certifications, lunch & learns, webinars, and various cross-training initiatives. 1 8 | L I BRARY AND TECHNOLOGY SERV I CES

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