This week in Library News:
By Barbara I. Dewey
We had a very successful Promotion & Tenure Reception on Oct. 23 with close to 100 newly tenured and promoted faculty attending from a wide variety of departments and campuses. Our “new” class in the Libraries is large and outstanding including Anne Behler, Emily Rimland, Russ Hall, John Meier, Heidi Abbey, Matt Ciszek, Karla Schmit, (all tenured and promoted to associate librarian) Cynthia Robinson (tenured), and John Shank (promoted to full rank). President Erickson and I were very excited to honor them along with the other guests at a lovely reception in Paterno Reading Room last week.
We also hosted the Commissions’ (CFW, CORED, and CLGBTE) Promotion & Tenure Symposium on Oct. 25 in Foster Auditorium “Equity and Inclusion: Successfully Navigating the Promotion and Tenure Process.” The P & T Symposium provides Penn State faculty with support and useful information for their Penn State journey. Participants in the symposium included Dr. Terrell Jones, Provost Nick Jones, Diane Zabel (a panelist on publishing), and a host of faculty discussing important aspects of promotion and tenure at Penn State.
I continue to be excited about our new Provost, Dr. Nick Jones. I hope many of you will stop by the Open House at the Nittany Lion Inn to meet him on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 3-5 p.m.. He is very enthusiastic about the Libraries.
October 30, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: “What Is College For?” presented by Andrew Delbanco , Foster Auditorium and mediasite live (http://live.libraries.psu.edu). Delbanco is the Mendelson Family Chair of American Studies and Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. More
October 30, 12:15 p.m.: Rare Earths: The Dirty War (film), EMS Library, 105 Deike. Today, China holds over 90% of the world’s rare earth production and has started to restrict exports. Now, western countries are throwing themselves into a battle for the acquisition of alternative sources of rare earth. (52 min).
October 31: Halloween Party, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room.
November 5, 2:30 p.m.: Introduction to Zotero, W315 Pattee. Register online
November 5, 5:30 p.m.: Information Night for Indigenous Ways of Knowing in the North American Context (Spring course and Maymester field trip), 113 Thomas Building
November 6, 2 p.m.: Introduction to Mendeley, E302 Paterno. Register online
November 6, 12:15 p.m.: Renewable Fuels (film), EMS Library, 105 Deike. Shows the environmental impact of renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
November 11, 6 p.m.: “Girl Rising” film screening and discussion, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno.
November 13, 7 p.m.: “Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge” film screening and discussion on Oglala Lakota culture. Sponsored by the University Libraries, the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity (CORED), the American Indian Leadership Program, and the Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge. Refreshments sponsored by CORED. More information on this program next week.
November 13, 12:15 p.m.: Taking a Second Look: Communities and Dam Removal (film) 105 Deike. Addresses environmental and economic issues in deciding whether to remove rather than repair or replace dams. (22 min)
November 14, 10 a.m.: Data Management Workshop, 211 Davey Lab. Register online.
Penn State Hazleton will host a free workshop funded by the Penn State University Libraries Innovation Microgrant Program in November.
Date: Monday, November 25
Time: 10:00am to 2:30pm (registration 9:30am-9:59am)
Location: Penn State Hazleton, Evelyn Graham Academic Building
Description: Don’t limit storytelling to “once upon a time.” Libraries can use the power of storytelling to more effectively communicate. Stories are better heard, understood, and remembered which is increasingly important in this distracted digital age. Join us for a half-day workshop where we will learn the influence of storytelling and leave inspired and energized with exciting ideas and practical skills.
The workshop will begin with short participatory exercises, led by Michael Kattner, to jump start participants into actively exploring storytelling skills. This will be followed by two speakers, Mr. Harley Newman and Dr. Lora Taub-Pervizpour, who will each have a combination of lecture, videos, and hands-on exercises. There will be a question and answer session with both speakers to conclude the program. If you have a tablet computer, please bring it with you. A light lunch will be provided.
Registration deadline is Friday, November 1
Space is limited, so please register early. To register fill out the form at http://goo.gl/3SxHVw
For more information, contact Michael Kattner, 570-450-3115/mpk7@psu.edu
An information night for the spring semester course “Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing in the North American Context” and Maymester field study (CED 497B and 497C) will be held on Thursday, November 7, at 5:30 p.m., in 113 Thomas Building. This program offers students an opportunity to learn about the history, culture and ways of life of the Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth Ojibwe Nations in northern Minnesota through an unforgettable, immersive field study experience.
The University Libraries will host a film screening of “Girl Rising,” followed by a panel discussion, on Monday, November 11, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.
Around the world, millions of girls face barriers to education that boys do not. When you educate a girl, you can break cycles of poverty in just one generation. Removing barriers to girls’ education—such as early marriage, domestic slavery, sex trafficking, gender violence and discrimination, lack of access to healthcare, and school fees—means not only a better life for girls, but a safer, healthier, and more prosperous world for all.
This feature film, by Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins, spotlights the remarkable stories of nine girls around the world striving beyond circumstance and overcoming nearly insurmountable odds to achieve their dreams. More about the film is available online.
The event is co-sponsored by the University Libraries, the Center for Global Studies, the International Agriculture Club and the Centre County United Nations Association
For more information or if you anticipate needing accessibility accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Helen Sheehy at hms2@psu.edu or 814-863-1347.
University Libraries faculty were among the honorees at a recent reception in the Libraries. From left to right Emily Rimland, Heidi Abbey, Russ Hall, Karla Schmit, Matt Ciszek, and John Meier. (Also honored were Anne Behler , Chuck Jones, Cynthia Robinson, and John Shank.)
Submitted by Lori Lysiak
The World Campus / Penn State Online Intranet includes historical background information and current initiatives. These pages help to:
These great resources as well as related statistics, reports, and publications are available to you through the new World Campus / Penn State Online Intranet!
By Ryan Johnson, technology training coordinator
Did you know you can add/remove columns in your UCS email? Simply right-click on a column such as Subject in the Mail tab and you can choose which columns you want to appear:
Another way you can edit the column is moving and changing the order in which they are displayed. Simply Drop and Drag the column header to the location which you desire.
In the example below, I moved the Size column between the From and Subject columns.
2014 Benefits Open Enrollment Coming Soon!
Please remember that the open enrollment period for 2014 Benefits will be November 1 through 22nd. The Open Enrollment booklet that was mailed to employees’ homes is available on the Open Enrollment website, at http://ohr.psu.edu/benefits/benefits-enrollment/, as well as the latest information, rates, and comparison of the two health plans. Most recently, a decision tool was added to assist employees in choosing between the two plans. Employees who missed the recent Benefits session held for the Libraries can also view the meeting schedule for all campus locations.
Please join us in welcoming the following new hires:
Part-time:
Penn State Mont Alto Library – Telanna Rasberry
Penn State Press – Elizabeth Wyckoff
Robert E. Eiche Library, Penn State Altoona – Devany Laratonda
Full-time:
11/1/13 Julie Porterfield – Archivist for Coal and Coke Heritage Center, PSU Fayette
Wishing the following employees well as they leave us:
10/31/13 Greg Scheirer, Bindery
Submitted by Binky Lush
We Need Your Input!
Please join the Guides Project Team, Web Heads and Web Stakeholders for an Open Guides Forum.
Wednesday, November 20,1-3 p.m.
Mann Assembly Room
The purpose of this forum will be to:
We have planned the forum to coincide with the close of the CCL retreat in the hopes that we can have as many campus librarians there as possible. For anyone not able to join us in person, we invite you to participate via Adobe Connect at https://meeting.psu.edu/ulcms. The meeting will be recorded.
We are looking forward to a lively and productive conversation and we hope to see you there!
Please let us know if you have any questions. (ul-web-heads@lists.psu.edu)
