This week in Library News:
Visitors to Pattee Library can now browse the collection of more than 7,000 DVDs in the Walter and Doris Goldstein Music and Media Center, Pattee Library, floor 2, west. Responding to patron requests, the DVDs have been moved to publicly accessible shelves and are arranged in Library of Congress call number order. DVDs can be checked out for seven days and renewed, if needed longer.
Used for teaching, learning and research, the Music and Media Center collection has been developed by librarians with subject expertise in the humanities, arts, communications, social sciences, and life sciences in support of curricular needs in the College of Arts and Architecture and the College of the Liberal Arts.
Chris Ware, winner of multiple Eisner Awards, the National Cartoonists Society Award, among others and considered by his peers to be one of the top graphic novelists of the day, will speak on November 19, 4:00–5:00 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. He will discuss his creation of “Building Stories,” published by Pantheon and the winner of the Lynd Ward Prize for Graphic Novel of the Year for 2013. The evening will include an award ceremony with a cash prize of $2500, a two-volume set of Ward’s six novels published by The Library of America, and a commemorative plaque to be given to Ware. “Building Stories,” “Acme Novelty Library,” “Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth” and “Lint” will be available for sale and a book signing will follow.
The University Libraries will screen “Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge,” on Wednesday, November 13, at 6 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. The film, hosted by Chris Bashinelli, explores the life of Oglala Lakota Native Americans on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and will be followed by commentary presented by Jerry (Dean) Red Wing, a registered Oglala Sioux tribal member and male elder of the Red Wing family. The film and commentary will be followed by refreshments and discussion in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library. The event is free and open to the public.
November 5, 2:30 p.m.: Introduction to Zotero, W315 Pattee. Register online
November 7, 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 12, 7:30 p.m.: Mary E. Rolling Reading series presents David Shields, New York Times best-selling author, Foster Auditorium. Free and open to the public.
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.
2014 Benefits Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment for Benefits is going on through Friday, November 22. Every year at this time you have the opportunity to make changes to your Penn State benefits elections. This year there have been a number of changes which have already been communicated, among them the PPO Savings Plan high deductible option and the Value-Based Benefits Design. Even if you have no desire to change your elections, you will need to visit the Employee Self-Service Information Center (ESSIC) to make the appropriate attestations regarding the Tobacco Use Surcharge and Spousal Coverage Surcharge.
By Mike Furlough, associate dean for Research and Scholarly Communications
During 2013/14, all Penn State University colleges, campuses and other major units will be developing a five year strategic plan for the years 2014-2019. Dean Dewey has asked that I lead the development of our strategic plan, so I’d like quickly outline the process and likely schedule. The University’s instructions for strategic planning can be found online on the Dean’s Office Intranet . The plan is due July 1, 2014.
Strategic planning offers us an opportunity to collectively imagine the future of the Univeristy Libraries and our role at Penn State. The last few years have resulted in enormous changes at the University, but it is likely that things will be even more different in five years. As we develop our plan, we should be thinking even further out. What are the “grand challenges” we will face in ten years?
Submitted by Amy Miller
Save the date: The United Way Fall Arts and Craft Sale is on Tuesday, December 3, from 11 a.m.–4 p.m., in the Mann Assembly Room.
As usual we are collecting all kinds of handmade crafts, including knit, crochet, needlework (embroidery, cross stitch,etc) , photography, woodworking, jewelry, and paintings. We are also collecting plants.
We also need supplies, so clean out those craft rooms and bring us your yarn, fabric, paints, needles and hooks, brushes, beads, stickers, stamps, clay, books, patterns — anything craft related and we will take it. Continue reading
By Ryan Johnson, technology training coordinator
In the most recent update to iOS 7, Apple made it possible to stop applications from zooming in and out when you open them. The effect was causing some to suffer from motion sickness and vertigo.
To disable this feature follow the instructions below:
1. First, install the latest iOS7 software update by going to Settings -> General, then Software Update. If you haven’t updated already, you should see a little notification on your Settings icon, prompting you to update.
2. After you’ve updated, go to Settings -> General, then Accessibility. There, you’ll find Reduce Motion. Select Reduce Motion and then swipe the switch to the right so it turns green.
This “feature” will then be disabled!
The Discovery Day planning committee is hard at work to make the 2014 event an exceptional experience for all participants. We are holding an open forum on November 11, at 10 a.m., in Mann Assembly Room.
Do you have ideas for how to make Discovery Day better? Please join us to offer suggestions for sessions or poster sessions. Snacks will be offered!
You will soon be receiving regular announcements about Discovery Day activities both in Interview and via email. — submitted by the Discovery Day Team
By Chris Holobar, manager, Lending and Reserve Services
Although we’ve provided 24/5 overnight service in Pattee Library since 2006, the services provided and duties performed by our overnight staff have significantly expanded over the past two years. From midnight to 7:45 a.m., M-F, Access Services now staffs five service desks, including Commons Services, the Knowledge Commons, and the three Welcome desks on the first and ground floors of Pattee, and we offer the same services that are provided throughout the day: