Events: Week of Jan. 27

January 28, noon -1:00 p.m.: Brown Bag Talk on “Visualization of Historic Maps and Special Collections to Optimize Teaching and Research,” by Kathy Weimer, Coordinator of Map and GIS Library at Texas A&M University Library. Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library

January 29, 12:15 p.m.: Secret Life of Ice (film – 49 min.) Ice may be one of the strangest substances in the world. Full of contradictions, it is powerful enough to shatter rock but can melt in the blink of an eye; it is transparent, yet can glow with color. EMS Museum, Deike Building.

January 30, 11 a.m. – noon: Library Research Basics, 302 Paterno

January 30, 1-4 p.m.: Civil and environmental engineering students are invited to an Open House  in the Engineering Library, 325 Hammond Building. Highlights will include library resources used in the study of civil and environmental engineering. Several displays will include a timeline of historically important civil and environmental engineering events, new books, and a demonstration of an engineering database. Light snacks will be served. All majors are invited, and attendees are encouraged to bring a friend.

January 30, 2–3 p.m.: Visiting scholar Ellen Gruber Garvey will give a presentation, “Hidden Histories: African American Scrapbooks Talk Back to the White Press in the 19th Century.” Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library

February 4, noon – 1 p.m.: Data Management Workshop, 211 Davey

February 5, 12:15 p.m.: What is the World Made of? (film) EMS Museum, Deike Bldg.

February 5, 2-3:30 p.m.: Introduction to EndNote, 001 Sparks

February 11, 1-2:30 p.m.: Introduction to Mendeley, 211 Davey

February 11,3:00-4:00 p.m.: Tech Update, Foster Auditorium and on MediaSite Live.

February 12, noon–1:30 p.m., “Penn State: Breaking the Color Barrier in Sports,” a panel discussion, in conjunction with Black History Month, featuring Mark Dyreson, professor of kinesiology, and Sara Roser-Jones, academic adviser, The Eberly College of Science. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.

February 12, 12:15 p.m.: 20,000 Cables Under the Sea (film) EMS Museum, Deike Bldg.

** Save the Date** Annual Dean’s Diversity Forum, Monday, February 24, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium (and on Media Site). Mark Puente, director of Diversity and Leadership Programs at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will be the speaker. More information will be forthcoming.