Monthly Archives: February 2014

Presentation on financial literacy for women

Financial Literacy for Women” will be presented Wednesday, March 5, 5:30–7 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. Presenter Dr. Daad Rizk, a Penn State financial literacy coordinator, will offer a practical workshop to help woman avoid what many fear in old age—the “bag-lady” syndrome. The fear is predicated by the facts that women carry the same debt as men or more, earn less over a life time, spend more years out of the workforce, save and invest little if any, and feel less confident than men in handling personal finances. Fifty percent of marriages end up in divorce, and 3 out of 4 married women end up widowed by age of 75.

The presentation is part of the Money Counts: a Financial Literacy Series, a collaborative effort of the Penn State Commission for Adult Learners and the University Libraries.

Registration and additional details are available at
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/business/financialliteracy.html#moneycounts
For more information or if you anticipate needing accessibility accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Lauren Reiter at lmr29@psu.edu or 814-865-4414.

Sports Archive celebrates 25th anniversary

The public is invited to events surrounding the 25th anniversary of the Penn State Sports Archives, a collection in The Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Established in 1988, the collection consists of athlete files, audio-visual materials, media guides, press kits and memorabilia.

Activities include:

  • Sunday, March 2, noon–1:30 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library—“Early Women’s Athletics,” a short film premiere and panel discussion, in conjunction with Women’s History Month, featuring never-before-seen films, including physical education instructor Marie Haidt and Penn State women students from the 1930s and 1940s, followed by a discussion marking the 50th anniversary of Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics at Penn State, led by Ellen Perry, former associate athletics director; Janet Atwood, associate professor emerita sports science; Martha Adams, professor emerita health, physical education and recreation; Charlene Morett, head coach for women’s field hockey, and others.
  • Sunday, March 2, 1:30–4:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library—“Sports Archives Open House,” including photo ops with the Nittany Lion Mascot (2:30–3:15 p.m.) and viewing of selected segments of the collections, including media guides, athlete photographs, rarely seen memorabilia, and team schedules and rosters. Continue reading →

Events

February 24, 1:30-2:30 p.m.: Annual Dean’s Diversity Forum, 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.

February 26, 12:15 p.m.: Secret Life of Materials–Metals (film), EMS Museum, Deike Bldg. Learn about the secrets of metal at the atomic level.

February 27, 10-11:30 a.m.: Introduction to Zotero, W315 Pattee. Register online.

February 27, 1- 4 p.m.: “Diversity in Engineering” Open House, 325 Hammond.

March 2, noon to 1:30 p.m.,  “Early Women’s Athletics,” a short film premiere and panel discussion, in conjunction with Women’s History Month, featuring never-before-seen films. Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.

March 2, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.: “Sports Archives Open House,” including photo ops with the Nittany Lion Mascot (2:30 to 3:15 p.m.) and viewing of selected segments of the collections, including media guides, athlete photographs, rarely seen memorabilia, and team schedules and rosters. Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library.

March 5, 5:30 to 7 p.m.: “Financial Literacy for Women.” Presenter Daad Rizk, a Penn State financial literacy coordinator, will offer a practical workshop to help woman avoid what many fear in old age — the “bag-lady” syndrome. Foster Aud.

Use Activity Streams to create a quick filter in UCS

By Ryan Johnson, technology training coordinator

For most of us, the inbox is a busy place. Some messages you need to respond to right away, and others you might want to save to read at a later time. This second category includes newsletters you subscribe to, announcements from your favorite store, and others. They’re not spam messages, but you may consider them less important than others.

UCS lets you create an Activity Stream to keep track of those messages while moving them out of your inbox. To try this feature, select Mail, click the Action gear icon next to the Folders heading to the left, pick Activity Stream, and then click the Enable checkbox in the Activity Stream dialog box.

activity streamYou can fine-tune the filters to get more precise. Even using the default settings eliminates a lot of clutter from your inbox. But creating new rules is as easy as dragging and dropping a message from the inbox to the Activity Stream. You’ll be prompted to send future messages with the same sender or subject to the Activity stream.

Learn about this and other UCS Tips and Tricks in my session next week by registering in Techsmart. You can attend in-person or online over Adobe Connect.

University Collaboration Suite (UCS): Tips and Tricks
Description: This session will cover feature advanced topics in UCS including:

  • Using the Search Feature
  • Organizing Your Inbox
  • Using Templates

Also we will cover quick tips/tricks including:

  • Scheduling Email Delivery
  • Creating Quick Filters
  • Creating Sub-Folders
  • Advanced Email Options

Date: February 26, 2014 2:30 PM

Location: 1 Paterno or over Adobe Connect

LHR News: Feb. 24

2013-2014 SRDP Process

The time has come to begin to prepare for the Staff Review and Development process for the review period of April 2013 – March 2014. All reviews must be completed by April 30, 2014; however, the deadline for submitting the final SRDP document and rating to Libraries Human Resources is May 9, 2014. The SRDP form, as well as various links to SRDP help tools, can be found online on OHR’s Staff Review and Development Plan page, at http://bit.ly/1ffx012. This year’s timelines and other resources that may be helpful can be found on the LHR site, at bitly.com/1dtKLma. Employees should consult their supervisors regarding specific deadlines for completing each step of the SRDP process.

This will be the last time the current SRDP process will be used. The new performance management program is being piloted and once the pilot has been completed, final adjustments will be made to the process and it will be introduced later this year.

SRDP training calendar

New Staff: Tips for How to Prepare for your First Performance Review at Penn State
Thursday, February 27: 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.
Friday, March 14: 3:00p.m.– 4:15p.m.

Current Staff: Tips for Energizing your Approach to the Annual Staff Review and Development Process
Friday, March 14: 9:30a.m.– 10:45a.m.
Wednesday, March 19: 3:45p.m.– 5:00p.m.

Supervisors: Tips for Making the Annual Review Process as Effective as Possible
Wed., February 26: 9:30a.m.– 11:00a.m.
Friday, March 14: 1:00p.m.– 2:30p.m.
Tuesday, March 18: 3:00p.m.– 4:30p.m.

Reporting Child Abuse Training

Penn State’s Reporting Child Abuse Training is an annual requirement for all Penn State employees, tracked on a calendar year basis. If you completed the training in 2013, you will need to complete it again in 2014, and you will receive an email reminder soon. The Pre-Test component of the training has been eliminated. The on-line training program and the Post-Test are the same as last year.

Below are instructions to access the training portal. It is suggested that you print a copy of your completion certificate for your records. Note that you’ll want to print the completion certificate for the whole program, and not just the Post-Test.

Employees and anyone with an active Penn State Access Account (WebAccess) should access the training through psuohrlearning.skillport.com.
Volunteers and individuals who do not have an Access Account should register for an account and access the training through ohr.psu.edu/learning/online/volunteers/.

Please note that in order for records to show that you have successfully completed the Reporting Child Abuse training, you must complete both of the following steps:

  1. Complete the Course Content
  2. Pass the post-test with a score of 80% or better

If you believe that you have successfully completed the training, you may want to review the information in the “My Progress” tab in Skillport to be sure all steps have been completed. Once all both requirements are achieved, you can Print Your Certificate. Please contact the Penn State IT Service Desk (ITservicedesk@psu.edu or 814-865-4357) if you have technical questions about the training or printing your certificate.

Save the date: LFO forensic on April 2

An LFO forensic on Fulbright Scholarships with presenter Sylvester O. Osagie is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on April 2 in Foster Aud. and MediaSite Live

Bio for presenter: Sylvester Osagie is director of campus engagement in the University Office of Global Programs at Penn State. As director he works with Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses to develop strategies for international engagement. He is also the University’s Fulbright Representative. Osagie was assistant professor of labor and employment relations at Penn State Altoona for 15 years prior to assuming his current position. His current research interest is environmental management and his recent publications are on the same topic. He received a Fulbright-Hays award to Ghana in 2003. Osagie holds a doctorate degree in organizational behavior from Cornell University.

Presentation topic: The Fulbright Scholar Program including the Fulbright-Hays Program was established in 1946 following the 2nd World War by US Senator J. William Fulbright to foster better international and cultural relations through educational exchange. The program sends U.S. academics and professionals to institutions in other regions of the world and also invites scholars and professionals from these regions to the US. The Fulbright program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES).

Office composting is everywhere

Office Composting in Pattee/Paterno
Every building
Everywhere
Everyone

You may have noticed the new recycling stations that have recently appeared in Pattee and Paterno. This marks the beginning of the change to Office Composting (formerly No Can Do) in our buildings. Over the next few weeks, you will see announcements and more information abut this change. Al Matyasovsky gave a presentation last week in Foster Auditorium, providing an overview of the program. If you missed it, you can view the presentation online at bit.ly/1gioDhB.

Stump Al!

​There are still spots available for the Discovery Day session, “Stump Al”. Join us during lunch, from 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM to learn the newest recycling guidelines. Feel free to bring your toughest recyclables and questions! Sign up in TechSmart, at http://bit.ly/1hadhgm.

PALCI DDA (Demand Driven Acquisitions) Ebook Project

By Barbara Coopey and Bob Alan

Because of licensing restrictions, most electronic books (ebooks) are not sharable through interlibrary loan. As the number of ebooks in libraries continues to grow, consortia like PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.) express concern about books not being available beyond local users. The PALCI ebooks task force has been working since 2012 with vendors on developing a way to create a collection of consortially-owned ebooks available to participating libraries. The PALCI DDA (Demand Driven Acquisitions) Ebook Project began February 17, 2014.

Thirty-two PALCI libraries are participating in the project with each contributing to a pool of money. In working with vendors, we found that they preferred to divide the participating libraries into two groups with sixteen libraries using EBSCO and the others using ebrary (Penn State is in this group). Both groups have around the same amount of money in the vendor deposit account and the DDA publisher profiles are very similar. Twenty publishers are in the profiles, including university presses such as Oxford University Press and Princeton University Press, plus others like RAND, McGraw-Hill, and Sage.

The DDA is a purchase model plan, meaning a purchase will be triggered after the initial ten minute view, or if a page is copied, downloaded, or printed. There are no short-term loans. There is a special PALCI “library” of books within ebrary which is targeted by LionSearch. These books will not be in The CAT as they are not owned by Penn State but by PALCI, so the only way to access them is through LionSearch. We continue to work with the E-ZBorrow vendor on making these ebooks discoverable and accessible in E-ZBorrow, but as for now they are not. The project is managed by YBP which helps in avoiding title duplication and ensures that one of our users will not trigger a purchase if we already have the ebook. In order to have a sufficient number of PALCI ebrary books in the pool at the start of the pilot, the vendor loaded some back files in addition to weekly loads of new imprints.

This PALCI DDA project is preserving the interlibrary loan “sharing” concept by combining funds to create a pool of consortially-owned books to which many users from different libraries will continue to have access.

Diversity 2.0 with ARL’s Mark Puente

The public is invited to “Diversity 2.0: The New Imperative for Diversity and Inclusion in Academic Libraries,” by Mark Puente, on Monday, February 24, 1:30-2:30 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, Penn State University Park. The program will also be streamed on MediaSite Live.

Mark Puente is the director of diversity and leadership programs at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The presentation is part of the Dean’s Diversity Forum, an annual event hosted by Barbara I. Dewey, dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications.

For more information or if you anticipate needing accessibility accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Amber Hatch at alt16@psu.edu or 814-865-8869.

Library News: Feb. 17

This week in Library News:

Four libraries honored for offering cutting-edge services

(from the ALA)

Today, the American Library Association (ALA) recognized four libraries for offering cutting-edge technologies in library services, honoring programs in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Bridgewater, New Jersey; Raleigh, North Carolina; and University Park, Pennsylvania.

The recognition, which is presented by the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy and the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA), showcases libraries that are serving their communities using novel and innovative methods. Libraries or library service areas selected will be highlighted through various ALA publications and featured in a program at the ALA Annual Conference 2014 in Las Vegas, June 26-July 1, 2014.

“This was a very competitive year for cutting-edge applicants. Those recognized today stood out in the ways they creatively solved problems, engaged library patrons, and strengthened library services and visibility,” said Marc Gartler of Madison Public Library (WI), who chaired the selection subcommittee. “We are excited to recognize these four projects, several of which already have proven their potential to be successfully replicated by libraries around the globe.”

  • “Me Card,” Edmonton Public Library, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    Edmonton Public Library’s Me Card technology allows customers with a library card from one library to create an account with and access collections at another library with no staff intervention or additional library cards. The Me Card can work with any integrated library system (ILS) and does not require a shared ILS among participating libraries. More than 1,500 customers accessed the web-based service and registered for membership in the first two months of operation.
  • My #HuntLibrary, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC.
    NCSU ensured that the story of their new library’s opening would be told through the words and images of the people that use it every day. The NCSU Libraries used Instagram’s API to develop an app that captured photos tagged with #HuntLibrary and displayed them online and in the library. Both a user engagement tool and digital preservation effort, the library received more than 3,200 images from more than 1,300 different users and recorded more than 235,000 page views.
  • One Button Studio, Penn State University Libraries, University Park, PA
    Penn State University Libraries, in partnership with Information Technology Services, enabled easy video creation for faculty and students across Penn State campuses. With only a flash drive and the push of a single button, users can activate a video camera, microphone and lights to begin recording. In its first year of use, 4,200 people created more than 270 hours of video. The app also reduces production costs due to changes in the type of equipment, as well as the number of staff needed.

Continue reading →

Libraries offer streaming video resources

A wide selection of streaming video resources are available to individuals with a Penn State access id.

Multi-subject resources include:

  • SWANK Motion Picture Digital Campus for faculty and instructor use only and offering more than 18,000 films from major Hollywood studios.
  • Docuseek2 News offers the best in social issue and documentary film with a growing list of more than 430 titles.
  • European Navigator (ENA) focuses on the formation of a united Europe from 1945 to present and includes 15,000+ photos, audio, video, press articles and more.
  • Filmakers Library Online (FLON) offers more than 1,000 award-winning documentaries across all disciplines.

University Libraries offer popular film and television collection

Do you like to relax watching television or films—like multiple seasons of “30 Rock,” the “Big Bang Theory,” “Downton Abbey;” movies like “Argo;” or the entire “Star Wars,” “Twilight,” or “Star Trek” series. Now you can borrow these and more for your enjoyment from the new Leisure Viewing Collection—Movies and TV Series in the Reading Room that houses the Leisure Reading Collection, first floor Pattee Library, central, near the library’s mall entrance. The DVD display is at the far end of the room on the right. Items can be checked out at the Commons Services Desk for a loan period of one week.

This initiative is a collaboration between Library Learning Services (LLS) and the Music and Media Center of the Arts and Humanities Library. LLS has taken the lead on implementing and developing the collection. Amanda Clossen and Glenn Masuchika are the selectors for the collection. The ordering and cataloging of DVDs will proceed as with other DVD collections in the Music and Media Center, the branches, and the campuses. The Music and Media Center will process the DVDs into security cases and prepare the artwork for the cases.

For more information or if you anticipate needing accessibility accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Megan Gilpin, mcg13@psu.edu or 814-867-0069. Additional title requests can be sent to UL-leisureviewing@lists.psu.edu

Bayard old-time music tunes available on YouTube

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Famed folklorist Samuel Preston Bayard

The Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State’s University Libraries announces the release of the Samuel Preston Bayard folklore recordings on YouTube. Treasured by folklorists, folk musicians, and American culturists, all sixty-one recordings from the Samuel Preston Bayard folklore recordings playlist are now digitized and available to the public for listening as a YouTube video playlist (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkrWr_vIGB9l33oOjTC2M6JlhxfoPlQz.)

Among the tunes are “The Dublin Jig,” “Scotch Laddie,” “Irish Washerwoman,” “Froggie Went a Courting,” and “Down in Lock Haven.” The videos are structured by performing artist and, where available, feature images of sheet music, lyrics, and song title lists taken from Bayard’s own field notes.

Program helps women prepare financially for life

“Financial Literacy for Women” will be presented Wednesday, March 5, 5:30–7 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. Presenter Dr. Daad Rizk, a Penn State financial literacy coordinator, will offer a practical workshop to help woman avoid what many fear in old age—the “bag-lady” syndrome. The fear is predicated by the facts that women carry the same debt as men or more, earn less over a life time, spend more years out of the workforce, save and invest little if any, and feel less confident than men in handling personal finances. Fifty percent of marriages end up in divorce, and 3 out of 4 married women end up widowed by age of 75.

The presentation is part of the Money Counts: a Financial Literacy Series, a collaborative effort of the Penn State Commission for Adult Learners and the University Libraries.

Registration and additional details are available at
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/business/financialliteracy.html#moneycounts

Students asked to let research ROAR

Undergraduate students are asked to submit a recording of academic research or artistic rendition for a competition, “Let Yourself Roar.” Participants may use the One-Button Studio (http://mediacommons.psu.edu/faculty/one-button-studio/), available in the Knowledge Commons in 132 1nd 134 Pattee Library, west, and 109 Ag Sci and Industries Building, or their own personal recording device, including a phone. Cash prizes will be awarded, including $150 to first place winner and $75 to second place winner. Read the full story on Penn State News

Counseling and therapy video collection gets 120 new titles

Penn Staters with an access id can now get 120 new titles that include 117 hours of video in the University Libraries’ collection of Counseling and Therapy in Video Collection, Volume III, from Alexander Street Press. Volume III now has 234 titles and 253 hours of video and all materials are transcribed. The three volumes are available at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/databases.html

Newly added title include “Positive Psychotherapy: Helping People Thrive,” “Counseling Transgender People,” “Narrative Therapy for Eating Disorders” and “From Bullies to Buddies: From Problem Management to Developing Crucial Social Skills In All Children.” Read the full story on Penn State News.