September 10 and 11: Open House at University Park Libraries
September 16, 9 a.m.: Dean’s Forum with Provost Dr. Nicholas P. Jones, Foster Auditorium and MediaSite Live
September 16, 10–11:30 a.m.: Introduction to LionSearch, W315 Pattee. Register online: tinyurl.com/libraryseminars
September 16, 11a.m.–noon: So HELP me Part 1: Workshop on Improving Customer Service. This two-part workshop will consider some of the challenges of customer service and how best to handle them. You will learn techniques that will help you solve customer problems quickly and to the customer’s satisfaction. The video, “So HELP Me,” along with the training session, will not only demonstrate techniques for solving customer problems, but will also make the customer service experience more satisfying to our customers and to you. Register in TechSmart
September 17, 10–11:30 a.m.: Library research basics, W 315 Pattee. Register online: tinyurl.com/libraryseminars
September 17, 1–2 p.m.: So HELP me Part 1: Workshop on Improving Customer Service. Another offering of Part 1 of the workshop. Note: Many more dates offered for Part 1. Read the full list of offerings.
September 17, noon – 1 p.m.: “Hegemony (Un)bound: Representations of Indigenous Peoples in K-12 U.S. History Standards,” presented by Sarah B. Shear, assistant professor of social studies education at Penn State Altoona. Foster Auditorium. This presentation will kick off this year’s indigenous knowledge seminar series.
September 17, 12: 15 p.m.: “Stuff: A Horizon Guide to Materials,” film, EMS Art Gallery, 18 Deike (50 min.) How the discovery and invention of helium-3, superplastic metals, among others, is changing the shape of the “stuff” around us.
September 17, 1–2:30 p.m.: Introduction to Zotero, W315 Pattee. Register online: tinyurl.com/libraryseminars
September 17, 5:30–7 p.m.: “Credit Cards,” a workshop, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. The program will discuss the pros and cons of paying with plastic, how to read a credit card statement, how to manage credit card debt and how credit cards can impact your credit history, credit report and credit score. This workshop will uncover the mystery of how a FICO score is calculated and reveal tips to protect your financial reputation. Registration is requested at http://bit.ly/Vfy4cU
September 18, noon-1 p.m.: Brown bag Presentation by James O’Sullivan, Digital Humanities research designer (a joint position between the Libraries and the College of Liberal Arts), Mann Assembly Room
September 24, 12: 15 p.m.: “Shattered Sky: The Battle for Energy, Economy, and Environment,” film, EMS Art Gallery, 18 Deike (57 min.) How the hole in the ozone layer is shaping the dichotomy between businesses and politicians.
September 30, noon-1 p.m.: Brown Bag Presentation by Sarah Pickle, Social Sciences Data Curation Fellow (a CLIR postdoc position), Mann Assembly Room
Save the date:
October (multiple dates): “Queering Penn State History”: Penn State Archivist Doris Malkmus will be traveling to Penn State campuses this fall to present “Queering Penn State History.” Using a game setting and primary sources from The Eberly Family Special Collections Library, she will help attendees discover the tumultuous history of Penn State’s first gay student organization, circa 1968–1974. The presentations are free and open to the public. First stop is Penn State York on October 1. Full details next week.
October 23, “Getting to Know International Patrons”
There are over 7,000 international students from around the world enrolled at Penn State. These students bring with them a broad range of cultures, languages, backgrounds, and expectations. This discussion-based workshop will present effective strategies for communicating with our international patrons. Mann Assembly Room,3-4 p.m. and Adobe Connect. Register in Techsmart More details to come.