Events: Dec. 15

December 18, noon: Brown bag lunch and conversation with Robin Veder, professor of American Studies at Penn State Harrisburg, Mann Assembly Room. Her research links unexplored aspects of modern art, kinesthetic experience, and landscape design. Show up for fascinating new ideas.

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Spring technology workshops:

  • Box at Penn State
    Description: This session will provide an overview of Box, the new cloud based file storage at Penn State. We will discuss how you can sync files easily across various devices and how Box can be used to share files and collaborate with departments and committees at the Libraries. Date: January 29, 2015 3:00 PM
  • Creating Accessible Word and PowerPoint Documents in Office 13
    Description: In this session, you will discover best practices to create accessible Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents (updated for Office 13). Whether you create website content or just email and share documents with staff, creating accessible Office files is very important. This session will cover the basic techniques needed to optimize your content for accessibility. Date: February 26, 2015 9:30 AM
  • Introduction to SelectSurvey
    Description: Want to learn more about the survey tool for the libraries? Everyone at the University Libraries has access to SelectSurvey. In this Introductory class, you will learn basic survey creation, management and deployment. Date: February 12, 2015 10:00 AM
  • Office 13 – What’s New!
    Description: Office 13 will soon be available on Public and Staff machines at the University libraries. This session will cover what has changed in the main interface from Office 10 and what’s new in including the bookmark feature, inserting video from online sources and the ability to edit PDF documents. Date: January 14, 2015 10:00 AM

Other workshops 
Training workshops for the spring semester are currently available in TechSmart and on the Upcoming Library Training Opportunity Page. Scheduled trainings and workshops for next semester include:

  • All Things Nittany
  • Assisting Patrons with Disabilities
  • LionSearch and The CAT
  • Privacy and Confidentiality
  • So HELP Me – Customer Service Techniques
  • What, How, and Why of ILL

Please register in TechSmart for any of these exciting workshops. Everyone is welcome to attend. These workshops are sponsored by User Services Training.