“This One Summer” author Mariko Tamaki and her cousin, artist Jillian Tamaki, will accept the 2015 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize during a public presentation at 4 p.m., on Thursday, October 22, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. This award-winning coming-of-age story also won a Caldecott Honor (for exceptional picture book art) and a Printz Honor (for outstanding young adult literature) earlier this year. A book sale and signing will follow the presentation.

Mariko Tamaki…collaborated with her cousin on award-winning book — image provided

The Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, sponsored by the University Libraries and administered by the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, is presented annually to the best graphic novel, fiction or nonfiction, published in the previous calendar year by a living U.S. or Canadian citizen or resident. The winners will share a cash prize of $2,500, and will each receive a two-volume set of Ward’s six novels published by The Library of America and a framed commemorative.

For more information about the selection criteria and how to submit books for consideration for the 2016 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, contact Ellysa Cahoy at ellysa@psu.edu or 814-865-9696 or visit the Pennsylvania Center for the Book website. If you anticipate needing accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Caroline Wermuth, 814-863-5472 / cvw1@psu.edu.

Lauver…inspiring speaker

Award-winning author and speaker Nelson Lauver will present “The most unlikely to succeed, a story about dyslexia” at 7:30 p.m., on October 15, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. The presentation is free and open to the public and will be streamed live online. A question and answer session and book sale and signing will follow.

Lauver grew up with a learning disability that went undiagnosed and unaddressed in school. Upon graduation from high school, he was deemed functionally illiterate and it was only at age 29 that he learned that he was dyslexic. His inspirational stories have been shared with the public through his nationally syndicated radio show, The American Storyteller Radio Journal, which ran daily on more than 150 radio stations from 2001 through 2010. In 2013, Lauver and his wife, Jane, created the Nelson Lauver Foundation, which focuses on literacy, ESL, learning disability, and invisible disability projects.

This program is being held in recognition of Disability Awareness Month and is co-sponsored by the University Libraries Adaptive Technology Services and the Office of the Vice Provost For Educational Equity. The event will be captioned and an interpreter will be present for the hard of hearing. For more information, or if you anticipate needing accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, contact Susan Hayya, coordinator of the University Libraries’ Adaptive Technology and Services department, at 814-865-0284 or shh2@psu.edu, in advance of your visit.

Mon., Oct. 12, morning: Open Access Day presentation in preparation for the internationally recognized Open Access Week (October 19-25). Penn State librarians and Associate Dean Anne Langley will share their expertise during this half-day program. Sessions will include “How to be an OA Ambassador” and “Implementing Our Policies” and others. More details to come (also see recent blog post on OA Day.)

Tues., Oct. 13, 10:30-noon: Web forum general discussion: do you have questions about the impending migration? Ask them at this forum. Foster Aud. and MediaSite Live.

Tues., Oct. 13, 2:00–3:30 p.m.: Focus on ArcGIS Online: Web Mapping Tool for Interdisciplinary Applications, W211A Pattee Library and online at https://meeting.psu.edu/ssltraining/ More details to come.

Tues., Oct. 13, 7:30–8:30 p.m.: Penn State Reads presents “Meet Russell Gold, author of ‘The Boom’” in an interview by Katie O’Toole, Days Inn Penn State, 240 South Pugh Street. Open to the public. The event is sponsored by Penn State’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH), the Penn State Reads Program, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, the University Libraries, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and Schlow Centre Region Library.

Chittister

Wed–Thurs, Oct. 14-15: Joan Chittister Symposium: Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Questions, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center and Foster Auditorium. Chittister is an internationally renowned writer and lecturer, a Penn State distinguished alumna and has been called one of the most articulate social analysts and influential religious leaders of this age.See details in news story.

Thurs., Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.: Nelson Lauver: The most unlikely to succeed, a story about dyslexia, Foster Auditorium and MediaSite Live. Lauver (right) is an award-winning author and inspirational speaker. His radio show, The American Storyteller Radio Journal, ran daily on more than 150 radio stations across the country, from 2001 to 2010. The presentation is free and open to the public. A book sale and signing will follow the talk.

Wed., Oct. 21, 6:00 p.m.: ‘A Wing and a Prayer” film screening, Foster Aud. The Libraries are co-sponsoring a screening of “A Wing and a Prayer” a documentary film by Boaz Dvir, a senior instructor in the College of Communications.

Thurs., Oct. 22, 4 p.m.: Mariko Tamaki to accept the 2015 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize for “This One Summer.” Mariko and her cousin, artist Jillian Tamaki, also won a Printz Honor (for outstanding young adult literature) and a Caldecott Honor (for exceptional picture book art) for this book. A book sale and signing will follow.

Thurs., Oct. 22, noon-1 p.m.: Brown bag talk, “Rightsstatements.org,” led by Karen Estlund, associate dean for Technology and Digital Strategies, Mann Assembly Room. Estlund will present on rights metadata for digital collections and the work of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and Europeana on a new project, Rightsstatements.org. The discussion will include legal issues about rights for digital collections, hurdles for aggregate collections and open linked data principles and SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System) vocabularies.

Fri., Oct. 23, 1-2 p.m.: Gretchen Gueguen, DPLA Data Services Coordinator, will give a talk on metadata issues and the DPLA. Mann Assembly Rm. More details on this presentation to come.
(In Mann, we’ll be using a combination of AdobeConnect and a conference call phone line to make these talks available in real-time to the campuses: AdobeConnect Meeting Room URL: https://meeting.psu.edu/pcs
Call line: 888-259-9685. More information: Patricia Hswe)

Thurs., Oct. 22, 10:00-11:30 a.m.: Mendeley, 302 Paterno Register online: Survey

Nov. 13, 9 a.m.: Web migration forum: Focus on content strategy. Foster Aud. and MediaSite Live.

Mon., Nov. 16, 1-2:30 p.m.: Mapping Applications: Getting to know SimplyMap, PolicyMap, and Social Explorer, 302, Paterno Library, and online at https://meeting.psu.edu/ssltraining/

Save the date for GIS Day, which will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, with some events being held on November 16 and 17. This year’s theme is “Explore! The Power of Maps.” All events are free and open to the public. The GIS Day planning team welcomes and encourages the participation of students, staff and faculty at these events highlighting the importance of geospatial information across disciplines. Details below:

Monday, November 16, 2015
1:00–2:30 p.m.: Mapping Application Workshop (PolicyMap, SimplyMap, and SocialExplorer), Paterno Library, Room 302.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015
6:00–8:00 p.m.: Maptime Chapter Event, New Leaf Initiative, downtown State College

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.: Poster Display, Franklin Atrium, Pattee Library
10 a.m.–2 p.m.: Information Fair, Leisure Reading Room, Pattee Library
All day: Speaker and Lightning Talks: Location: Foster Aud., Paterno Library (able to view remotely via Media Site Live)
Morning Session:
11:15–11:45 a.m.: Joseph Kerski, 5 Converging Forces: Geoawareness, geotechnologies, geoenablement, citizen science, and storytelling are combining to make this the most exciting time ever for GIS in education and society. Find out about these forces, why they matter,how you can get involved, and what they mean for your career pathway.
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Lightning Talks
Afternoon Session
1:30–2:30 p.m.: HERE maps
2:30–3:00 p.m.: Joseph Kerski, Telling your story with Esri Storymaps: Combine audio, video, photographs, sketches, narratives, and other multimedia to present the results of your research, to teach, and to communicate your OWN story, using Esri’s easy-to-use yet powerful storymapping web applications.
3:00–3:30 p.m.: Lightning Talks
4:00–5:30 p.m.: Networking Reception, Mann Assembly Room
Drawing of a $75 Gift Certificate from Geographic Research, Inc. producer of SimplyMap

For more information, visit the GIS Day website