Tues., Oct. 20, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.: United Way Fall Book Sale, Mann Assembly room.
** Currently accepting new and used books, cds, dvds, magazines, puzzles (sorry, no cassettes or VHS). Please bring donations to Amy Miller (arm107) in Common Services, 107 Pattee **

Tues., Oct. 20, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.:Tech Update, Foster Aud.

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 (left) 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.:The Biology of History: From the Body as Machine to the Metabolic Community, Foster Aud., presented by Hannah Landecker, UCLA.

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

Mon., Oct. 26, 4–6 p.m.: Globalizing China’s Uyghur Problem?, Foster Auditorium. Dr. Dru C. Gladney is professor of anthropology at Pomona College in Claremont, California. Gladney in his research has examined the variety of Islamic experiences in Asia and argues that there is a distinctly “Asian Islam.” His talk will focus on the widely dispersed Uyghur diaspora which has become increasingly connected and engaged in advocacy on behalf of the plight of the 10 million Uyghurs still under a steadily repressive Chinese rule in China’s northwestern Xinjiang province (also known as Eastern Turkestan). In his talk, Gladney will examine not only the globalization of China’s “Xinjiang problem,” but also the role of global social media and Western scholarship in shaping and interpreting Eastern Turkestani “separatism” in China. Sponsored by the Department of History, Department of Asian Studies, Department of Anthropology, University Libraries and the Center of Global Studies.

Thurs., Oct. 29, 2 p.m.: LHR Forum, Foster Auditorium and Mediasite Live.

Thurs., Oct. 29, 3–5:30 p.m.: Halloween Party, Mann Assembly Rm.

Thurs., Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Vijay Seshadri, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, to present Emily Dickinson Lecture., Foster Aud.

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/

Mon, Nov. 16, 6-7 p.m., Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Keynote address: “What Entrepreneurs need to know about intellectual property and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,” Foster Auditorium. Presented by Jeanne Clark, patent examination policy advisor with the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.

Mon., Nov. 16: Free Data!…Courtesy of Uncle Sam, 302 Paterno Library. Time TBA. GEW event. Librarian Jeff Knapp will introduce participants to methods for finding free demographic statistics and data that can help entrepreneurs locate their potential customers. Registration max is 34.

Tues., Nov. 17, 9:30-10:30am: I want to sell to the Acme Corporation, where do I begin? 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Learn how to find out about specific companies and the industries in which they operate. Presented by librarian Kevin Harwell. Registration max is 34.

Tues., Nov. 17, 1–2 p.m.: Financial Research, 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Financials are a key component of any entrepreneurial endeavor. Learn the research strategies and resources available to help you find financial benchmarks for your business. Presented by librarian Lauren Reiter. Registration max is 34.

Tues, Nov. 17, 3-4:15 p.m.: Basic Patents, 140 W. Pattee Library (in the Knowledge Commons)
GEW event. This short, hands-on workshop by librarian John Meier will focus on understanding what patents are, the basic process of obtaining a patents and online searching of prior art (previous inventions). Attendees should have an interest in patents and be prepared to do practice searching in Google Patents and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Registration max is 40.

Wed., Nov. 18: GIS Day Programming
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

Wed., Nov. 18, Standards & Tech Reports for Inventors 302 Paterno Library, time TBA. GEW event. Learn what standards are and how they can aid you in developing a product that meets industry specifications. Also learn about technical reports and how they provide guidance for technical literature searching for patent applications. Presented by librarian Angela Davis. Registration max is 34.

Thurs., Nov. 19, 3-4:15pm, Advanced Patent Searching, 140 W. Pattee Library (in the Knowledge Commons). GEW event. This workshop will help inventors and entrepreneurs already familiar with patents to perform competitive intelligence, prior art searching (to find earlier inventions), and discover international patents. After a brief introduction to patents and the patent process, including international treaties, attendees will be guided in searching on the European Patent Office (EPO) website, the USPTO’s Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) public system, along with a brief overview of more powerful patent research tools. Presented by John Meier. Registration max is 40.

Fri., Nov. 20, 1:30-2:30pm: Marketing Resources, 302 Paterno Library. GEW event. Consumer Behavior and Retail Market Trends. Learn which databases tap into the latest market analysis. Presented by Kevin Harwell. Registration max is 34.

Save the date: Dean’s Diversity Forum, presented by Marcus A. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity, Thurs., Dec. 10, 2:00–3:00 p.m., Foster Auditorium and Media Site Live.