Daily Archives: July 18, 2016

Board of Trustees to meet in Nesbitt Library, Penn State Wilkes-Barre

image of individual installing carpeting at Nesbitt Library

New carpet installation and other enhancements were made to the Nesbitt Library on the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus in advance of the Penn State Board of Trustees meeting July 21-22.

The Penn State Board of Trustees will be holding its annual summer meeting on the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus July 21-22. The main meeting, which begins at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22, will take place in the Nesbitt Library.

As a result, the library has been receiving some enhancements over the summer. The books and shelving were removed in late May, the sidewalks and landscaping around the building were repaired, painting (including the ceiling) was recently completed, and new carpeting was installed.

Although the books are temporarily absent, Megan Mac Gregor created an homage to the
book collection in the Nesbitt Library’s wall display case, utilizing blue and white weeded books from the spring semester and 3D-printed diamonds highlighting Penn State’s values. We will report back on how the meeting went in a few weeks!

Next space planning brown bag session is July 20

Are you curious about the Libraries’ Collaboration Commons or Phase 7 of the Knowledge Commons? Or might you be wondering what’s happening with the vacated DLT space?

Join representatives from the Libraries’ Space Steering Committee at its monthly brown bag session noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, in 510A Paterno Library to discuss and ask questions about any space-related issues. There is no set agenda — we want to hear what’s on your mind. To help facilitate discussions we will have floor plans of Pattee and Paterno Libraries on display. Feel free to bring your lunch!

The brown bag sessions are held from noon to 1 p.m. every third Wednesday of the month and will be on the following dates:
July 20
August 17
September 21
October 19
November 16
December 21

National Convention viewings set for West Pattee Library

Extensive media coverage of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions will be available for viewing on the television screens of the News and Microforms Library on the ground floor of West Pattee Library. The viewing area will feature programming from C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC from 2 to 9 p.m. during the four-day events — July 18-21 and July 25-28, respectively. Both closed captioned broadcasts (W21 Pattee) and broadcasts with audio (W22 Pattee) will be available.

The Republican National Convention, set for July 18-21 in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Democratic National Convention, July 25-28 in Philadelphia, will feature a schedule of speakers, including the nominees and other party and national leaders, live reporting and analysis. Broadcast and cable news coverage times and channels will vary throughout the convention coverage with the networks determining schedules for both conventions. For a more detailed viewing schedule as well as any changes, visit the News & Microforms Library webpage.

Convention viewings are free and open to the public and space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The viewing sessions end when the University Libraries closes at 9 p.m. each night. For more information, contact librarian Eric Novotny at ecn1@psu.edu.

I-Tech annual recognition lunch honors employees

I-Tech staff gathered for lunch on Thursday, July 7, to celebrate milestone years of service for several staff. Also in attendance were Dean Barbara Dewey and Associate Dean for Technology and Digital Strategies Karen Estlund. Everyone enjoyed lunch and a cake decorated with the image included with this post; click on the image to enlarge it.

Congratulations to the following individuals who were honored this year:

15 years – Paul Baughman and Andrew Calvin
25 years – Maryam Kutchemeshgi
35 years – Jeff Shawver and Dace Freivalds

Tech Tip: New VPN client installed on PC laptops

A new VPN client, Cisco AnyConnect, is available for Penn State computers and support for Windows 10 is also available. The new client has been installed on all Library Staff PC and Mac Laptops machines and is also made available through downloads.its.psu.edu for both PC and MAC.

A VPN client is often used to connect securely to Penn State resources from outside of the Penn State network — such as at home or at a Wireless Access Point. Cisco AnyConnect replaces the Cisco Systems VPN Client and that old client may cease to function in March of 2017.

Cisco AnyConnect supports the following operating systems:

Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7
Mac OS X 10.8 and higher

To use the new VPN client on a staff laptop, please follow the instructions below:

1) Start a wireless connection

2) On Windows -> Go to Start-All Programs — Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and select Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

On Mac -> Go to Applications and select Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

3) The Cisco VPN client will appear:

4) Choose vpn.its.psu.edu in the dropdown menu. Select Connect.

5) For Group, select ISPtoPSU and then enter your Penn State Username and Password.

6) Click OK.

7) The VPN client will then connect.

8) In Windows, you will see your connection in the Windows. To disconnect, simply right-click on the icon located in the system tray in the Windows taskbar and select Disconnect.

9) On a Mac, the icon will appear in the Menu bar. To disconnect, click on the Cisco icon and select Disconnect.

LHR News: July 18

Please join us in welcoming the following new hires:

Full-time:
Erik Angel – Information Resources and Services Support Specialist

Part-time:
Jeremy Edelstein – Arts and Humanities Library
Darcy Worden – Arts and Humanities Library
Isabella Anderson – Penn State Press

Events: July 18

Summer 2016

Tuesday, June 7–Friday, July 29: “Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts at 50: Making Lasting Memories” exhibit, Special Collections Library, open 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (summer hours).

Tuesday, July 19: Coffee with Carmen, the Libraries’ User Services Training Coordinator, 9-10 a.m., Engineering Library.

Wednesday, July 20: Self Defense for Women, training session by Carmen Gass, the Libraries’ User Services Training Coordinator, 10 a.m.-noon, Intramural Building, Lower Level, Room 8.

Wednesday, July 20: 2016 Travel Grant Winner Brown Bag Presentation, Emrah Atasoy, visiting scholar and winner of a Helen F. Faust Women Writers Research Travel Award, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room.

Wednesday, July 20: Space Planning Brown Bag Session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library.

Wednesday, July 20: Integrating Sustainability into Your You@PSU Goals, training session by Carmen Gass, the Libraries’ User Services Training Coordinator, 2-3 p.m., Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library and online via MediaSite Live, University Park.

Thursday, July 21, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.: PA Forward Information Literacy Summit, Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

Thursday, July 21: PA Forward Information Literacy Summit, Mann Assembly Room, Foster Auditorium and classrooms, Pattee/Paterno libraries, University Park.

Friday, July 22: CANCELLED — 2016 Travel Grant Winner Brown Bag Presentation, Jillmarie Murphy, Union College, winner of a Helen F. Faust Women Writers Research Travel Award, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room.

Tuesday, July 27, 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Bluecloud Analytics training session, University Park training room, 302 Paterno Library.

Wednesday, July 27: Discovery Day Webinar Series: Breaking News! Worldwide Exclusive! Lionsearch News Tricks Exposed!, presented by Eric Novotny, Jackie Dillon-Fast, Sandy Morgart and Ashoo Kuma of the News & Microforms Library, 1:30-2:30 p.m., W211a Pattee Libraries, University Park, and online via Adobe Connect.

Monday, July 28: 2016 Travel Grant Winner Presentation, Rebecca Goldschmidt, winner of a Through the Flower Research Travel Award, 9-10 a.m., Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library.

Monday, July 28: 2016 Travel Grant Winner Brown Bag Presentation, Trish Kahle, University of Chicago, winner of a Dorothy Foehr Huck Research Travel Award, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library.

Monday, August 3–Friday, December 16: “The Expanding Horizons: Penn Staters in the Olympics” exhibit, Special Collections Library.

Monday, August 8: 2-3 p.m.: Discovery Day Webinar Series: Silents are Golden, presented by Jenny Litz and Bob Livsey, Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library

Tuesday, August 9: 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Libraries Clean Up Day, University Park.

Wednesday, August 10: last day of summer classes, University Park.

August 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Tech Update, by Libraries I-Tech staff, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and MediaSite Live.

Friday, August 12: finals day, second six weeks summer session, University Park.

Saturday, August 13: Summer commencement, University Park.

Tuesday, August 16: 5-7 p.m.: ULLIBS Annual picnic, Sunset Park. All University Libraries current and retired employees and their families invited. RSVP required by Tuesday, August 9.

Fall 2016

Friday, August 19: 2016 Travel Grant Winner Brown Bag Presentation, Ryan Charlton, University of Mississippi, winner of a Dorothy Foehr Huck Research Travel Award, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library.

Friday-Sunday, August 19-21: Arrival days.

Monday, August 22: First day of classes.

Tuesday, August 30: Coffee with Carmen, the Libraries’ User Services Training Coordinator, noon-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room.

Monday, September 5: Labor Day, no classes.

September 7-8: Open House, 10 a.m-5 p.m., University Park library locations.

Please submit event information to Public Relations and Marketing via the Library News submission form.