Daily Archives: November 28, 2016

Giving Tuesday Nov. 29 supports Textbook Fund

November 15 was National Philanthropy Day and we kicked off the beginning of our Giving Tuesday initiative with an event in the Franklin Atrium, where students showed their appreciation by signing thank you cards.

This was a great way to promote the Libraries, raise awareness of resources that are available to the students, and highlight the impact philanthropy has on their everyday lives. We received more than 1,500 signatures and they were thrilled to show their appreciation, in exchange for free coffee and cookies.

As you might be aware, the Textbook Fund here in the Libraries is really gaining some University-wide attention for its value to the Penn State student. This year, it was a finalist in the selection process for Senior Class Gift—a process that involved more than 150 applications and ours was selected for the final three. (and thanks to Chris Holobar, John Shank, and numerous others who helped us make the case for support that got us into the top three.) While we weren’t selected as the winner, we couldn’t have asked for better advertising for support. Access continues to be a priority of President Barron and Dean Dewey, and this particular event keeps the University Libraries at the forefront.

On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the official Giving Tuesday, we will once again have an event in the Atrium focused on student philanthropy. We will also be attempting to match $20,000 in matching funds provided by Shipley Energy, the Penn State Press, and Barnes & Noble.

How can you help?

If you haven’t already, find the University Libraries on social media. The accounts are listed below.

The Libraries’ Giving Tuesday page is available to view and will be accepting gifts beginning at 18:55 on Monday, Nov. 28. Alternatively, you can support this initiative by sending a check directly to the Development Office, 510 Paterno Library, University Park.

Giving Tuesday is an online campaign and adding your voice will make a difference in our success. We encourage you to use the official hashtag when posting on social media: #PSUGivingTue

Instagram: psulibs
Facebook: Penn State University Libraries
Twitter: @psulibs

As always, thank you for your continued support and please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.

– submitted by Nicki Hendrix, Development and Alumni Relations

Judy Chicago Art Education Award invites applicants

The feminist art nonprofit art organization Through the Flower and the Penn State School of Visual Arts invite applications for the annual award that honors Judy Chicago, one of the Feminist Art Movement’s key founders. Educators who have developed projects related to “The Dinner Party” Curriculum Project or other materials in Penn State’s Judy Chicago Art Education Collection may submit an application for the award by February 1, 2017.

The annual Judy Chicago Art Education Award, supported by the author, Faye Kellerman, consists of a check for $1,000 and a Judy Chicago and Through the Flower certificate and is administered by the Penn State School of Visual Arts.

The application for the award is open to all teachers whose project with students uses the online or onsite Judy Chicago Art Education Collection, which has been archived in Penn State’s University Libraries since 2011, with preference given to those projects that most embody feminist goals.

Details about the submission process are available at http://judychicago.arted.psu.edu/news-events/news/award/. For questions or more information about the award, contact Karen Keifer-Boyd at kk-b@psu.edu.

The entire Penn State News article may be read here.

Sales of clothing, calendars and coupon books benefit United Way

As the University Libraries strives to meet its United Way goal, a number of opportunities to contribute to the United Way are coming up in the next few weeks. Please take a moment to note the deadlines for orders or to donate handmade items to the Arts and Crafts sale.

All proceeds from these opportunities benefit the Centre County United Way and our local community. For employees at campus locations, please consider donating to your local campaign. If you have questions, please contact your local United Way representative.

United Way Libraries clothing sale — order deadline Tuesday, Nov. 29 at noon
A selection of University Libraries clothing items are available through this annual United Way sale. Navy blue t-shirts with with the “chemical element” design in white ink and a rainbow tie-dye t-shirt with Libraries color logo are offered with various embroidered polo shirts, fleece jackets and sweatshirts.

Both t-shirt designs feature screen printing, but all other items are navy blue and embroidered the new University libraries logo. All embroidered clothing comes in men’s and women’s sizes with the exception of the hoodie (unisex). For more information or to place an order, check out this link: https://goo.gl/forms/zqey3nBrOHnvDCaM2.

Below are the price ranges for the items (2XL-4XL have higher prices), so please see the order form for exact pricing.

Navy blue “chemical element” t-shirt – $10-$13
University Libraries logo tie-dye t-shirt – $16-$20
Hoodie – $36-$39
Polo shirts (men and women) – $34-$38
Fleece jacket (men and women) – $37-$42
Wicking jacket – $44-$49
Cardigan (men’s only) – $52-$57
Cardigan (women’s only) – $34-$39

The deadline for clothing orders is noon on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Payment is due by the delivery date of Wednesday, Dec. 14. Cash or checks are accepted (please make checks out to Amy Miller) and send all payments to Donna Dean in 126 Paterno LIbrary.

2017 Library Calendars on sale
The United Way 2017 University Libraries Calendar, featuring photographs from many campuses by University Libraries employees from across the Commonwealth, are on sale now! Calendars are $15 each. Pre-orders may be picked up at the craft sale on Thursday, Dec., 1 or they can be mailed to your location. Additional copies will be available for purchase at the craft sale.

Our print vendor provided a PDF preview of the 2017 University Libraries calendar which may be accessed here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/10xl92b7y3uzlf5/UW2017forPreview.pdf?dl=0.

Orders may be submitted here: https://goo.gl/forms/PcXd1EtO3nOdxhLr1.

Cash or checks for calendar orders are accepted (please make checks out to Amy Miller) and send all payments to Donna Dean in 126 Paterno LIbrary.

Sheetz coupon books available
In addition to the great gifts that benefit the University Libraries United Way efforts, Sheetz coupon books are also available now and at the Thursday, Dec. 1 Arts and Craft sale. For $10, you receive $20 of Sheetz coupons for food and beverages — perfect for gift exchanges, as a holiday “thank you” or as a stocking stuffer. The coupons do not expire until 2019.

Order your Sheetz coupon books through this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJ4uh_9MvNX9YZafMgf-JJrv-gn7V3hai-aDxEfyW_BhRZyw/viewform?c=0&w=1

Cash or checks are accepted for the Sheetz coupon books (please make checks out to Amy Miller) and send all payments to Donna Dean in 126 Paterno LIbrary.

– submitted by Amy Miller and Heather Ross, United Way Committee co-chairs

Find unique holiday gifts at Arts and Craft Sale Dec. 1

Fall Arts and Craft Sale Dec. 1
The United Way University Libraries Fall Arts and Craft Sale will be held from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library. This sale is a great place to find those unique and reasonably priced holiday gifts and to see the awesome items your coworkers make!

Donations for the craft sale are currently being accepted and we are in need of items made by you! Any craft donation will be appreciated with with hats, scarves, blankets, dishcloths, scrubbies, mittens, socks, paintings, photography and jewelry among the popular items. Donations can be given to Amy Miller (arm107) in 107 Pattee Library (Common Services).

In addition to gift items, University Libraries calendars and Sheetz coupon books will also be available at the Arts and Craft sale.

All proceeds benefit the Centre County United Way.

– submitted by Amy Miller, United Way Committee co-chair

Managing holiday stress workshop Dec. 8

Stress is stress, but it seems to quadruple around the holidays! Evelyn Wald presents this one-hour workshop from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library and on Mediasite Live. This workshop will address the multiple causes of holiday stress, and provides tips on how to reduce these stressors, so participants can maintain their productivity, achieve a better balance and enjoy the holidays.

– submitted by Carmen Gass, User Training Services

Archived recordings for 2016 User Training Services sessions

From May through November of this year, a number of User Training Services events were held with sessions to educate, inspire and help acclimate Libraries’ employees. Most of the sessions were recorded to provide on-demand access for those who may not have been able to attend or to review at a later time.

Follow the step-by-step directions for manually adding your training sessions to your Learning Resource Network (LRN) transcript.

Beating Burnout
Building Evacuation Training for University Park
Destressed Patron Panel
Disability Awareness Month: Working with Patrons with Disabilities
Discovery Day Series: Office Yoga
Discovery Day Series: Silents are Golden
Discovery Day Series: What the Libraries Can Do for You
Helping New Librarians Find Success & Satisfaction in the Academic Library: Supervisor
Helping New Librarians Find Success & Satisfaction in the Academic Library: Librarians
Integrating Sustainability into Your You@PSU Goals
Job Enrichment Participants Informational Session
Managing Holiday Stress
Occupant Safety: A Panel Discussion
Patron Privacy Training
Springshare Electronic Reserves Training for Campus E-Res Liaisons
25 Tips for Defusing Anger
Website Building 101 (for the non-coder)
Why I used to dislike Customer Service
Working with International Patrons
Working through Stressful and Changing Times

For more information on each of the sessions, visit the complete list of descriptions and presenters and panelists here.

Tech Tip: 5 rules for using Lynda.psu.edu

by Ryan Johnson, I-Tech

With the holidays around the corner, maybe you have some extra time for online learning. I recently came across these five rules for using courses on Lynda.psu.edu and I thought I would share them with everyone:

Start small
Use the three-scan rule
Schedule time to learn
Don’t feel that you always need to complete the courses
Check back often for new courses

Start small. Choose three courses of interest and begin by watching the lynda.com “welcome movie,” which introduces the author and learning objectives, much like a movie trailer. Check the course level to make sure it matches your experience (beginner, intermediate, advanced).

Use the three-scan rule. Watch and listen once for content. Watch a second time and zero in on detail. Then try the action yourself.

Schedule time to learn. Try to set aside one hour per week in your calendar for online learning. Treat it like any other meeting or call. Consider going to a quiet place to learn, away from your usual work environment.

Don’t feel that you always need to complete the courses. Society tells us we always have to finish everything, to start at beginning and go to end. With Lynda.com, skipping around or using it for just-in-time learning is fine as long as you’re getting what you need. Lynda.com courses are broken into small bites, so you can come in get exactly what you need at the time.

Check back often for new courses. Lynda.com releases new courses every week. You will regularly get an email advertising the new course.

LHR News: Nov. 28

Please join us in welcoming the following new hires:

Full-time:
Bridgette Clouser- Information Resources and Services Support
Specialist, Acquisitions

Part-time:
Makenzie Coduti – Engineering Library

Internal Moves:
Martha Ney – Libraries Administration to Proposal and Awards Generalist,
Administrative and Financial Services

Events: Nov. 28

Fall 2016

Through Wednesday, Nov. 30: “Penn State Wilkes-Barre, 100 Years: 1916-2016” exhibit,
8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, Friedman Gallery, Academic Commons, Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus, Lehman.

Through Friday, Dec. 2: “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” exhibit, Penn State Hazleton Library, Hazleton.

Through Friday, Dec. 16: “Expanding Horizons: Penn Staters in the Olympics” exhibit, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, University Park.

Through Friday, Dec. 16: “Japanimation: Exploring Anime” exhibit, Sidewater Commons and central entrance, Pattee Library, University Park.

Through Friday, Dec. 16: “From Gay-Related Immune Deficiency to AIDS: The Emergence of HIV in the 1980s” exhibit, second floor Pattee Library near entrance of Arts and Humanities Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 30: “Letters from Sana’a–How to Preserve Archives, Monuments, and Museums in Yemen,” Archaeological Institute of America Public Lecture, presented by Alexander Nagel of the Smithsonian Institute, 6 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Dec. 1: University Libraries’ United Way Arts and Crafts Sale, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Dec. 1: Working through stressful and changing times, presentation by Kathy Gates Moore, 1-2 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Dec. 2: The Dreamery Co-Learning Laboratory Grand Opening, noon-5 p.m., Shields Building, University Park.

Sunday, Dec. 4: International Write-In, 8 p.m.-midnight, Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Monday, Dec. 5: Space Planning Forum, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Monday-Friday, Dec. 5-9: Brain Boost, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Penn State Wilkes-Barre Nesbitt Library, Wilkes-Barre.

Tuesday, Dec. 6: Penn State University Press Annual Holiday Book Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kern Building lobby, University Park.

Tuesday, Dec. 6: Presentation on the Ithaka Survey, with Steve Borelli, Lana Munip and Chao Su, Library Assessment, 10-11 a.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Foster Auditorium, University Park.

Wednesday, Dec. 7: Meditation techniques lecture, 12:20-1:10 p.m., Hazleton Library, L-12, Hazleton.

Thursday, Dec. 8: “Driving Library Change with User Experience Design” online conference, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., W23 Pattee Library, University Park.

Thursday, Dec. 8: Managing holiday stress, with Evelyn Wald, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Foster Auditorium, University Park and Mediasite Live.

Friday, Dec. 9: Last day of fall classes.

Sunday-Tuesday, Dec. 11-13: DeStress Fest, 3-8 p.m., University Park library locations.

Monday-Friday, Dec. 12-16: Final exams.

Wednesday, Dec. 14: Tech Update, by Libraries I-Tech staff, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and Mediasite Live.

Thursday, Dec. 15: Coffee with Carmen, with special guest Steven Herb speaking about storytelling, 1-2:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library.

Saturday, Dec. 17: Fall Commencement, University Park and several Commonwealth Campus locations.

Wednesday, Dec. 21: Space planning brown bag session, Libraries’ Space Steering Committee open discussion and Q & A, noon-1 p.m., 510A Paterno Library, University Park.

Spring 2017

Thursday, Jan. 5: Adult CPR/AED training, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Monday, Jan. 9 through Friday, May 5: “From the Trenches: The Great War in Sepia” exhibit, spring semester hours, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, University Park.

Monday, Jan. 9: First day of spring classes.

Tuesday, Jan. 17: Dean’s Diversity Forum, with Moses Davis,1:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and Mediasite Live.

Wednesday, Jan. 25: “The Politics of Struggle: The National Council of Indigenous Peoples in Mexico,“ 4-5 p.m., presentation by Maria Muñoz, Susquehanna University, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Thursday, Jan. 26: TEAM Library, 2-3:30 p.m., Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library & Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Monday, Jan. 30: Dean’s Forum, 10 a.m., , Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park and Mediasite Live.

Wednesday, Feb. 15: Human Library, 1-7 p.m., multiple locations at University Park.

Thursday, Feb. 23: TEAM Library, 2-3:30 p.m., with Moses Davis, Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Sunday-Saturday, March 5-11: Spring break, no classes.

Thursday, March 23: TEAM Library, 2-3:30 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park.

Friday, April 28: Last day of spring classes.

Sunday-Tuesday, April 30-May 2: DeStress Fest.

Monday-Friday, May 1-5: Final exams.

Friday-Sunday, May 5-7: Spring commencement weekend, most campuses.

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