Daily Archives: August 6, 2018

Events: August 6

Summer 2018
Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.

"What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales" exhibition, image from "The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault," illustration by Harry ClarkeJan. 16–Aug. 26, “What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales”exhibition, Eberly Family Special Collections Library Exhibition Room, 104 Paterno Library.

 

Depth of Field exhibit poster

 

Feb. 18-Aug. 13, “Depth of Field” exhibit, Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, seeks to highlight the intersections of war in the Middle East with the history of war photograph

 

exhibit logo - 1968

 

Mar. 27-July 31, “1968: Student Activism at Penn State and Beyond” exhibit, Highlighting archival documents, photographs, and books from The Eberly Family Special Collections, this exhibit ties into a College of the Liberal Arts project titled Moments of Change: Remembering ‘68. Learn more about this project at 1968.psu.edu. Barbara Hackman Atrium, Pattee Library.

 

Friday, Aug. 10: Mary Ann O’Brian Malkin Research Travel Award Presentation: Matthew Shifflett will discuss his research on the “Borrowed Grandeur and Affected Grace: Crafting a Cosmopolitan Elite through Dance Instruction in the Eighteenth Century Atlantic World,” an article that attempts to recover the habits and performances of physical ‘grace’ that these dancing masters circulated as they trained provincial colonists in a vocabulary of bows, deportment, and deference. 12-1 p.m., Mann Assembly Room, Paterno Library, University Park

Saturday, August 11: Summer Commencement ceremonies. Bryce Jordan Center, University Park.

Monday, August 20: First day of fall 2018 classes.

Wednesday, Aug. 30: Travel Research Awards Brown Bag Talks. A discussion with Josuha Rapp, Albert M. Petska Eighth Air Force Archives Research Travel Award winner, that examines how Eighth Air Force active duty and veteran members  internalized or rejected official higher headquarter doctrine, policy, and propaganda. Noon-1 p.m. in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park campus.
Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 5-6: Libraries Open House. Students, get to know the library, its collections and spaces! Students at University Park are reminded to bring their student I.D. cards to the event to check in at each stop on the Open House tour and be eligible for prizes and games. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pattee and Paterno Libraries.

Wednesday, Sept. 26: Geospatial Exploration: Mapping and location topics and applications. An overview of geographic information systems (GIS) concepts relevant to applying geospatial components in projects., providing an introduction to geospatial data, introductory topics of projects, data manipulation, and geoprocessing techniques. Examples of resources and data for this session are on the Maps and Geospatial: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) guide.3-4 p.m., 13 Pattee Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Sept. 26: Geospatial Data: Library Resources and beyond. Geospatial data available from library databases, PolicyMap, SimplyAnalytics, Social Explorer, and Data-Planet. Additional United States and international organizations will be highlighted from maps and geospatial guides, and related resources to guide the user in locating geospatial data relevant to multiple disciplines. Examples of resources and data for this session are on the Maps and Geospatial: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) guide, section on library databases. 4-5 p.m., 13 Pattee Library, University Park. 

Wednesday, Oct. 3: Geospatial Online: Overview of ArcGIS Online. An introduction to ArcGIS Online, a web mapping application which can be used to communicate many spatial research interests across the disciplines. Participants will explore applications created with ArcGIS Online and work with a sample dataset for Centre County, PA to learn the functionality of ArcGIS Online web maps and applications. More information on ArcGIS Online is available on the Maps and Geospatial: ArcGIS Online guide. 3-4 p.m., 13 Pattee Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Oct. 3: Geospatial Analysis: New to ArcGIS Pro. Learn the uses of ArcGIS Pro software, key terminology of ArcGIS Pro and examples of the functionality within the ArcGIS Pro software. Maps and geospatial examples will be provided in an interdisciplinary manner for participants. More information on ArcGIS Pro is available on the Maps and Geospatial: ArcGIS Pro guide.   4-5 p.m., 13 Pattee Library, University Park.

 Wednesday, Oct. 10: Geospatial Analysis: Using ArcGIS Desktop for location and demographic data. An introduction to using ArcMap software to work with location data and demographic data and working with sample data. Participants are encouraged to consider and/or use their own data based on research, work, and/or teaching interests. This session will demonstrate general processes of working with location-based data, which may require additional instruction and follow-up in specific contexts, geographic regions, and disciplines.  Examples of resources and data for this session are on the Maps and Geospatial: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) guide. 3-4 p.m., 211A Pattee Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Oct. 10: Open Source GIS: QGIS. An introduction to using QGIS, an open source GIS software option. Learn more about QGIS from the QGIS website. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptop and if desired have QGIS installed to experience first-hand some of the software’s options for working with geospatial data. More information on QGIS is located on the Maps and Geospatial: Open Source GIS guide, QGIS section. 4-5 p.m., 211A Pattee Library, University Park.

Tuesday, Nov. 13: Penn State GIS Day. A one-day seminar for individuals working with GIS, geospatial technologies, remote sensing, maps, and location-based research on campus to foster greater geospatial awareness on campus, within the community, and beyond. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library and Franklin Atrium, Pattee Library, University Park campus.

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Libraries Surplus Day

By: James Searfoss

Libraries Surplus Day (formerly Libraries Cleanup Day) is fast approaching and will take place on August 15th from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in 403 Paterno. As the Libraries move  towards a greener tomorrow, let’s use this opportunity to clean out and recycle unwanted items. On the day of the event, you can bring items to 403 Paterno for recycling and/or feel free to pick items up  throughout the day that you may need. We even take scrap paper as long as it does not contain sensitive information. And nearly all items remaining at the end of the day will be sent to Lion Surplus or recycled!

This is also a great day to clean up your virtual space by deleting old files, especially on shared drives. Whether cleaning up electronic files or paper documents, be sure to follow University retention schedules. General Retention Schedule (Formerly Appendix 18):  https://guru.psu.edu/gfug/appendices/APP18.html

Financial Record Retention Schedule – University Department Requirements (Formerly Appendix 21): https://guru.psu.edu/gfug/appendices/APP21.html

Participation is voluntary but encouraged.

Please note: If you have a large item that you would like to recycle but cannot bring it to Paterno, please list that item on the Green Team Facebook page (Penn State University Libraries
Green Team) for everyone to see. Each unit will have to cover its own transportation cost for that particular item.

This event is for University property and University use—all items involved are for work only.

Please contact the Green Team at UL-GREEN@LISTS.PSU.EDU with any questions, and follow us on Facebook at Penn State University Libraries Green Team.

Thanks and hope to see many of you on Surplus Day!

Tech Tip: Searching for messages in Outlook

By: Ryan Johnson
Outlook screenshot for tech tip

Searching for messages in Outlook works differently than UCS.

  1. Login to Outlook.
  2. Refine your search by selecting one of the filters below the All box: All, Unread, To me, or Flagged. The default filter is All.

Outlook filter screenshot for tech tip

3. Enter what you want to search for in the search box.

4. Select Enteror select the search icon.

5. Further refine your search by selecting the scope in the navigation pane. The default scope settings are In folders, From, Options and Date.

As soon as you start typing, Outlook on the web will show possible options to search for. Your previous searches will affect what appears in the suggestions box. Enter your search and then select Enter to begin. To use the suggestions, select a suggestion or use the arrow keys, and then select Enter to choose which search to use.

To learn more about how to search and some of the advanced query searches you can use, look at my new training page available on the staff site.