Daily Archives: October 9, 2018

Events: October 9

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

Into the Woods exhibit logo

 

Sept. 5-Feb. 11, Exhibit: “Into the Woods: Nature in Your Library” Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, Explore the Eastern Forest, its wildlife and botanical wealth. Libraries’ resources, services, unique collections and course materials will guide you on the trails of nature education and exploration. Discover local environmental programs. Be inspired by the instrumental work of women conservationists. Check out the related books, maps, movies and more, and get … Into the Woods.

 

A Full Course: Encounters with Food exhibit flyer

Sept. 10-Jan. 13, 2019, Exhibit: “A Full Course: Encounters with Food” Eberly Family Special Collections Library, 102 Paterno Library, and Sidewater Commons, first floor Pattee Library. To survive and thrive, we must all consume food every day; eating is, therefore, one of the few universal human experiences. The exhibition will consider the more contested and continuing questions surrounding food: where does it come from, what and how do we cook and eat, and what role does food play in our collective imaginations? The books, manuscripts, posters, and ephemera on view will offer a feast for the eyes and food for thought!

 

 

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.

Friday, Oct. 12: Football Friday Library Tour. Enjoy a tour through Preservation Conservation and Digitization with stops and brief demonstrations at different areas. Then learn how to sew a book (or some other PCD activity). Some guest participation. Reserve your spot at sac210@psu.edu or 814-863-7718. Tours meet at the Paterno Library Welcome Desk. 3:30-5 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 29: Ithaka Faculty Survey brown bag on teaching. Rebecca Miller, Library Learning Services head, will present findings related to questions about teaching from the spring 2018 library survey of Penn State faculty. Noon – 1 p.m., Dean’s Conference Room, 510
Paterno Library, University Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 7: Docunight: Iran Via Documentaries. On the first Wednesday of every month, featuring a documentary film about, around, or in Iran, or made Iranians. Docunight events are open to everyone, and all films have English subtitles. Co-sponsored by the Iranian Student Association and the University Libraries. 7 p.m. in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

Friday, Nov. 9: Football Friday Library Tour. Enjoy a tour through the Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps & Geospatial Information, with hands-on exhibits, interactive presentations and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. Reserve your spot at sac210@psu.edu or 814-863-7718 Tours meet at the Paterno Library Welcome Desk. 3:30-5 p.m.

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.

Friday, Nov. 16: Ithaka Faculty Survey brown bag on data management. Cynthia Vitale, Digital Scholarship and Data Services head, will present on findings related to questions on data management from the spring 2018 library survey of Penn State faculty. Noon – 1 p.m., Dean’s Conference Room, 510 Paterno Library, University Park campus.

Wednesday, Dec. 5: Docunight: Iran Via Documentaries. On the first Wednesday of every month, featuring a documentary film about, around, or in Iran, or made Iranians. Docunight events are open to everyone, and all films have English subtitles. Co-sponsored by the Iranian Student Association and the University Libraries. 7 p.m. in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park.

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Libraries Halloween Party

By: Pembroke Childs

You are invited to the Libraries Halloween Party, hosted by the Safety Committee and the Green Team. It will be held Wednesday, October 31st in Mann Assembly Room from 1:30 pm -3:30 pm.
Enjoy a variety of refreshments and participate in a costume contest.*

Regale your friends with recycling knowledge as you play the Recycling-Jeopardy game.
Libraries staff and faculty are welcome.

*Costumes are not required to attend the party.

University Libraries United Way Kick Off Party

By: Nicole Gampe

On Wednesday, October 17th from 11:30am until 1:30pm the University Libraries United Way Committee will be selling lunch in the Mann Assembly Room. For $10 you will get… 2 – 4×4
squares of cheese pizza, a side salad*, a drink**, and a dessert!

Please RSVP by Friday, October 12 for an approximate headcount.
Go here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtn5JRQKD2AtEQcj6BbibhL4j7OwYkMQSTRbkQlUdaUhEwng/viewform

Contact Heather Ross (hdr10) or Nicole Gampe (nmg110) if you have questions.

*Ranch and Italian dressing will be available
**Drinks will be Aquafina water and Pepsi products.

Partnership with University Split featured on ALA Journal

By: Daniela Rojas Medina

The latest issue of the American Library Association’s International Leads publication was recently released and features an article from our Global Partnerships and Outreach Librarian, Mark Mattson. The article highlights PennState’s partnership with the University of Split and how this relationship began. This is the second sister library profile to be featured in the publication, as the University of Freiburg partnership was featured in an earlier issue. It is our hope that these articles help to promote the Penn State Libraries and our GEN partners to the wider library community.

We are also hoping to establish a reputation for the PSU libraries as a true leader in the “libraries and global engagement” space. If you are interested in getting involved with our sister library partnerships or want to know more, please contact Mark Mattson at mam1196@psu.edu or Daniela Rojas Medina at djr5583@psu.edu.

Getting to Know You: Alessia Zanin-Yost

By: Tracy Reilly and Gale Biddle

Vincenza, Italy Photo

Dedicated. Enthusiastic. Go-getter. These are just a few of the words to describe Alessia Zanin-Yost, one of Penn State Altoona’s Reference and Instruction Librarians. Born and raised in Vincenza, Italy, which is nestled between Venice and the Alps, Alessia is the 5th of 7 children in her family. Her first job was as a pastry chef for a bakery, and later, she taught history at a community college before becoming a librarian. She came to Penn State Altoona in January 2014 and began providing collection development and instruction for 8 departments on campus, as well as reference help for students and faculty. She’s a member of ALA, ACRL Arts, and ACRL EBSS.

Alessia has presented several projects and papers in Italy and at IFLA. She says she enjoys learning how  people use information resources in other places, especially in underdeveloped countries with limited resources. She’s very grateful for the opportunity to present a Penn State perspective to other countries and has had library professionals implement some of her ideas.

This year, Alessia has the prestigious honor of leading a team in assessing the outcomes for the Navigate Project, a collaboration between the University of Parma in Italy, the University of Gvale in Sweden, and the University of Sofia in Bulgaria. The project, sponsored by the European Commission, entails creating a common curriculum for students in Humanities & Social Studies and embeds information literacy into the programs through game-based learning. This year will be the first time that the project will involve multiple countries. Alessia is honored to be a part of the project and proud to have Penn State’s name attached to such an ambitious undertaking.

Alessia’s favorite part of working at Penn State? The students. She loves getting to meet the students as first-year students and watching them develop and grow during their time at Penn State. She especially enjoys the small campus atmosphere at Penn State Altoona since it gives her the opportunity to really get to know the students and faculty. She works closely with the faculty on projects and finds it rewarding to see them being implemented successfully.

When she’s not busy with her work, Alessia enjoys spending time with her 2 daughters, Monica and Sonia, her husband Mike, and their three dogs. She’s also an avid gardener and loves to paint and draw. Cooking is another way for her to wind down after a busy day. And as her co-workers can attest, she makes a delicious tiramisu!

Open Access Week 2018 Coming to the University Libraries!

By: Tom Reinsfelder

OA Week 2018 Coming to the University Libraries! On October 22-25, events will be held to support the many facets of OA: Open Access, Open Educational Resources, Open Data initiatives, Open Publishing, ScholarSphere (Penn State’s institutional repository), and more. And of course, there will be fantastic Open Access swag. All Penn State students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.

Monday, Oct 22nd: OPEN ACCESS
• 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Franklin Atrium: Free coffee and snacks (and swag!) to kick off OA Week
• 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library: Open Access Week Welcome from Dean Dewey, followed by an overview of the Open Access movement and a panel on Global Equity and Access. Broadcast via MediaSite Live
• 1 p.m., Foster Auditorium: “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” movie screening

Tuesday, Oct 23rd OPEN PUBLISHING
• 10 a.m., Foster Auditorium: “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” movie screening
• 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. in Foster: Libraries Open Publishing Program overview and walkthrough of journal and bibliography publishing (this event will be broadcast via MediaSite Live)  http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/1ad1bfb599954b4cbf6bec650a71773d1d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda

Wednesday, Oct 24th OPEN SOURCE & OPEN DATA
• 1-2 p.m. in Foster Auditorium: Open Source and Open Data panel with members of DSDS
• 2-4 p.m. in Mann Assembly Room: ScholarSphere Upload Party – free pizza for participants! Bring your previous publications and we’ll help you determine if an open access version can be made available in ScholarSphere. Also, bring your questions about ScholarSphere and we’ll be happy to tell you more about Penn State’s institutional repository. http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/96e60ff24a2841128a3dfd56a4ad6d291d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda

Thursday, Oct 25th OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
• 10 a.m.-noon, Foster Auditorium: Overview of Open Educational Resources and ACT Panel (this event will be broadcast via MediaSite Live) Please add these events to your calendar so you don’t miss out!   http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/caf40b08d0b44ff99f0dada187d76cdd1d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda

Open Access liaisons across the University Libraries will also be working to raise awareness of these topics during OA week by:
• Sharing information with faculty, staff, and students in their areas
• Directing questions to the OA Task Force or sharing resources as appropriate
• Helping to promote events planned as part of Open Access Week

The Open Access Task Force may be reached at open@psu.edu
Open Access and Copyright
• Brandy Karl – Copyright Officer and Affiliate Law Library Faculty, bak25@psu.edu
• Ana Enriquez – Scholarly Communications Outreach Librarian, aee32@psu.edu

Open Education
• Amanda Larson, Open Education Librarian, acl49@psu.edu

Arrivals and Departures

By: Rob Harris

Starting this semester we will try to provide monthly updates of full-time employees who have joined or left the University Libraries.

In September we welcomed the following new employees:
Hazel McArdle – MTSS
Nadia Orlova – Annex

We said good-bye to:
Jennifer Cywinski – Great Valley
Nadine Deitrich – Access Services
Athena Jackson – Special Collections
Nathan Valchar – Public Relations and Marketing

Tech Tip: Screen Time in iOS 12

By: Ryan Johnson

Screen Time, introduced as part of iOS 12, figures to have the biggest impact on how to use your iPhone. With this feature, you can monitor just how you’re spending your time on your phone, from the apps your using to the number of times throughout the day you’re picking up the iPhone to glance at its screen.

You can even use Screen Time to put time limits on apps, set content filters, and even restrict your app usage when you should be winding down for bed.

There’s no dedicated app for Screen Time, so it might not be immediately obvious how it’s accessed when you first install iOS 12. All Screen Time features are actually available in the Settings app.

Screentime screenshot for tech tip

To begin using Screen time, follow the steps below:

  • Open the Settings app
  • Scroll down  to the “Screen Time” section that’s grouped with Notifications, Sounds, and Do Not Disturb.
  • Tap on “Screen Time” to see your usage statistics.

Using Screen time

When you open up Screen Time, a chart is displayed with information on your last 24 hours of iPhone usage, organized by each individual app or which app category you’ve used the most, such as Productivity, Games, Creativity, or Messages.

If you tap on that chart, you can see even more information from either the last 24 hours or the last 7 days, including your longest usage setting, the number of times you picked up your device during the day, and how many notifications you got, along with details on which apps are sending you the most notifications.