Fall 2018
Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.
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.
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.
Please submit event information — and all Library News submissions — to Public Relations and Marketing via the Library News submission form. *Please note: The content submissions process may be changing soon; please stay tuned for updates.*