Daily Archives: February 3, 2020

Spring 2020 Scholarly Communications and Copyright workshops

By: Ana Enriquez

Workshops from the Libraries’ Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright cover Penn State’s Open Access policy, funder policies for public access to research (NSF, NIH, DOE), common copyright issues for theses and dissertations, and copyright basics. You can also contact or make an appointment with a librarian to get help with copyright or scholarly communications issues, including publishing agreements and fair use. 

Registration for the workshops via LRN is encouraged but is not required. To join one of the workshops below without registering, please visit Ana Enriquez’s Zoom room. If you have not used Zoom before, please take a look at the Participating in a Zoom Meeting Quick Start Guide.

Open Access
Penn State’s Open Access Policy, Tuesday, February 25, 12 to 1 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Penn State’s Open Access Policy, Wednesday, April 8, 12 to 1 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Penn State’s Open Access Policy, Tuesday, March 17, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. (PSU Abington, Lares Banquet Room) (RSVP to Christina Riehman-Murphy, cer20@psu.edu)
Basics of the Open Access Movement, Wednesday, April 1, 12 to 1 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Public Access to Research
Complying with the NSF Public Access Policy, Wednesday, February 19, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Complying with the NIH Public Access Policy, Thursday, February 20, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)
Complying with the Department of Energy Public Access Policy, Wednesday, March 4, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Copyright and Scholarly Communications
Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation: Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Wednesday, February 12, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Copyright and Your Thesis or Dissertation: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Wednesday, February 19, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Fair Use: You Be the Judge, Wednesday, February 26, 2 to 3 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Predatory Publishing: Avoiding Academic Scams, Tuesday, March 17, 12 to 1 p.m. (PSU Abington, Lares Banquet Room) (lunch included; RSVP by March 12 to Kim Birch, kmb38@psu.edu)

Introduction to Copyright, Tuesday, March 17, 1 to 3 p.m. (PSU Abington, Lares Banquet Room) (RSVP to Christina Riehman-Murphy, cer20@psu.edu)
Introduction to Copyright: What’s Protected? (Part 1 of 3), Wednesday, April 1, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Introduction to Copyright: When You Don’t Need Permission (Part 2 of 3), Wednesday, April 8, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Introduction to Copyright: Permission and Who Can Grant It (Part 3 of 3), Wednesday, April 15, 3 to 4 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Video Copyright and Licensing for Instructional Designers, Thursday, February 13, 1 to 3 p.m. (Zoom) (Register on LRN)

Reminder: Register for the 2020 All Staff Conference and fill out Travel Request forms

By: Angel Peterson

Connection • Collaboration • Community

It is time to register for the 2020 All Staff Conference, which will be held on June 3-4 at the Nittany Lion Inn. Please complete the survey to register by Friday, April 24. We hope to see you there!

The deadline to make reservations at the Nittany Lion Inn is Sunday, March 1. Please take a look at the 2020 All Staff Conference Staff site for more information.

The All Staff Conference Committee would like to also remind every full-time, part-time, and technical services staff who wish to attend that they have to register as well as fill out a travel
request form—even those at University Park. Please note that this is new.

Travel form for solo drivers using personal vehicle
Travel form for solo drivers using a Fleet vehicle
Travel form for driving with coworkers (you are the driver)
Travel form for riding with coworkers (you are the passenger—personal and Fleet vehicles)
Travel form for University Park staff

Questions about the travel request forms can be directed to Courtney Dillon (cmd31@psu.edu), or Mike Ward (mjw4@psu.edu). For more information on the travel request forms see the 2020 All Staff Conference FAQ or previous blog posts.

For more information, please check out the 2020 All Staff Conference Staff site.

Thank you,
2020 All Staff Conference Committee

Jan. 29 Library Faculty Organization meeting

By: Ellysa Cahoy

The Jan. 29 Library Faculty Organization meeting recording and minutes are available to all Libraries faculty and staff.  Topics covered at the January LFO meeting included an update on the upcoming Dean search, campus libraries staffing, Box migration plans, and safety protocols in the Libraries, and is available for viewing via the LFO channel on Kaltura:

https://psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/channel/Penn+State+Library+Faculty+Organization/116557022  (login with the ‘standard access account’ option)

LFO draft minutes: https://psu.box.com/s/mu7nx712qjyexkwz40jfla7nm803bylq

Events: February 3

Spring 2020
Academic calendar information for all campuses is available online.

Roots/Routes: Contested Histories, Contemporary Experiences exhibition graphic

Through Mar. 15, 2020, Exhibit: “Indigenous Roots/ Routes: Contested Histories, Contemporary Experiences.” Special Collections Exhibition Space, 104 Paterno Library. Reflections on the past five centuries of colonization and cultural exchange between Indigenous Peoples. Europeans, Africans, and later, Americans.

Saturday, Feb. 1-29, Blind Date with a Book. Book lovers can check out a surprise title when they choose a wrapped book rom the “Blind Date with a Book” displays, located in Pattee Library’s Franklin Atrium and other locations throughout the University Park campus in February. A variety of fiction and nonfiction titles are available, but books may not be unwrapped until after they are checked out at the lending services desk.
Tuesdays, Feb. 4-Mar. 31, Code for Her – Faculty and Staff workshop. Join other dedicated female and gender-diverse participants in this 9-week beginner coding workshop. Become familiar with HTML, CSS and JavaScript with no prior coding experience necessary! Limited seats are available, apply by Jan. 26 at sites.psu.edu/codeforher.
Thursdays, Feb. 6-Apr. 2, Code for Her – Student workshop. Join other dedicated female and gender-diverse participants in this 9-week beginner coding workshop. Become familiar with HTML, CSS and JavaScript with no prior coding experience necessary! Limited seats are available, apply by Jan. 26 at sites.psu.edu/codeforher.
Friday, Feb. 14, Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon.  Presented by the Colored Conventions Project, celebrate Frederick Douglass’ “birthday” and help preserve Black history during a day-long transcribe-a-thon with the papers of Anna Julia Cooper. Visit douglassday.org for more information. Noon-3 p.m. in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library, University Park. Additional events take place at Fayette, Scranton, and Brandywine campuses.
Wednesday, February 26, Instruction Community of Practice: Out-of-Classroom Instruction. Beyond one-shot instruction, what can you do to share library resources and librarian expertise with students? Join Penn State Harrisburg Librarians for an online discussion to learn about successful out-of-classroom instructional programs and share or develop programs for your library. Presenters: Emily Reed, Andrea Pritt, and Emily Mross. 2 p.m. om Zoom. Zoom link: https://psu.zoom.us/j/148124396
Wednesday, March 18, Voices 2020: The Share Your Story Showcase at Penn State.  Attendees sign up for 45-minute individual storytelling sessions where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered. A Showcase event is scheduled in Foster Auditorium. Sponsored by the University Libraries in cooperation with Adult Lerner Programs and Services, Schreyer Honors College, the Gender Equity Center, the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, and the Center for the Performing Arts. More information and a sign-up link coming soon.
Friday-Sunday, May 8-10, Spring 2020 Commencement 

Please submit event information — and all Library News submissions — to Public Relations and Marketing via its Staff Site request form and selecting the “Library News blog article” button.