20th Anniversary Exhibit and Fun Giveaways

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September 5, 2012

2:56 pm

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U of S Library, 1953

 

  • Did you know that the WML building is the third location for the University’s campus library?
  • Where was the first library on campus located?
  • How many years was the library located in the Alumni Memorial building?
  • How can students win fun prizes and giveaways?!?

 

 

Find out the answers to these questions and brush up on your knowledge of the library’s history by visiting the exhibit, “Card Catalogs, Computers, and Learning Commons.” As part of WML’s 20th Anniversary celebration the exhibit will be on display in the 5th floor Heritage Room throughout the fall semester.

Students are encouraged to test their knowledge of the library and win fun prizes with an exhibit trivia quiz, available in both print and mobile friendly versions on the 5th floor.  Answer the short quiz using the exhibit captions as hints and place the quiz in the box provided on the 5th floor.  All correct trivia winners (students only) will be entered into random drawings to win fun giveaways every week throughout the fall semester!

Come CELEBRATE the Library’s 20th Anniversary And Get Gifts, Prizes and Information!

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August 31, 2012

4:00 pm

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When: Thursday, September 13th  10 a.m. – 12 Noon or  1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

and Friday, September 14th 10 a.m. – 12 noon

Where: 24 Hour Room Library First Floor

What gifts, prizes and information?  Our leading database vendors will be on hand to answer your toughest questions and queries.   There will be giveaway gifts and refreshments too!

We will be holding free raffles every 15 minutes for some extra, special prizes:

Leather Portfolio cases

Stainless Steel travel mugs

T-Shirts

Rosewood, 2-GB flashdrive/pen combo

iPod Nano

Barnes & Noble gift cards

Each day there will be a special drawing for a Kindle Fire!

Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear about Library resources from the source:

ProQuest

Ebrary

Springer

SAGE

EBSCO

JSTOR

Oxford University Press

GALE / Cengage Learning

Drop by, stay and talk to the vendors as long as you like.  No reservations are necessary.

Technology on Your Own Terms – Fall 2012 Workshops

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August 21, 2012

10:47 am

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On behalf of the Weinberg Memorial Library and the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, we invite University of Scranton faculty and staff to our Fall 2012 Technology On Your Own Terms (TOYOT) workshops. Here’s what we’ve got planned for this semester:

Digital Photography: Part 1
Thomas Leong (CTLE Math Specialist) &
Brian Snapp (Associate Director of CTLE, Instructional Designer)
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – 12PM-1PM in WML305

How serious are you about your digital photography? Which device or camera fits your needs?
Brian Snapp and Tom Leong from the CTLE will provide an overview to help you make these decisions. In this workshop there will be a short review of current digital devices and common uses; best practices for taking digital pictures including subject, lighting, composition and shutter speed; and creative uses in digital photography. A light lunch will be provided.

Digital Photography: Part 2
Sheli McHugh (Cataloging and Metadata Librarian)
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 – 12PM-1PM in WML305

Traditional photo-sharing sites, like Flickr and Picassa, have been studied in previous Technology on Your Own Terms sessions. In this session, we will explore the next generation of digital photo sharing with apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic; the photo blogging site Tumblr; and the virtual/visual bulletin board, Pinterest. Sheli McHugh, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, will provide an overview and introduction to these sites, while demonstrating their various features and functions. A light lunch will be provided.

Both sessions are open to all University faculty and staff, but seats are limited, so please let us know you are coming You can register at www.scranton.edu/ctleregistration – under Technology on Your Own Terms.

Rescheduled Downtime Alert for Alexander Street Press VAST Collection

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August 21, 2012

10:46 am

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The originally scheduled maintenance for the Alexander Street Press VAST Collection for Sunday, August 19th, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, August 22, 2012, between the hours of 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm EST.

Alexander Street Press apologizes for the short notice and for any inconvenience this may cause.

Pinterest, Posterity, and the 125-Year History of the University of Scranton

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July 16, 2012

10:04 am

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This summer, we’ve been experimenting with new ways of displaying and sharing all of the interesting items from the University Archives that we’ve uploaded into our digital collections. With the University’s 125th anniversary coming up next year, we’re especially looking for fun ways to share our campus history with University of Scranton students, alumni, and friends.

The Library’s Digital Services department has been putting together Pinterest boards to highlight some of our favorite photographs – and even our favorite Aquinas headlines – from the last 125 years. We’re still experimenting, so check out our pins and let us know what you think!

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Letterpress Library Christmas Card

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June 29, 2012

2:27 pm

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It may be 90 degrees outside today, but we’re too excited to wait until December to share our latest project – letterpress printing our Library Christmas card!

Back in 2010, the Zaner-Bloser Company donated a rich collection of 19th and early 20th century penmanship materials to the University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library’s Special Collections.  In addition to original artwork by the masters of the Golden Age of Penmanship, the collection also includes some of the printing blocks used to publish their work.

We’ve partnered with Samantha Urbanick of Clarks Summit-based letterpress studio Hand Deliver Press to put some of those printing blocks back in action.

Our first project, the Library’s 2012 Christmas card, uses a Zaner-Bloser printing block from Christmas 1912. The block is based on a pen and ink drawing by master penman E. L. Brown and was used in the publication of the December 1912 issue of the professional penmanship journal The Business Educator.

Check out our photo set and video to see Hand Deliver Press and our Zaner-Bloser block in action!

Samantha Urbanick of Hand Deliver Press, with the Weinberg Memorial Library's first letterpress printed Christmas card

Public Services Librarian to speak at Pages & Places Café

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June 22, 2012

9:02 am

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You might know him as our evening Public Services Librarian, but George Aulisio is also a philosopher.  On top of his master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Drexel University, he holds a Master of Liberal Arts degree in Philosophy and Metaphysics from the University of Pennsylvania.

On July 12, he’ll share some of his research on technological determinism, or how technology affects and drives society in different directions, at the Pages & Places Café in the Radisson Hotel’s Platform Lounge.

The Café program begins at 7pm, but you can also come early for a 6pm happy hour. Admission is free. We’ll see you there!

 

 

Library Research Prize Reception

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May 11, 2012

9:50 am

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The Weinberg Memorial Library held its second annual Library Research Prize Reception yesterday afternoon to honor the winners of the 2012 Library Research Prize.  The prizes were given to one graduate, Colleen Achatz, and one undergraduate student, Stephanie Pisko, who demonstrated exemplary research skills and use of library resources.  The library also presented certificates to two  honorable mentions in the undergraduate category: Allison Carey and Ryan P. Pipan.  Read all about our winning students and their research projects. We are very proud of all of the essays that were submitted and look forward to next year’s Library Research Prize.  Please visit our Flickr page to view all of the photos from yesterdays reception.