Technology on Your Own Terms

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November 2, 2012

11:07 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 Part II our Fall 2012 Technology On Your Own Terms (TOYOT) Photography themed workshops.

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.

TOYOT is 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.

The Proud Art of Beautiful Writing: Limited Edition Moleskine® Notebooks

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October 22, 2012

1:08 pm

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This holiday season, the Weinberg Memorial Library is selling a new line of limited edition Moleskine® notebooks, inspired by the calligraphic and ornamental masterworks preserved in the Library’s Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection.

Featured on each notebook is “The Proud Art Shall Conquer,” a peacock flourish by master penman Fielding Schofield (1845-1924). Schofield’s work references the motto of 19th century professional penmanship journal The Teacher of Penmanship:

“The Proud Art of Beautiful Writing Shall Conquer the Hearts of All Men.” 

On campus, the notebooks are available for purchase at the Weinberg Memorial Library‘s 1st floor Circulation desk for the price of $20.00 per set (cash or check). Off campus, the notebooks are available for order at $20.00 per set plus shipping and handling. You can either fill out and send in one of our order forms (to pay by check) or contact our Special Collections library at 570-941-7002 to put in a credit card order.

All proceeds benefit the care, preservation, and digitization of the Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection.

These Moleskine® Large Cahier notebooks are 5″ x 8.25″ with 80 acid-free pages and are packaged in sets of two — one in black with ruled paper, and one in craft with blank paper.  Graphic artist April Francia, a University of Scranton sophomore double majoring in Political Science and Philosophy, created the notebook covers and decorative paper bands (as well as the Zaner-Bloser Collection logo) by manipulating digitized images of ornamental penmanship in Adobe Illustrator.

(Updated November 15, 2012 with off-campus ordering information)

Library Game Night with New Games!

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October 16, 2012

9:20 am

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The Library will be hosting a Game Night on Monday, October 29th from 8pm till 11pm in the Heritage Room on the 5th floor. We’ll be celebrating our 20th Anniversary, playing some board games and NEW video games! We now have an X-Box with Kinect and we’ll be playing Just Dance 4! We also got the new Rock Band with keyboard! We’ll also have old favorites–Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros.

Hope you can join us and try out the new games! We’ll also have pizza, snacks, drinks, and prizes!

Library 20th Anniversary Celebration Video

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October 5, 2012

2:16 pm

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This past Saturday, the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library honored award winning poet, biographer, fiction writer and educator Jay Parini, Ph.D., with the 2012 Royden B. Davis, S.J., Distinguished Author Award. We also kicked off the Library’s 20th anniversary celebration with another honored guest, American Library Association President Maureen Sullivan.

The evening was a wonderful success, and we’re so grateful to our event sponsors, the event planning committee, all of our Friends, and the many Library and University faculty and staff members who have contributed to our 20th Anniversary festivities.

The celebration is far from over, though – check out our calendar of events and join us for lectures, conversations, and our first ever wine-tasting fundraiser!

The International Film Series Presents “Viva Cuba”

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October 1, 2012

2:22 pm

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Photo courtesy of Film Movement

Join us for a presentation of the Cuban drama Viva Cuba at 7 p.m. Thursday October 25, 2012 in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library.  Dr. Yamile Silva will lead a discussion following the film.

Viva Cuba is described by Film Movement as a tale akin to Romeo and Juliet.  The friendship between two children is threatened by their parents’ differences. Malú is from an upper-class family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse and commonplace. Jorgito’s mother, a poor socialist proud of her family’s social standing, places similar restrictions on her son. What neither woman recognizes is the immense strength of the bond between Malú and Jorgito.

Directed by Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti Viva Cuba is in Spanish with English subtitles.

This film was chosen in conjunction with the Scranton Reads: One City, One Book project and is open to the University community and the public. Seating is limited so please contact Sharon Finnerty at (570) 941-6330 or finnertys2@scranton.edu for reservations.

“Card Catalogs, Computers, and Learning Commons”

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September 17, 2012

11:19 am

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.  All are invited to enjoy the 20th Anniversary Exhibit entitled “Card Catalogs, Computers, and Learning Commons” on the 5th floor Heritage Room of the library 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 rewarded with a lovely bookmark and will be entered into random drawings to win fun giveaways every week throughout the fall semester.

 

Vendor Day

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September 14, 2012

2:52 pm

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Vendor Day, a set on Flickr.

As part of the Weinberg Memorial Library’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, several of our vendors visited to share information and new services with the students, staff and faculty. We also raffled prizes provided by our vendors.

Mathematica 8 Training

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September 6, 2012

9:47 pm

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“Wolfram Research will be on campus Tuesday, September 18 to give a technical talk on Mathematica 8 from 11:45am-1pm.  The talk will be held in the Math Lab of the Loyola Science Center, Room 328.

This seminar will be given 100% in Mathematica and will show useful teaching and research examples for mathematics, the physical sciences, engineering, and business/economics. Ideas for creating universal examples in Mathematica that can be used by colleagues or students with no prior Mathematica experience will be a central theme.

The content will help attendees with no prior experience get started with the Mathematica language and workflow. Since there is a large amount of new functionality in Version 8, most intermediate and advanced users who attend these talks report learning quite a bit as well. All attendees will receive an electronic copy of the examples, which can be adapted to individual projects.

Students and Faculty from all departments are welcome to this event.

To make sure there will be enough space, please email andy_dorsett@wolfram.com to RSVP for the event.”

Join us for Desk Set

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September 6, 2012

3:48 pm

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Photo courtesy of Criterion Pictures

It’s 1957 and computers are just being introduced into the corporateworld.  When a consultant arrives at the Federal Broadcasting Company and starts asking questions, everyone feels threatened – especially the Reference Department. Will the “electronic brain” make the staff redundant?

Join us for Desk Set on Friday September 21, 2012 in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library, and see if man, woman or machine is superior!   Free show (including popcorn) at 7 p.m.

This classic American comedy stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in their eighth film together and is presented by the International Film Series (formerly the Foreign Film Series).   Jean Lenville, Assistant Dean of the Weinberg Memorial Library, will lead a discussion following the film.

Seating is limited, so please contact Sharon Finnerty at Sharon.finnerty@scranton.edu or (570) 941-6330 for a reservation.

 

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!