Seniors: Vote for Teacher of the Year

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April 10, 2012

2:00 pm

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Our colleagues over in the Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence asked us to share this announcement:

VOTE FOR:

 TEACHER OF THE YEAR

ATTENTION:  GRADUATING SENIORS

2012 University of Scranton

Teacher of the Year Award

Each year the Graduating Senior Class selects its “Teacher of the Year.” Beginning Monday, April 16th, please vote for the faculty member who you believe best exhibits the following characteristics:

  • Maintains the highest standards of academic excellence and fairness.
  • Inspires interest in the discipline through personal enthusiasm and dedication.
  • Is consistently effective in communication.
  • Is available outside of the classroom.

The award will be presented during Class Night on Friday, May 25th, 2012.

HOW TO VOTE:  To cast your electronic ballot, access www.scranton.edu/toy

WHEN TO VOTE:  Monday, April 16th, 9:00 a.m. – Friday, April 20th 5:00 p.m.

Remember a Faculty Member Whose Teaching Has Inspired You!  Your Vote Counts!

Opening Reception for the Environmental Art Show!

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April 10, 2012

12:01 pm

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The Library will be hosting its annual Environmental Art Show in conjunction with the University’s celebration of Earth Week. The Exhibit has a grand opening and reception which will be held on Monday April 16 at 7pm to approximately 9pm.

All are welcome to attend.

Please come stop by to admire the Artwork, you will also have the opportunity to discuss the various pieces with the artists themselves. Refreshments and snacks will be served!

Final Call for Art — Environmental Art Show

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April 9, 2012

5:21 pm

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The Library is still accepting submissions for its annual Environmental Art Show! You now have until Sunday April 15th to bring your Environmentally themed artwork into the library.

The purpose of the Environmental Art Show is to promote sustainability through outreach and artwork. By submitting a piece (or pieces) to the Environmental Art Show you are showing your support for the Environment and letting the local community know that The University of Scranton cares about Sustainability.

Environmental Artwork can be broadly interpreted and includes, but is not limited to: Photographs oil paintings, water colors, acrylics, mixed media, recycled goods. Environmental subjects include, but is not limited to: flowers, nature scenes, trees, animals, environmental degradation and destruction, etc.

I strongly urge you to show your support for sustainability and submit artwork to the Art Show.

Preserving Your Family Memories – Workshop

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April 3, 2012

10:53 am

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There’s still time to register for our last Technology on Your Own Terms workshop of the semester! All faculty and staff members are welcome, but please let us know you’re coming by signing up at www.scranton.edu/ctleregistration (under Technology On Your Own Terms).

Preserving Your Family Memories: Part II  (Digital)
Thursday, April 5 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm in WML305

Increasingly, we capture moments to remember in digital rather than physical format: we document our lives in digital photographs, videos, social media, email, and websites.  In this workshop, Digital Services Librarian Kristen Yarmey will introduce you to the concept of digital preservation.  We’ll talk about common misconceptions (for example, why digitizing your photos is not the same as preserving them), some of the major challenges involved in maintaining digital files over time, and some basic strategies you can take to help make your digital memories last.  A light lunch will be provided. (Taught by Kristen Yarmey, Weinberg Memorial Library)

(Image courtesy of Flickr user ehpien, under a Creative Commons license)

There’s Still Time to Visit the Exhibit of Alphabets

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March 23, 2012

11:30 am

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Michael Knies, Special Collections Librarian at the University of Scranton’s Weinberg Memorial Library, oversees the exhibition of alphabet and penmanship samples. Image courtesy of The Times Leader.

The exhibit of alphabets from the Library’s Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection is currently on display through April 5th in the 5th Floor Heritage Room of the Library.

Want to learn more about the exhibit? Mary Therese Biebel from The Times Leader recently wrote an article about her visit to explore the alphabets, If you’d grown up in the late 1800s with a steady hand, artistic skill and perhaps the ability to not upset your inkwell too often, those attributes might have led you to a career.

About 70 alphabets are on display, and they provide a rare look at the art of American ornamental penmanship from the 19th and early 20th centuries, which very few people continue to pursue.  In fact, during her visit Bielbel interviewed Special Collections Librarian Michael Knies who noted that “some college students did not learn cursive, and they’re unable to read correspondence from the 19th and 20th century.”

So stop by the exhibit and brush up on your ABC’s! You can also browse through the alphabets online in the Library’s digital collection of alphabets from the Zaner-Bloser Collection.

Mobile access to Library resources

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March 19, 2012

10:00 am

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University of Scranton students, faculty, and staff now have two ways to access the Weinberg Memorial Library’s resources from their mobile devices:

Whichever way you go, you’ll find a mobile-friendly version of our Library catalog and quick links to Ask a Librarian, as well as the Library’s hours, location, and latest news.

Try it out and let us know what you think! And let us know what other mobile features you’d like to see – we’re working right now on providing mobile-friendly access to our databases, and we’re daydreaming about a Java City webcam.

The WML on Facebook Converts to Timeline

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March 14, 2012

5:14 pm

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The Weinberg Memorial Library is excited to announce that we’ve converted our Facebook Page to the new Timeline format! If you haven’t visited our Page in a while, come on over and take a look around.

Over the coming months we’ll be adding to our Facebook Timeline information about our history since moving into our current building in 1992, in honor of celebrating our 20th Anniversary since becoming the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library (formerly the Alumni Memorial Library).

“Like” our Page on Facebook if you haven’t already (hint: you can do this in the right-hand panel of our blog), encourage your friends to “Like” us too, and check back at the Page often to stay up to date on Library news as well as 20th Anniversary events and festivities!

Spring Break Hours

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March 9, 2012

4:16 pm

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Photo by Scranton iphoneographer timbenedict

It’s hard to tell which event our students are more excited about today – spring break or Parade Day! Here at the Library, we’re heading home for the weekend but will be back on Monday to take care of any students, faculty, and staff who are staying on campus for the week. We’ll be on reduced hours, though.

Here’s when you’ll our doors open:

Friday, March 9:  8:00am – 4:30pm

Saturday, March 10: CLOSED (including our 24-hour Room and Pro Deo Room)

Sunday, March 11: CLOSED (with the 24-hour Room and Pro Deo Room opening at noon)

Monday, March 12 – Thursday, March 15: 8:00am – 10:00pm

Friday, March 16: 8:00am – 4:30pm

Saturday, March 17: CLOSED (with the 24-hour Room and Pro Deo Room open)

Sunday, March 18: 12:00pm – 11:30pm

Happy spring break, and happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Preserving Your Family Memories – Workshop

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March 9, 2012

3:29 pm

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Next week is our spring break, and even though our students will be gone, the rest of the University will still be open and working. This year, we decided to take advantage of the  break as a good time to host one of our Technology on Your Own Terms series workshops.  While we usually focus on forward-looking emerging technologies and how we can create and explore new information, we thought it would be interesting to take a different view this time and learn about how we can preserve existing information.   In a two-part workshop, we’ll examine how to preserve physical records (Part I) and digital records (Part II) of your personal and family history.

Preserving Your Family Memories: Part I (Physical)
Tuesday, March 13 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm in WML305

Special Collections Librarian Michael Knies will discuss the basic preservation problems relating to personal collections of books, photographs, negatives, personal papers, audio/visual recordings, and other paper-based collectibles.  Limited attention will be paid to three dimensional objects. Proper storage and handling will be emphasized. A light lunch will be provided. (Taught by Michael Knies, Weinberg Memorial Library)

All faculty and staff members are welcome, but seats are limited, so please register for sessions you plan to attend at www.scranton.edu/ctleregistration (under Technology On Your Own Terms).

Reception and Book Signing for Nell Regan, Irish Poet and Fulbright Scholar

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March 2, 2012

3:57 pm

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Nell Regan, Irish Poet and Fulbright Scholar at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and Berkeley, CA will read from her new book, Bound for Home

*Book Signing and Reception to Follow

Nell Regan has won numerous awards in Ireland and has been published in The Iowa Review the Poetry Daily and Poetry Ireland Review. She has also published nonfiction including a biography of Helena Molony in Female Activism, Irish Women and Change, 1900-1960.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 6:30pm
The Weinberg Memorial Library, Heritage Room, 5th Floor