Lisa B. German
Associate Dean for Collections, Information, and Access Services
510 Paterno Library
lgerman@psu.edu
Office: 814-863-4387
Fax: 814-865-3665
ELECTION 2008
When: October 17th 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Where: Pattee 211A
Description: The last few elections have proven how important each individual’s vote can be in deciding who is elected. From the contested 2000 presidential results in Florida, to the 2004 Washington state gubernatorial election, to the 2nd Connecticut District House race in 2006 decided by just 91 votes, elections are being decided by astonishingly small margins. Come explore with us resources focusing on the 2008 elections.
Explore: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/socialsciences/elections.html
Training conducted by: Helen Sheehy, Social Science Librarian
THE CHARLES L. BLOCKSON COLLECTION
When: November 14th 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Where: Paterno 203
Description: We will explore the Charles L. Blockson Collection. This collections contains seminal materials focusing on African-Americana and the African Diaspora relating to African-American, African, Latin American, and Caribbean history and culture.
Explore: http://128.118.88.253/speccolls/rbm/collections/blockson.htm
Training conducted by: Sylvia Nyana, Social Science Librarian
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT: WHY DO I WANT TO BUY THAT @#%$* BOOK?
When: December 12th 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Where: Paterno 203
Description: Making informed decisions about the warp and woof of the University Libraries collection is one of the major tasks of subject specialists. We will explore the various tools used by subject specialists to make informed collection decisions and demonstrate how these are used to make practical decisions. We will look at resources such as: GOBI, Directors Work Station, reports from ILL, and a variety of related resources.
Training Conducted by: Nonny Schlotzhauer
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