Special Collections Showcase
Celebrating 125 Years of Temple
November 4, 4:00 p.m.,
Paley Library, Mezzanine, Special Collections Reading Room

Get up close and personal with Temple’s history as a diverse and vibrant educational institution. The Libraries’ Special Collections Department oversees the Conwellana-Templana Collection, Temple’s unofficial university archives and a rich repository of materials related to Russell Conwell and the university’s birth. This showcase will offer an opportunity to speak with curators at the Special Collections Department and hold Temple’s history in your hands. Please also visit the companion exhibition Celebrating 125 Years at Temple: Materials from the Conwellana-Templana Collection happening this fall.

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November 12, 2:30 p.m., Paley Library Lecture Hall

Did you know that nearly a quarter of the city of Philadelphia's budget is spent on criminal justice and jails? Our prisons are now overcrowded, stuffed with first-time offenders. Legal experts and public administrators know, there are many different ways to approach these problems. Hear from an incredible panel of experts on this issue.

State Superior Court Justice Ron Castille and former Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson will join Temple professors for a conversation moderated by former Mayor John Street for the latest installment of Chat in the Stacks.

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Wednesday, November 18
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Paley Library Lecture Hall

Temple University Libraries
Celebrate National GIS Day!

On Wednesday, November 18th, 2009, join Temple University Libraries in celebrating National GIS Day. The two hour event will begin at 11:00 AM with presentations by invited speakers, followed with a reception.

Matthew Harris will make the first presentation. A Master’s graduate from Temple’s Anthropology Department, Harris will speak on the topic of applying GIS skills in the Social Sciences. He will draw on his experiences as an archeologist, GIS analyst, and GIS manager to discuss the importance of finding a niche and creatively using GIS in a chosen field of study. Using examples from current and past projects, he will illustrate ways that GIS is applied to the field of Cultural Resources and more broadly to a number of GIS applications.

The second presentation will be given by Robert Cheetham, founder and CEO of Avencia Inc., a software design and development firm for geospatial analysis tools and services, with particular expertise in natural resource planning, economic development, crime analysis, real estate property analysis, and cultural resources. He also serves on the advisory board of the Penn State Master’s in GIS program, and has served as the Senior GIS Developer for the City of Philadelphia and as Crime Analyst for the Philadelphia Police Department. In his presentation, Cheetham will highlight recent GIS initiatives at Avencia, including the PhillyHistory project as well as describe how the Avencia staff integrate GIS training.

The presentations will be followed by a reception with light fare and opportunities to meet the speakers and other guests.

Please forward this announcement to students and others who are interested in GIS. I look forward to seeing everyone in the Philadelphia GIS community.

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Cross-Cutting Collaboration: Faculty/Student/Technology/ Librarian Teams Master Information Literacy
November 18, 3:00 p.m., Paley Library Lecture Hall

What do the Jazz Century, Youth Cultures, and Environmental Science have in common?
All are classes in Temple’s new, innovative general education program, and have a comprehensive and cutting-edge information literacy component thanks to the inventive work of ILCTs—Information Literacy Cross Teams—made up of faculty, students, technology consultants and library specialists. Learn about one of Temple’s most exciting curricular success stories!

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