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Wednesday 10 January 2007

More papers - The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Science and Technology Libraries Section is planning a two-hour program in Durban as part of the World Library and Information Congress 19-23 August 2007. The theme of the IFLA conference is... (13:43)

Friday 13 October 2006

SLA-Sci-Tech: call for papers for Denver - The Science-Technology Division of SLA is now accepting submissions for its Contributed Papers Session at the June 2007 Denver conference. The theme is Responding to the New in Sci-Tech and Engineering Libraries . The deadline for submission is October 31st.... (15:53 | 0 Trackbacks)

Thursday 12 October 2006

SLA 2006 poster session web conference now in session - The web conference based on the poster session sponsored by the Chemistry, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Sci-Tech divisions of SLA at the latest annual conference in Baltimore is now in session. The conference is free but you do need to register. The... (12:04 | 0 Trackbacks)

Friday 8 September 2006

Mass and Matter: Public Access to Scientific Discovery symposium - The University of Kansas Medical Center will sponsor a symposium called Mass and Matter: Public Access to Scientific Discovery on October 6th. On topic will be current and emerging practices for publishing, delivering and sharing scientific research, data and tools... (15:31 | 0 Trackbacks)
Future of Scholarly Communications symposium - The Chemical Information Division of the American Chemical Society is sponsoring a symposium of interest to information professionals and chemists on the subject of new models of scholarly publishing entitled The Future of Scholarly Communications. The symposium will take place... (15:19 | 0 Trackbacks)

Thursday 31 August 2006

ASEE-ELD: call for papers - The SmoothPaper online submission system is now open for submissions to the ASEE's Engineering Libraries Division program for the the annual conference in Honolulu, HI. Deadline is October 4th at 5 PM. The following topics are suggested; they are not... (13:47 | 0 Trackbacks)
SLA-FAN: call for papers - The Food Agriculture and Nutrition Division of SLA invites submissions for its session at the 2007 SLA Annual Conference to be held in Denver. The session will take place on Tuesday, June 5, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The theme... (13:39 | 0 Trackbacks)
ACRL-STS conference materials online - Meanwhile, the Science and Technology Section of ACRL published online all of the PowerPoint presentations from the STS program at the ALA annual conference in New Orleans, as well as several posters/handouts from the poster session.... (11:31 | 0 Trackbacks)
SLA joint poster session - The latest bulletin of the Chemistry Division of SLA contains a review of the all-sciences poster session in Baltimore (read starting page 9). The accompanying Web conference will take place from October 10-22, 2006. The Web Conference is free, however... (11:25 | 0 Trackbacks)

Monday 3 July 2006

Trisociety symposium - volunteers needed - The work on the 8th Trisociety Symposium (organized by ASiS&T, SLA, ACS-CINF) is underway and volunteers are needed for the planning committee. The symposium will correspond with DASER III and will take place on Friday, Nov 3, 2006 in Austin,... (16:39 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 21 June 2006

ACS-CINF: social software sessions podcasts - At the March 2006 ACS National Meeting in Atlanta, the Division of Chemical Information presented a symposium "Social Software and Chemical Information". The presentations of that symposium are now available via podcast. The slides are also available. Speakers were Beth... (15:36 | 0 Trackbacks)
Publisher news from SLA Baltimore - I'm back from Baltimore, tired but happy with the conference. I hardly posted on EngLib; my entries appeared on the Information Technology Division blog where they were more relevant. But there were nonetheless many interesting sessions pertaining to sci-tech information... (10:45 | 0 Trackbacks)

Sunday 11 June 2006

SLA Opening Session Keynote Speaker - A quick note about the speaker tonight at SLA: Gwen Ifill, Washington Week Managing Editor and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Ms Ifill spoke about on the current state of Journalism. An interesting observation was how the... (22:58)

Saturday 10 June 2006

In Baltimore - I'm now in Baltimore, for the SLA conference. Activites for me have already started with a business meeting for the IT Division. I'll try to post as much as I can during the conference (hey, Days Inn has free wireless,... (23:44 | 0 Trackbacks)
LISA V: Private viewing of the Harvard Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments - Attendees of the LISA V conference will have the great opportunity to attend a special viewing of two exhibits on Tuesday, June 20th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in the Putnam Gallery located in the Harvard University Science Center. "Time,... (23:21 | 0 Trackbacks)
IFLA Sci-Tech Section tour - The Sci-Tech Section of IFLA is preparing a full day of touring during the IFLA conference in Seoul later this August. The activity is an off-site visit to Daeduk Science Town, the Silicon Valley of Korea by coach with an... (23:08 | 0 Trackbacks)

Tuesday 30 May 2006

LISA V - Registration for LISA V, the fifth "Library and Information Services in Astronomy" Conference, is now closed has it isfull! Congrats to the organizers for their success.... (21:50 | 0 Trackbacks)
Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center tour in Baltimore - The Transportation Division has prepared a special tour during the SLA conference at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center. The Center is a federally owned and operated research facility in McLean, Virginia. TFHRC is the home of the Federal Highway... (21:07 | 0 Trackbacks)

Monday 29 May 2006

METRO Science Librarians SIG meeting - The next METRO Science Librarians SIG meeting will be held Tuesday June 6, 2006 1:30-4:30 PM at the METRO Headquarters, 57 East 11th Street, 4th Floor, in New York City. Speakers: Helen Ann Brown of the Weill Cornell Medical Library... (19:59 | 0 Trackbacks)

Saturday 13 May 2006

Blogging CE class in Baltimore and bloggers get-together - Sunday June 11th, I will be teaching a pre-conference workshop at SLA titled Weblogging for Beginners: a Practical Approach. Time is running out for registering so don't miss out if you are interested in blogging but not quite sure where... (00:06 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 10 May 2006

SLA-PAM's One Book/One Division title announced - Count down : Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math Competition by Steve Olson, published by Houghton Mifflin, is the title for discussion during the One Book/One Division No-Host Dinner organized by the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division of SLA... (14:46 | 0 Trackbacks)

Thursday 4 May 2006

Volunteering at ALA annual - Attendees of the ALA annual conference in New Orleans still have the possibility of volunteering in the Libraries Build Communities projects to help rebuild libraries and the communities in and around New Orleans on Friday, June 23 and Tuesday, June... (15:52 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 26 April 2006

NRIC 2006 Annual Conference - The Natural Resources Information Council (NRIC) will hold its annual conference in Las Vegas, NV from July 30 to August 1. Early bird registration ends April 30th. There is still time to submit an abstract as well for a presentation... (14:56 | 0 Trackbacks)
Upcoming ICSTI public conference - The International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) will hold a public conference (June 7-8) and annual meeting (June 9-11) in the Washington, DC area. The theme is "Partnering in Science Information: Necessities of Change". The deadline to register... (14:48 | 0 Trackbacks)

Monday 24 April 2006

Poster presenters for SLA Annual in Baltimore - You can check out the posters that will be presented in the cosponsored science and technology poster session (Chemistry, PAM, and Sci-Tech Divisions) at SLA this June. The theme is "Working outside of the box: Science and Technology academic and... (15:06 | 0 Trackbacks)

Friday 7 April 2006

ACRL-STS scholarships for ACRL pre-conference workshop - The Science and Technology Section of ACRL is offering two $350 scholarships to support recent STS members participation in ACRL's Assessment and Beyond ALA Pre-conference workshop on Friday June 23.... (11:41 | 0 Trackbacks)
ACRL-STS dinner at ALA - The Science and Technology Section will be having a dinner at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. Dinner will take place on June 24, 6PM at Tujagues, 823 Decauter St. Costs are $20 for STS members, non-STS $50. There... (11:25 | 0 Trackbacks)

Friday 3 March 2006

Early bird registration for LISA V - Early bird registration for the Library and Information Services in Astronomy (LISA) V conference ends March 15th. Save 50$ on the regular registration fee.... (14:59 | 0 Trackbacks)

Monday 20 February 2006

ASEE-ELD Get Acquainted/SIG session - A must at any ASEE-Engineering Libraries Division annual conference is the Get Acquainted/Special Interest Group session. The 2006 moderator, Aleteia Greenwood, is seeking input into the subjects to be covered in the SIG part of the session. A form has... (15:50 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 8 February 2006

ACRL-STS poster session: deadline extended again - It would seem everyone is too busy to submit a poster proposal to the ACRL-STS section for the upcoming conference in New Orleans. The deadline has been extended again, this time, to February 24. I can only encourage you to... (13:40 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 1 February 2006

SLA-PAM Book discussion in Baltimore - The Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division of SLA will have a no-host dinner on Tuesday, June 13, enhanced with a book discussion. If you are interested in participating in the book discussion, you can vote for your favorite title until February 24th.... (14:54 | 0 Trackbacks)

Thursday 19 January 2006

Blogging SLA Leadership Meeting - I'm blogging on the SLA Leadership Meeting over on the blog of the IT Division's Blogging Section. Laurel Kristick is doing the same at the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division's blog.... (18:35 | 0 Trackbacks)

Friday 13 January 2006

ACRL-STS poster session: deadline extended - You can have the long week-end to prepare an abstract: the deadline for the ACRL-STS poster session in New Orleans next summer has been extended to January 16.... (16:20 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 21 December 2005

ALA-STS Call for papers - The Science and Technology Section of ACRL is now accepting abstracts of research papers to be given at the June 25th STS Forum for Science & Technology Library Research at the ALA annual conference in New Orleans. Presentations should last... (14:53 | 0 Trackbacks)

Tuesday 20 December 2005

PIUG call for papers - The Patent Information Users Group (PIUG) is now accepting proposals for papers for its May 20-25, 2006 annual conference in Minneapolis. Deadline is January 30th. Send your proposals (including your name, brief biography, full contact information, presentation title and abstract)... (16:56 | 0 Trackbacks)

Monday 19 December 2005

ALA Mid Winter - Publishers/Vendors Relations Discussion Group - The Science & Technology Section (ALA-STS), Publishers/Vendors Relations Discussion Group will be hosting a discussion on Best Practices for Electronic Resources. The focus will be the ASEE-ELD's Punchlist of Best Practices for Electronic Resources. This is the first time that... (16:44 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 14 December 2005

ALA-STS Dinner at Midwinter - The Science and Technology Section of ALA will hold a dinner at Midwinter in San Antonio on Sunday night, January the 22nd. La Margarita (at 120 Produce Row) is located in El Mercado--the Market Square, near the corner of Commerce... (11:54 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 23 November 2005

ACRL-STS poster session: call for abstracts - Abstracts are now accepted for the Science and Technology Section's poster session at the next ALA conference in New Orleans. The theme is "Kaleidoscope of scientific literacy: Fusing new connections." Presenters are asked to describe "examples of partnerships with faculty,... (15:11 | 0 Trackbacks)

Friday 18 November 2005

SLA science poster session - call for papers - The Chemistry Division, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division, and the Science-Technology Division are making a call for papers for their joint Poster Session at the next SLA annual conference in Baltimore in June. The theme is “Working outside of the box: Science... (08:53 | 0 Trackbacks)

Thursday 10 November 2005

SLA-ST and SLA-ENG call for papers - extended! - The call for papers for the SLA-ST and SLA-ENG joint contributed papers sessions for the SLA annual conference in Baltimore in 2006 has been extended until Tuesday, November 15th.... (15:55 | 0 Trackbacks)
Metro Science Librarians SIG meeting - If you are in the New York City area there will be a new METRO Science Librarians SIG meeting very soon on Friday November 18th, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM at the METRO headquarters (57 East 11th Street – 4th... (15:31 | 0 Trackbacks)
LISA V - more info - More information has come forth about the LISA V - Library and Information Services in Astronomy: Common Challenges, Uncommon Solutions conference. The meeting will be held at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, which... (15:19 | 0 Trackbacks)
IFLA - Agricultural Libraries Group - Call for papers - IFLA's Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group will be hosting a 2 hour session at World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) to be held in Seoul. Submissions to present are now accepted. The theme is "Forging partnerships between libraries and extension services... (15:11 | 0 Trackbacks)

Thursday 13 October 2005

ACS-CINF - Call for papers - Abstracts can now be submited for a session called "Social Software and Chemical Information" organized by the Division of Chemical Information of the ACS for the March 2006 ACS National Meeting in Atlanta, GA. The organizers are interested to see... (15:26 | 0 Trackbacks)
ASIS&T-SIG STI activities during the conference + call for volunteers - The SIG STI group has prepared several activities for the ASIS&T Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC: business meeting: Monday, Oct. 31st, 11-12am Dutch Treat dinner: Monday the 31st at 7pm, at the Mimosa Grill. There will be a sign-up sheet... (11:31 | 0 Trackbacks)
SLA-FAN - call for presenters - The Food and Nutrition Division of SLA is sending out its first call for presenters for its Contributed Papers Session at the upcoming SLA Annual Conference in Baltimore, June 11-14, 2006. This particular session will be held on Tuesday, June... (11:22 | 0 Trackbacks)

Thursday 6 October 2005

IFLA STL Section - Call for papers - The Science and Technology Libraries (STL) Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)is now accepting abstracts for its Open Session for the 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council that will take in Seoul, Korea, August 20th... (08:37 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 5 October 2005

ASEE-ELD - abstract submission period extended - The deadline for abstract submission to the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference has been extended to Thursday, October 6th, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. You still have time!... (15:03 | 0 Trackbacks)

Wednesday 28 September 2005

At SARC III - I am leaving this morning for the SARC III conference in Williamsburg, VA. I will be presenting a session tomorrow morning, entitled "Jumping on the Blogwagon: A Librarian's Perspective." My thanks to the Sci-Tech Division of SLA for their sponsorship... (08:33 | 0 Trackbacks)

Friday 16 September 2005

Scientific Publishing Conference - Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, PA wil host a one-day conference entitled Scientific Publishing: What does the Future Hold?. Students, faculty, researchers, scientists, engineers, librarians, publishers are invited to attend. It will take place on Saturday, November 12 and it is... (10:58 | 0 Trackbacks)

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EngLib is a way for me to pass along information of interest to Engineering and Applied Science librarians. You will see news about conferences, databases, vendors, professional associations, job openings and other news that I find interesting.

I hope you enjoy EngLib and please email me (clw -at- englib -dot- info) with any suggestions, comments or news of your own. I welcome your feedback.

The information presented on EngLib represent my personal views and do not necessarily represent the views of my employer.

Catherine Lavallée-Welch

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Brick and Click: How Computers Changed Libraries Inside and Out

Jumping on the Blogwagon: A Librarian's Perspective

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