Volunteer.

Sci tech Chair Ann Koopman recently said almost all committees could use additional volunteers, but the following could use your help now:

Government Relations, Chair and Committee
International Relations, Chair and Committee
Nominating Committee
Programming Committee
Membership Committee

Check the Division website for committee descriptions. For more information or to volunteer email ann.koopman@jefferson.edu

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Continuing Education Stipend is $1000 given to the SLA Engineering Division member who submits the best essay on how he or she would benefit from a continuing education course. The submission deadline is March 1, 2007.

Essay details and submission information after the jump.

IEEE Continuing Education Stipend

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Continuing Education Stipend will be given to the SLA Engineering Division member who submits the best essay on how the applicant will benefit professionally from a continuing education course.
The award is a $1000 stipend for expenses incurred while attending any CE course offered at the annual Special Libraries Association conference in Denver, Colorado, June 3-6, 2007. The stipend may be applied to travel, food, and one night’s accommodation. Award applicants must be members in good standing in the SLA Engineering Division for at least one year as of January 1, 2007.
The winner will be required to submit an article to SciTech News within twelve months of completion on how the course helped them either in library applications or professionally. Apply by submitting a one to three page (double spaced) essay on how you will benefit professionally from the specific continuing education course. Include your full name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. Please type your full name at the top of each essay page.
The deadline for Submission is March 1, 2007. The recipient of the award will be notified by April 1.

Please submit entries to:
Penny S. Sympson, SLA Engineering Division Awards Committee
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
330 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062
Voice: 847.753.7202 Fax: 847.498.0358
E-mail: psympson@wje.com

That's the challenge to students looking to attend the Special Libraries Association conference in Denver CO (June 3-6, 2007). Students looking to win the $1200 Inspec Award can submit an essay answering the questions above. To enter, you must be a student member of SLA and attending your first conference. The deadline for your submission is March 1, 2007.

Get the scoop after the jump.

Special Libraries Association Engineering Division Announces

Inspec's
$ 1200 Travel Stipend AWARD

To Attend the SLA Annual Meeting in
Denver CO, 3-6 June 2007

Inspec is sponsoring for library school students the award of a $1200.00 travel stipend toward payment of expenses incurred while attending the annual Special Libraries Association conference in Denver CO, June 3-6, 2007.

The Inspec Award will be given to the qualified student who submits an essay of three or less double spaced typed pages that is judged to be the best essay submitted describing

If you were a Librarian, in charge of the science or engineering collections, how would you go about promoting databases within your collection to the appropriate departments that can benefit from it? What could the database producers do to assist in your efforts (e.g., send you promotional items, etc.). Explain how your efforts will benefit your organization.

Qualifications for Entering Award Competition:

1. Be a student member of the Special Libraries Association.
2. Be attending his or her first SLA Conference.

Special Instructions:

1. Give your full name, address, telephone number, e mail address, and a statement, on one page, of your qualifications, as given above, for entering the award competition. Include the name of your library school.

2. Type your full name (without any additional personal information) at the top of each essay page. Double space the typing on all pages.

Deadline for Submission: March 1.

The recipient of the Inspec Award will be notified by April 1.

Submit Entries for the award to:

Bette Finn, SLA Engineering Division Awards Committee
Georgia Tech Library and Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332‑0900
Voicemail: (404) 894‑1790 Fax: (404) 894‑8190
E‑mail: bette.finn@library.gatech.edu

This award is offered annually to honor a team. It is sponsored by the SLA Engineering Division and highlights the accomplishments and contributions of a team working on projects in the area of engineering. A team may consist of members who work in a collaborative environment – academic libraries and corporations with several libraries or one librarian involved in a group project.

It's a $1500 stipend -- split amomng the team -- and nominations are due by March 1, 2007.

Details after the jump.

Engineering Division Team Award

This award is offered annually to honor a team. It is sponsored by the SLA Engineering Division and highlights the accomplishments and contributions of a team working on projects in the area of engineering. A team may consist of members who work in a collaborative environment – academic libraries and corporations with several libraries or one librarian involved in a group project.

Recognition comes in the form of a $1500 stipend, plaques for team members and a presentation at the Division's Annual Business Meeting held during the annual SLA conference. Prospective teams are encouraged to nominate themselves, or an associate may nominate them.

Criteria for nomination are:

1.One member of the team should be a member of SLA in good standing for one
year (as of January 1) of the previous year the award is given.

2. The team project accomplishment should have taken place within the calendar
year immediately preceding the nomination; however, in selected cases, based
solely on the Awards Committee’s judgment, recognition may be given for an
ongoing, long-term team project.

2.The team leader or one team member needs to be present at the Division's
Annual Business Meeting to accept the award. Other team members wanting
to attend the presentation will need to make/pay for their own travel
arrangements.

Deadline for submission is March 1, 2007. The recipient of the award will be notified by April 1.

Please submit entries to:

Joan Dubis, SLA Eng-Div Awards Chair
The Boeing Company
Library Services
5301 Bolsa Ave – M/S H012-A001
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-372-0993 voice
714-896-1737 fax
Email: joan.c.dubis@boeing.com or jcdubis@yahoo.com

Criteria and submission details after the jump.

Elsevier /SLA
Engineering Librarian of the Year Award

Please consider nominating a colleague or associate for our Engineering Librarian of the Year award. This $1500 gift is offered annually to honor a Member of the SLA Engineering Division.

The award is sponsored by Elsevier and the Division to highlight the accomplishments and contributions of members to the engineering librarian profession. Recognition comes in the form of the stipend, a certificate, and a presentation at the Division's Annual Business Meeting held during the annual SLA conference.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to nominate themselves, or an associate
may nominate them.

Criteria for entry are:

1. Membership in good standing in the SLA Engineering Division, as of January 1 of the previous year in which the award is presented.

2. Distinguished achievement in the engineering library profession, through an exceptional contribution on the job, within the SLA Engineering Division, or within the industry at large. This accomplishment should have taken place within the calendar year immediately preceding the nomination.
However, in selected cases, based solely on the Awards Committee’s judgment, recognition may be given for an ongoing, long-term contribution.

Instructions for submissions – Deadline March 1, 2007

Provide full name, address, telephone numbers, e-mail address, and a maximum one-page statement of the nominee’s qualifications to:

Joan C. Dubis
The Boeing Company
Library Services
5301 Bolsa Avenue – M/S H012-A001
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
joan.c.dubis@boeing.com
714-372-0993 (p) - 714-896-1737 (f)

The conference is look for three papers to be selected for presentation. You must submit your proposal by January 15, 2007. Details after the jump...

Call for Papers IFLA Science and Technology Libraries Section program for the World Library and Information Congress: 73rd IFLA General Conference and Council 19-23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa

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 "Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships"

Science and technology play an important role in promoting economic growth and social progress. In Africa, there is a need to build and boost science, engineering and technology capacity together with universities and research institutes. Developing local expertise is vital for a sustainable future. Higher education is crucial in ensuring that scientific and technical professionals can identify opportunities for innovation and scientific discoveries.

In recent years, these issues have been emphasized by policymakers such as the African Commission, Association of African Universities, and the G8 countries. A ten-year program to revitalize the universities of Africa is underway. The need to embed science, technology and innovation in all development programs has been stated by the Academies of Science of the G8 countries.

Libraries in science and technology are an important source of information that can help to realize the objectives of the developing programs. Our conference program will explore the role of the science and technology libraries in these circumstances under the theme "Changing trends in higher education and its impact on the delivery of science and technology information". We are looking for papers that demonstrate or describe innovative ways in which libraries in the field of science and technology can contribute to and be partners in this development. Proposals are not limited to the African experience.

Three papers will be selected for presentation. Proposals for papers must be submitted by 15 January 2007 to Jill Mayer, e-mail jbmayer@email.unc.edu. The proposal should include a title, a 200-400 word abstract and relevant biographical information of author(s) / presenter(s).
Successful proposals will be identified by 15 February 2007 and the full paper is due by 1 May 2007.

Please note that all fees, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation, etc. are the responsibility of the authors of accepted papers. For additional information, please contact Irma Pasanen, e-mail irma.pasanen@tkk.fi.

If you know of a librarian who lives and works outside of the United States and Canada then he or she may be eligible for the Bonnie Hilditch International Science-Technology Division Librarian Award. The award is conference registration, lodging, and airfare (not to exceed $2000).

Yes, you can nominate yourself. But hurry. The deadline is February 1, 2007.

Details after the jump....

2007 SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY DIVISION BONNIE HILDITCH INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIAN AWARD

The Bonnie Hilditch International Science-Technology Division Librarian Award is presented to a librarian outside of the United States and Canada. The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for a librarian outside of the United States and Canada to attend the annual Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference. The award will consist of conference registration, lodging and airfare, not to exceed US$2000. The SLA annual conference will held in Denver, CO, USA, June 3-6, 2007.

The SLA Science-Technology Division Awards Committee reserves the right to withhold the award if a sufficient number of appropriate candidates are not nominated.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Be a current member of SLA, preference given to members of the SLA Science-Technology Division.

Reside and work outside of the United States and Canada. Be working currently in a library, information center, library school or other information capacity, preferably in the science and technology area.

Submission should be in English.

NOMINATIONS:

Self-nominations are encouraged. Send a typed and signed statement including information on the candidate's professional career, professional activities or offices held, special projects or services, publications, and any other related functions that qualify the person for the award.

Documentation, although not mandatory, may include a current curriculum vita OR resume for the candidate, significant publications, supporting letters, etc.

Please inform the committee if you are currently applying for other SLA awards.

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: February 1, 2007

APPLICATION PROCEDURES for the INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY DIVISION LIBRARIAN AWARD

1. Fill out the application. A copy is included here.

2. Include a current resume and relevant materials as outlined in the criteria for the award.

POST AWARD REQUIREMENTS:

1. Recipient will write a brief article (approximately 1,000 words) on the conference experience for the November 2006 Sci-Tech News.

2. Recipient will be asked to serve on the Science-Technology Division Awards Committee
the following year in order to provide for the continuity and enthusiasm of this award.

NOTIFICATION:

1. Applicants will receive notification of award status by early February 2006. The award check will be sent to the recipient as soon as the receipts are received by the Awards Chairperson.

2. The recipient’s names will be posted to the Science-Technology Division’s Web site.

3. The announcement and introduction of the recipient will take place at the Science-Technology Division's Annual Business Meeting/breakfast. Details forthcoming.

E-mail nominations and materials preferred. Hard copy/print materials accepted.

The committee needs your abstract by January 19, 2007!

Complete details after the jump...

Call for Paper Proposals: STS Research Forum, ACRL Science and Technology Section (STS), ALA Annual Conference Washington, D.C., 2007.

The ACRL Science and Technology Section's (STS) Research Committee invites submission of abstracts of research papers to be given at the STS Forum for Science & Technology Library Research on Sunday, June 24, 2007, from 4:00-5:30 pm at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The Research Forum provides an excellent opportunity to share recent research addressing issues in science and technology librarianship in its broadest sense. Two proposals will be selected through a blind review process on the basis of timeliness, evidence of scholarship, and relevance to science and technology librarianship.

ABSTRACT: An abstract not exceeding 250 words should convey the title and purpose of the project, its scope, methodology, conclusions, and relevance to science and technology librarianship. Priority will be given to papers that indicate research analyses, either quantitative or qualitative.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: January 19, 2007. Review of submissions will begin immediately by the STS Research Committee and successful submitters will be notified by March 6th.

PAPERS: Acceptance of proposals reflects a commitment by the author(s) to provide presentations of no longer than 30 minutes at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

SUBMISSIONS: Abstracts should be submitted via e-mail to William Simpson at wsimpson@udel.edu, Co-Chair of the STS Research Committee. Be sure to include your name, institution, phone, fax, and e-mail address.

STS Research Committee

Contacts for STS Research Committee questions:
William Simpson
Senior Assistant Librarian, Reference Department
University of Delaware
302-831-0188
E-mail: wsimpson@udel.edu

Sarah Hong - Ji Jeong
Science Reference Librarian
Wake Forest University
336-758-4653
E-mail: jeongsh@wfu.edu

If accepted, your poster will be displayed from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2007. You must submit your ideas to the committees by January 19th.

Complete information after the jump....

Call for Poster Proposals: ACRL Science and Technology Section (ACRL-STS), ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., 2007.

The ACRL STS Research Committee and STS Program Planning Committee invite proposals for posters to be exhibited during the STS program reception at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Posters will be displayed from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2007, immediately following the STS Program, which starts at 8:30 a.m. Be part of our program of the Science and Technology Section of ACRL and submit your ideas by January 19th.

We encourage proposals for posters relating to the program theme, "Issues and trends in digital repositories of non-textual information: Support for research and teaching."

Posters could describe examples of digital repositories which provide access to non-textual information. Posters may outline a research project or analytical study, describe issues and trends in creating, retaining, and providing access to non-textual information, or illustrate a collaborative project on digital repositories of non-textual information.

Program Presenters:

Frank Cervone, Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology, Northwestern University; Tom Dowling, Assistant Director of Library Systems, Client/Server Applications OhioLINK; and D. Scott Brandt, Assistant Dean for Research, Purdue University Libraries.

Program Description:

Issues and trends in digital repositories of non-textual information: Support for research and teaching.

Scientific research produces vast amounts of data. Historically, libraries have preserved the distillation of that research (the scientific paper), but only infrequently the data upon which that paper was based. An increasingly prominent theme in today's research community is that preservation of the data is perhaps at least as important as preservation of the output. Our program will focus on the current issues and trends in creating, retaining, and providing access to non-textual information.

The STS Research Committee will select posters for the Washington, D.C. session through a blind review process on the basis of timeliness, thoughtfulness, and relevance to sci/tech librarianship.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: January 19, 2007. A brief description of the poster (250 words or less) should be submitted via e-mail to Sarah Jeong, Co-Chair of the STS Research Committee, jeongsh@wfu.edu. Be sure to include your name, institution, phone, fax, e-mail address, and poster title.

STS Research Committee and STS Program Planning Committee

Contacts for STS Research Committee questions:
Sarah H. Jeong
Science Reference Librarian
Wake Forest University
336-758-4653
E-mail: jeongsh@wfu.edu

William Simpson
Senior Assistant Librarian, Reference Department
University of Delaware
302-831-0188
E-mail: wsimpson@udel.edu

• Homer I. Bernhardt Distinguished Service Award


• Best Publication Award


• Best Reference Work Award

Deadline for nominations to all three awards is February 8, 2007. Self-nominations are welcomed. Send all nominations via regular mail and/or e-mail to: John C. Teleha, Chair, ELD Awards Committee, F.D. Bluford Library, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State
University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, teleha@ncat.edu.

The books will be judged on nine criteria: uniqueness, comprehensiveness, usefulness, quality, authoritativeness, organization, illustrations/diagrams, competition and references. To qualify, the book has to have a 2006 copyright date and can be in any format and at any reading level: college, research, general audience, children's, reference. Any language is accepted.

You can nominate as many books as you want but must fill up a form for each. The form is online; you can also email Maria.Latyszewskyj or send to M. Latyszewskyj, Environment Canada Library, Downsview, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M2N 3C7.

The theme is Responding to the New in Sci-Tech and Engineering Libraries . The deadline for submission is October 31st.

Change is a constant in libraries and information centers and all indications are for more and bigger changes in the future. We are looking for papers that explore how you are informing, instructing, managing, providing, evaluating, or creating the modern information environments for your users with change in mind. Consider how you take advantage of new situations and changes that are coming to provide change leadership in your organization. Theoretical and practical approaches are welcome.

Possible questions include, but are not limited to:

• Has collaboration between corporate executives and librarians been increasing? Are external forces a large factor in what is driving change in your library?


• Are you working with faculty to incorporate more curriculum-based library instruction in your strategy?


• Do you spend more time evaluating existing services and using that data to develop new services?


• If fewer users are coming to our information centers or libraries to use traditional print resources how are we providing help in using the resources that they want?


• Is your website the most useful tool in providing services to your users? Are the Googles and MySpaces of the world forcing us to develop services that are more intuitive and offer better results?


• How are you going about increasing awareness and generating advocacy for the value of the library?

ELIGIBILITY: Any SLA member is welcome to submit an abstract for consideration. Preference will be given to members of the Science & Technology Division and the Engineering Division.

CRITERIA: Criteria for review will include relevance to the session theme and evidence of scholarship and methodology.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: October 31, 2006.

ABSTRACT: A 300-500 word abstract should accurately convey the subject of the paper, its scope, conclusions, and relevance to the program theme.

PAPERS: If chosen, acceptance of your paper reflects a commitment on your part to:

• submit the complete text of your paper to the program convener by March 30, 2007.


• give a presentation of your paper for no longer than 20 minutes at the SLA annual conference June 3-6, 2007 in Denver, Colorado.


• allow your paper to be posted on the Sci-Tech Division website (http://www.sla.org/division/dst/) and/or printed in the session preprints

SUBMIT ABSTRACTS/QUESTIONS TO:
Roger Beckman
beckmanr@indiana.edu (e-mail submissions preferred)
Life Sciences Library and Chemistry Library
Indiana University
Jordan Hall A304
1001 E. Third St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-3700
Phone: (812) 855-9792 Fax: (812) 855-6612

Election to the ELD Secretary/Treasurer is a four-year job assignment, with the workload heaviest during the program chair year. The person is Secretary/Treasurer for the first year (leading up to and including 2008, Pittsburgh), program chair for the 2nd year (2009, Austin, Texas), division chair for the 3rd year (2010, Louisville, Kentucky), and then chair of the nominations committee for the 4th year (2011 Vancouver, Canada).

The Director serves a 2-year term. Not to be confused with the division chair, the director is an additional member of the executive committee who organizes the banquet for 2008 in Pittsburgh and helps organize (with the membership chair) the ELD Welcome Reception for the 2009 conference in Austin.

See http://eld.lib.ucdavis.edu/bylaws.php for a description of the positions and duties. Please send nominations to Jill Powell, jhp1@cornell.edu.

The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. The sixth annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile 50-plus up-and-coming individuals from across the United States and Canada who are innovative, creative, and making a difference. From librarians to vendors to others who work in the library field, Movers & Shakers 2007 will celebrate the new professionals who are moving our libraries ahead. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2006.

You can use the online form at http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6358087.html [warning: print out a copy before you submit, in case your submission fails and everything you wrote vanishes]. Or, if you prefer, print out the PDF
http://www.libraryjournal.com/contents/pdf/LJMoveShakeForm.pdf and return it to Ann Kim at LJ, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010, or fax to 646-746-6734.

Nominations of sci-tech moving and shaking librarians would be greatly appreciated by Ms. Block and her colleagues. The deadline is November 1st.

The conference is free but you do need to register. The conference started October 10th and will continue on until October 22nd so you still have plenty of time to participate. "Working outside of the box: Science and Technology academic and corporate librarians interacting with non-traditional user groups, materials, spaces, and resources" is an asynchronous discussion and the site is open 24 hours a day.