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:
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 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.
]]>He graciously invites the community of people who are engaged in teaching about chemical information sources will collectively engage in modifying, updating, and enhancing this resource. He expects to be more content from his class on the wiki this semester.
]]>For more info, contact John Haynes, Assistant Director, IOP Journalst.
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Speakers are:
Advance registration for NERM 2006 is available until September 11, 2006. A discounted registration fee ($65) is available for librarians attending the day of the symposium.
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