June 15th, 2009 newseditor
The Scholarly Communication SIG is sponsoring a free workshop this summer, July 23rd, at Dartmouth College. This is a great place to visit in the summer, and you could end the day with a tour of campus, a walk around the campus pond, or a dip in the river!
Workshop information:
Scholarly Communication 101 Workshop and Meeting
Sponsored by: ACRL NEC Scholarly Communication SIG
Location and host: Dartmouth College Library, Hanover NH
Date: Thursday July 23rd 9:30-3:00
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Scholarly Communication | No Comments »
June 15th, 2009 newseditor
The Access Services Interest Group held its first conference of the 2008-2009 year on November 20, 2008 at The College of the Holy Cross. The title of the program was “In Case of Emergency…?” Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, M.A.L.S., C.A., Preservation Specialist, Massachusetts Board of Library commissioners, Lori Foley, Director of Field Services, Northeast Document Conservation Center and Kevin Leonard, Security Officer, in the Holy Cross Public Safety Department, were the guest speakers.
Our second conference will be held on June 3, 2009 at the University of New Hampshire. The title of this program is “Copyright or Copywrong: How to Tell Them Apart”. Guest speakers will be Steven McDonald, General Counsel at the Rhode Island School of Design and Kevin Smith, Scholarly Communications Officer at Duke University. The focus of this conference will be on copyright beyond the basics. Registration is currently up.
ASIG also offers two scholarships for library students and support staff to attend each conference.
Submitted by Gail Geisser
Posted in Access Services (ASIG), Reports | No Comments »
June 15th, 2009 newseditor
Committee Members:
Louise Buckley, Nancy George (chair), Mary Piorun, Stephanie St. Laurence, Christine Turner, Janice Wilbur
Awards and Scholarships Recipients – 2009
The Best Paper Award:
Sarah Bordac and Jean Rainwater, Brown University, Rhode Island
ACRL National Conference Scholarship:
Andrew Burkhardt, Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont
Annual Conference Scholarships for Librarians/Library Staff:
Millie Gonzalez, Framingham State College, Massachusetts
Annual Conference Scholarships for Library School Students:
Tina Chan, Massachusetts
Christin Chenard, New Hampshire
Connie Jo Dickerson, Connecticut
Graham Sherriff, Connecticut
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Reports, Scholarships & Awards | No Comments »
June 15th, 2009 newseditor
Co-Chairs: Marilyn Billings (UMass Amherst), Carolyn Mills (UConn)
Vice-chair / Program chair: Barbara DeFelice (Dartmouth)
The Scholarly Communication Interest Group (SCIG) was established after a unanimous vote at the ACRL NEC Board meeting in June 2008.
SCIG held its first program on December 04, 2008 with approximately 45 attendees. The full day program was co-sponsored by the Boston Library Consortium which provided meeting space and refreshments, allowing us to provide the program at no costs.
Program title: First Meeting and Open Access Program
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Reports, Scholarly Communication | No Comments »
June 15th, 2009 newseditor
Opening Balance (Checking Account) $27,810.84
Receipts
Membership $1,400.00
Association Reimbursement $1,014.00
Miscellaneous Receipts $5,109.03
Spring 09 Conference Donations $11,925.00
Spring 09 Conference Registration $0.00
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Reports, Treasurer | No Comments »
