ACRL New England Chapter News Online

ISSN 1527-0106

Fall 2005, Number 106

In This Issue (Home):

President's Letter

Annual Conference Preview

Constitution & Bylaws Committee Report

Continuing Education Committee Report

LOCI Fall Program

Preservation and Conservation Interest Group Program

Interest Group Reports and Announcements:
Information Technology (ITIG)
ITIG/SLIG Joint Program Summary
LOCI Summer Meeting
Library Instruction (NELIG)
SLIG Fall Meeting(SLIG)
Women's Studies Summer Retreat

Board Meeting Minutes, August 23, 2005
Calendar Listings

Welcome to the Fall edition of ACRL New England Chapter News Online. As your fall semester is hopefully settling into a normal pace, have a look at upcoming Chapter activities around the region, from a sneak preview of the 2006 ACRL NEC Conference, to the Continuing Education Committee blog and opportunities for service to the chapter with the Constitution & Bylaws Committee. Looking for a chance to network with other members this fall? The Preservation/Conservation and LOCI groups have programs this semester.

ACRL/NEC welcomes Beatrice Pulliam as the new editor for News Online. Beatrice Pulliam is a Reference Librarian at Providence College.

For a complete listing of events, visit our Chapter Calendar, or visit the interest group web sites to learn how you can participate. Additional reports and announcements are included in this newsletter.

Chapter officers: President, Nancy George (Salem State College); Vice President and President-Elect, Christine Turner (University of Massachusetts); Past-President, Colleen Anderson (Bryant University); Secretary, Kendra St. Aubin (Bridgewater State College); Treasurer, Marilyn Steinberg (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences); and Members-at-Large, Janet DiPaolo (University of Massachusetts - Boston) and Janice Wilbur (Assumption College).

The News is published three times a year by the New England Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries. New issues will appear on this site in October, January, and May. Contributions and news releases for the Winter, 2006 issue should be sent to Beatrice Pulliam, Reference Librarian, Phillips Memorial Library, Providence College, 549 River Avenue, Providence, RI 02918-0001, or bpulliam@providence.edu. Copy deadline for the next issue is January 23rd, 2006. Comments and suggestions for the News Online are welcome.