Please join me in congratulating our Sci-Tech Divison Award Winners.  This year we have the pleasure of awarding two Bonnie Hilditch  International Librarian Awards ($1500 each) in conjunction with the Engineering Division.  Our award winner last year was not able to attend the conference, so this year we were able to provide funding for two [...]

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Abby Bedford , the Editor of SciTech News has selected Jeremy Cusker, Senior Assistant Librarian, Engineering Library, Cornell University to work with her on the design and editing of SciTech News beginning with Volume 67, issue 2. Jeremy brings his experience with InDesign software, his previous editing and writing skills and his interest in the [...]

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SLA, along with 11 other library, publishing, research and advocacy organizations, wrote a letter thanking U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden for introducing legislation titled “The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act” (FASTR). This bill, introduced on February 13, will provide an important mechanism to ensure that manuscripts of peer-reviewed scientific articles reporting on research [...]

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Greetings Colleagues:  Three and half days of  meetings in Dallas at the 2013 Leadership Summit started with the planning kick-off for the 2014 Vancouver conference, followed by reports on the state of the association and concluded with Division and Chapter Cabinet meetings. 2014 Vancouver Conference Planning The theme of the Vancouver Conference (June 8-10, 2014) [...]

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The theme for the  2013 SLA Conference in San Diego  is Connect, Collaborate, Strategize.  The programs offered by the Sci-Tech Division are a combination of our traditional events such as the Newcomers Lunch, Annual Breakfast, Science and Engineering 101, and  “Science of” series plus some new topics and formats that will allow you to connect [...]

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The Sci-Tech Achievement Award is the highest annual award presented by the Science-Technology Division and is reserved for those recipients whose professional work is marked by distinction and dedication to scientific and technical librarianship. The purpose of the award is to recognize those Division members who have made outstanding contributions to the Division and/or to [...]

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The Student Relations Committee of the Sci-Tech Division conducted a contest late last year for LIS students to win two free SLA memberships (including affiliation with the Sci-Tech Division and a chapter of their choice).  The contest invited current LIS students to answer one of three questions: What is the biggest challenge that new science [...]

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The election votes for the 2013 Sci-Tech Division Chair-Elect and Treasurer positions are in and counted. Sci-Tech Division’s New Chair-Elect is Nevenka Zdravkovska (currently serving as our Treasurer) and our New Treasurer is Thea Allen!  Both positions will begin in January 2013. Many thanks to all candidates for volunteering to run in the election for [...]

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Above: Joseph Kraus (Past-Chair), Cheryl Hansen (Chair 2012), and Helen Josephine (Chair-Elect).

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Here are some pictures of the award winners. Above: Vivienne Houghton (S. Kirk Cabeen Travel Stipend Award), Geeta Paliwal (Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award), and Simon Barron (Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award) Above: Bethan Ruddock with Simon Barron. Above: Sheila Rosenthal with Vivienne Houghton.

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