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 and collaborate with colleagues, energize your career and provide strategies for improving your areas of expertise.  Early-bird registration is now available through April 12, 2013.  If you have already registered for the full-conference, now is your opportunity to add ticketed  events. http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac13/reg.cfm

The program line up for the Sci-Tech Division at the San Diego Conference includes:

SATURDAY, June 8, 2013
8am-5pm CE Course, Patent Research: The Next Level
Ticketed event $299 members/$199 students-retired/$399 non members.
Limit to 50.  Bring your laptop for the hands–on portion of the session.  A limited number of computer workstations will be available onsite.
Workshop lead by Chris Vestal, Government Specialist, Lexis/Nexis  and Maria Krieser, Patent Researcher/Information Specialist with ASRC Management Services
Sponsored by Proquest/Dialog

11:30am- 1:00pm Newcomers Lunch (by invitation only)
Sponsored by IEEE

5:00-7:00pm DST Board Meeting
All members of the division are welcome to attend.

SUNDAY, June 9, 2013
11:45am- 1:15pm: Content and Interfaces, What’s New?  
Lightning talks from content providers, database producers, search engine developers with time for Q&A.  Confirmed attendees include: Deep Web Technologies, Elsevier, Microsoft Research, ProQuest/Dialog, Springer, Thomson Reuters.
Sponsored by Elsevier, Springer

MONDAY, June 10, 2013
7:30 am-9am: Annual Business Meeting and Awards (Breakfast)
Ticketed event $25 member/$20 student-retired/$35 non-member
Join us for our annual awards breakfast.  This is your chance to connect with other members of the SciTech Division and share in congratulating our award winners;
Sponsored by IEEE

10-11:30am: Next Generation Science Librarians (co-host, CHEM lead)
The role of the sci-tech librarian is changing – it’s not just reference assistance and cataloging anymore. The sci-tech librarian of the future is an analyst using citation and publication data to demonstrate the impact of their customers’ research, and in turn the parent organization. Librarians will share practical information about how they serve customers in this new non-traditional role.
Sponsored by CRC/ Taylor & Francis

12-1:30pm: Big Data, Big Challenges  (Spotlight Session)
The data deluge is here–data intensive science, social science and information networks. A panel of librarians and researchers will discuss the types of new data services offered and the new roles for information professionals
Panelists:
Britt Mueller, Qualcomm – Speaker
Amy Affelt, Director of Database Research, Compass Lexecon – Speaker
David Minor, Head of Digital Preservation Initiatives, UC San Diego – Speaker
Richard Moore, Deputy Director and Project Manager, Research Cyberinfrastructure, San Diego Supercomputer Center – Speaker
Helen Josephine, Head of the Engineering Library, Stanford University Libraries – Moderator
Sponsored by ACS, Wiley, World Scientific

4-5:30pm: Science and Engineering 101
Topic for 2013:  Research Resources for Transportation and Mining, Geology, Metallurgy.
Presenters: Mary Frances Lembo and James Manasco
Sponsored by SAE International
5:30-7:30pm: All Sciences Poster Session (co-host, BIOMED lead)

TUESDAY, June 11, 2013
8:00 -9:30am: Tips and Tricks for Developing and Using Research Apps
Developers of research apps and librarians who have deployed these apps will discuss current trends.
Panel to include Michael Habib, Scopus/Elsevier and Gayenel Rice, 3M

10:00-11:30: Computer Science Roundtable (co-host, IT Division lead)
Moderators: Helen Josephine and Ruth Kneale
Unconference format, bring your ideas and questions.
2-3:30pm: Science of Wine (co-host, BIOMED lead)

WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2013
8:30am-4:30pm SciTech Division Tour:  Qualcomm and UC San Diego Geisel Library and Calit2 Star Cave
Ticketed event: Member $40/student retired $25/Non-member $60
Limit to 30
Our hosts:  Britt Mueller, Qualcomm and Susan Shepherd, UC San Diego
Sponsored by IEEE

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

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.

Thanks again to the vendors who supported the Sci-Tech division this year.  This is the list of sponsors for Sci-Tech Division sessions and awards at the 2012 SLA Conference in Chicago.

Sponsor	Item sponsored
American Chemical Society (ACS)	Collections in Transition and the Open Access to Federal Science & Technology sessions
Annual Reviews	S. Kirk Cabeen Travel Award
ASTM	Sci-Tech Division Achievement Award
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)	All Sciences Poster Reception
CrossRef	Bonnie Hilditch Travel Award and the Diane K. Foster International Student Travel Award
Elsevier	All Sciences Poster Reception
IEEE	Newcomers’ Welcome Luncheon and the Science-Technology Division Business and Awards Breakfast
INSPEC / IET	How and Why things Fail
Knovel	Science-Technology Division Business and Awards Breakfast
Morgan & Claypool	Computer Science Roundtable
ProQuest	Science Technology 101
Thomson Reuters	Bonnie Hilditch Travel Award
World Scientific	DENG Standards Update

Please use our online survey monkey evaluation form to rate the Science-Technology programs that you have attended at SLA 2012 in Chicago.The survey will stay open until 7/23/12.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3M3P7YN

One response for each program will be randomly selected and that person will receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card.

Here is the popular pocket schedule (PDF) that you can fold to put into your name badge.

Below are the sessions that are arranged by the Sci-Tech Division of SLA.  We have also included the major SLA events and sessions.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

11:30 am-1:00 pm
Sci-Tech Newcomers Lunch.  Location provided to those with an RSVP.  Sponsored by the IEEE.

1:00-3:00 pm
Science-Technology Division Advisory Board Meeting. Hilton, Joliet Room.

3:00-5:00 pm
Taste of Chicago Welcome Reception. All conference attendees are invited to celebrate the start of the SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO.

5:15-7:15 pm
Sunday General Session and Awards Presentation. Join us as we honor our 2012 Award Recipients and outstanding conference partners before featured speaker, Guy Kawasaki, takes the stage of the impressive Arie Crown Theater.

Monday, July 16, 2012

7:30-9:00 am
Science-Technology Division Business and Awards Breakfast. Annual business and breakfast meeting of the Sci-Tech Division. Come have some breakfast, network with your colleagues old and new, and find out what the division is doing. Sponsored by IEEE & Knovel. CC, S402A

10:00-11:30 am
Collections in Transition: Impact of eResources on Collection Development and Management (Academic as lead with DSOC, EDU Div, Sci-Tech Div) As library collections move from the print to the electronic world, libraries face new opportunities and challenges that require thinking about critical issues such as how the practice of collection development has evolved in an electronic world. In this session you will learn how libraries are evolving their collection development practices and policies to address the proliferation of electronic books, including making acquisitions based on patron demand. As well, learn about the complexity of creating, managing and selling ebooks from a publisher perspective; information that will provide librarians with valuable insight into ebooks from press to desktop.  Sponsored by the ACS. CC, E351

2:00-4:00 pm
INFO-EXPO Magnificent Mile Networking Refreshments

4:00-5:30 pm
Computer Science Roundtable (Sci-Tech as lead with PAM) The CS Roundtable topic discussion will be  on new software tools and apps to streamline the research workflow.  Representatives of Mendeley, Elsevier and Thomson Reuters will be on the panel and we will have plenty of time for your questions.  We will have AV support in the room, so the vendors can do live demos if they choose.  Sponsored by the ACM and Morgan & Claypool. CC, S403B

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

8:00-9:30 am
DENG Standards Update (ENG Div as lead with Sci-Tech).  Learn about the latest product innovations from many of our technical standards publishers and vendors.  Sponsored by World Scientific. CC, E264

Noon-2:00 pm
INFO-EXPO Lincoln Park Networking Lunch

2:00-3:30 pm
How and Why Things Fail – Forensic Engineers & Information Specialists (Sci-Tech as lead with ENG Div, Trans Div, Insur Div, Chem Div) Real Forensic Engineering not made for TV. Librarians, information researchers, and libraries of all types and forms are essential to the field of forensic engineering. Come hear Michael Stevenson of ESI talk about what forensic engineering really is and how the gathering of information is key to the field.  Sponsored by INSPEC. CC, E253C

4:00-5:30 pm
Open Access to Federal Science Technology Information (Sci-Tech as lead with ENG Div) The session will address Open access through the Federal Science Repository Service (FSRS) and the collaboration between NTIS and the scientific and engineering communities. Learn the what, why and how of this collaboration and find out how it is working and what it can do for you.  Sponsored by the ACS. CC, E253C

Also 4:00-5:30 pm
Science of Beauty Care (DCHE as lead with Sci-Tech, BIO)  Back by popular demand, this session will focus on the science and chemistry of popular skin care products. Scientists will provide insights into the benefits of skin care products old and new, and experts from the industry will address the cultural side of skin care trends. Product samples will be available. CC, E258

6:00-8:00 pm
All Sciences Poster Reception (SciTech Div as Lead with BIO Div, CHEM Div, ENG Div) This event highlights multiple themes representing innovation, creativity, and change, with support from multiple divisions. Join your colleagues for food, drink, and networking, and learn new ideas to take back to your library.  Sponsored by the CAS and Elsevier. Hilton, Williford Room BC

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

8:00-9:30 am
Science and Engineering 101: Nuclear Science & Engineering (Sci-Tech as Lead with ENG Div.) Mary Frances Lembo and James Manasco are going to talk about Physics and Nuclear Science & Engineering and how to locate information in those subject area. Sponsored by Dialog & Proquest Market Solutions. CC, E264

2:00-3:00 pm
SLA Annual Business and Membership Meeting. Come hear SLA CEO Janice R. Lachance deliver the annual state-of-the association presentation. In addition, SLA President Brent Mai and Treasurer Dan Trefethen will report on the successes and planned initiatives of the association. CC, E450

3:00-4:00 pm
Future Now: A Panel Discussion. Join us for a new and exciting panel presentation by leading information pros who will discuss and debate topics that were popular during the conference and will continue to be important throughout 2012. This highly engaging event will build on the momentum created by conference sessions and attendee interactions and will include content posted on social media platforms by conference attendees.  Facilitated by Donna Scheeder, an SLA past president, this expert panel will address provocative and radical questions about our profession, our services and our value. You’ll explore challenging perspectives and ideas for our future, and you’ll walk away excited, inspired and re-invigorated about the profession’s possibilities. CC, E450

4:30-6:30 pm
Closing Reception. The Kentucky Chapter invites all conference attendees to join us in putting the icing on the cake of another successful conference. We hope you will take this chance to bid adieu to your friends and colleagues before you travel back to your place of origin. We also hope to ease your parting tears by including a drink ticket and a chance to win a little taste of Kentucky. Hilton, Williford Room A

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!!

SESSION CO-SPONSORS Biomedical & Life Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, and Science-Technology Divisions

Conference theme this year is Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy.

Your poster presentation could help your colleagues immeasurably as we all seek to cultivate or enhance scientists’ knowledge management skills and to demonstrate the value of our services to our parent organizations or potential clients. The poster session provides an informal and lively venue for sharing your innovative ideas on an important topic.

Possible poster topics:

• Library disaster preparedness
• Automated storage & retrieval systems
• Measuring the value of information
• Science literacy; Information literacy
• E-Science librarianship
• Be creative … use your imagination

ELIGIBILITY: Any SLA member is welcome to submit an abstract. In the event that a greater number of submissions are received than can be accommodated, members of the sponsoring science divisions will be given first preference.

GUIDELINES and LAYOUT: Guidelines for materials and layout of poster presentations are available on the SLA Chemistry Division website at: http://chemistry.sla.org/documents/poster-session-guidelines/

SUBMISSION of ABSTRACT:

• DEADLINE is April 1, 2012
• Please submit your name, institution, email address, poster title and description [250 words or less] by e-mail to SLAposter2012@gmail.com

NOTIFICATION of ACCEPTANCE: All applicants will be notified re: poster proposal acceptance on or before May 1, 2012.

FOR QUESTIONS, CONTACT:

Cheryl Hansen
ESI Engineering Systems Inc.
630.851.4566 X1238
630.851.4870 (fax)
Email: cahansen@esi-il.com
4215 Campus Drive
Aurora, Il 60504

SLA’s Best Kept Secrets: The Contributed Papers Sessions

SLA is now accepting proposals for Contributed Papers to be presented at the 2012 Annual Conference and INFO-EXPO to be held 15-18 July 2012 in Chicago.

• Do ontologies, taxonomies and semantics make your tail wag?
• Are mobile devices your passion?
• Is social media your thing?
• Are you the Content Wrangler for your organization?

In this era of a world economy, things are more interdependent than ever.  Changes in one arena impact another, borders are blurring, and expectations are higher than ever. Technology is driving change forward at a dramatic speed, and what was impossible three years ago is now commonplace.

The Contributed Papers Sessions allow you to showcase your creative and innovative solutions to some of today’s pressing information issues. Share your successes with your colleagues and inspire your peers. We are particularly interested in hearing from our international members.

Topics for papers must be related to the conference theme of “Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy” and should focus on putting ideas into practice: don’t just think, ACT.

Every SLA member is encouraged to submit an abstract!  Proposals will be evaluated by a panel of SLA members in a blind review and the strongest will be selected for development into full papers.

Requirements for Acceptance

Topics should be related to library or information science, information management, research, client services, technology or administration in special libraries.  Proposals will be judged on their relevance to the conference theme “Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy.”  Reviewers will be looking for novelty, creativity, scholarship, and applicability to an author-defined audience.

Proposed papers must also meet these requirements:

• At least one author is a member of SLA
• At least one author commits to presenting the paper at the Annual Conference
• The proposal is received by December 12, 2011 deadline
• The paper has not been published in or submitted to any other publication or conference planning group
• The author (and any co-authors) must be willing to sign a copyright assignment form that will permit SLA to use the paper in various formats

Deadlines

12 December 2011 – Proposals due.  Submit an abstract of your paper via e-mail to Helen Losch at helenlosch@gmail.com.  Abstracts should be between 250-300 words in length, or roughly one page in 12-point text.  Please also identify your core audience (e.g. academic, web).

01 February 2012 – Notification.  All applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision, and the strongest proposals will be invited to develop them into full papers.

01 June 2012 – Papers due.  Authors submit their completed papers and copyright assignments to SLA.

15-18 July 2012 – Conference presentation.  Authors will deliver a 15-minute presentation of their papers. Presentation should focus on the practical applications of the research conducted – what is really, really, really important about their topic and results.  Authors may be asked to present in the Pecha Kucha format (20 slides with 20 seconds allowed for explanation of each slide).

More information about the 2012 conference is available at:
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2012/index.cfm

Be a part of the Contributed Papers sessions, the Best Kept Secrets of SLA.  Submit a proposal today!

We really want to thank the vendors who contributed to the Sci-Tech Division this year to sponsor our conference sessions and the awards that we offer.

American Chemical Society Publications (ACS)
Annual Reviews
ASTM
Chemical Abstract Service (CAS)
CrossRef
Elsevier
H.W. Wilson
IEEE
IET/Inspec
Knovel
SPIE
Springer
Thomson Reuters
World Scientific