Chemistry Librarianship Student Scholarship

Call for Applications: 2010 Lucille M. Wert Scholarship –
Deadline: February 1, 2010

Designed to help persons with an interest in the fields of Chemistry and Information to pursue graduate study in Library, Information, or Computer Science, the Scholarship consists of a $1,500 honorarium. This scholarship is given yearly by the Division of Chemical Information of the American Chemical Society.

The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree with a major in Chemistry or related disciplines (related disciplines are for example Biochemistry or Chemical Informatics). The applicant must have been accepted (or currently enrolled) into a graduate Library, Information, or Computer Science program in an accredited institution. Work experience in Library, Information or Computer Science preferred.

The deadline to apply for the 2010 Lucille M. Wert Scholarship is February 1, 2010. Details on the application procedures can be found at http://www.acscinf.org and once there click on “Awards” and then click on “Lucille M. Wert Student Scholarship”.

Applications (email preferred) can be sent to: margaret.matthews@thomsonreuters.com

Contact address:
Marge Matthews

CINF Awards Committee
633 Dayton Rd.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3801
Phone: 215-823-3922

Web Integration Webinar

On Friday November 13th, Jamal Cromity hosted a well-attended webinar entitled "Web Integration". Topics covered included the integration of tools such as Google Ajax RSS Feeds Displayer, Share Point RSS Reader, Image embeds via Facebook and Flickr. LinkedIn and Twitter. The webinar provided basic information on each of these resources as well as tips for using them in special libraries' work. The webinar concluded with an in-depth discussion of the SLA initiative for choosing a new name. Jamal reviewed comments received back on the proposed name from chapter members and walked participants through a report highlighting SLA's research findings on various aspects of the effort to determine the new name.

Changing the way we state our business

My latest LMD post is now available:
http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_lmd/

Check it out when you can!

Jamal

JAMAL CROMITY WINS REMCO ROADBUILDERS' AWARD IN SPECIAL LIBRARIES

At this year’s 58th Biennial NCLA conference, during the REMCo's Author Luncheon on October 8th in Greenville, N.C., our very own President – Elect, Jamal Cromity accepted an award by the North Carolina Library Round Table of Ethic Minority Concerns. The award recognizes ethnic minority librarians and scholars in library education, academic librarianship, special librarianship and public librarianship, who have served as pioneers in librarianship and who also represent a positive role model in the field. Further, recipients are recognizing as ethnic minority librarians who exemplify courage, integrity, perseverance and who have contributed to the field of librarianship for their specific category.

Can the association members learn to grow?

My latest LMD Blog is now available...

Wow! SLA may finally have a new name…The Association of Strategic Knowledge Professionals. Are we all happy now? Well...
http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/sla_lmd/2009/10/can-the-association-members-learn-to-grow.html

New NCSLA Wiki - Gov Doc Sources presentation now available!

OK!

So I created a new wiki for the chapter to collaborate information online. The old wiki will go away very soon! Use the link from this main website to access the wiki going forward. Michael Pepper or I will send out invites per your request.

I really want the chapter members to start using the wiki site to post specific content about our workshops. You can also upload documents under 11 megabytes. Let me or Michael know of any other ideas you would like to use the wiki for going forward. Making new pages is very easy!

My hope is that you will have a much better experience using the new wiki. I truly want the website and wiki to be more collaborative and user friendly.

Check it out when you can!
http://sites.google.com/site/ncslawiki/

The Government Document Sources information is now available on the wiki.

Value Continuum and Professional Online Search Services: The Collaborative Stage

My latest publication is now available in the July issue of Online Magazine.
Check it out when you can: http://www.infotoday.com/online/

Value Continuum and Professional Online Search Services: The Collaborative Stage
By Jamal Cromity
Page 38

In the article I talk about the real value of professional online search tools and how more search services will need to focus on collaborative features. Through research, I share some of the driving forces behind the call for improved methods of knowledge sharing.