EVENT: National Meeting Preview

Whether you're looking for a sneak preview of ASIS&T's 2009 meeting in Vancouver or can't make to Canada, join PVC-ASIS&T and the CUA Chapter of ASIS&T to hear preview talks from PVC-ASIS&T members who will be giving presentations at the national meeting.

https://www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/pvcregform_10262009.html

INCLUDED: Dinner will be provided

Speakers Include:

Trudi Hahn
"The Information Connection in Times of Crisis"
A report of a federally funded project to study roles for public libraries in serving the information needs of their communities in times of disasters.

Joe Hourcle
"Interoperability in the Space Sciences"
To deal with the highly heterogeneous data needs, NASA has funded the creation of a number of specialized "Virtual Observatories" (VxOs) in the space sciences. This presentation discusses these original VxOs, as well as phenonomena based VxOs such as the Virtual Waves Observatory (VWO), browseable directories such as the Virtual Space Physics Observatory (VSPO), standardization efforts between the VxOs such as the Space Physics Archive Search and Extract (SPASE) and the associated query language SPASE-QL, as well as related international efforts.

Joan Lussky
"Social tags and other kinds of subject access occurring library catalogs"

WHEN: Monday, October 26, 2009
TIME: 6:30 - 8:30pm
LOCATION: Catholic University of America
May Gallery, John K. Mullen Library
620 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington , DC 20064
 

Directions: http://www.cua.edu/directions/
Campus Map: http://welcome.cua.edu/cuamap.pdf

METRO: Brookland/CUA station, red line. 

 

From the metro, walk up the road past the guard station.  The Mullen Library is the large white building.  Go around the building to the front entrance.  Tell the attendant that you are there for the ASIS&T Event.  The May Gallery is directly to the right after passing the attendant.  We advise attendees to take the Metro. Limited parking is available in front of the library.)

COST:
$10  ASIS&T Members
$15  Non-members
$5   Students

Have a friend in ASIS&T?  Attend the meeting with him/her and attend at the member cost!

RSVP by: Friday, October 23, 2009 (5pm)

https://www.asis.org/Chapters/asispvc/pvcregform_10262009.html

Impress Your Professor: Keep on bloggin' on

On a quick note, I've been home to visit my parents in northern Illinois for Deep Fried Turkey day and imagine my surprise when, on the train, I overheard one couple talking at length about "HCI" (Human Computer Interaction), yet another couple talking about usability testing and a group of teens discussing the viability of the Facebook model over Myspace. It was as if everyone was discussing just about everything I've learned in the last year at SLIS and the relevancy of my degree hit me right square in the face! Very exciting and at the same time a little weird.

Anyhoo, at the last event it was announced that the Potomac Valley Chapter of ASIS&T has started a blog as well so I thought this a great opportunity to plug that AND to point everyone to this nice little slideshow on the topic of blogging communities from the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. It's short and to the point for all of us OD'ing on tryptophan!

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Presentations Posted!

Thanks to everyone who came to our event this past week-you all made it very successful and I love meeting people from around school! As requested, and also for those of you who couldn't make it, here are the presentations in .pdf. Enjoy!

Youngok Choi, "Searching for Books and Images in OPAC: Effects of LCSH, TOC and Subject Domains"

Ken Fleischman, "Digital Libraries and Human Values: Human-Computer Interaction Meets Social Informatics."

Paul Jaeger, "Social Capital and Information Science Research (SIGS IFP, SI, CRIT, HFIS)"

Christina K. Pikas, "Personal Information Management Strategies and Tactics used by Senior Engineers"

Nancy Roderer, "Introduction: I am an Information Professional"

Register Now Before It's Too Late

Come and learn the latest in information science research!

Please join the Potomac Valley and Catholic University of America Chapters of ASIS&T for our next exciting program!

"Bringing it Home: Highlights from the ASIS&T National Meeting"

WHEN: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Light supper and snacks provided 6pm, the program will run 6:15 - 8:30pm.

WHERE: May Gallery, John K. Mullen Library, Catholic University of America

Click HERE for registration and more information

See you on Nov 7th!

Registration ending soon for CUA and PVC ASIS&T Program

Please join the Potomac Valley and Catholic University of America Chapters of ASIS&T for our next exciting program!

"Bringing it Home: Highlights from the ASIS&T National Meeting"

WHEN: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 (Light supper and snacks provided 6pm, the program will run 6:15 - 8:30pm.)

WHERE: May Gallery, John K. Mullen Library, Catholic University of America

Click HERE for registration and more information.

Registration Now Open!

Registration now open!

"Bringing it Home: Highlights from the ASIS&T National Meeting"

WHEN: Wednesday, November 7, 2007 (Light supper and snacks provided 6pm, the program will run 6:15 - 8:30pm.)

WHERE: May Gallery, John K. Mullen Library, Catholic University of America

THE PROGRAM:

"Bringing it Home: Highlights from the ASIS&T National Meeting"

Come and hear area presenters from the National Meeting discuss their research and contributions to information science! ASIST National President Nancy Roderer will discuss her goals for the upcoming year. Attendees will have a chance to ask questions and
mingle with our presenters and President.

The presentations…

Nancy Roderer - 2007-08 ASIS&T National President, will speak about her goals and vision for the upcoming year. She is currently the Director of the Welch Medical Library and the Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University

Youngok Choi - "Searching for Books and Images in OPAC: Effects of LCSH, TOC and Subject Domains"

Ken Fleischman - "Digital Libraries and Human Values: Human-Computer Interaction Meets Social Informatics"

Trudi Bellardo Hahn - "Patterns and Outcomes of Federal Agency Funding for Libraries and Information Science"

Paul Jaeger - "Social Capital and Information Science Research" (SIGS IFP, SI, CRIT, HFIS)

Miriam Matteson - "The Impact of Group Interaction on Shared Cognition: An Analysis of Small Group Communication"

Tiffany Smith - Highlights from the Classification Special Interest Group

Stay tuned, more speakers may be announced

LOCATION: May Gallery, John K. Mullen Library, Catholic University of America
METRO: Brookland/CUA station, red line. (From the metro, walk up the road past the guard station. The Mullen Library is the large white building. Go around the building to front entrance. Tell the attendant you are here for the ASIS&T Event. The May Gallery is directly to the right after passing the attendant. We advise attendees to take the Metro. Limited parking is available in front of the library.)

The Catholic University of America: Getting to Campus
CUA Campus Map Directory (See sectors 14-15)

COST: $ 15 Members, $ 20 Non-Members, Students free with registration

FOOD: Light supper with vegetarian options

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER:
1) Online
2) Fax Registration Form
3) Mail Registration Form

Save the Date! CUA and PVC ASIS&T join forces for a terrific program!

Please join the Potomac Valley and Catholic University of America Chapters of ASIS&T for our next exciting program!

Bringing it Home: Highlights from the ASIS&T National Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Light supper and snacks provided 6pm, the program will run 6:15 - 8:30pm.

WHERE: May Gallery, John K. Mullen Library, Catholic University of America

SPEAKERS:

Nancy Roderer, 2007-08 ASIS&T National President,
Director of the Welch Medical Library and the Division
of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University

Trudi Bellardo Hahn, University of Maryland

Ken Fleischmann, University of Maryland

Miriam Matteson, University of Maryland

Paul Jaeger, University of Maryland

Tiffany Smith, Catholic University Alumni


THE PROGRAM: Bringing it Home: Highlights from the ASIS&T National Meeting

Come and hear area presenters from the National Meeting discuss their research and contributions to information science! ASIS&T National President Nancy Roderer will discuss her goals for the upcoming year. Attendees will have a chance to ask questions and mingle with our presenters and President.

The Presentations:
Ken Fleischman - Digital Libraries and Human Values: Human-Computer Interaction Meets Social Informatics

Trudi Bellardo Hahn - Patterns and Outcomes of Federal Agency Funding for Libraries and Information Science

Miriam Matteson - The Impact of Group Interaction on Shared Cognition: An Analysis of Small Group Communication

Paul Jaeger - Social Capital and Information Science Research (SIGs IFP, SI, CRIT, HFIS)

Tiffany Smith - Highlights from the Classification Special Interest Group

Stay tuned! More speakers may be announced.

LOCATION: May Gallery, John K. Mullen Library, Catholic University of America

METRO: Brookland-CUA station, Red Line.

From the metro, walk up the road past the guard station. The Mullen Library is large white building. Go around the building to front entrance. Tell the attendant you are here for the ASIS&T Event. The May Gallery is directly to the right after passing the attendant. We advise attendees to take the Metro. Limited parking is available in front of the library.

The Catholic University of America: Getting to Campus
CUA Campus Map Directory (See sectors 14-15)

COST: $ 15 Members, $ 20 Non-Members, Students FREE with registration

FOOD: Light supper with vegetarian options

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER: 1) Online, 2) Fax Registration Form, 3) Mail Registration Form. Check back soon for registration information!

For more information, map, and the registration form, please visit the PVC ASIS&T Website.

See you on Nov 7th!

Jeffrey R. Prater
Potomac Valley Chapter of ASIS&T

and

Nora Daly
Chair - Catholic University of America Chapter of ASIS&T

Impress Your Professor: Librarians in Your Face(book)

Raise you're hand if you spend too much time on Facebook.

I freely admit that I probably spend far too much time on Facebook. Then again, that's because my friends spend a lot of time on Facebook. Also, many of my colleagues have profiles there as well.

All of this means that most of the patrons who come to the library probably have scrolled through the social networking site at some point. While many fear the privacy issues associated with the website, many others see only opportunities for library outreach. In the article, "Reaching Students with Facebook: Data and Best Practices," the authors discuss why and how librarians should reach their patrons through this online utility.

First, there is the obvious allure of being "Friended" by all the undergrads on campus. Once a library creates a profile, any updates to that profile will be added to the news feed that users see on their Facebook homepage. If librarians are proactive about announcing events, changes, and opportunities at the library students will see these occurrences as soon as they log on.

Secondly, Facebook offers it's own e-mail application and discussion board space. Students can easily submit their reference questions online. Since Facebook may be accessed from any computer, these questions can be answered at any time of the day from anywhere on or off campus.

Thirdly, Facebook is beginning to add applications that are not only for library related groups but also those that actually aid reference. JSTOR has created an application where users can search the database from their Facebook profile. iLibrarian recently listed an article about the Top 10 Facebook applications for librarians and another article posts the top groups for librarians on Facebook to join.

CUA has a rather active library group. The administrators update the profile with information about library activities and the availability of new materials. They also referee questions posted by their patrons in the discussion board.

While I am an avid fan of using Facebook to be proactive toward patrons, I do still hesitate at the supposed reference benefits of using the website. I ask this because in today's Google culture, I wonder if this encourages patrons to find information that is "good enough" as opposed to going after the right information. Can social networking sights actually help patrons with their reference questions, or does it merely encourage people to go for the easy answer?

For those of you able to attend this year's annual ASIS&T Meeting, there are a few discussions that may touch upon this social computing trend:

The Social Web, Social Computing and the Social Analysis of Computing (SIG SI)

Social Information Architecture Workshop

Opening Science to All: Implications of Blogs and Wikis for Social and Scholarly Scientific Communication (SIG STI, SIG BWP)

Impress Your Professor: Computing in Sub-Saharan Africa

So, I was clicking through the ever so interesting ASIS&T conference presentations and came upon this little number on the emergence of internet cafe usage in Johannesburg, South Africa. The hypothesis: internet cafe's are actually used most regularly by locals (as opposed to backpackers) and are typically their primary means of access to the internet.



It got me wondering about what sort of internet access the library systems throughout Sub- Saharan Africa have and why so many folks are flocking to pay for internet usage at cafe's instead, so I did a little investigating...

Well, in the city of Johannesburg, turns out the library requires an annual membership fee of R30 a year ($4US). With internet cafe rates ranging from R5 ($0.67) to R30 an hour, it should still be far more advantageous to join the library, no? What's the draw for the cafe's? How is the library not able to tap into this network of eager users? Perhaps it's a capacity issue? Money? Both? I don't know.

Then you've got the oh-so-glam city of Cape Town which was awarded the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation Learning Award for their Smart Cape Access program. This program has essentially provided free public internet access at all public libraries throughout the city.

And somewhere in between you've got the city of Bulawayo Public Library out in Zimbabwe which opened up its OWN cyber cafe. They charge for usage like any other internet cafe but at a much cheaper and more competitive rate and use the fees to sustain their internet access.

At the National ASIS&T Annual Meeting coming up October 19-24 in Milwaukee there will be a session on Sub-Saharan social computing and its effects on culture and society. One question they will seek to answer is: In what ways are the new trends in social computing affecting information science education in Sub-Saharan Africa?