I guess I am using this blog as a way to criticize other libraries. A report in the Daily News states that the Board of Trustees will fire Director Thomas Galante and give him a consulting job that pays $800,000. Thae article states the Public Advocate Letitia James is trying to get New York State Attorney Gerneral Eric Schneiderman to join her in getting a court injunction to block this.
It is a shame that public libraries cry that they don't have money for resources and to keep the libraries open, but they have big bucks to give to a crook like Galante. The Queens Library also has a reputation for paying low salaries. Why should people donate when their money is being wasted?
Friday, June 27, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Our Paper Was Rejected for Publication
For over a year I have been working with a collaborator at Long Island University in writing a paper. I have really spent a lot of work over that time in analyzing the library science literature. We have spoken over the phone several times and have met a few times to discuss the paper.
About two months ago we submitted the paper to the Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST). Yesterday I received an e-mail from the editors stating that the paper was rejected for publication. They said that only 37% of the submitted papers are accepted. We also received detail criticism of the paper.
Yesterday I started to revise the paper based on the suggestions made by the reviewers. Since my collaborator is on vacation, I will have to wait to discuss our strategy for resubmitting it. We have put too much work into it and will revise and submit to another journal.
If I had to apply for tenure, I would have been much more upset over this rejection. I will just move forward by revising the paper and resubmitting it. We all learn from our mistakes.
About two months ago we submitted the paper to the Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST). Yesterday I received an e-mail from the editors stating that the paper was rejected for publication. They said that only 37% of the submitted papers are accepted. We also received detail criticism of the paper.
Yesterday I started to revise the paper based on the suggestions made by the reviewers. Since my collaborator is on vacation, I will have to wait to discuss our strategy for resubmitting it. We have put too much work into it and will revise and submit to another journal.
If I had to apply for tenure, I would have been much more upset over this rejection. I will just move forward by revising the paper and resubmitting it. We all learn from our mistakes.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Teaching Database Skills to Students of the McNair Program at NJIT
Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement program, awards grants to institutions of higher education for projects designed to provide underrepresented students with effective preparation for doctoral study. The program at NJIT is described at http://mcnair.njit.edu . Many students of this program have moved on to professional positions with prestigious organizations.
This past Monday I gave a session to this year's class on how to use the library's databases to support their research. Their topics included:
This past Monday I gave a session to this year's class on how to use the library's databases to support their research. Their topics included:
- Tungsten Based Alloys
- Project Class
- Computer Networking
- Solar water splitting to produce hydrogen
- Dissolution of Nanocomposite Microparticles
The students picked up on their training and were able to find douments to support their projects. It was a pleasure to work with them.
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