New Publication

"Bibliometric Analysis and Comparison of Two STEM LIS Journals: Science & Technology Libraries and Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship (2005–2014)" has been published on Taylor & Francis Online. It is available at:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0194262X.2016.1171191.

Random Thoughts for April

It is near the end of April as we approach the end of the spring semester.  My major complaint is that the situation is same old same old.  We still get so few walk up reference transactions, yet I read on librarian listservs that other libraries report many questions even in the evening hours.  My theory is that NJIT students are “tech savvy” and can navigate through online databases with minimal assistance.  I am more upset that students majoring in chemistry and related disciplines rarely ask for more me.  Years ago I had regular consultations with graduate students and faculty.

This semester I taught a share of the research roadmaps which are given to freshman taking a required humanities course.  As in previous semesters most students don’t hand in their assignments on time, while some don’t even bother.  What can we do?

20 months until I retire at the end of 2017.

Satellite Meeting of STELLA Librarians Unconference at NYU Bobst Library on May 20

Some time ago the 2016 STELLA Unconference was announced for May 20-21 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. STELLA is an acronym for Science, Technology, and Engineering Library Leaders in Action.

The METRO Science and Medical Librarians SIG is holding a satellite event at the NYU Bobst Library (Room 619) On Friday May 20 from 12:15 PM – 5:00 PM.  Since the METRO offices are closed on Fridays, I had to find another location.  I thank Kara Whatley of NYU Libraries for allowing METRO to use their facility for this event.

Here is the schedule:

12:15-1:15pm

Planning Session

1:15-2:30pm

Breakout Session 1

2:30-2:45pm

Break

2:45-4:00pm

Breakout Session 2

4:00-5:00pm

60 minute wrap-up and report back from sessions

We will be communicating with the people in North Carolina through Skype.

Please register at  http://metro.org/events/745/

METRO Science Librarians SIG Meeting Wednesday April 27

The next METRO Science and Medical Librarians SIG meeting will be:

Wednesday April 27 1:30 PM at METRO Headquarters

57 East 11th Street - 4th Floor

It will be a research forum with the following speakers:

•       Esther Jackson – New York Botanical Garden - Survey of institutions that offer plant information services to the public.

•       Clara Tran and Jennifer Lyon – Stony Brook University - Faculty Use of Author Identifiers and Researcher Networking Tools

•       Danielle Aloia and Robin Naughton -New York Academy of Medicine - Share #GreyLit: Using Social Media to Communicate Grey Literature. 

•       John Carey and Ajatshatru Pathak – Reference Mode Preferences: A Survey of Students at Hunter College and Queensborough Community College.

•       Robin Wright (Lehman College) and Latrina Keith  (Albert Einstein  College of Medicine) - Wearable Technology: If the Tech Fits, Wear It

 An Outreach Project funded by an NN/LM MAR grant to teach medication safety to K-2 students Shelly Warwick, Touro College

Register at http://metro.org/events/735/