[Asis-l] Invitation to the Johnson Memorial Lecture at SLAIS, UBC

[luanne Freund]

The School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of 
British Columbia, invites you to attend the Stephen and Marion Johnson 
Memorial Lecture.

This prestigious lecture was established by the Johnson's son, Stephen 
Searle Johnson, in honour and memory of Stephen and Marion Johnson's 
many contributions to librarianship and to UBC, and it will be offered 
for on November 12.

Speaker: Professor Carol Tenopir (Chancellor's Professor, School of 
Information Sciences; Director of Research and Director of the Centre 
for Information and Communication Studies, College of Communication and 
Information, University of Tennessee).

Title: Variations in Reading Behaviours: What Makes a Difference?

Abstract:  This talk will describe studies by Tenopir and King over 
thirty years that look at reading patterns and the implications for 
publishers, researchers, and libraries.  The studies show that academics 
read more articles on average now than in the past, but spend less time 
on each reading. They search for and read scholarly articles for many 
reasons, including research, teaching, and current awareness and access 
articles from print and electronic library journal collections, personal 
print and electronic subscriptions, from authors and colleagues, and 
from the open web. Overall averages show changes over time, but reading 
patterns vary depending on some personal characteristics of readers, 
such as academic department, work responsibilities, and age, and by some 
characteristics of the individual reading, such as purpose of reading.

When and Where:
4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Dodson Room, 3rd Floor, Irving K. Barber learning Centre (IKBLC)
1961 East Mall, University of British Columbia
 
A reception will follow in the Bralorne Room, SLAIS, IKBLC.
Please RSVP to slaisevents at gmail.com <mailto:slaisevents at gmail.com> or 
(604) 822-2404 by November 5.
More information on the Johnsons and their contributions is available at 
http://www.slais.ubc.ca/NEWS/johnson.htm

-- 
Luanne Freund
Assistant Professor
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (SLAIS)
University of British Columbia
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Suite 470- 1961 East Mall, Rm 485
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Tel: 604-822-0825
Fax: 604-822-6006
E-mail: luanne.freund at ubc.ca