[Chapters-l] Announcement: Chapter Award Winners

[Wallace, Amy]

Chapter Event of the Year

 

Co-Winners:  Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate: New Web Tools in Real
Applications for Libraries, Companies and Regular Folk (NEASIST) & To
Google Or Not To Google (Indiana and Michigan).

 

The Chapter Event of the Year award goes to both "Syndicate, Aggregate,
Communicate: New Web Tools in Real Applications for Libraries, Companies
and Regular Folk," hosted by the New England Chapter (NEASIST) and "To
Google Or Not To Google," co-hosted by the Indiana and Michigan
chapters.  Both events were extremely innovative, financial successes,
showed excellent planning, and serve as excellent models for other
chapters.

 

The "Syndicate, Aggregate, Communicate" event demonstrated how new
technologies such as Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Instant Messaging (IM), Chat,
Browser add-ons, Bookmarklets, and Folksonomies can be turned into
practical tools for harnessing information and connecting people.  The
program featured Megan Fox, Jenny Levine, and Michael Stephens, three
recognized, early-adopter, information specialists who have been
exploring and experimenting with these tools in different environments.
Not only did eighty eight people attend the event, but meeting
participants also latched on to the theme of connecting people and made
it a reality.  Three participants set up blogs related to the program
topics, four joined the program committee to help with future programs,
and three have become more active chapter members.  Judges were
impressed by participant enthusiasm and glowing evaluations as well as
the extensive preparations made by the program committee (pre-survey,
blog).  

 

The "To Google Or Not To Google?" focused on how Google is impacting and
transforming academic librarianship and publishing. John Price Wilkin
from the University of Michigan gave the 'inside story' on Michigan's
deal with the Google Print project, Edward Valauskas of Dominican
University presented on the relationship between Google and the
Internet-only peer-reviewed journal he edits, and Pascal Calarco of the
University of Notre Dame talked about performing usability studies,
implementing metasearch services, and redesigning the library web
catalog when students expectations are influenced by Google.  The event
drew 84 participants from five states and was broadcast to a location
with the help of the Wayne State student chapter.  Revenues from the
broadcast were also donated to the student chapter.  Judges applauded
the collaboration between chapters and with student chapters as well as
the use of technology to reach additional participants.  

 

On behalf of the chapter award juries I would like to congratulate the
following winners.  These are the kind people, programs, and
publications that make me proud to be an ASIST member.

 

Chapter Publication of the Year

 

Winner: OASIS (Observations of the American Society for Information
Science) Newsletter (LACASIS)

The 2005 Chapter Publication of the Year Award goes to the OASIS
(Observations of the American Society for Information Science)
Newsletter, a publication of the Los Angeles Chapter (LACASIS).  The
newsletter is published on the LACASIS website making current and past
issues available to the chapter's geographically dispersed membership as
well as all other society members
(http://library.csusm.edu/intranet/oasis/).  The newsletter keeps
members informed about upcoming local and national events, provides
descriptions and analysis of recent programs for those that could not
attend, welcomes new chapter members, and features chapter news such as
award announcements and officer positions. Information and articles are
contributed by chapter members and event attendees fostering informal
scholarly communication in the field of library and information science.
One judge noted the devotion of LACASIS members and enthusiasts to meet
the changing needs of its constituents.  Other judges commented on the
newsletter's readability, useful information, and professional looking
layout.  

Chapter Member of the Year

 

Winner:  Beatrice Pulliam (NEASIST)

 

The 2005 Chapter Member of the Year award goes to Beatrice Pulliam of
the New England Chapter (NEASIST) for the Chapter Member of the Year
award.  Beatrice got involved in NEASIST when she was a Simmons student
by volunteering to help out with the DASER conference.  She quickly
gained a reputation as a creative and can-do person, and was soon asked
to be Program Chair.  As the 2005 Program Chair, she organized a spring
program on new web tools and a fall program on intellectual property.
Both programs were praised by her fellow chapter members for their
innovation.  In addition, Beatrice oversaw moving the chapter website to
a new host, established a chapter blog, and volunteered to moderate a
blog for the 2005 Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC.  And all these great
contributions were made while she was transitioning from being a student
to a professional job at Providence College.  Judges agreed that
Beatrice is an immense asset to NEASIST.  She was noted for both
providing quality services and introducing information technologies that
benefit society members within and outside her chapter.

 

 

 

Amy Wallace

Head of Public Services

University Library

California State University, Channel Islands

One University Drive

Camarillo, CA 93012

Phone: 805.437.8911

Email: amy.wallace at csuci.edu

 

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