From rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Wed Jul 8 14:00:33 2015 From: rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu (Robert R Downs) Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 14:00:33 -0400 Subject: [Sigsti-l] Call for Items for SIG STI Newsletter by End of July Message-ID: <559D6541.6010609@ciesin.columbia.edu> Dear SIG STI Members, We would appreciate receiving any contributions of items that you might share for inclusion in our annual SIG-STI newsletter. Such contributions might include short pieces or announcements about recent or upcoming events or issues of interest to SIG STI members or references to articles, reports, or resources of interest. Other contributions or suggestions for newsletter items also would be appreciated. Please send your contributions for the SIG STI newsletter to me by the end of July. Thanks, Bob Downs Robert R. Downs, PhD Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of Research Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia University P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922 E-mail:rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Columbia University CIESIN Web site:http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu From rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Mon Jul 27 08:52:42 2015 From: rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu (Robert R Downs) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:52:42 -0400 Subject: [Sigsti-l] Call for Items for SIG STI Newsletter by End of July In-Reply-To: <559D6541.6010609@ciesin.columbia.edu> References: <559D6541.6010609@ciesin.columbia.edu> Message-ID: <55B6299A.10709@ciesin.columbia.edu> Dear SIG STI Members, We appreciate having received the contributions that some of you have shared for inclusion in our annual SIG-STI newsletter and are looking forward to receiving additional contribution for the issue. Please be reminded to send your contribution for the SIG-STI newsletter to me by the end of July. Thanks, Bob Downs Robert R. Downs, PhD Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of Research Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia University P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922 E-mail:rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Columbia University CIESIN Web site:http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu On 7/8/2015 2:00 PM, Robert R Downs wrote: > Dear SIG STI Members, > > We would appreciate receiving any contributions of items that you > might share for inclusion in our annual SIG-STI newsletter. Such > contributions might include short pieces or announcements about recent > or upcoming events or issues of interest to SIG STI members or > references to articles, reports, or resources of interest. Other > contributions or suggestions for newsletter items also would be > appreciated. Please send your contributions for the SIG STI newsletter > to me by the end of July. > > Thanks, > > Bob Downs > > Robert R. Downs, PhD > Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of Research > Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), > The Earth Institute, Columbia University > P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA > Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922 > E-mail:rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu > Columbia University CIESIN Web site:http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu > _______________________________________________ > Sigsti-l mailing list > Sigsti-l at asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigsti-l From garciam at denison.edu Mon Jul 27 15:57:22 2015 From: garciam at denison.edu (Moriana Garcia) Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:57:22 -0400 Subject: [Sigsti-l] Reminder: ASIS&T SIG-STI (Scientific and Technical Information) Paper Award - deadline July 31 Message-ID: *ASIS&T SIG/STI Sponsors a Best Paper Award* The special interest group (SIG), *Scientific and Technical Information, *is pleased to announce their annual Best Paper Award. This award is conferred upon a research article, which is acknowledged by our peers as the best paper in the library and information science literature that pertains to the subject of scientific and technical information. The winner will receive a cash stipend of $500 that is earmarked for attending the 2015 ASIS&T annual conference, held this year November 6-10, in St. Louis Missouri. Anyone interested in applying for this year?s STI Best Paper Award, please read the guidelines and instructions below. Please send your paper submissions to the Award Jury Chair: Professor Qin Jian* (**jqin at syr.edu* *).* *Submission deadline for the award is July 31, 2015*. *Rules for Applying for the SIG/STI Best Paper Award* *1. Nature of the award* Author or authors who win the STI best paper award will receive a cash stipend of $500, which is ear-marked for the awardee, or awardees, to attend the ASIS&T annual conference. The awardshall be announced by the Jury Chair by no later than one month prior to the start of the annual ASIS&T conference. *2. Purpose of the award* The purpose of the SIG/STI award is to recognize the best paper in the library and information science literature that is devoted to the subject of Scientific and Technical Information. The paper is required to be published in the literature within the two previous calendar years. It must be published in either a peer reviewed journal or a conference proceeding. *3. Eligibility criteria for the award* - Peer reviewed paper or conference proceeding, must be published during the previous two calendar years. - At least one author must be a current member of ASIS&T. - At least one author must register for the ASIS&T annual conference and attend the SIG/ STI business meeting during the ASIS&T annual conference. - The subject of the paper must fall within the subject of Scientific and Technical Information. *4. Administration of the award* The Paper Award is sponsored by SIG/STI. It is administered by the SIG STI Awards Jury. *5. Nominations for the award* Nominations for the Best Paper Award shall be submitted by email to the Award Jury Chair. The nomination must include: a full citation and a brief summary that justifies why the paper was nominated; a copy of the article should accompany the nomination. An individual may nominate himself or herself. *6. Selection of the Awardee* Jury members will gain access to the papers nominated for the award. Content of each eligible paper shall be appraised by the jury members. Each paper will be assessed through an established set of criteria and can accrue a maximum number of 100 points. Each paper will be evaluated in terms of the following criteria: - Theoretical or conceptual framework relevant to the description of scientific and technical information systems and services. (Maximum: 10 points) - Well defined problem statement, sound methodology and clearly documented references. (Maximum: 20 points) - Significance and implications of the research findings. (Maximum: 30 points) - Innovation and originality of research. (Maximum: 30 points) - Clarity of expression. (Maximum: 10 points) *7. Presentation of Award* In recognition of winning the best paper award, the recipient, or recipients, will receive the $500 award, which will be presented at the yearly SIG/STI business meeting held during the annual ASIS&T conference. *8. Publicity* The award shall be posted in the STI listserv, the STI web site, and STI social media site. In addition, it shall also be posted by any chapter with which the winner is affiliated. *9. Deadline* - The Call for Submissions for the SIG STI Paper Award shall be published during the spring. - The Submission Deadline is July 31th. - The awardee will be notified approximately one month before the start of the ASIS&T annual meeting. -- Moriana L. M. Garcia, MS, PhD, MLIS Natural Sciences Liaison Librarian Denison University Libraries P.O. Box 805 Granville, OH, 43023 Phone: 740-587-5714 Online profile: http://libguides.denison.edu/morianagarcia Skype: moriana_1 From rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Fri Jul 31 10:35:44 2015 From: rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu (Robert R Downs) Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:35:44 -0400 Subject: [Sigsti-l] Call for Items for SIG STI Newsletter - Extended to August 15 In-Reply-To: <55B6299A.10709@ciesin.columbia.edu> References: <559D6541.6010609@ciesin.columbia.edu> <55B6299A.10709@ciesin.columbia.edu> Message-ID: <55BB87C0.1020901@ciesin.columbia.edu> Dear SIG STI Members, Please note that the call for items for the SIG-STI newsletter has been extended to August 15, 2015, due to requests from potential contributors. The contributions that we have received to date are most appreciated and we are looking forward to receiving additional contributions with the extended deadline. Possible contributions might include short pieces or announcements about recent or upcoming events or issues of interest to SIG STI members. Likewise, references to published articles, reports, or resources of interest, as well as other items, also would be welcome. Please send items for the SIG-STI newsletter to me by August 15th. Thanks, Bob Downs Robert R. Downs, PhD Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of Research Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), The Earth Institute, Columbia University P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922 E-mail:rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu Columbia University CIESIN Web site:http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu On 7/27/2015 8:52 AM, Robert R Downs wrote: > Dear SIG STI Members, > > We appreciate having received the contributions that some of you have > shared for inclusion in our annual SIG-STI newsletter and are looking > forward to receiving additional contribution for the issue. Please be > reminded to send your contribution for the SIG-STI newsletter to me by > the end of July. > > Thanks, > > Bob Downs > > Robert R. Downs, PhD > Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of Research > Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), > The Earth Institute, Columbia University > P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA > Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922 > E-mail:rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu > Columbia University CIESIN Web site:http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu > > On 7/8/2015 2:00 PM, Robert R Downs wrote: >> Dear SIG STI Members, >> >> We would appreciate receiving any contributions of items that you >> might share for inclusion in our annual SIG-STI newsletter. Such >> contributions might include short pieces or announcements about >> recent or upcoming events or issues of interest to SIG STI members or >> references to articles, reports, or resources of interest. Other >> contributions or suggestions for newsletter items also would be >> appreciated. Please send your contributions for the SIG STI >> newsletter to me by the end of July. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bob Downs >> >> Robert R. Downs, PhD >> Senior Digital Archivist and Senior Staff Associate Officer of Research >> Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), >> The Earth Institute, Columbia University >> P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 USA >> Voice: 845-365-8985; fax: 845-365-8922 >> E-mail:rdowns at ciesin.columbia.edu >> Columbia University CIESIN Web site:http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> Sigsti-l mailing list >> Sigsti-l at asis.org >> http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigsti-l > > _______________________________________________ > Sigsti-l mailing list > Sigsti-l at asis.org > http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/sigsti-l