2007 Web Conference Archive

The discussions from the 2007 Web Conference, based on the SLA Poster Session "New Technologies in Instruction and Training," have been archived.

WEB CONFERENCE: OCT 1-16

Title: "New Technologies in Instruction and Training,"
Sponsors: Chemistry, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Sci-Tech Divisions of SLA
Location: http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem/
Dates: October 1 - 16, 2007
Registration: free
Format: Asynchronous web-based discussion
List of Presentations:
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/chem/vbulletin_real/schedule_Oct2007_unlinked.html
Presentations from the Poster Session: http://units.sla.org/division/dche/2007/poster.htm

Please join the Chemistry, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics, and Sci-Tech divisions of SLA for a web conference entitled, "New Technologies in Instruction and Training," to be held online October 1 - 16, 2007, at the Chemistry Division's web conference site at http://forum.lib.lsu.edu/slachem. The conference will feature many of the posters originally presented at the SLA Annual Meeting, June 2007, in Denver. Each poster presentation will have its own discussion forum moderated by at least one of the authors/presenters.

The presentations and discussion forums for all posters will be open and available the entire duration of the conference, thereby allowing conference attendees ample time to see the posters and take part in any and all sessions of interest. The forums and links to the content for all presentations will be available to attendees and guests by 8:00 a.m. (CDT), October 1. The conference site will be open 24 hours a day, and, as discussions are asynchronous, you will be able to participate at times most convenient to you.

Full participation in the event will require registration, but this is free and painless. The site is currently open for registration. For those of you who have already registered for a previous conference, your ID and Password are still valid. If, however, you have forgotten what they are, just click on the login button on the conference home page without filling in anything, and you'll be provided a link which will enable you to have your username emailed to you and to reset your password. When you fill in your registered email address in the box provided, you will be sent instructions on how to reset your password.

If you do not choose to register, you may still view all content and discussions, but you will not be able to post. We do hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to discuss the various topics with the presenters, however.

If you have any questions at all about the conference, how to participate, or problems with registration, please email or call William Armstrong through the contact information provided below.

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William W. Armstrong
Sciences Collection Development Coordinator
Chemistry Librarian
Liaison to Physics & Astronomy
Middleton Library
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
Ph. (225) 578-2738
Fax: (225) 578-9432
Email: notwwa@lsu.edu

Board & Business Meeting Minutes Posted

Minutes have been posted for:

• DCHE Board Meeting
  
• DCHE Business Meeting
• MRM Section Board/Business Meeting
  

Vendor Report: Bio-Rad

The Bio-Rad presentation from the Chemistry Vendor Roundtable has been posted (warning: large file).

How to Find Spectroscopy/Crystallography

Dana Roth's presentation (+ links) on locating crystallography information is now online. Elizabeth Brown's spectroscopy presentation is available on SlideShare. These were great presentations: informative, interesting, and chock full of good resources.

Vendor Reports: Thomson & CAS

The Thomson & CAS presentations from the Chemistry Vendor Roundtable have been posted.

Collection Development in the Electronic Age (Presentations)

Three presentations from the Collection Development in the Electronic Age have been posted:

• Life Cycle of Digital Reference Resources: Asking the Right Questions - Dr. Lesley Farmer (Cal State Long Beach)


• Science Electronic Resources at The University of Auckland Library: The impact on collection management and service delivery - Sonya L. Donoghue (Univ Auckland)


• Journey into the Digital Age: Strategies for Developing and Managing Collections in a Federal Research Library - Susan Makar (NIST)
  

Spectroscopy for the Unpolarized

Elizabeth Brown's (Binghampton) excellent presentation on finding spectra and spectroscopic information is now online at SlideShare. Or you can check it out here:

Collection Development in the Electronic Age (Posted)

The handout for the Collection Development in the Electronic Age program has been posted. We hope to get copies of the presentations and post those as well.

Conference Reports, Presentations, Handouts...

Did you write a report on one of the sessions? Give a presentation? Participate in the poster session? Then send your stuff!!

Please send in your reports, presentation slides, poster files, and handouts to tmvogel@ucsd.edu, and they'll get posted on the DCHE website.

Word and Powerpoint files are preferred. Any changes I make (including conversion to PDF) are only to reduce file size.

Executive & Advisory Board Reports

Reports from the DCHE Executive and Advisory Board members are now online. See what we've been up to and what we have planned for the coming months.

Board & Business Meeting Agendas

The agendas for the next week's DCHE Board and Business meetings have been posted.

Updated Conference Schedule

The DCHE schedule has been updated!! I have merged the table and text view and linked the two so you can jump from a title in the graphical schedule to get a detailed description of that program. Also added: more INFO-EXPO (no-conflict) activities, and room numbers for all the events.

DCHE Open House - Details and RSVP

This year's DCHE Open House will be held at the historic Byers Evans House Museum on Tuesday, June 5th from 8 pm until 11 pm. The house is within walking distance of the Firefighters Museum (4 blocks) where the All Science Open House will be held that night (7-9 pm).

RSVP: To get a headcount for the caterer, please send an e-mail directly to Bullitt Darlington [bullitt@we-buy-books.com] and let him know if you will be attending this fun event!

Food & drink: Appetizers, sandwiches, soft drinks, beer, wine
Entertainment: Tour the historic home, 1890's piano playing by some DCHE members (including you, if you like).
Directions: From conference center -- SOUTHEAST on 14TH ST toward WELTON ST; Turn RIGHT onto BANNOCK ST; Byers Evans House: 1310 Bannock St.
Fun: Come dressed in your best 1890's outfit: Victorian ball gowns, western wear, cowboy hats, fans, parasol's -- whatever you can create!

Poster Session - Presenters/Abstracts Announced

The 20 posters (with presenters and abstracts) for the always-popular poster session have been announced.

New Technologies in Instruction and Training
co-sponsored by DCHE, DPAM and DST
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 (11:00AM - 12:30PM)

No-Host Dinner for Conference: June 2

June 2, 6pm-8pm
Host: Bartow Culp, Purdue Univ.

Dinner this year will be at Rioja, easy walking distance of the conference center and hotels. The reservation is for 20, so please let Bartow (bculp@purdue.edu) know by May 25.

Conference Early Bird Registration Ends May 1

Just a reminder - after May 1 the registration's $375 for members until May 25, then onsite registration for members is $425.

2007 Sparks Award Winner

Congratulations to Michael Peper of University of North Carolina, winner of the 2007 Sparks Award.

In honor of Marion E. Sparks, the Chemistry Division of SLA awards this every year to a promising student/new member of DCHE. Michael will receive $1,500 to attend the Denver Conference and will be honored at the Business Meeting & Breakfast. His essay will appear in the next newsletter.

2007 Conference Schedule Update

I've done a major update of the conference schedule, in table form as well as text with descriptions. The two versions will be hyperlinked (item-to-item) in the next update, along with the list of poster presenters and the Sparks winner.

This is cobbled together from several sources, so please contact me if something's missing or incorrect.

Denver Newcomer's Lunch on June 3 (RSVP)

Are you are new member within about the past 18 months? Will Denver Annual Meeting in June be the first SLA conference you have ever attended?

If the answer to either question is yes, we'd like to invite you to a free lunch on Sunday, June 3 from 12 noon until about 1:30 p.m. A few key people will be available from each sponsoring division (Biomed-Life Sciences / Sci-Tech / Chem) to answer any questions you may have about their division, how to navigate the conference, and how to get the most out of your SLA membership. And you get to meet other new people to SLA!

The only catch is that due to long lead times required for our large annual conference, I need to have an RSVP from you by Wed, March 14. Please reserve a spot as soon as you know you are sure you are going to the June conference (even if you haven't yet registered).

Note this lunch is invitation only for new members and 1st time conference attendees. Everyone is welcome to our open house on Tuesday evening, the All Sciences Reception earlier on Tuesday (tickets required), and our Tuesday morning business meeting & breakfast (also a ticketed event). And of course there are many regular programs for all conference attendees. Please visit our divisional website for the preliminary program at http://units.sla.org/division/dche/2007/index.htm.

Our annual newcomers lunch is sponsored by three divisions: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Science-Technology, and your own Chemistry Division. Please contact me if you have any questions.

A. Ben Wagner (abwagner@buffalo.edu)
Chair, SLA Chemistry Division; Denver 2007 Co-planner
University at Buffalo
716-645-2947 x230