Once again our Division has been the recipient of our very generous Vendor Partners for the Chicago conference. Please make it a point to stop by each Partner’s booth and say Thank You to them for their continuing support of the Division.

Chicago Programs and their Vendor Partners:

Engineering Division Business Meeting & Lunch
Monday July 16, 2012 12:00pm – 1:30pm
SPONSORED BY: IEEE Xplore Digital Library, ASME, McGraw-Hill Professional

DRM: the discussion continues
Monday July 16, 2012 4:00pm – 5:30pm
SPONSORED BY: Inspec Inc., IHS

DENG Standards Update
Tuesday July 17, 2012 8:00am – 9:30am
SPONSORED BY: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASTM International, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Thomson Reuters

Engineering Enterprise Information: usage and challenges
Tuesday July 17, 2012 10:00am – 11:30am
SPONSORED BY: Elsevier, Morgan & Claypool Publishers, ProQuest & Dialog

How & Why Things Fail: forensic engineers & information specialists
Tuesday July 17, 2012 2:00pm – 3:30pm
SPONSORED BY: Inspec Inc., ProQuest & Dialog, Springer

Open Access to Federal Science Technology Information
Tuesday July 17, 2012 4:00pm – 5:30pm
SPONSORED BY: ACS Publications

All Sciences Poster Session & Reception
Tuesday July 17, 2012 6:00pm – 8:00pm
SPONSORED BY: CAS, Elsevier, Knovel

Aerospace Section Annual Meeting & Breakfast
Wednesday July 18, 2012 8:00am – 9:30am
SPONSORED BY: AIAA

Science & Engineering 101
Wednesday July 18, 2012 8:00am – 9:30am
SPONSORED BY: ProQuest & Dialog

Mobilizing the Message: it takes a village to recruit creative problem solvers
Wednesday July 18, 2012 10:00am – 11:30am
SPONSORED BY: IEEE Xplore Digital Library

12 presenters confirmed for Standards Update 2012 session at the SLA Conference in Chicago, IL.  I hope this year you will be able to join us at Standards Update 2012  which will take place on Tuesday, 17 July 2012, from 8:00 am to 9:30 am at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. 

This year we’re welcoming back 6 presenters –  ANSI (Leanne Lowry); ASCE (Bill Nara); ASTM (John Pace); IEEE (Michael Spada); IHS (Steve Noth); and Techstreet (Todd Fegan).  Another 2 returning after absences are ASME (Michael Rovins); Eastview (Rodney Buhrsmith).  4 New presenters at  SLA are BSI Global (Alban Smith); CSA (Patti Ensor); SAE International (Andre Knopes);  SAI Global (Stuart Bowyer).

Last year  9 presenters  each gave a short  overview of new developments, features, etc. to a full house.   Check out the summary of last year’s session, published in SciTech News, [2011_vol  65 no  3.].   With this year’s expanded list it should be quite an exciting morning. I look forward to seeing you there. 

Susan Morley,

Chair, Standards Update.

[aka Manager, Information & Knowledge Management,  CSA Group]

2012 IEEE Continuing Education Stipend Recipient

The SLA Engineering Division is pleased to announce:  

 Liz Zhang is the recipient the of the IEEE Continuing Education Stipend.

 Li Zhang is currently working as a Reference Librarian/Science Subject Specialist at Mississippi State University Libraries. She graduated from the University of South Florida with Master’s degrees in Instructional Technology and Library and Information Science. At Mississippi State University Libraries, she participates in various activities of the Reference Department, providing research assistance to patrons, particularly for faculty and students in the science and engineering disciplines, teaching course-related library instruction classes, and many more. She is actively involved in professional organizations.

 IEEE will present Liz Zhang with an award plaque and $1000 check to support her attendance at the 2012 SLA Annual Conference in Chicago.  The presentation will take place during the Engineering Division Luncheon & Business Meeting, Monday  July 16, 2012, 12:00pm – 1:30pm.   

 Congratulations!  Liz Zhang

The SLA Engineering Division is pleased to announce:  

 James Blank is the recipient the of the SLA Engineering Librarian of the Year Award .  The Engineering Librarian of the Year, sponsored by IHS, highlights the accomplishments and contributions of SLA Engineering Division members to the engineering librarian profession.

James Blank is a Technical Knowledge Specialist in the engineering library at Caterpillar Inc. Since joining Caterpillar in 2000, James responsibilities have included many library functions, such as cataloging, acquisitions, collection development, and website administration. He currently has responsibility for performing in-depth research, administering access to industry standards, and serving as a knowledge management steward, among other duties.

IHS will present James Blank with the award and a $1500 check during the Engineering Division Luncheon & Business Meeting,  held Monday July 16, 2012 12:00pm – 1:30pm.

 Congratulations James!

2012 SPIE Digital Library Student Travel Stipend Award
The SLA Engineering Division is pleased to announce:  

Melanie A. Sturgeon is the recipient the of the SPIE Digital Library Student Travel Stipend Award

Melanie A. Sturgeon is finishing her MSLS at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.  She has spent the previous 14 years as a mechanical engineer, with a BS and MSE.  Currently, she works as an engineer at IBM while balancing school and two part-time library graduate assistantships at the reference desk at UNC and in the learning commons at NCSU.  Her goal is to combine her engineering education and experience with her new library science and information literacy skills as a librarian in an academic or corporate environment.

SPIE Digital Library will present Melanie A. Sturgeon with the award and $1200 check to support her attendance at the 2012 SLA Annual Conference in Chicago.  The presentation will take place during the Engineering Division Luncheon & Business Meeting,  held Monday July 16, 2012 12:00pm – 1:30pm.

Congratulations  Melanie!