STS Forum for Science & Technology Library Research   [Conference Report]

  	
  	
  	
  


	Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship  	Winter 1998  


	DOI:10.5062/F45B00FX


    

Conference Reports
    STS Forum for Science and Technology Library Research   Notes from the Committee Meeting
      Tamera Lee
  Auburn University
tammylee@lib.auburn.edu    
    Primary agenda item was selection of three abstracts for presentation at ALA Annual  Conference. From nine abstracts submitted, the following three were selected based on  criteria of timeliness, scholarship, and relevance to science and technology   librarianship:     

	"Stretching the Dollars for Library Materials in Science and Technology in   Illinois, " by Virginia Baldwin, Associate Professor, Booth Library Eastern  Illinois University    


	"An Investigation of the Efficacy of Intelligent Agents in Collection Development,"  by Jennifer Weintraub, Collection Development Librarian, Mann Library, Cornell  University    


	"The Work Demands and Information Seeking Behavior of Ph.D. Physics Students: A  Comparison Across Roles," by Kevin McDonough, Reference and Research Support Librarian,  Northern Michigan University  




    The committee believes that the work of the Forum serves the strategic plan of ACRL,  especially the first strategic direction, "to provide development opportunities for  academic and research librarians and other library personnel that enhance their ability to  deliver superior services and resources." STS Research Forum papers will be presented at  ALA Annual, Sunday, June 28, 1998 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.