Academic Library Services to Graduate Students Interest Group

The Science and Technology Section (STS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) invites you to join us for as many of our FREE virtual programs in June 2022 as you would like.  Information for each of our five (5) sessions is below, along with registration links, where applicable.  We hope to see you there!  

June 7, 2022, 3:00-4:30pm ET -  STS Hot Topics Summer Discussion

  Save the date! The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a rapid proliferation of scientific output, with the release of many pre-prints, datasets, and scholarly articles, as well as popular articles that discuss them. 

  The STS Hot Topics committee will host a discussion session to examine changes to scientific publishing and communication during the pandemic. The session will feature speakers and multiple breakout sections to discuss impacts to our own work. The discussion session will be held via Zoom on June 7th from 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET. This event will be free.

  Registration link forthcoming. Look for it on the STS ALA Connect Listserv. 

June 13, 2022, 2:00pm-3:00pm ET - 2022 STS Government Information Update

  Join us for the annual STS Government Information Update! This year's topic is the new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy that will be implemented in January 2023. The potential impacts of this policy on libraries and library workers will be addressed by our four presenters: Kristin Briney (Biology & Biological Engineering Librarian at Caltech), Lisa Federer (Data Science and Open Science Librarian at the National Library of Medicine), Taunton Paine (Director of Scientific Data Sharing Policy at NIH), and Robyn Reed (Biomedical Informatics and Emerging Technologies Librarian at Penn State College of Medicine).

  This is a free, virtual program that is open to all. Register in advance at https://bit.ly/3scysvr 

  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

June 14, 2022, 1:00pm-4:00pm ET - 2022 STS Annual Program

  This free program will be held virtually and will consist of three (3) parts: 

• (A) 1:00pm-2:30pm - The (Pending) Science Information Literacy Framework:  Three panelists will introduce the new (pending) Science Information Literacy Framework (https://acrl.libguides.com/sts/STSILFramework): Nikki Rech (Sciences Research and Instruction Librarian at Georgia Southern University, and member of the Task Force that wrote the framework); Aditi Gupta (Engineering & Science Librarian at University of Victoria Libraries); and Anamika Megwalu (Faculty Director of Library Instruction & Assessment at San Jose State University). Then participants will break into small groups to discuss their experiences with and/or to delve deeper into the framework.  Sponsored by the 2022 STS Conference Program Planning Committee. 

• (B) 2:30pm-3:00pm - Networking time

• (C) 3:00pm-4:00pm - Equitable Practices in Scholarly Communications:  Join Yasmeen Shorish, Head of Scholarly Communications Strategies & Special Advisor to the Dean for Equity Initiatives at James Madison University, for a talk and discussion of equitable practices in scholarly communications.  Sponsored by the STS Professional Development Committee.

  You are welcome to attend any or all parts. Register at https://go.umd.edu/STS2022

June 15, 2022, 3:00pm-5:00pm ET - 2022 STS Research Forum & Membership "Breakfast"

  This free program combines the STS Research Committee's Research Forum presentations with the STS Membership "Breakfast." The Research Forum from 3-4 ET and the Membership "Breakfast" from 4-5 ET. Come for part or all!

  In the first hour of the program, the STS Research Forum will consist of two presentations, with time for questions and answers at the end. The two presentations will be:

• The Status of Women in STEM in Higher Education in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review for STEM Librarians - Heidi Blackburn, George Mason University

• Understanding Open Access (OA) Trends in Engineering through Scholarly Assessment: A Bibliometric Analysis of Open Access Publications at the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville - Jonathan M. Torres, Rutgers University-Newark , and Jay McAllister, University of Arkansas Libraries

  The second hour of the program will be a virtual membership "breakfast" with casual discussions in breakout rooms. Learn how your science librarian colleagues are handling issues such as transformative publishing agreements and the great reshuffle/resignation or choose to talk about new things you're learning and excited to share. This is a wonderful time to reconnect with colleagues from around the country! 

  Register in advance for this event:

https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-ihrD4sHdLziEbDphEaRpeyxXlRDH0g  

June 16, 2022, 3:00pm-4:00pm ET - 2022 STS Lightning Talks

  The STS Research Committee will host its free virtual Lightning Talks session on Thursday, June 16. The session will consist of three short presentations, with time for questions and answers at the end. The three sessions will be:

• Using curriculum mapping to improve information literacy instruction in engineering - Tracy Zahradnik, University of Toronto

• Incorporating the ACRL Information Literacy Framework into a Natural Resources Management Decision-making Framework - Patricia Hartman and Robert Gitzen, Auburn University

• Beyond ENIAC, LO, and Reaper: Promoting DEIA in the History of Computing - Carmen Cole, Penn State University

  Register at https://forms.gle/tHUTFGPhZVRbWkmr7

Please contact Bonnie L. Fong (STS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect) at LibrarianBonnieFong@gmail.com if you have any questions.