On behalf of IOP Publishing, and with the support of the PAM Community and the SLA-PAM Professional Development Committee, I am honored to announce that we have renamed the PAM Travel Stipends the “Louise Leckner Memorial Travel Stipends.”

For 2013, IOP will be doubling the value to $2,000 apiece and the committee has agreed to extend the deadline for applications. The new deadline is Monday, March 11, 2013, and applicants will receive notification of award status by April 1, 2013.

We chose the Travel Stipends as a way to memorialize our dear friend and colleague because Louise was so proud to be a part of this program which both supports new librarians and deepens the relationships between those librarians and the PAM Division.

Those who have already applied for the travel awards do not need to resubmit their applications.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in this program in the past, and we look forward to selecting the 2013 awardees and getting to know them at the SLA in June.

For reference, below you will find the latest listserv posting with the details of the application process.

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Sharice P. Collins
Vice President, Marketing
IOP Publishing, Inc.
150 South Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
ioppublishing.org

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PAM Travel Stipend for attending SLA conference

The SLA-PAM Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce that IOP Publishing is once again sponsoring four conference travel stipends to help new librarians with the expenses of attending the SLA Annual Conference. The stipends aim to accelerate the advancement of new librarians entering science/technology librarianship by mentoring them to access educational and professional opportunities within the SLA. This is the fifth year running that IOP Publishing and the PAM Division have proudly offered these travel stipends.The selected recipients will each receive a $1,000 stipend to assist in defraying the cost of attending the 2013 SLA conference in San Diego, CA in June 2013. Learn more about the IOP Travel Stipend Award today and nominate yourself, or someone you know.

Eligibility

- Applicants must be graduates of a library science program.

- Applicants must have less than 3 years of professional library information experience.

- Applicants must work in a library focusing on one or more of the PAM disciplines (physics, astronomy, mathematics, or computer science) or act as a library’s subject specialist for one or more of these disciplines.

- Applicants must be first-time attendees of the SLA annual conference, or first-time attendees in a PAM discipline.

- International applicants must be eligible to travel to the United States and must be available to participate in US-based PAM activities throughout the year.

The committee reserves the right not to grant any of the four awards if not enough applications meet all eligibility requirements and adhere to all the application procedures.

Only applicants who meet all the eligibility requirements at the time of application are submitted to the SLA-PAM review committee for travel stipend consideration.

Candidate Expectations

- Candidate must attend the SLA Annual Conference the year the award is given.

- Candidate must attend the PAM business meeting and breakfast.

- Candidate must be willing to attend PAM sessions and events at the Annual Conference and participate in a group photo session administered by SLA.

- Candidate must be available to participate in US-based PAM activities throughout the year.

Application Procedure

1. Prepare a brief letter (approximately 750 words), answering the questions:- How do you meet the criteria?

- What do you hope to gain from attending the 2013 SLA conference?

- How do you expect/hope to be involved with the PAM division in the short and long term?

2. Submit current curriculum vitae/resume.

Applications can be submitted via email to Margaret Lam at mlam3@gmu.edu (subject line should begin with PAM Travel Stipend). Applications will be accepted until March 11, 2013. Late applications cannot be considered.

Notification

Applicants will receive notification of award status by April 1, 2013. The award check will be presented at the PAM business meeting and breakfast.

No money transfer will be made in case the award recipient can’t attend the conference for any reason.

The PAM Division is deeply grateful to IOP Publishing for their continued involvement with and support of librarians at the SLA conference, and most especially for their generous commitment to the professional development of young science librarians.

Selection Committee Members:
Sharice Collins, Vice President, Marketing, IOP Publishing, Inc.
Stella Ota, PAM Chair
Margaret Lam, PAM Professional Development Chair
Kathleen Lehman, PAM Mentoring Sub-Committee Chair

PAM has a robust and active membership, from many different places and with many different backgrounds. Explore what makes our membership tick on the new About the Membership page!

The Chicago conference past was a great success! Be sure to read the Message from the Chair about it, or visit the 2012 Conference Page for presentations and tidbits.

The PAM Division is an active, dynamic division of SLA, with members that cover the world, have a wide range of experience, and embrace a multitude of subjects. Here are some representations of our membership, taken from SLA membership reports and our 2011 Strategic Planning Survey.

Locations of PAM Members around the world

The length of time members have been in SLA

The length of years members have been in the profession.

The different types of libraries members work in.

Subject specialties of the members.

Non-Library Degrees Held by PAM Members

The nation says farewell to the Shuttle Fleet this year; some members were lucky enough to see the farewell flyovers of Shuttle Endeavour from Houston, Texas to Los Angeles, California. On the morning of Thursday September 20th, Endeavour did a flyover of Tucson, Arizona, home of its last commander Mark Kelly and his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. (Nonprofessional photo by Ruth Kneale.)

The Shuttle Endeavour flies over Tucson, AZ on its final journey.

The Physics-Math-Astronomy Division thanks our sponsors! You are our collaborators, and our friends, and we appreciate your generous support. You make the SLA Annual Conference work!

The following corporations, vendors, and societies are proud sponsors of the 2012 SLA Annual Conference which will be held in Chicago, IL, Sunday July 15 – Wednesday July 18, 2012.

Our top sponsors, the American Physical Society (APS), the American Institute of Physics (AIP), the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), are designated

Be sure to visit the exhibit hall and say THANK YOU for their support of the programs you have enjoyed.

	American Institute of Physics Booth #446 The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is an organization of 10 physical science societies, representing more than 135,000 scientists, engineers, and educators. As one of the world’s largest publishers of scientific information in physics, AIP employs innovative publishing technologies and offers publishing services for its Member Societies. AIP’s suite of publications includes 15 journals, three of which are published in partnership with other organizations; magazines, including its flagship publication Physics Today; and the AIP Conference Proceedings series. Through its Physics Resources Center, AIP also delivers valuable services and expertise in education and student programs, science communications, government relations, career services for science and engineering professionals, statistical research, industrial outreach, and the history of physics and other sciences. http://librarians.aip.org
	American Mathematical Society Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, advance the profession, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life. http://www.ams.org/publications/librarian
	American Physical Society Booth #551 The American Physical Society strives to: Be the leading voice for physics and an authoritative source of physics information for the advancement of physics and the benefit of humanity; Collaborate with national scientific societies for the advancement of science, science education and the science community; Cooperate with international physics societies to promote physics, to support physicists worldwide and to foster international collaboration; Have an active, engaged and diverse membership, and support the activities of its units and members. http://www.aps.org/librarians/index.cfm
	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ACM is an educational and scientific society uniting the world’s computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking. http://librarians.acm.org
	IOP Publishing, Inc. Booth #411 IOP Publishing is an international, not-for-profit, learned society publisher. We are a world leader in scientific publishing and the electronic dissemination of peer-reviewed research. IOP Publishing is a proud supporter and active sponsor of the PAM Division. http://ioppublishing.org
	Morgan & Claypool Booth #11 Morgan & Claypool offers original book-length treatments in the Engineering, Computing, Information, Biomedical, and Life Sciences. Written by leading researchers from universities and industry, MCP titles provide the best of the monograph and journal publishing models: pedagogically-inclined ebooks that cover fast-moving, recent research areas, and are published online weeks after they were written. http://www.morganclaypool.com
	Optical Society of America Booth #338 Founded in 1916, The Optical Society (OSA) was organized to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics, pure and applied; to promote the common interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers and of users of optical apparatus of all kinds; and to encourage cooperation among them. The purposes of the Society are scientific, technical and educational. http://www.osa.org/publications/librarians
	Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Booth #100 Applied mathematics, in partnership with computational science, is essential in solving many real-world problems. Our mission is to build cooperation between mathematics and the worlds of science and technology through our publications, research, and community. http://www.siam.org/journals/librarians.php
	SPIE Booth #201 SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. Serving more than 188,000 constituents from 138 countries, the Society advances emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent precedent, and career and professional growth. SPIE annually organizes and sponsors approximately 25 major technical forums, exhibitions, and education programs in North America, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. http://spiedigitallibrary.org
	Thomson Reuters Booth #213 Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. They combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs approximately 60,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. http://www.thomsonreuters.com
	Turpion Turpion Limited is a company owned by Pion Ltd and the Institute of Physics Publishing. The intention is to produce high-quality English translations of leading Russian scientific journals, as a result of an effective cooperation between the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Physics, the London Mathematical Society and The Royal Society of Chemistry. http://www.turpion.org/
	World Scientific Publishing Booth #334 World Scientific Publishing is a leading independent publisher of Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) books and journals. The company publishes about 550 books annually and more than 120 journals in various fields. World Scientific collaborates with prestigious organizations like the Nobel Foundation, US National Academies Press and its subsidiary, Imperial College Press amongst others, to bring high quality academic and professional content to researchers and academics worldwide. It is also is the publisher of the complete set of Nobel Lectures delivered from 2001 – 2005, as well as past volumes delivered from 1901 – 2000. The World Scientific ebooks platform was launched in 2006 at ebooks.worldscinet.com. To date, World Scientific has more than 2,300 ebooks online from across all subject areas and more than 500,000 pages of content. http://www.worldscientific.com

The Physics-Math-Astronomy Division thanks our sponsors! You are our collaborators, and our friends, and we appreciate your generous support. You make the SLA Annual Conference work!

The following corporations, vendors, and societies are proud sponsors of the 2012 SLA Annual Conference which will be held in Chicago, IL, Sunday July 15 – Wednesday July 18, 2012.

Our top sponsors, the American Physical Society (APS), the American Institute of Physics (AIP), the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), are designated

Be sure to visit the exhibit hall and say THANK YOU for their support of the programs you have enjoyed.

	American Institute of Physics Booth #446 The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is an organization of 10 physical science societies, representing more than 135,000 scientists, engineers, and educators. As one of the world’s largest publishers of scientific information in physics, AIP employs innovative publishing technologies and offers publishing services for its Member Societies. AIP’s suite of publications includes 15 journals, three of which are published in partnership with other organizations; magazines, including its flagship publication Physics Today; and the AIP Conference Proceedings series. Through its Physics Resources Center, AIP also delivers valuable services and expertise in education and student programs, science communications, government relations, career services for science and engineering professionals, statistical research, industrial outreach, and the history of physics and other sciences. http://librarians.aip.org
	American Mathematical Society Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, advance the profession, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life. http://www.ams.org/publications/librarian
	American Physical Society Booth #551 The American Physical Society strives to: Be the leading voice for physics and an authoritative source of physics information for the advancement of physics and the benefit of humanity; Collaborate with national scientific societies for the advancement of science, science education and the science community; Cooperate with international physics societies to promote physics, to support physicists worldwide and to foster international collaboration; Have an active, engaged and diverse membership, and support the activities of its units and members. http://www.aps.org/librarians/index.cfm
	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) ACM is an educational and scientific society uniting the world’s computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens the profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking. http://librarians.acm.org
	IOP Publishing, Inc. Booth #411 IOP Publishing is an international, not-for-profit, learned society publisher. We are a world leader in scientific publishing and the electronic dissemination of peer-reviewed research. IOP Publishing is a proud supporter and active sponsor of the PAM Division. http://ioppublishing.org
	Morgan & Claypool Booth #11 Morgan & Claypool offers original book-length treatments in the Engineering, Computing, Information, Biomedical, and Life Sciences. Written by leading researchers from universities and industry, MCP titles provide the best of the monograph and journal publishing models: pedagogically-inclined ebooks that cover fast-moving, recent research areas, and are published online weeks after they were written. http://www.morganclaypool.com
	Optical Society of America Booth #338 Founded in 1916, The Optical Society (OSA) was organized to increase and diffuse the knowledge of optics, pure and applied; to promote the common interests of investigators of optical problems, of designers and of users of optical apparatus of all kinds; and to encourage cooperation among them. The purposes of the Society are scientific, technical and educational. http://www.osa.org/publications/librarians
	Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Booth #100 Applied mathematics, in partnership with computational science, is essential in solving many real-world problems. Our mission is to build cooperation between mathematics and the worlds of science and technology through our publications, research, and community. http://www.siam.org/journals/librarians.php
	SPIE Booth #201 SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. Serving more than 188,000 constituents from 138 countries, the Society advances emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, continuing education, publications, patent precedent, and career and professional growth. SPIE annually organizes and sponsors approximately 25 major technical forums, exhibitions, and education programs in North America, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific. http://spiedigitallibrary.org
	Thomson Reuters Booth #213 Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. They combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs approximately 60,000 people and operates in over 100 countries. http://www.thomsonreuters.com
	Turpion Turpion Limited is a company owned by Pion Ltd and the Institute of Physics Publishing. The intention is to produce high-quality English translations of leading Russian scientific journals, as a result of an effective cooperation between the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Physics, the London Mathematical Society and The Royal Society of Chemistry. http://www.turpion.org/
	World Scientific Publishing Booth #334 World Scientific Publishing is a leading independent publisher of Scientific, Technical and Medical (STM) books and journals. The company publishes about 550 books annually and more than 120 journals in various fields. World Scientific collaborates with prestigious organizations like the Nobel Foundation, US National Academies Press and its subsidiary, Imperial College Press amongst others, to bring high quality academic and professional content to researchers and academics worldwide. It is also is the publisher of the complete set of Nobel Lectures delivered from 2001 – 2005, as well as past volumes delivered from 1901 – 2000. The World Scientific ebooks platform was launched in 2006 at ebooks.worldscinet.com. To date, World Scientific has more than 2,300 ebooks online from across all subject areas and more than 500,000 pages of content. http://www.worldscientific.com

The Executive Board and the International Relations Committee are pleased to announce that Mr. Narendar K. Wadhwa has been selected as the 2012 International Membership Award Recipient.  Mr. Wadhwa works as Scientist-in-Charge at the Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC), National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in New Delhi.  Besides supporting information needs of research scientists at the KRC, he also develops and maintains the NPL website.  As an active member of the SLA Asian Chapter, he helped organize several SLA-Asia annual conferences.  Congratulations, Narendar!

The Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division of SLA is delighted to announce Ms. Martha Nderitu as the 2011 recipient of the PAM International Membership Award. This award is presented to a librarian from the developing world for the purpose of providing an opportunity for active participation in SLA and SLA-PAM.

At the 2011 PAM Business Meeting, IRC Chair Kiem Ta had the following to share: “We talked and went places together for the past couple days and I am glad to report that last night at the International Reception Martha recognized and made connection with two fellow Kenyan librarians at the Reception.” Ms. Nderitu then gave her presentation titled “Internet Connectivity in Resource Centers.”

Ms. Nderitu is currently serving as the Information Resources and Documentation Officer at the Communications Commission of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Nderitu acquires materials in applied technology especially in telecommunications. She catalogs, classifies and assists patrons accessing the library’s collection. She also manages her library’s intranet by uploading related articles and media reviews. In 2010 her library won the first prize, special libraries category, of the Library of the Year Award (LOYA) in Kenya.

Ms. Nderitu was awarded a Masters Degree in Library Science from Kenyatta University and she also acquired further training in the management of electronic libraries from Nisiet, India. The PAM’s International Membership Award is an additional recognition for her library and the Kenya Libraries and Information Services Consortium.

Ms. Nderitu expressed great joy in winning this award and she is excited to learn and to share experiences on improved access to the most current online materials, marketing techniques, and networking with other special librarians.

The PAM Division is pleased to welcome Martha into its membership and glad she could join us in Philadelphia!

Project Euclid states in their Mission & Goals that their mission “is to advance scholarly communication in the field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics. Project Euclid is designed to address the unique needs of low-cost independent and society journals.”

Cornell University Library received start-up funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop Project Euclid, and launched Project Euclid in 2003.  More recently, Cornell partnered with Duke University Press to manage Project Euclid.

Project Euclid is a model of bringing mathematics and statistics literature to the world at both a low cost and effectively.  It provides a mixture of open access, subscription, and hosted subscription content.  It provides a way for small publishers (especially societies) to host their math or statistics journal content on the Project Euclid site and pass the savings (as well as an enhanced interface) onto the subscribing institutions.

Currently, over sixty journal titles appear on the site.  More recently, books and conference proceedings are being added.   The recent addition of the MathJax utility makes its content better than ever.  Project Euclid’s scope is worldwide, with colleges, universities, and societies from Japan, Belgium, Brazil, Iran, Poland, and Spain, as well as the International Statistical Institute, providing access via Project Euclid.

Over a dozen articles have been written about Project Euclid over the years, lauding its impact on the development of new publishing models, Project Euclid not only provides low-cost solutions that enhance access to the mathematics literature, it also has enabled other libraries to contribute to the scholarly record through the release of DPubS, an open-source publishing platform. For the transformative nature of their work expanding and redefining the role of libraries in publishing, the PAM Division awards Project Euclid with our 2011 PAM Division Award.