by Willow Dressel November: 1. Cancelled: OSTI federated search products EnergyFiles and Federal R&D Project Summaries as of October 1st, 2011. National Biological Information Infrastructure as of January 15th, 2012. See http://www.nbii.gov/termination/index.html for more details including an FAQ about the termination. Scitopia Federated Search tool as of December 31st, 2011. 2. University of California announced [...]

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by Cunera Buys Happy New Year! The PAM membership directory has been sent to AMS for printing. The directory should be ready by the end of February so look for your copy in March. I’ll put a post on PAMnet when they are in the mail. I would like to take this opportunity to thank [...]

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by Alison Verbeck Brenda Corbin (U.S. Naval Observatory, retired) attended the January meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin TX, January 8-11. She presented an oral paper during one of the Historical Astronomy Division sessions titled “George William Hill, the Great but Unknown 19th Century Celestial Mechanician.” Fellow PAM member Molly White (UT) was [...]

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I, Narendar Kumar Wadhwa working as Scientist-in-Charge, Knowledge Resource Centre (KRC), National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi, a premier research laboratory in India under CSIR in the field of physical sciences. I have ample experience in serving of the R&D pursuits working in the field of Physical Sciences and other related streams. In NPL, my [...]

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by Kim Hukill and Julie Arendt Final Call for Suggestions for SLA 2012 Thank you to those who have submitted suggestions for SLA 2012’s Vendor Update so far!  In addition to the quick feedback we had from last year’s surveys, we’ve had 5 responses to our call in November for possible topics.  The topics so [...]

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by Anne Doherty Resources for College Libraries is currently seeking a dynamic and discerning bibliographer to serve as subject editor for Astronomy. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) is a bibliography of essential print and electronic works spanning the college curriculum and comprising a recommended core collection for all academic libraries. Available as an online database [...]

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by Robin Dasler It’s 2012, and as always with SLA, a new year means new faces. Willow Dressel has completed her term as PAM Bulletin Editor, and I am left to try to fill her shoes. I would like to extend my thanks to Willow for getting me on my feet and for putting up [...]

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Plans are well underway for SLA’s 2012 Conference in Chicago. The PAM division is putting together ideas for many events including the roundtable sessions. This Conference’s Physics Roundtable will be held on July 17th from 2:00 until 3:00, and we invite you to join us! Michael Chesnes, an LAC contractor for NASA Goddard Space Flight [...]

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by Ruth Kneale Well, here we are facing the end of another year full of excitement, learning, and travel. This will be my last message to you as Division Chair, and I want to start off by saying a huge THANK YOU. I have had a fantastic (and sometimes frazzling) time as Chair, and it’s [...]

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by Barbara Kern 10/31/2011 Account Balance ASSETS Cash & Bank Accounts PAM Division current balance $ 12,811.28 SLA Pooled Fund Q2 $ 25,673.16 TOTAL Cash & Bank Accounts $ 38,484.44 TOTAL ASSETS $ 38,484.44 LIABILITIES Outstanding SLA11 invoices $ 999.35 OVERALL TOTAL $ 37,485.09 6/9/2011-10/31/2011 INFLOWS Dues Allotment received in Fall 2011 $ 2,580.00 Sponsorships [...]

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