Special Libraries Association
| Joint Meeting of New Jersey ASIST, New Jersey Chapter and Princeton-Trenton Chapter of Special Libraries Association Presentation by Christine L. Borgman September 22, 2003 New Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Information Science & Technology Distinguished Lectureship Monday, September 22, 2003 Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey 
Professor Christine L. Borgman Presidential Chair in Information Studies, Department of Information Studies and the Communication Studies Program, University of California, Los Angeles |
- Introduction
- Additional Information
- Co-sponsors
- Program
- Registration Form
- Directions to Afternoon Colloquium
- Directions to Evening Program
INTRODUCTION
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Information Science (NJ/ASIS&T) proudly announces Professor Christine L. Borgman as the recipient of its seventeenth annual Distinguished Lectureship Award. The New Jersey Chapter established this award in 1985 to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of information science. Due to the stature of the awardees, this award has become internationally known over the past decades. You are cordially invited to attend the events surrounding the presentation of this year's award.
Additional Information
BiographyChristine L. Borgman holds the Presidential Chair in Information Studies at UCLA. She is a Professor in the Department of Information Studies and in the Communication Studies Program at UCLA. From 1996-2002 she was also Visiting Professor in the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University in England. She served as Chair of the Department of Library and Information Science (since renamed Department of Information Studies) from 1995 to 1997. Prof. Borgman’s teaching and research interests include digital libraries, human-computer interaction, information-seeking behavior, learning in science, scholarly communication, electronic publishing, bibliometrics, and information technology policy. She is currently a co-principal investigator for the Center for Embedded Networked Systems (CENS) and for the Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype (ADEPT) project. She was a Fulbright Visiting Professor at the University of Economic Sciences and at Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Rockefeller Foundation Study and Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy. She has lectured or conducted research in more than 20 countries.
Prof. Borgman has published over 150 articles, conference papers, reports, and books in the fields of information studies, computer science, and communication. Her most recent book, From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in a Networked World (MIT Press, 2000), won the Best Information Science book of the year award from the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Currently, she serves on the Study Committee on Internet Navigation and the Domain Name System: Technical Alternatives and Policy Implications (Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Academies), the Advisory Board to the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and the Association for Computing Machinery Public Policy Committee. She previously served on the Advisory Committee to the Computer, Information Sciences, and Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation (1998-2001), the Board of Directors of the Council on Library and Information Resources (1992-2000), and on the International Advisory Board to the Soros Foundation Open Society Institute Regional Library Program (1994-1997). She is Chair-Elect of Section T, Information, Computing, and Communication, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She is also a Fellow of the AAAS. She is a member of the editorial boards of Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, The Information Society, and the Journal of Digital Information, and was on the editorial boards of the Journal of Communication Research (1986-1999) and the Journal of Documentation (1992-2002). She was Program Chair for the First Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (ACM and IEEE) in June, 2001. She also serves on the program committees for the International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, the Joint Conferences on Digital Libraries, and the European Conference on Digital Libraries.
Co-sponsors
PROGRAM
| Afternoon Colloquium | 3:00-4:30 |
Scholarly Communication Center Alexander Library (3rd floor) 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ (directions from web) Professor Christine Borgman will present her research in a talk entitled "Digital Libraries: Past, Present, and Future" Abstract: The talk will provide an overview of digital libraries, including the competing definitions of the term, and address how they developed, discuss current issues of research and practice, and highlight emerging issues and trends. Background reading: "From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World." by Christine L. Borgman. MIT Press, 2000 (or paperback edition, 2003). |
| 4:30-5:15 |
Informal reception Lobby of Scholarly Communication Center |
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| Parking |
For on-campus parking in the vicinity of Alexander Library,
Rutgers Lot 30 behind the gym can be used; but please contact,
IN ADVANCE, Linda Dondero at SCILS at 908-932-7500 x8201
(ldondero@scils.rutgers.edu) and request a parking permit/
hang-tag to be sent in the mail; without this permit, you may
be ticketed or towed.
Parking is also available for 2 hours in Buccleuch Park just
beyond College Ave. and Huntington St. in New Brunswick. See
http://www.nbrec.com/parks.htm
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| Evening Reception and Dinner |
Trayes Hall B Douglass College Student Center Corner of Nichol and George Streets, New Brunswick, NJ (directions from web) |
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| 5:30 | Social Hour, Wine/Beer/Soda | |
| 6:30 | Dinner Buffet (reservations necessary) | |
| 7:30-9:00 |
Distinguished Lectureship Award Program
NJ/ASIS&T Distinguished Lectureship Award presentation, followed by an address by Professor Christine Borgman: "Digital Libraries -- Recent Research" |
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| Parking | For the evening reception and dinner, free parking is available in the parking deck located behind the Douglass College student center. There is no need to have a parking permit for this event. |
REGISTRATION
Please print and fill out the following portion, then return it to a representative of NJ/ASIST, SLA-PT, or NJSLA via post, e-mail, phone or FAX -- with your check payable to NJ/ASIST -- by September 12. The options and fee schedule are:I plan to attend the following events:
___ Afternoon Colloquium (no charge)
___ Evening Dinner / Program
Buffet Dinner – Choice of roast turkey and/or pasta aioli; vegetables; salads; deserts; beverages.
Cost:
__ $35.00 non-members
__ $30.00 members (ASIS&T / SLA)
__ $20.00 students
Name (please print) ____________________________________________
Daytime telephone __________________________
Organization (if applicable) ________________________________________
Street _________________________________________________________
City ___________________ State _______
Zip Code (necessary) _____________________
E-mail address ____________________________________________
Please send checks and reservation information on this form (or a reasonable facsimile) to:
- Jan Watterworth, Programming Chair
Mathematica Policy Research
600 Alexander Park
Princeton, NJ 08543
Tele: (609) 275-2334
Fax: (609) 799-1654 jwatterworth@mathematica-mpr.com
DIRECTIONS to Afternoon Colloquium
Directions to Alexander Library, Rutgers New Brunswick campusFrom New Jersey Turnpike (North or South): Turn off at Exit 9. After toll booths bear to the right; follow signs for "Route 18 North - New Brunswick." Proceed along Route 18 North past exit for "Route 27" and take the exit marked "George Street-Rutgers University"(approximately 2.6 miles from Turnpike). At the top of the exit ramp bear right onto George Street. Follow George Street to the end, then follow signs for Huntington Street. Proceed onto Huntington Street. (You will know you are on Huntington Street when you see the Rutgers Police Department on the right hand side). Go to first light at the intersection of Huntington Street and College Avenue. Turn left onto College Avenue. Alexander Library is on the left-hand side of the street.
From Garden State Parkway: Southbound - Coming from northern New Jersey: Turn off at Exit 129 for the New Jersey Turnpike and head south. Turn off at Exit 9. After toll booths bear to the right; follow signs for "Route 18 North - New Brunswick." Follow the directions below.
From Garden State Parkway: Northbound - Coming from southern New Jersey: Turn off at Exit 105 and follow signs for Route 18 North-New Brunswick. After approximately 24 miles you will pass the entrance for the New Jersey Turnpike and continue on Route 18 North.
Proceed along Route 18 North past exit for "Route 27" and take the exit marked "George Street-Rutgers University" (approximately 2.6 miles from Turnpike).At the top of the exit ramp, bear right onto George Street. Follow George Street to the end, then follow signs for Huntington Street. Proceed onto Huntington Street.(You will know you are on Huntington Street when you see the Rutgers Police Department on the right hand side) Go to first light at the intersection of Huntington Street and College Avenue. Turn left onto College Avenue. Alexander Library is on the left-hand side of the street.
From Route 1 (North or South): Turn off at exit marked "Route 18 North-New Brunswick". Proceed along Route 18 North past exit for "Route 27" and take the exit marked "George Street-Rutgers University". At the top of the exit ramp bear right onto George Street. Follow George Street to the end, then follow signs for Huntington Street. Proceed onto Huntington Street.(You will know you are on Huntington Street when you see the Rutgers Police Department on the right hand side) Go to first light at the intersection of Huntington Street and College Avenue. Turn left onto College Avenue. Alexander Library is on the left-hand side of the street.
From Route 287 (North or South): Turn off at Exit 9 (formerly Exit 5) "Bound Brook/Highland Park". Proceed East on River Road toward Highland Park until you reach the fifth traffic light (approximately 3.4 miles) at the intersection of River Road, Metlars Lane and Route 18. Turn right at River Road traffic light onto Route 18 and cross the Raritan River on the John Lynch Memorial Bridge. Stay in the right lane and take the first exit which is marked "George Street - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, Route 27." At the traffic light at the top of the exit ramp, turn right onto Huntington Street, then turn left at the first traffic light onto College Avenue. The library is on the left-hand side of the street.
DIRECTIONS to Evening Program
Directions to Trayes Hall, Douglass College Student Center
From the New Jersey Turnpike (north or south): Take Exit 9 to Route 18 North. Take the first exit for George Street (Cook/Douglass Campus) which is after the traffic light at Paulus Boulevard. Follow George Street to the second traffic light. Turn left on Nichol Avenue. At Co-op Bookstore, turn left on Lipman Drive. Immediately turn left again into the College Center parking lot.
From Garden State Parkway: Southbound - Coming from northern New Jersey: Take Exit 129 to NJ Turnpike South to Exit 9. Follow New Jersey Turnpike directions from this point.
From Garden State Parkway: Northbound - Coming from southern New Jersey: Take Exit 105 to Route 18 North. Follow NJ Turnpike directions from this point.
From Route 287: Take Exit 9 to "River Road -- Bound Brook/Highland Park". Proceed east on River Road towards Highland Park for approximately 3.4 mile to Route 18 South. Follow Route 18 South to the first traffic light and turn right on Commercial Avenue. At the first traffic light, turn left on George Street. At the first traffic light, turn right on Nichol Avenue. At Co-op Bookstore, turn left on Lipman Drive. Immediately turn left again into the College Center parking lot.
Mitchell Brown
Fine Hall Library
Princeton University
Washington Road Princeton, NJ 08544-0001
Telephone (609 258-3150 Fax (609) 258-2627
mcbrown@princeton.edu
