Astronomy News Madeleine Needles Astronomy Librarians have two extremely important chances to learn more about issues important to their work during June and July: the SLA conference in June, and the Library and Information Services in Astronomy conference, LISA IV, which takes place in Prague in July. The Astronomy Roundtable at SLA is a split session that will be held on Wednesday, June 12, at 12:00-1:30 p.m. and 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The preliminary agenda includes:
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We wish to thank ISI for sponsoring the roundtable and look forward to meeting their representatives at the session.
LISA IV will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, on July 2-5. Those planning to attend are reminded that Visas are needed for travelers from certain countries. More information can be found at http://lisa4.cuni.cz/
Two new projects that will be of use to all astronomy librarians are the Core List of Astronomy Books and the Core List of Astronomy and Physics Journals. Liz Bryson started the ball rolling and has had a great group of people helping her. The Core Lists will be useful to new librarians unfamiliar with the subject, groups setting up new astronomy libraries, and those who wish to check the currency of their collections. Reports on this project will be given at SLA and LISA IV. If you wish to see a preliminary copy please contact Liz Bryson. Comments from librarians outside of the United States are especially needed.
NASA Astrophysics Data System announced that they have added historical papers from the past 100 years of physics research to the ADS database. Many of these papers are seminal scientific papers of modern physics. They can be accessed at http://adswww.harvard.edu
EDP Sciences announced that access to the online edition of Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series from 1996 to 1999 is now free. More information can be found at http://www.edpsciences-usa.org/docinfos/AAS/announcement-AAS.html
The AAS is reconsidering the availability of the AAS electronic Directory due to spamming problems. More information will be provided when it becomes available. The Directory is at http://directory.aas.org/
Simon Pasquier of the Astronomical Observatory of Bordeaux conducted a survey on the Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The results can be found at http://www.observ.u-bordeaux.fr/public/bibliotheque/encyclopedie.html
And finally, Thank You to Ruth Kneale for all of her hard work last year as the astronomy moderator. We look forward to hearing her talk on popular perceptions of librarians on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30.
