sept07a.indd David Free N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d AAAS ends participation in JSTOR The American Association for the Advance- ment of Science (AAAS) will discontinue its relationship with JSTOR, effective De- cember 31, 2007. This decision means that AAAS publications, including Science, will no longer contribute new content to JSTOR. Current JSTOR customers will continue to have access to all currently available Sci­ ence content, which includes the Science collection from 1880 to 2002. However, as of December 31, 2007, JSTOR will no longer include access to Science content in any offerings to new subscribers. AAAS stated that the decision was based on a desire to “assume the full responsibil- ity for maintaining a complete electronic archive” of Science. The association created Science Classic, a digital archive of more than 115 years of Science content, to pro- vide access to the full run of the publication to association members and site license users. While expressing disappointment with the decision, JSTOR will continue to provide access to the existing archive of AAAS material to current subscribers in perpetuity. Visit www.sciencemag.org/marketing /jstor_partnership.dtl for more information on the decision by AAAS and www.jstor.org /about/aaas_announce.html for the com- plete response from JSTOR. Indiana University and ChaCha partner to create academic search service Indiana University (IU) and search engine company ChaCha have entered into a stra- tegic alliance for research, development, and services for the next generation of Internet search tools and practices. This new partnership will incorporate the col- lective knowledge and experience of the university’s library and information technol- ogy staff into ChaCha’s new search engine architecture. By combining machine-based searches with input from human guides, ChaCha is able to offer users the ability to receive instant results, just like a traditional search engine, but the guides help the user focus on relevant information and eliminate un- wanted material. IU librarians, information technology staff. and others will serve as guides, available to help the IU community conduct searches through a live instant message chat interface, identify exactly what information the user is seeking, refi ne the search for the user, and then display only the most relevant results. “ChaCha will offer a new platform to in- tegrate librarians’ expertise into the search and learning process,” said Patricia Steele, Ruth Lilly interim dean of university librar- ies. “We have a long history of providing trustworthy and reliable information to people who seek it from us. This platform will now help us push our expertise outside the walls of the library to where people are working.” For more information on the partner- ship, visit newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page /normal/6103.html. Ohio students and faculty gain access to theological collections Ohio students, faculty, and staff now have access to one of the top ten largest theological collections in the United States from the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus (TCGC). This access is possible because TCGC members—Methodist Theo- logical School in Ohio, Pontifi cal College Josephinum, and Trinity Lutheran Semi- nary—have recently joined OhioLINK, an academic library consortium that delivers the information needed to support Ohio higher education. These additions bring the total number of OhioLINK members to 87, including 16 public/research universi- ties, 23 community/technical colleges, 47 private colleges, and the State Library of Ohio. “Having access to these specialized collections will be a benefit to students and faculty of many disciplines here at Ohio State, including art, history, literature, music, religious studies and sociology,” said Joe Branin, director of the Ohio State University Libraries. C&RL News September 2007 478 http:www.jstor.org www.sciencemag.org/marketing The Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Pontifical College Josephinum and Trinity Lutheran Seminary joined OhioLINK as part of the Ohio Private Aca- demic Libraries (OPAL) consortium. Fund- ing for OPAL membership was provided to the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus in part by Federal Library Ser- vices and Technology Act Funds, awarded to the State Library of Ohio by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. SOLINET releases results of scenario planning discussion The Southeastern Library Network (SOLI- NET) has released a 12-page report detail- ing results of recent discussions regarding the future of libraries. The report comes after a series of 12 discussion groups SO- LINET facilitated with its members through- out the Southeast. The discussions focused on three scenarios, developed by the Board of Directors, which depict libraries three- to-five years into the future. Participants debated what was likely, unlikely, and missing in each of the scenarios According to the report, the library environment for the next three-to-five years is focused on: new service models for libraries, changing role of collections, staff transformation, re-purposing build- ings, more assessment, and keeping up with and being in control of technology. SOLINET encourages other libraries to use the scenarios to lead discussions within the library, their communities, or as part of a local strategic planning effort. The re- port is available online at www.solinet.net /emplibfile/ScenarioPlanningReport.pdf and the scenarios used for debate are at www.solinet.net/emplibfi le/ACF1C65.pdf. RefWorks develops offline capabilities RefWorks has announced the development of an offline version of its fl agship manage- ment, writing, and collaboration tools ser- vice. In order to use the program, RefWorks users were previously required to have an Internet connection. With the upcoming release of Write-N-Cite 3.0, RefWorks users will now be able to use the program to write papers and generate bibliographies when they are not connected to the Internet. In addition to the offl ine capabilities, Write-N-Cite 3.0 will provide the user with the ability to use a single document for gen- erating bibliographies, further simplifying the process of creating papers and increas- ing the speed of bibliography generation. Beta testing will begin fall 2007. New ACRL title In early September 2007, ACRL published “Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Roch- ester.” This new book provides a view into the groundbreaking application of ethnographic tools and techniques to the understanding of undergraduate students and their use of information. The publication describes findings of the work at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries and provides insight into how academic librarians might use these techniques on their own campuses. Editors Nancy Fried Foster, lead anthropologist at the River Campus Libraries, and Associate Dean for Public Services and Collection De- velopment Susan Gibbons have gathered a set of chapters written by their colleagues covering different aspects of the work done in this project. The book is available in both a soft- cover print edition from the ALA Online Store (www.alastore.ala.org/acrl) and in open access downloadable format through Bundled Registration for the 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference ALA is offering a special bundled price on the Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference if you register for both during September. You can save 20 percent ($75) over the cost of two “advance” registrations purchased separately. The time is limited for this special offer. If you plan to attend both the Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference in 2008, this is a great opportunity to save.Two great ALA events, one low, low price. Register September 1–30 at www.ala. org/midwinter (click on “Registration”). September 2007 479 C&RL News www.alastore.ala.org/acrl www.solinet.net/emplibfi http:www.solinet.net the publications section of the ACRL Web site (www.acrl.org). SPARC announces Mind Mashup video contest SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Aca- demic Resources Coalition) is sponsoring the first annual SPARC Discovery Awards, a contest to promote the open exchange of information. Mind Mashup, the theme of the 2007 contest, calls on entrants to illustrate in a short video the importance of sharing ideas and information of all kinds. Mashup is an expression referring to a song, video, Web site or software ap- plication that combines content from more than one source. Contestants are asked to submit videos of two minutes or less that imaginatively show the benefits of bringing down bar- riers to the open exchange of information. Submissions will be judged by a panel that includes José-Marie Griffi ths, profes- sor and dean of the School of Information and Library Science at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, SPARC Executive Director Heather Joseph, award-winning documentary filmmaker Peter Wintonick, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Submissions must be received by De- cember 2, 2007, with winners announced in January 2008. The first prize winner will receive $1,000 and a “Sparky Award.” Two runners up will each receive $500. Winning entries will be publicly screened at the ALA Midwinter Meeting January 2008 in Phila- delphia and will be prominently featured in SPARC’s international advocacy and campus education activities. For more details, visit the contest Web site at sparkyawards.org. Gaming, Learning and Libraries Symposium 2007 ALA TechSource, in collaboration with ACRL, held the fi rst annual Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare hotel from July 22–24, 2007. Gam- ing and literacy experts James Paul Gee and Henry Jenkins keynoted the event by explor- ing how libraries fit into the intersection of gaming and the digital learning landscape, while guest speakers Eli Neiburger (author of the 2007 ALA Editions title “Gamers . . . in the Library?! The Why, What, and How of VideogameTournaments for All Ages”) and Syracuse University Game Lab Director Scott Nicholson kicked off the discussions about what libraries are doing to support gaming. Gregory Trefry, a game designer from GameLab, explored libraries and the concept of “big games,” while social comput- ing expert and gamer Liz Lawley provided context and a broad view for the topics discussed. ACRL sponsored eight concurrent ses- sions at the symposium geared specifi cally towards academic librarians, with topics ranging from gaming and information liter- acy to hosting gaming events at your library. Further information about the symposium, including selected slides, handouts, audio, and video of presentations, is available on- line at gaming.techsource.ala.org. Popular Culture Association 2008 call for papers The Popular Culture Association will hold its annual joint meeting with the American Cul- ture Association, March 19–22, 2008, at the San Francisco Marriott. Scholars from numerous disciplines will meet to share their popular culture research and interests. The association is soliciting papers dealing with any aspect of popular culture as it pertains to libraries, archives, museums, or research. In the past this has included descriptions of research col- lections, studies of popular images of libraries or librarians, analyses of Web resources (such as Wikipedia and YouTube), and reports on developments in technical services for col- lecting popular culture materials. Papers from graduate students are welcome. Prospective presenters should send a one-page abstract (with full contact informa- tion) by November 1, 2007, to: Allen Ellis, professor of library services, W. Frank Steely Library, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 41099-6101, phone: (859) 572-5527, fax: (859) 572-5390, e-mail: ellisa@nku.edu. WebFeat Express now supports Athens authentication WebFeat now provides automated support for Athens Authentication in its WebFeat Express product. WebFeat’s implementa- tion of Athens enables single sign-on for C&RL News September 2007 480 mailto:ellisa@nku.edu http:gaming.techsource.ala.org http:sparkyawards.org http:www.acrl.org all resources, regardless of whether the native resource supports Athens authentication. Libraries may use Athens for remote user authentication and transparently mix a variety of authentication methods, including IP recognition, Shibboleth, username/ password, and hybrids, in tandem to authenticate commercial databases. Athens is a standard for secure access management to Web-based services for the UK education and health sectors. Customers include health, research, academia, and oth- ers in the public and private sectors. Bournemouth University is WebFeat’s first UK customer to implement the new Athens authentication feature. Instruction Section announces publication The ACRL Instruction Section’s Re- search and Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce “A Selected List of Pedagogical Journals in I can’t live without . . . Can you name one Web resource that you can’t live without? Is there a blog out there that blows your mind? Or a wiki that wows you ev- ery time? Maybe you use a database or Web site that seems to answer your questions before you even ask. If there’s a Web resource that speaks to you, chances are it will speak to others in the profession. C&RL News wants to hear from you about these tools and how they help you succeed in your work. Whether it provides inspiration or information, we encourage you to share your thoughts about your favorite resource so that we can share them with our readers. Submissions should be brief, providing a snapshot of the resource and why you can’t live without it in about 100 words. Please make sure to include access information. Send your submis- sions by e-mail to David Free, C&RL News editor, dfree@ala.org. Fields Outside of LIS,” an online publica- make them available online using Google tion collaboratively authored by 2006–07 Book Search. committee members Nancy Dewald, Wendy Interim University Librarian Anne Holliday, Merinda McLure (chair), Karen R. Kenney stated, “As a major research Munro (intern), Barbara Petersohn, and library, Cor nell University Library is Rob Withers. pleased to join its peer institutions in This updated and expanded list aims this partnership with Google. The out- to provide academic librarians and LIS come of this relationship is a significant students with periodical sources for cur- reduction in the time and effort associ- rent awareness of disciplinary and higher ated with providing scholarly full-text education pedagogy, and with suggested resources online.” venues for publication outside of the LIS Cornell is the 27th institution to join literature. the Google Book Search Library Project, The list includes journals that have a which digitizes books from major libraries focus on higher education and pedagogy and makes it possible for Internet users to and are peer-reviewed and published in search their collections online. English in the United States. Suggested Over the next six years, Cornell will journal titles are drawn from the arts and provide Google with public domain and humanities, the sciences, mathematics, the copyrighted holdings from its collections. social sciences, and higher education. Cornell University Library will work with View the publication online at www. Google to choose materials that comple- ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/is/iscommittees ment the contributions of the project’s /webpages/research/pedagogicaljournals. other partners. htm. In addition to making the materials available through its online search service, Cornell University Library joins Google will provide Cornell with a digital Google Book Search Library Project copy of all the materials scanned, which Cornell University Library is partnering with will eventually be incorporated into the Google to digitize up to 500,000 works and university’s own digital library. September 2007 481 C&RL News mailto:dfree@ala.org