From Susan Moss (susanmossmls AT yahoo.com):
Please join us for the Princeton-Trenton Chapter SLA, two-part meeting:
- Networking with a book exchange.
- A talk by our own Valerie Tucci (profile at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-tucci/4/397/ba4) on the future of indexing and abstracting services.
When: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Mathematica, 600 Alexander Park, Princeton, NJ 08543. (See directions at http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/About_Us/travel.asp.)
Bring a favorite book to exchange during the networking hour!
Here’s an abstract of Valerie’s talk:
Fee-based abstracting and indexing services vs. free search services
Library budgets are facing drastic cuts, given the current economic crisis. Unfortunately, the fee-based abstracting and indexing services are now in the spotlight and, in many cases, on the chopping block. These A&I services were considered sacred and essential in the seventies, and the birth of online searching only strengthened their position. However, in the intervening forty years a new paradigm has evolved. Open access and free search services such as Google Scholar, Scitopia, Scirus, and CiteSeer are now making librarians question the need for fee-based services. This presentation will examine the changing landscape for secondary A&I services and explore the possibility that these services may indeed follow the downward spiral that newspapers are on today.
Payment options: To pay via PayPal (or credit card) go to evite invitation link http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/VQPIZQOGPGEHPRVMBMHP/PT-SLAmeeting1-20-2010
Or mail check, made out to PT-SLA, and contact information, by January 15, 2010, to Susan Moss. (Email Susan at susanmossmls AT yahoo.com for her mailing address.)
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See this event on the NJSLA Chapter Calendar.