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Spotlight

  1. New! STS Events Calendar  If you have an event to add to the calendar, please email STS Professional Development Committee Co-Chairs, Laurie Neuerburg and Kirstin Duffin or (STS Publicity Officer, Amanda McCormick). Note default time zone is Eastern Time.
  2. A Guide to Professional Development Resources for Science and Technology Librarians
  3. Check out the STS Sci/Tech Library Mentors Program!

About STS

The Science and Technology Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries provides a forum through which librarians in scientific and technical subject fields can achieve and maintain awareness of the impact and range of information with which they work; and promotes improved accessibility to and active use of this information. For more information about STS, consult the section's history.

  1. Section Officers
  2. STS Core Values
  3. STS Manual - is intended to serve as a guide to the activities, organization, procedures, and policies of STS
  4. Information Literacy Standards for STS
  5. LibGuides - detailed information on committee work, initiatives and conferences

Activities

  1. STS Committees - get involved and volunteer to join a committee today!
  2. Conference Sessions and Forums - recent STS sessions and forums.
  3. ALA Connect - is a online collaborative workspace available to all ALA members.
  4. STS Calendar of Events
  5. STS YouTube Channel

Publications

  1. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) -  is an electronic journal which publishes substantive material of interest to science and technology librarians.
  2. STS Signal - the Section's newsletter, is published each spring and fall, reporting the Section's activity at ALA Conferences.
  3. STS Inside Science Resources – the Section’s blog, is published monthly, and shares topics of interest to science librarianship.
  4. STS Discussion List- connect with your peers, join the Science and Technology Section community discussion list on ALA Connect.
  5. STS Membership Brochure

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