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The author reflects on the 15th and 20th anniversaries of "Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship" (ISTL). The first issue of ISTL was released in December 1991 by Harry Llull of the University of Mexico. Considered one of ISTL's best moves was adding the refereed articles se...

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The journal Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL) is analyzed based on articles and other items published in the last 15 years to develop a sense of its historical background; growth and development; authors' productivity and their affiliations; subject coverage; most cited pap...

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This article reviews the book Social Issues in Science and Technology: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. 352 pp. $ 75.00 (ISBN 0-87436-920-7) by David E. Newton.

The potential of librarians working in e-science, a term for using the Internet and other digital tools to facilitate scientific data collection, management, and sharing, has been the cause of much discussion. Many professionals agree that librarians could participate in or facilitate e-science tas...

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Three library professionals share their perspectives on transitioning from STEM research to librarianship. A STEM PhD or postdoctoral researcher can bring technical expertise and a deep understanding of researcher culture to library services and at the same time put their skill sets to use in unexp...

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Awareness of faculty research interests is an important aspect of a subject librarian's responsibilities. This paper illustrates the potential of Voyant Tools, an application in wide use among digital humanities researchers, to reveal word patterns in the research output of applied science fac...

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This is the fourth and final column of this special series of columns focused on science librarianship and social justice. At each level, we have offered social justice concepts beginning from a foundational level scaffolded up to this current capstone level and partnered each concept with examples...

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In contrast to the traditional library instruction aim of finding and evaluating information, critical library pedagogies aim to teach students to analyze and challenge the power structures that determine what kind of information is deemed valuable. STEM librarians have been slower to take up these...

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The problem of working with library personnel is among the most discussed issues in the professional community over several decades. The analysis of publications and reports of public libraries has showed that the list of main topical problems has not changed for years; changes have mainly touched t...

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This article explores the topic of intersectionality and its applications in teaching graduate students at a health sciences university. The case study examined the creation of an asynchronous information literacy module that centered intersectionality in the research process. Summative assessment...

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This study examines the library resource guides of the 65 member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU) to determine the resources recommended to the physics community for teaching, scholarship, and research. Data on the most frequently recommended information resources are...

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The article reviews the book Science and Technology Encyclopedia. Chicago, IL.: University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Reviews the Google Scholar Internet search engine from Google.

This article reviews the book Information Sources in Science and Technology. 3rd ed. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1998, by C.D. Hurt.

Reviews the book "Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology," edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour.

The article reviews Introduction to Information Science and Technology. (Charles H. Davis and Debora Shaw eds. Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc, 2011.)

Three presentations formed the program for the Science and Technology Section Research Forum at ALA.