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Report of Conference Attending
Sherry Chang

During June 9 to 12, 2003, I attended the annual conference of Special Libraries Association in New York City.  Besides the very inspiring key-note speakers, one each day, including Pulitzer Prize winning author, David McCullough, former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright and Futurist Steward Brand, other activities were concentrating on “special” subject areas.  I devoted most of my time on: Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy- recent trends and problems of knowledge collecting, publishing and servicing. 

In the field of physic, pioneer and leader of electronic publishing, I learned most from professional non-commercial publisher such as American Physical Society and the publisher from England, Institute of Physics.  Generally, the amount of publication is decreasing and cost keeps going up.  The movement of open archive and institute ownership of contents are still deeply skeptical by faculty who produce the knowledge.  The real commodity is articles, not journals.  IOP representative pointed out that open access and open archive are different animals.  There is danger of “not indexed properly” in open archive.  Ultimately, authors should have rights to their own works.  Authors should take more interest in publishing terms which are rarely negotiated by them.    

According to the Chief Editor of APS, publishing “conference proceedings” is pure profit, there is almost no cost.  Commercial publisher, Gordon & Breach, publishes a large percent of conference proceedings. The prices of on-line journals also depend on a very important factor: commercial advertisement.   That is the difference of costs between medical and physical science journals, lots of ad. in medical journals while almost no ad. in physical science journals.  Society publishers are not aiming to make money, but they can not afford to lose money neither.

Information literature/literacy courses for physics students were discussed.  Most ARL member libraries adopt one-to-one contact to graduate students and faculty while Yale organized formal mandatory program for first year graduate students. 
 



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Subject Library Bulletin, January 5, 2005, Number 1465 
NEWS FROM PERSONNEL:  (submitted by Chris)
I am pleased to announce Elaine Hoffman’s new responsibilities as government documents 
librarian.  She will be responsible for all liaison activities with the Government Printing Office.  
As a member of the Reference Department, she will be in charge of public service and collection 
development of all government documents.  This adds federal, United Nations and local 
documents to her previous responsibility for New York State documents.   Her responsibilities 
include training reference librarians in the use of online government documents and shifting the 
emphasis of the documents collection from print and microforms to electronic.  Elaine will 
continue her reference, library instruction, and, with some modifications, collection development 
work.  I very much appreciate Elaine’s willingness to take on these important added 
responsibilities. Chris
MASIC CLOSED:
MASIC will be closed this Friday, January 7, due to carpet cleaning. 
SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY:
The Library has several staff who will be honored at the Service Awards Ceremony to be held 
at the SAC auditorium on February 8th at 4:00 pm.  Mark the date on your calendar and set 
aside time to acknowledge fellow staff members.  The reception which follows is for the invited 
staff who are receiving awards.
Dennis and Sherry (35 years)
Brigitte (30 years)
Jyoti and Paul (25 years)
Susan Allen-Bosco (20 years)
ATTENTION TRAVELERS:
Effective January  1, 2005, the Office of the State Controller has announced that the rate for 
personal car mileage for 2005 has been increased, to 40.5 cents per mile.  This is a three cent 
increase and is in effect due to higher prices for vehicles and fuel.
JOAN NEWMAN SENDS THANKS:
HOLIDAYS HAVE COME AND GONE :
Hope you all have had some days of retreat from work and had a chance to spend some time 
relaxing with family and friends.  Happy New Year one and all!  The Libraries mailed 
approximately 425 cards with a greeting "From the Staff of the Stony Brook University 
Libraries." These cards were sent to Friends of the Library, Deans of west campus, President 
Kenny, Provost McGrath, LILRC, staff of Information Technologies, donors, members of 
Library Dean's Council, and SUNY-wide colleges.  Here is the card -
 


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HSC E-News November 2001
  
 
  
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The Health Sciences >    Monthly E-News >   November 2001  
 
HSC INFO-BYTES E-NEWS 
From: Norman H. Edelman, MD 
Vice President, Health Sciences Center  
Dean, School of Medicine
NOVEMBER 2001 
Academic prowess and research scholarship are the hallmarks of the Health 
Sciences Center. Therefore, it gives me great pleasure to highlight some 
of the achievements and awards of the faculty and staff of the Health 
Sciences Center. I am particularly pleased this month to inform you about 
the distinctions earned by several people here at the HSC, which again 
prove what a truly outstanding group of people we have here.
Dr. Cristina Leske, Chair of Preventive Medicine, has been elected to the 
Institute of Medicine, becoming the first person from Stony Brook and only 
the fourth from a SUNY institution to receive this great honor. An 
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Sites:
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internationally recognized expert in ophthalmic epidemiology, Dr. Leske's 
research has been in the forefront of methods for epidemiological research 
and investigating risk factors for eye diseases and breast cancer. Her 
15-year pioneering study measuring the incidence and prevalence of blinding 
diseases in people of African descent is the largest of its kind.
In addition, Dr. Jack Stern, Chair of the Department of Anatomical 
Sciences, has been awarded the title of Distinguished Teaching Professor by 
SUNY. Both Dr. William Lennarz, Chair of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and 
Dr. Christina Leske, Chair of Preventive Medicine were appointed to the 
rank of Distinguished Professor.
Wayne Waltzer, Chair of the Department of Urology, received the 2001 
National Medical Award by the Urology Kidney Foundation of New York/New 
Jersey. Dr. Peter Viccellio from the Department of Emergency Medicine, 
received the Physician of the Year Award from the New York Chapter of the 
American College of Emergency Physicians.
Dr. Lorne M. Golub, Professor of Oral Biology and Pathology from the School 
of Dental Medicine, was awarded the American Dental Association's 2001 
Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research the award for his 
contributions to the understanding of periodontal disease and to the 
development of new therapies. Dr. Golub is recognized as an international 
expert on periodontal disease, which affects 67 million adults in the U.S. 
His work has included the development of Periostat, the leading drug used 
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in treating periodontitis and the first FDA-approved collagenase inhibitory 
drug for the treatment of any disease. He currently is working on research 
involving a new drug to treat a variety of diseases.
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals (New York, NY) completed negotiations for an 
exclusive, worldwide license to novel cancer therapeutics developed in the 
Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology by Drs. Paul Bingham and Zuzana 
Zachar. Their studies have suggested that new agents are highly 
selective for modified enzymatic pathways in cancer that are unlikely to be 
found in normal tissues. Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals has designed future 
studies to test these specific agents as the core of a novel 
chemotherapeutic strategy. By combining the drug with its unique tumor 
targeting nanoparticle technology platform, the tumor targeted 
nanoparticles are capable of concentrating drugs in tumors more than 
anywhere else in the body, resulting in a higher probability that normal 
cells and tissues will be spared in cancer treatment.
Dr. Jack Fuhrer, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, received the 
Distinguished Alumni Award from the University at the Alumni Awards Dinner 
last month for his outstanding professional accomplishments and exemplary 
community service. Dr. Jerome Z. Liang, Professor of Radiology and 
Computer Science was recently honored as Guest Professor of Peking 
University in Beijing, the Beijing General Hospital and the Fourth VA 
Hospital in Xi'An, China. And -- Dr. Gerdi Weidner from the Department of 
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Preventive Medicine is the recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt research 
award.
Congratulations to all! You bring recognition not only to yourselves, but 
to the entire institution.
Q & A 
Good communication is two way. Therefore, if you would like to comment or 
respond to any topics, please do so at HSC_VP@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. 
Suggestions for future topics are always welcome, as well.
IN OTHER HSC NEWS:
• Dr. Christopher Porter has been appointed Assistant Professor in the 
Department of Urology. Dr. Porter is currently involved in research on the 
detection and prediction of localized prostate cancer using spectral 
analysis and trans-rectal ultrasound.
• The students from the School of Health, Technology and Management 
float took first prize in the Banner Contest at Homecoming and third prize 
in the float contest. Also as part of the Homecoming activities, a 
interdisciplinary seminar, "Confronting Family Violence," attracted nearly 
100 students, staff, and alumni.
• Dr. Maria Emanuel Ryan and her colleagues at the School of Dental 
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Medicine, have received a $300,000 grant from the National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research for a two-year study on the treatment of 
periodontal disease in type-1, insulin dependent diabetics.
 
Save the Date
On Monday, November 12, 2001 - Veteran's Day- Harlem Globetrotters, the 
Magicians of Basketball will be here to take on our Stony Brook Seawolves! 
The tip-off is at 3 pm in the Stony Brook University Indoor Sports Complex. 
Tickets Only $10 Call 631-632-WOLF or log onto www.goseawolves.org
On Tuesday, November 13, Dr. David Ho will be the guest lecturer to kick 
off the Sir Run Run Shaw Lecture Series. Dr. Ho is Scientific Director and 
CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Rockefeller University. 
The lecture takes place at 4:15 PM in Room P-137 in Harriman Hall.
On Wednesday, November 14, horticulturist and garden writer, Tovah Martin, 
will be the first guest speaker at "Under Glass," a new seminar series to 
raise awareness for the Life Sciences Greenhouse. The event is at Noon in 
the SAC Auditorium. Tickets are $25 and include lunch. For information, 
call 2-1163.
On November 14, Drs. Peter Vicciello and Lester Kallus, Department of 
Emergency Medicine, as part of the Emergency Preparedness Task Force, will 
present Bioterrorism Facts, Fiction, and Future. The session will begin at 
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12:40 pm in the Javits Center Room 100.
On November 26, the Prelec Lecture & Panel Discussion will consist of two 
parts. In the HSC Lecture Hall 1 from 2-4 pm Donald Lundberg, Director of 
the National Library of Medicine, will speak. Then in the SAC Auditorium 
at 4:30 pm he will be joined by Kenneth Richieri & Siva Vadhyanattian of 
the NY Times for a lively panel discussion.
On November 28, Peter Angelo PhD, Department of Athletics will be the 
speaker at a presentation on Injury and Wound Care. The session will begin 
at 12:40 pm in the SAC Auditorium.
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