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DAVID STERN
DAVID STERN
email: hdavid.stern @ gmail.com
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
M.A., History & Philosophy of Science (June 1982)
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47401
M.L.S., Graduate School of Library and Information Science (January 1982)
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47401
B.S., Biological Sciences (May 1979)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06268
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Library Director (August 2014 - December 2021)
Saint Xavier University
Warde Academic Center, L228
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, IL. 60655
Responsible for the administration and operation of all functions of the library; supervising 4 librarians, 9 support staff, and student workers. Serves as the Business and Science liaison librarian, and maintains the Institutional Repository. Member of the Provost's Council for campus-wide strategic planning.
Associate Dean (June 2011 - June 2014)
Illinois State University
Milner Library
Campus Box 8900
Normal, IL 61790-8900
June 2011-July 2013: Primary responsibility for planning, development, and/or delivery of reference, instruction, collection development, and other end-user services; setting goals; establishing policies; evaluating, refining, and redesigning procedures; and providing direction and supervision in a rapidly changing work environment. Responsible for administering a $7 million resources budget with oversight for the work of 23 librarians and support staff. As a member of the Library's senior administrative team, plays a lead role in library-wide planning and evaluation and in setting the Library's strategic directions.
Temporary Assignments: (2012-2013) also responsible for 4 faculty and 2 support staff in the Digitization, Digital & Data Services, and Institutional Repository operations.
August-December, 2013: Emphasis on Scholarly Communications outreach and coordination with campus units, the creation of a library Staff Development Program, and Assessment of library services both within the library and across campus.
January-June, 2014: As a member of the Library's senior administrative team, plays a lead role in library-wide planning and evaluation and in setting the Library's strategic directions. Serves as the Map Librarian, currently expanding GIS support. Provides collection development in Library Science. Special project is the planning of actions to address the redundancy of materials in the large on-site and off-site collections.
Knowledge Management consultant (January 2010 - May 2011)
Maximize Information, a firm specializing in advanced information discovery techniques, enhancing organizational communication, collaboration and knowledge management, and leading organizational reviews and project management initiatives to find service quality improvements.
Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources (March 2008 – December 2009)
Brown University
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
10 Prospect Street / Box A
Providence, RI 02912
Responsible for administering an $8 million resources budget with oversight for the work of 20 librarians and support staff distributed in four physical facilities. Articulates the direction of building, managing, and preserving the Library's collection, leads in formulating collection and reformatting policies, coordinates advanced research support across all subject areas, and advises on scholarly communications issues both locally and nationally. The AUL/SR works closely with other library managers to ensure a fully integrated approach to traditional and digital library collections, services, and projects. As a member of the Library's senior administrative team, the AUL/SR plays a lead role in library-wide planning and evaluation and in setting the Library's strategic directions.
Director of Science Libraries and Information Services (August 1994 - January 2008)
Kline Science Library
Yale University
219 Prospect Street
P.O. Box 20811
New Haven, CT 06520-8111
Responsible for the administration and operation of all the functions of the Yale science libraries (Kline, Chemistry, Engineering, Geology, Forestry, and Mathematics), including reference, cataloging, collection development, online literature searching, bibliographic instruction, computer instruction, faculty liaison, and staff supervision. Supervises 5 FTE librarians, 13.5 support staff, and student workers.
Coordinator, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, University of Illinois Libraries. 9/93 - 7/94.
Administrative head for the Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Beckman, and Physics/Astronomy Libraries.
Acting Assistant Director, Physical Sciences and Engineering Council, University of Illinois Libraries. 9/89 - 9/90.
Engineering, Chemistry, Math, Geology, and Physics Libraries.
Head, Physics/Astronomy Library and Associate Professor of Library Administration, University of Illinois. 8/87 - 7/94
Physics/Astronomy Library
University of Illinois
204 Loomis Laboratory
1110 West Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Responsible for the administration and operation of all the functions of the library, (one para-professional, one clerk, and student help).
Special project(s):
Coordinator, Online Literature Searching - for 35 branch libraries.
Development of a barcode system for all library materials and patrons.
Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Subject Specialist (August 1984 - June 1987)
Arizona State University
Noble Science and Engineering Library
Tempe, AZ 85287
Provide general science reference service and bibliographic instruction; in-depth research assistance, online literature searching, collection development, and faculty liaison in physics, astronomy and mathematics; backup searching on STN chemistry and medical searches; prepare subject bibliographies; lecture to various undergraduate and graduate classes.
Medical Librarian (3/84 - 7/84)
Medical College of Virginia
(Virginia Commonwealth University)
Tompkins-McCaw Library
Richmond, VA 23284
Provide medical reference service and bibliographic instruction; online literature searching.
(Transferred from previous position due to staffing shortages.)
Reference Librarian/Science Specialist (8/82 - 3/84)
Virginia Commonwealth University
James Branch Cabell Library
Richmond, VA 23284
Provide general reference service, bibliographic instruction and orientation tours for all subject areas; online literature searching for all areas; in-depth tours, reference assistance and literature searching in the sciences; prepared science bibliographies; supervise (and payroll) for 15 student assistants; develop weekly desk schedule for 9 professional librarians.
Special project: Initiation, training, and public service liaison for DataPhase automated library system (ALIS II) for Circulation, Reserve Room, Interlibrary Loan, and Reference departments. Perform technical operations in cooperation with Technical Services personnel and in coordination with university computer services and administration.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Transitions 101, Saint Xavier University, Fall Semester, 2018 and Fall semester, 2017.
Information Networks, LSC 603, Southern Connecticut State University, Graduate School of Library Science, Spring semester 2000 and Spring semester 2001.
Foundations of Library and Information Science, LIS 300, University of Illinois, School of Library and Information Science, Fall semester, 1993.
Online Information Systems, LIS 431, University of Illinois, School of Library and Information Science, Summer semester, 1992.
Scientific and Technical Literature and Reference Work, LIS 412, University of Illinois, School of Library and Information Science, Summer semester, 1989.
Reference and Bibliography, EDU 595, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Education, Spring semester, 1984.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Online literature searching: considerable experience with DIALOG, BRS, STN, Orbit, CASSIS, RLIN, EPIC, and OCLC.
Automated systems: considerable experience with IBM-PCs and Apple Macintosh; Unix and CMS mainframes; familiar with all major ILS systems and Internet search tools.
Languages: BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, PL/I, Pascal, DOS, CMS, UNIX, and HTML.
Taught WWW and HTML training session for: Philadelphia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, October 1995; and Trenton-Princeton Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, March 1996.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
Board of Directors (July 2015–June 2018)
Chair, Public Services Committee (2014)
Public Services Committee (2013-2015)
Southern Metropolitan Higher Education Council
Chair, SMHEC Library Committee (2019-2020)
Special Libraries Association (January 1982 - present)
ASSOCIATION-LEVEL ACTIVITIES:
Students and New Professionals Advisory Council (2018-2020)
Author of Info Tech column (2016-April, 2018)
Chair, Technology Advisory Council (2016-2017)
Chair, Virtual Worlds Advisory Council (2012-2013)
Online Conference Task Force (2013)
Fellow of the SLA (2008)
Allies and Partners Task Force (2005-2006)
Board of Directors (2000-2003)
Committee on Committees (2000-2003)
(liaison to Research Committee and Diversity Leadership Committee)
Nominating Committee (1996-1997)
Networking Committee (1995-1998)
DIVISION/CHAPTER-LEVEL ACTIVITIES:
Academic Division
Higher Education Administration Section, Chair (2015-2017)
Illinois Chapter
Executive Board, Director of External Communications (2014-2016)
Knowledge Management Division
Chair (2007-2008)
Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics Division
Awards Committee, Chair (1995)
Chair (1994-1995)
Secretary (1991-1993)
Networking Committee, Chair (1998-2000)
Listserv operator (1996 - 2004)
WWW site operator (1997 - 2004)
APS Liaison, Chair (1995-1998)
Lifetime Achievement Award (2001)
Connecticut Valley Chapter
Listserv operator (1996 - 2003)
Student Liaison Officer (1996-1997)
WWW site operator (1996 - 2002)
Archivist (2003 - 2005)
Librarian of the Year Award (2000)
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
“Publication year information within journal use data and ILL requests are essential to making informed document delivery service decisions.” in Bernhardt, Beth, Leah Hinds, and Lars Meyer. Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2021. E-book, Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan Publishing Services, 2022, p. 429-443. https://www.fulcrum.org/epubs/zk51vk41v?locale=en#page=441
"How to Supplement Subscriptions with a Data-Driven Approach to Article Access" The Article Galaxy Blog, March 2021. (video replay)
"Don't Dis Google: seamless resolver enhancement beyond subscriptions" Online Searcher 44 (6): 24-27 (November/December 2020)
“Open Access: Misconceptions and Misdirections.” Against the Grain 31 (2): 36. (April, 2019)
“Personal Interaction Sets the Stage for Success.” Information Outlook 23, no. 1 (January 2019): 12.
Personal Knowledge Management: Capturing, Organizing, and Repurposing Information
self-published on SXU Institutional Repository, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10969/1290
"Expertise Sharing: Which Database(s) Do We Use?" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 22 (2): 22-23 (March/April 2018)
"Stay Current with Awareness Techniques" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 22 (1): 21,23 (January/February 2018) 1/2
"E-books: Integrating Deep Searching across Platforms" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 21 (5): 21-22 (September/October 2017)
"Measuring Learning and Skills: Badges and Micro-credentials" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 21 (4): 18-19 (July/August 2017)
“Textbook Alternatives: Less expensive for students with possibilities for greatly enhanced pedagogy”
C&RL News 78 (7): 378-384 (July/August 2017) fulltext (image of embedded module) (example PlumMetrics)
"Data Dumps vs Persuasive Visualizations" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 21 (3): 19,21 (May/June 2017) 1/2
"Linked data can provide enormous gains in functionality" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 21 (2): 19 (March/April 2017)
"Disrupting Library Activities by Adopting New Technologies" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 21 (1): 15-16 (January/February 2017)
"Diigo Communities: Capturing, Sharing, and Exploring Websites" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 20 (6): 16-17 (November/December 2106).
"Providing Effective Service at a Distance" (Info Tech column)
Information Outlook 20 (5): 15,20 (September/October 2016)
"Making Search More Meaningful: Action Values, Linked Data, and Semantic Relationships"
Online Searcher 39 (5) : 55-58 (September/October 2015).
"Student Embargoes Within Institutional Repositories: Faculty Early Transparency Concerns”
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 2 (2): eP1080 (9 pages) (March 2014).
"The Future of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Video Journals"
Online Searcher 37 (3): 28-32, 49-50 (September/October 2013).
"How Libraries Make Tough Choices in Difficult Times: Purposeful Abandonment"
Chandos Press, Oxford, U.K., 2013. (details)
“Waiting for Weighted Navigation”
Online Searcher 37 (2): 51-55 (March/April 2013).
"Virtual Reference and In-depth Assistance Using Shared Workspaces"
Online Searcher 37 (1) : 22-26 (January/February 2013).
"Author as Object: Disambiguation and Enhanced Links"
Online 34 (6) : 29-33 (Nov/Dec 2010).
"Ebooks: From Institutional to Consortial Considerations”
Online 34 (3) : 29-35 (May/June 2010).
"Harvesting: Power and Opportunities Beyond Federated Search"
Online 33 (4) : 35-37 (July/August 2009).
"Editorial Rant: Service Contracts"
Science and Technology Libraries 28 (3): 261-262 (2008).
“Journal Package Plans: An Update on Complex Considerations”
Science and Technology Libraries 28 (3): 255-259 (2008).
Editor, Competencies For Science Librarians, Routledge : New York, 2008.
Reprinted from a special issue of Science & Technology Libraries Vol 28, no. 1/2 (2008).
"Reference, In-depth Search Assistance, and Administrative Assistance"
Science and Technology Libraries 28 (1/2): 23-44 (2008).
"Enhanced online access requires redesigned delivery options and cost models"
Acquisitions Librarian 19 (1/2) (37/38): 119-134 (2007).
"Yale Leaf Morphology Digitization and Network Project"
Science and Technology Libraries 26 (3/4): 137-155 (2006).
Philip Davis and David Stern. (Dec. 2005)
"Comparing Institutional Membership to Per-Article Payment in an Open Access Model"
URI handle: http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2580
"Open Access or Differential Pricing for Journals: The Road Best Traveled?"
Online 29 (2): 30-35 (March/April 2005).
featured free article, local pdf
"User Expectations and the Complex Reality of Online Research Efforts"
Science and Technology Libraries 22 (3/4): 137-148 (2002).
"Comparing consortial and differential pricing"
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances 16 (4): 154-156 (2003).
"New knowledge management systems: the implications for data discovery, collection development, and the changing role of the librarian."
Trisociety Symposium 2002 (SLA/ASIS/ACS),
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 54 (12): 1138-1140 (October 2003).
"The OpenURL and Beyond: From Seamless to Limitless Access"
in Collected Presentations of the InfoToday 2003 Meeting - Way Beyond Cool: Information for the Real World.
New York, May 8, 2003. Ed. by Nixon, Carol and Jennifer Burmood. Medford, NJ : Information Today, pp. 309-312.
"Pricing models and payment schemes for library collections"
Online 26 (5): 54-59 (Sept/October 2002).
"Automating enhanced discovery and delivery: The OpenURL possibilities"
Online 25 (2): 42-47 (March/April 2001).
Guide to Information Sources in the Physical Sciences.
Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Editor, special issue (and book):
Digital Libraries: Philosophies, Technical Design Considerations, and Example Scenarios
Science & Technology Libraries 17, no. 3/4 (1999).
"New Search and Navigation Techniques in the Digital Library"
Science & Technology Libraries 17 (3/4): 61-80 (1999).
"Web of Science: Advisor Review"
Charleston Advisor 1 (2): 5-8 (October 1999).
"Pricing Models: Past, Present, and Future?"
Serials Librarian 36 (1/2): 301-319 (1999).
"From the All-In-One Workstation to Seamless Networks: A Strategic Plan"
Online 21 (2): 46-55 (March 1997).
"Expert systems: HTML, the WWW, and the Librarian"
Computers in Libraries 15 (4): 56-58 (April 1995).
"SGML documents: a better system for communicating knowledge,"
Special Libraries 86 (2): 117-124 (Spring 1995).
reprinted in: The Cybrarian's Manual. Pat Ensor, editor.
Chicago ; London : American Library Association, 1997.
"Duplicate serial subscriptions: Can use justify the cost of duplication?,"
Chrzastowski, Tina E. and Stern, David.
Serials Librarian 25 (1/2), 187-200 (1994).
"End-user interface searching of off-site databases via the Internet,"
Cole, Timothy W.; Stern, David; Mischo, William H.
in Proceedings of the Thirteenth National Online Meeting - 1992,
New York, May 5-7, 1992. Ed. by Martha E. Williams.
Medford, NJ : Learned Information, pp. 67- 73.
"Physics and astronomy databases: INSPEC and PHYS compared,"
Database 14(5): 55-66 (October 1991).
"Physics/Astronomy Tools," in Tools of the Profession, 2nd ed.
Washington, DC : Special Libraries Association, 1991, pp. 148-157.
"Local databases and training," Illinois Libraries 73(2): 161-174
(February 1991).
"Use of microcomputer workstations to enhance access to library collections,"
Mischo, William H.; Stern, David; Cole, Timothy W.
Science and Technology Libraries 11(1): 31-45 (Fall 1990).
Reprinted in Electronic Information Systems in Sci-Tech Libraries,
ed. by Cynthia A. Steinke, Haworth Press, 1990.
"Artificial intelligence databases: a survey and comparison,"
Database 13(4): 19-24 (August 1990).
"Customizing searcher workstations: development of communications
and software for online searching," Stern, David; Mischo, William H.; Cole, Timothy
Database Searcher 6(3): 16-22 (April 1990).
"Supernovae: a guide to the literature,"
Science andTechnology Libraries 9(2): 97-117 (Winter 1988).
"Physics/Astronomy Tools," in Tools of the Profession.
Washington, DC : Special Libraries Association, 1988, (pages 93-98).
"An alternative national electronic mail network for libraries"
Special Libraries 79(2): 139-142 (Spring 1988). entire issue
PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOLARLY MEETINGS
PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOLARLY MEETINGS
“Publication year information within journal use data and ILL requests are essential to making informed document delivery service decisions.” Stopwatch Session, Charleston Conference, November 5, 2021.
“Needle, Meet Haystack: Connecting Users to Journals - Library Resolver Limitations and Extension”, Lightning Talk, SLA Midwest SLA Symposium, July 31, 2020.
"Primo VE tutorials describing advanced Central Index options" panelist
CARLI Instruction Committee webinar, Primo VE: Life After Going Live, December 2, 2020
“Do unmet needs lead to unwanted outcomes: Alternative ILL options?” panelist
Charleston Conference 2020, November 6, 2020 (video)
“Needle, Meet Haystack: Connecting Users to Journals - Library Resolver Limitations and Extension”,
Midwest Special Libraries Association Symposium, Lightning Talk, July 31, 2020. PPT
"Free or Less Expensive – and Better: Open Educational Resources as Catalysts for Enhanced Pedagogy"
Special Libraries Association: Online Learning Program (3-part webinar series)
"The Options" Oct 14; "The Implementation" Oct 18; "The Outcomes" Oct 30, 2019
"Providing Student Support: Library Initiatives and RoI"
SMHEC Faculty Development Conference
Collaborating For Student Success Closing The Graduation Gap Across Racial & Socio-economic Groups
University of St. Francis, St. Clare Campus
October 11, 2019
“Textbook Alternatives: Less Expensive and Better Pedagogy”
Charleston Conference 2018
Charleston, South Carolina, November 8, 2018 PPT slides additional paper
“Strategic Planning as it relates to Job Descriptions”
Managers Professional Development Workshop
NILBROOK Consortium
Illinois Valley Community College, July 27, 2017
"RDA offers semantic meanings and powerful new linking associations"
Linked Data panel, Engineering Division
SLA Annual Conference
Phoenix, June 20, 2017 PPT slides
"Just In Case: changing CD methods; Radical Collection Management: adopting non-traditional models based upon assessment"
Academic Division, SLA Annual Conference
Phoenix, June 19, 2017
“Disruptions and Solutions” Higher Education Administration Round Table Leader
Academic Division, SLA Annual Conference
Phoenix, June 19, 2017
"Elements of Effective Leadership"
Library2.017 Virtual Conference
March 29, 2017 webinar replay
Speaker. “SLA Connect: Leadership Orientation”
Special Libraries Association, international webinar, December 2, 2016
“Open Educational Resources: Less expensive and better pedagogy”
Library2.016 Virtual Conference
October 6, 2016 webinar replay
Speaker. “SLA Connect: Orientation” (webinar)
Special Libraries Association, New Jersey Chapter (host), July 26, 2016
"Introducing an Open Educational Resources Initiative"
SLA 2016 Annual Conference, Academic Division,
Philadelphia, June 14, 2016 PPT slides
“The Library Future in Private Schools”
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) Annual Conference
Champaign, IL, November 13, 2015 CARLI PPTs PPT slides local recording
“Where To Publish My Article?”
Faculty Professional Development Day
Saint Xavier University
October 27, 2015 web page
“RDA offers semantic meanings and powerful new linking associations”
Library2.015 Virtual Conference
October 20, 2015 webinar replay (sounds starts after 3 minutes)
“Open Educational Resources - a campus implementation”
Libras Open Access Conference
North Central College, October 19, 2015 PPT slides
"Personal Knowledge Management: key concepts and future developments"
KM Chicago
September 3, 2015 PPT slides
"Personal Knowledge Management: Creating Personal and Organizational Repositories"
Special Libraries Association-Illinois Chapter Webinar Series
May 11, 2015 PPT slides
“Deep Ebook Searching” (part of CARLI Public Services Committee E-book panel program)
CARLI E-book Symposium
May 7, I-Hotel, Champaign, IL web page
"Capturing, Analyzing, and Using Data"
Computers in Libraries
Washington, DC; April 28, 2015 PPT
"Wine Snob Personal Management Software"
CARLI Public Services Committee (panelist), PKM webinar
March 17, 2015
"Social Media Implementation" (panel discussion)
Student Affairs Technology Conference
Saint Xavier University
February 27, 2015
“Beyond Google: Better Search Practices”
Faculty Professional Development Day
Saint Xavier University
October 28, 2014 PPT
“Personal Knowledge Management Tools”
Faculty Professional Development Day
Saint Xavier University
October 28, 2014
"Harvesting and organizing many types of web materials using capture software."
Library2.014 Virtual Conference
October 10, 2014 webinar replay
“Assessment of Merged Library-IT Desk Services” (panel speaker)
Illinois ACRL Annual Conference, Preconference Day
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, Public Services Committee
Oak Brook, IL; March 20, 2014
“Federated or harvested searching ... so many ways to combine options and confuse researchers”
Library 2.013 Conference October 18, 2013 webinar replay or PPT slidedeck
"New Face of Reference" (panelist):
Enhanced Assistance Using Shared Workspaces
Computers in Libraries
Washington, DC; April 10, 2013
"Alternatives to Traditional Journal Subscriptions"
SLA Legal Division: Trends and Topics Professional Development Series
November 12, 2012
Seeing Your Career from the Outside, In (Fellows panel participant)
Special Libraries Association Annual Conference
Chicago, IL; July 16, 2012
“Liaison and Outreach Trends and Possible Enhanced Actions” (keynote)
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Collections & Public Services Working Groups
Joliet Junior College; July 12, 2012
"Academic Science Librarianship - trends and possibilities"
2012 Chinese Librarians Summer Program
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL; July 3, 2012
“Space as Service” co-keynote presenter (with Tom Peters)
Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois
Public Service Working Group
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL; April 27, 2012
http://www.slideshare.net/TAPintoIT/space-as-service
“The Next Big Things” (panel speaker)
Computers in Libraries
Washington, DC; March 21, 2012
“Electronic Management Tools Beyond Citation Management”
Eighth Annual On the Front Lines Conference
Illinois State Library
Springfield, IL; March 12, 2012
“Collaboration Strategies & Tools” (presenter and moderator)
Computers in Libraries
Washington, DC; April 12, 2010
“Sustainable Journal Pricing Models: the Library and Enduser Perspective” (panel speaker)
Charleston Conference 2009: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
Charleston, South Carolina, November 9, 2009
"Personal knowledge management: the complexities" (panel speaker and Moderator)
SLA Annual Conference, 2008
Seattle; June 16, 2008
Guest commentator, STS Research Forum
American Library Association, (ACRL/STS)
Annual Conference, Washington, DC; Sunday, June 24, 2007
"Managing a Science Library"
METRO Science Librarians SIG
METRO Headquarters, NYC; January 12, 2007
Guest commentator, STS Research Forum
American Library Association, (ACRL/STS)
Annual Conference, New Orleans; Sunday, June 25, 2006
"Panel discussion Moderator: Future of Publishing"
Library and Information Services in Astronomy (LISA V)
Harvard Science Center, Cambridge, MA; June 21, 2006
"STM libraries in the Future: Quo Vadis"
Impact of DLs, IRs & OA on STM Libraries: 2nd Summit on Digital Archives for Science & Engineering Resources (DASER-2)
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST)
College Park, Maryland, December 4, 2005
"Web Log Analysis and Resulting Improvements," (Poster Session)
Better Understanding Your Users - cosponsored by the Chemistry, Sci-Tech, and PAM Divisions
SLA Annual Conference, Toronto, June 6, 2005
"What Are Publishers Good For" (panel)
Society for Scholarly Publishing - Annual Meeting
Boston, June 2, 2005
"Archival issues regarding electronic scientific literature"
AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy
Washington, DC., April 21-22, 2005
"Open Access: Who funds and who benefits?
AIP Assembly of Society Officers
Washington, DC, April 7-8, 2005
Evolving Information Policy: Open Access and New Constraints (presentation and panel)
FLICC 2005 - Forum on Federal Information Policies
Library of Congress, Washington, DC, March 24, 2005
"The collaboration and overlap between science and medicine libraries as research and research tools become ever more interdisciplinary."
The Current State of Health, Medical & Science Information Services
Davis Hall, Southern Connecticut State University, March 11, 2005
"Open Access: Implications and Cost Models"
SLA Virtual Seminar (international cyber-broadcast)
December 1, 2004
"Open Access: long term implications and alternatives"
ABSIDIC Annual Meeting
Phoenix, September 20, 2004
"Open Access: strategies beyond author charges"
Council of Engineering and Science Societies Executives Annual Conference
Miami Beach, July 16, 2004
"Open Access Journals: an overview" (panel participant)
SLA Annual Conference, Nashville, June 8, 2004
"Publisher/Librarian Archiving Initiatives: underlying assumptions and long-term considerations" (panel participant)
SLA Annual Conference, Nashville, June 6, 2004
"Implementing seamless linking and enhancing the domain: Present status, investigations, and future scenarios"
OpenURL Special Session, Michigan Library Consortium
East Lansing, November 14, 2003
"Money for added value"
Charleston Conference 2003: The Games People Play
Charleston, South Carolina, November 8, 2003
"Implementing seamless linking and enhancing the domain: Present status, investigations, and future scenarios" (PowerPoint)
METRO, New York, May 13, 2003
"The OpenURL and Beyond: From Seamless to Limitless Access
New York, May 8, 2003
"New knowledge management systems: the implications for data discovery, collection development, and the changing role of the librarian." (keynote speaker)
SLA Annual Conference, 2002
Trisociety Symposium 2002 (SLA/ASIS/ACS)
Los Angeles, June 9, 2002
"Costing and pricing models in science and technology libraries : Part 1, Cost histories and reactions; Part 2, Pricing models"
International Spring School on the Digital Library and E-publishing for Science and Technology,
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, 7 March 2002
"Costing and pricing models,"
Sixth Ticer International Summer School on the Digital Library,
European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 9 October 2001
"E-journals: Management Issues from the Librarian Perspective" (one of three panelists)
SLA Annual Conference, 2001, San Antonio, June 12, 2001
"Costing and pricing models,"
Fifth International Summer School on the Digital Library,
Tilburg University, Netherlands, 8 August 2000
http://pantheon.yale.edu/~dstern/ticer.html
"E-materials: Barriers to Revolutionizing Scientific Information"
SLA Annual Conference, 2000, Philadelphia
Tuesday, June 13, 2000
http://pantheon.yale.edu/~dstern/slaemat.html
"Leveraging Web Technology: emulating a librarian reference interview"
Online World
Chicago, October 25, 1999
"Sci-Tech Contents Update"
Online World
Washington, D.C., October 12, 1998
"Cost Models: Past, Present, and Future?"
North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG)
13th Annual Conference, Boulder, Colorado, June 21, 1998
"Expert Systems and the World Wide Web."
American Library Association, (LITA)
Annual Conference, New York City, July 7, 1996
poster session: "Leaders on the Web Trail: Redefining the Scholar's Workstation."
American Library Association, (ACRL/STS)
Annual Conference, New York City, July 8, 1996
"Personal Webs/Virtual Reviews - tracking influences rather than static proofs"
NFAIS (National Federation of Abstractors and Indexers Society)
1996 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, February 25
Scholarly Communication in the 21st Century
presented "Creating a Home Page: HTML tutorial"
and
moderated `The Librarian as a Navigator and Collaborator on the Internet' session
Special Libraries Association, Montreal Annual Conference, 1995
http://www.library.yale.edu/scilib/tutorial.html
"Electronic Document Distribution Models"
ASIS Mid-Year Conference, Minneapolis, May 25, 1995.
"Enduser interface design: testing and user evaluation survey results for revision of a locally developed system."
ALA Annual Conference, San Francisco, June 28, 1992.
"End-user interface searching of off-site databases via the Internet."
(written by Cole, Timothy W.; Stern, David; Mischo, William H.)
National Online 92, New York, May 6, 1992.
"American Institute of Physics electronic data sources: PiNet, PHYS and Physics Academic Software."
National Online 92, New York, May 5, 1992.
"PHYS database update."
Online 91, San Francisco, November 11-13, 1991.
"The PHYS database: a research tool and a public relations tool."
Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, June, 1991.
"The PHYS database Flat Fee program: an alternative approach to online physics information."
National Online Meeting, New York , May 7-9, 1991.
EDITORSHIP
EDITORSHIP
Editor, Science & Technology Libraries, 2006 - 2008
Editorial Board, June 1996 - 2006
Editor, special issue: Competencies for Science Librarians, Science & Technology Libraries Vol 28, no. 1/2 (2008).
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