Registration is now open for the 2025 New England Science Boot Camp for Librarians ! This year’s Boot Camp will be held on *June 25-27, 2025* at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Science Boot Camp is a fun and affordable 2 day immersion into science topics offering opportunities for librarians and library students interested in science, health sciences, and technology to learn, meet and network in a fun, laid-back atmosphere. You can find more information at the 2025 New England Science Boot Camp conference website.
The topics for this year’s Science Boot Camp sessions are AI, astronomy, and health science. Each topical session will include one researcher presenting an overview of the field, followed by a second researcher discussing their own research within the field. This year’s Capstone will feature AI in science librarianship.
Students, faculty, librarians, library workers, and anyone interested in learning more about science, health sciences, and technology are encouraged to attend this conference!
Registration is open until Friday, June 6, 2025, at 5 pm ET.
*Questions?* Email Laura Wilson, Science Librarian at College of the Holy Cross, at llwilson@holycross.edu
A long time member of our PAMily, John Kromer, was given the wonderful news that, in recognition of all of his work for the SLA, he was named an SLA Fellow. According to the letter that informed him of his new appointment, SLA Fellows are nominated
in recognition of past and present service, as well as expected future contributions to the association and the profession. Fellows are called upon and expected to advise the association’s Board of Directors, prepare necessary documentation, and alert the membership to issues and trends warranting action. As they are expected to continue serving the association, Fellows are expected to support and promote the Core Values of SLA (leadership, service, innovation and continuous learning, results and accountability, collaboration and partnering, and a commitment to a safe and equal space for professional participation)
I had the opportunity to speak with John about his nomination, and we had a delightful conversation. He told me about his work with the SLA, which, like most of us, involved seeing a need and stepping in to fulfill that need. As a result, he was a member of many SLA committees over the years and grew to love the work that the SLA does, as well as gaining a deep knowledge of the various needs and priorities that the SLA supports. He was even awarded the PAM Achievement Award in 2022, so that should give a good idea of how much he has participated in and supported the PAMily and the SLA over the years.
Congratulations, Cheers and Celebrations to John Kromer and his new appointment!
John Kromer is the Associate University Librarian for Research & Engagement at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has held previous science librarian roles at Arizona State University, Brown University, and Miami University. He holds master’s degrees in Chemistry and Library & Information Studies, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and French Language & Literature from Transylvania University. John has been particularly active in the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division of SLA, where he served as Chair-Elect/Chair/Past-Chair in 2018-2020 and received the 2022 PAM Achievement Award. John’s research interests include electronic research notebooks, the impact of library instruction on student success, and the cost of library materials for completing assignments. Outside of work, John plays hockey with the New York City Pride Hockey Alliance, crochets, CrossFits, and plays trombone and occasionally bassoon with the NJIT Wind Ensemble and the Montclair Community Band.
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