This is my first entry in my first blog

Hi all,

This is my first entry in my first blog. I am an Intellectual Property Librarian and Patent and Trademark Depository Library Representative before the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Broward County Main Library. Our library has been selected to exhibit a moon rock. According to the library's press release "This moon rock is an Ambassador of Exploration Award given by NASA to Susan Eisele Black on behalf of her husband. She, in turn, has selected Broward County Library as the location for the gift." Donn F. Eisele was the command module pilot for Apollo 7, launched October 11, 1968, which was the first manned mission in the Apollo program to be launched. The moon rock will be formally presented on October 23, 2007 and it will be available for viewing beginning October 24, 2007. The Broward County Main Library is an officially designated Patent and Trademark Depository Library and Federal Depository Library, which can provide visitors with access to many Moon related government documents information.

The moon rock award is intended to serve as an inspiration to a new generation of explorers who will help toreturn humans to the moon and eventually on to Mars and beyond. The award is part of the 842 pounds of samples collected during the six Apollo lunar expeditions from 1969 to 1972. According to the NASA website at http://www.nasa.gov/news/special/exploration_ambassadors.html, "These awards are a fitting tribute and serve to remind each of us that great things can be achieved when we focus our energies and our resources on a specific goal," added the Administrator. "In January, President Bush charged us to carry humanity forward into the Universe, to gain a new foothold on the Moon, and to prepare for new journeys to worlds beyond our own. Each of us can be an Ambassador of Exploration and help secure America's preeminence in science and technology by supporting the Vision for Space Exploration." As Ambassadors of Exploration, the recipients will help communicate the benefits and excitement of space exploration and why the continuing investment in our future is vital to the security and vitality of America.

It is my hope that my blog can contribute to this goal. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physics, a Master of Arts in Journalism and Communication, and a Master of Library Science.

Cheers,

Eileen