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ASLI Meeting Preliminary Program
Dallas, Texas
Wednesday, January 13- Friday, January 15, 1999
8:30-Noon ASLI ROUNDTABLE

Discussion and introduction of ASLI members, their collections, data holdings and round-robin discussion of issues related to atmospheric science librarianship.

11:30-Noon "Delivery of Digital Services at Stony Brook" Presented by Roger J. Kelly, Head, marine & Atmospheric Sciences Information Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Moderated by Doria Grimes, NOAA Library and Information Services Division, Silver Spring, MD.

Noon-1:00 BREAK FOR LUNCH

1:00-4:00 P.M. ATMOSPHERIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS

(1:00-1:30) Locating Earth Science Data Sets on the World Wide Web
Presented by Scott Ritz, NASA Global Change Master Directory, Greenbelt, MD

(1:30-2:00) Franklin Institute Library and Education Programs,
Presented by Dr. Jon Nese, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA

(2:00-2:30) AMS K-12 Education Programs
Presented by Dr. Ira Geer, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC

(2:30-3:00) Women in Meteorology
Presented by Dr. Dian Gaffen, NOAA, NWS, Silver Spring, MD

(3:00-3:30) A Citation Analysis of El Niño Literature Phenomena
Presented by Vince Mariner, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies Library, Tallahassee, FL

3:30-4:00 BREAK

4:00-5:00 INVITED SPEAKER - VIDEO CONFERNCE PRESENTATION, sponsored by AMS, NASA, and the University of S. Florida, Tampa, Fl.

Distance Education Technology and Its Application in Library Consortiums
Presented by Dr. Michael Churton, Florida State University (tentative)

Moderated by Linda Pikula, NOAA Miami Regional Library, NODC, LISD at Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Library, Miami, FL. and the National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center Library

Thursday, January 14

8:30-11:00 VENDORS & PUBLISHERS: NEW & UPDATED PRODUCTS

(8:30-9:00) American Meteorological Society, Dr. Keith Seitter; AMS Electronic journals and other projects

(9:00-9:30) Accu-Weather, Mike Steinberg; API Photo archive, etc.

(9:30-10:00) NOAA, NODC, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, N.C. Thomas Ross, Meteorologist; Update on various NCDC products and services

(10:00-10:30) Academic Press Ltd, Colin McNeil, Various products

(10:30-11:00) Publishing Opportunities for Atmospheric Science Librarians,
Judy Matthews, (Libraries Unlimited ), Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI

Moderated by Maria Latyszewskyj, Environment Canada Downsview, ON, Canada

11:00-Noon Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts, POWER TIPS

Bill Clark or Larry Buckland from Inforonics will offer tips on how to search Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts.

Moderated by Madeleine M. Needles, MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA

Noon-1:00 BREAK FOR LUNCH

1:00-3:00 ASLI CONTRIBUTED PAPERS

(1:00-1:30) The WMO Technical Library and its Homepage: Current Status and Future Developments
Presented by Anna Banchieri, WMO Library, Geneva, Switzerland

(1:30-2:00) What is the 'Journal Archive' as we Move into an Electronic World
Presented by Dr. Keith Seitter, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA

(2:00-2:30) Sharing Resources through Collaboration using Technology
Presented by Evelyn Poole-Kober, EPA Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division Library, Research Triangle Park, NC

(2:30-3:00) Information Resources for Forensic Meteorology
Presented by Lisa Wishard, The Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, University Park, PA

3:00-3:30 BREAK

3:30-5:00 CASE STUDIES IN THE USE AND ACCESS OF ATMOSPHERIC INFORMATION

(3:30-4:00) The Coastal Data and Information Center at the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography Library
Presented by Eleanor Uhlinger, Pell Marine Science Library, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI

(4:00-4:30) Interactive Satellite Meteorology Laboratory Module on the Web
Presented by Gregory Byrd, University Consortium for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

(4:30-5:00) Forecast Modeling of Tropical Storms,
Presented by Dr. Richard Pasch, NOAA, NWS, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

Moderated by Judie Triplehorn, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute, Fairbanks, AK

6:00-?? ASLI DUTCH TREAT DINNER

Baby Doe's Restaurant

Friday, January 15

8:30-11 ASLI BUSINESS MEETING

Moderated by Lisa Wishard, The Pennsylvania State University, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, University Park, PA

11:30 - 6:30 Field Trip
Dutch Treat Lunch and Dinner on the road National Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, Texas Weather Balloon manufacturers


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