12th Annual Atmospheric Science Librarians International Conference
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Saturday, January 10, 2009 |
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| 5:00pm-7:00pm | Student pre-conference for meteorology students ASLI will conduct a Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts (MGA) scavenger hunt with prizes! Event poster |
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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| 8:30am-3:30pm | Atmospheric Science 101: Update your Information Skills at the Burton Barr Central Library. This free workshop sponsored by the Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) will help you strengthen and update your research skills in locating atmospheric science information in databases, books, reports, journals, data and indexes. The morning will be primarily focused on journals and books with the afternoon session devoted to data sources, indexing and abstracting services. This is an opportunity to learn the favorite reference sources for librarians at NOAA, NASA, George Mason University, Geophysical Institute, Environment Canada and Texas A and M University.Reservations for the workshop should be made by January 5th with Judie Triplehorn at: gilibrary@gi.alaska.edu If you have questions, please call 907-474-7512.If using the new Valley Metro Light Rail system, the stop for the Burton Barr Central Library is McDowell/Central Avenue |
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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| 8:00am | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30am | Welcome Address and Introductions Anita Colby Chair, Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) Science and Engineering Library University of California, Los Angeles |
| 8:45am | Session 1: Information Resources and Knowledge Collaboration 1.1 An Information Life-Preserver for Atmospheric Scientists (No recorded presentation) The abundance of electronic journals and databases available in the research academic environment has enabled faculty, research scientists and students to be increasingly productive, particularly during the last decade. A large number of resources may become cumbersome, however, and frustrate researchers who utilize only a small subset of the library’s collections. Librarians at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami are working with students and faculty to create specialized information portals which pull together core electronic journals and texts, literature databases, classic papers, and data resources. This presentation will describe how LibGuides software has been used to develop an information portal for meteorology, physical oceanography and remote sensing.Elizabeth Fish Rosenstiel School Library University of Miami |
| 9:15am | 1.2 LibGuides Subject Pages: Not Just for Subject Research! (Recorded presentation) The University of New Mexico (UNM) University Libraries (UL) recently began to use Springshare’s LibGuides (http://www.springshare.com/) for all subject pages. All of these pages have been redone as LibGuides (see libguides.unm.edu) as part of a total revamping of the UL’s webpages and approach to outreach and working with our Departments. LibGuides are designed to integrate with other Library/Web 2.0 applications such as blogs, courseware systems, chat, and shared calendars. They are easy to work with and update, and a page can be produced very quickly. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of LibGuides and in particular to discuss the use of LibGuides in other contexts, such as in library instruction for classes and at the reference desk. LibGuides work equally well for a general introduction to a subject and for a more in-depth guide. LibGuides for specific classes function well as stand-alone or as part of a more general page. I will demonstrate the use of a page specifically designed for atmospheric sciences.Donna E Cromer Centennial Science and Engineering Library University of New Mexico |
| 9:45am | Break |
| 10:00am | 1.3 Keynote Address: Collaboration in Knowledge Creation (Recorded presentation) The forefront of new information resources has moved beyond the merely digital to include the incorporation of collaborative technologies that allow users to contribute to the creation of the work itself. User-generated contributions range from wikis to tagging to applications such as Flickr. The challenge ahead is to balance user contributions while, creating a trusted repository of knowledge. This session will take a close look at collaborative work such as the Digital Library for Earth System Education and the Encyclopedia of the Earth.Dr. Cutler Cleveland Director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Studies Boston University |
| 11:15am | 1.4 Thirteen Historical Websites and Counting (Recorded presentation) On Oct. 1, the beginning of the new federal fiscal year, the NOAA Central Library launched its thirteenth website providing full text access to historical weather, fisheries, and oceanographic documents. These documents were created by NOAA’s ancestor agencies: the U.S. Weather Bureau, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the U.S. Fish Commission. They were digitally imaged at 300 dpi in black and white or in color as necessary. Information is selected from pull-down menus or transparent links by subject. This presentation will focus on online historical weather data and documents from the original U.S. Weather Bureau as well as plans for future digital projects. http://www.lib.noaa.gov/collections/imgdocmaps/index.htmlDoria Grimes Chief, Contract Operations Branch NOAA Central Library |
| 11:45am | Lunch |
| 1:15pm | Session 2: Managing Digital Materials
2.1 Panel on Managing Digital Materials Mary Marlino, |
| 2:30pm | Break |
| 3:00pm | 2.2 Panel on Managing Digital Materials continued Discussion and questions period |
| 3:30pm | Session 3: Tech Tools and Tips
3.1 Tech Tools and Tips Creating Audio Files Linda Musser, Moderator |
| 4:00pm | ASLI Sessions end for the day |
| 4:30pm | ASLI’s Choice Book Awards Presentation at ASLI Booth in Exhibit Hall |
| 6:00pm | Annual ASLI Dinner at Sam’s Cafe Sam’s Cafe, located in the Arizona Center (a short walk from the convention center/across from the Sheraton), features southwestern cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. This year we will have a buffet setting in a semiprivate room so plan on mingling with your colleagues over chips & salsa and choice of three entrees, sides and dessert – plan to sample them all!Estimated price for the dinner is $38/person (payment details to follow) Please RSVP to Linda Musser at Lrm4@psu.edu |
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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| 8:00am | Coffee |
| 8:15am | Session 4: State of the Library
4.1 The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Library Microclimate: Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine Gene Major |
| 8:45am | 4.2 The Year in Science as a Marketing Tool for Libraries (Recorded presentation) National and International celebrations in science can provide useful marketing opportunities for libraries. These can range from short term events, such as Earth Day, to year-long celebrations. One example for 2009 that would be particularly useful for Atmospheric Science libraries is the Coalition on the Understanding of Science’s (COPUS) year-long celebration of 2009 as the Year of Science. COPUS has created themes for each month covering a broad subject range in the sciences. The Earth & Mineral Sciences Library at Penn State is using this celebration to market the library in the following ways. In conjunction with the other science libraries at the University Park Campus we are creating a display for the lobby of the main library for the months of November and December. Each of the science libraries will provide material for displays on topics related to their subject areas. Within the Earth & Mineral Science Library we will be using the monthly themes in our weekly film series and our display at the library’s entrance. The display in the main library will reach all of the students who come through the library are not in the sciences and the film series and displays in our library will give our students a greater understanding of the impact of their fields of study.Dr. Robert Tolliver Earth Sciences Librarian, Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library Pennsylvania State University |
| 9:15am | Session 5: AMS Publications Program Updates
5.1 Upcoming Trends in Scholarly and Society Publishing 5.2 Publications Review and Update |
| 10:00am | Break |
| 10:15am | 5.3 AMS Monographs Sarah Jane Shangraw Book and Monograph Editor, AMS (Recorded presentation)5.4 BAMS Update Jeff Rosenfeld BAMS Editor, AMS5.5 Description and Demo of New BAMS Online, a new Benefit for Individual Members Bryan Hanssen BAMS Production Manager, AMS |
| 11:00am | Session 6: Proquest MGA Update
6.1 ProQuest MGA Update |
| 11:45am | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Session 7: Vendor and Publisher Updates
7.1 Wiley-Blackwell 7.2 Springer 7.3 Cambridge University Press 7.4 American Geophysical Union |
| 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:15pm | ASLI Business Meeting |
| 4:00pm | ASLI Sessions end for the day |
| 4:30pm | ASLI Executive Board meeting |
Friday, January 15, 2009
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| 8:30am-4:30pm | Annual ASLI Field Trip The field trip will include tours of: Salt River Project Library – SRP is the nation’s third-largest public power utility and one of Arizona’s largest water suppliers. Dial Corporation Library – tour of the new library facility and innovation center Frank Lloyd Wright Library at Taliesin West (Scottsdale) The cost of the field trip will be $60 ($50 – transportation, $10 – Taliesin entrance) not including lunch. Please join us by making a reservation with Judie Triplehorn at jtriplehorn@gi.alaska.edu or 907-474-7512 |
