11th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (Expanded View)

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Compact View of Conference

Wednesday, 23 January 2008
8:30 AM-8:45 AM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Registration and Coffee
 
8:45 AM-9:00 AM, Wednesday 2008, 211
1A Welcome Address: Jean Phillips, ASLI Chairperson, SSEC Library, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
8:45 AMWelcoming Remarks  
 
9:00 AM-9:15 AM, Wednesday 2008, 211
ASLI Introductions
 
9:15 AM-9:45 AM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Session 1 Session 1
9:15 AM1.1Widgets and Wikies and Blogs, Oh My! – Emerging Technology Tools to Connect You to Your Users   wrf recording
Linda Musser, Librarian, Penn State Univ., State College, PA
 
9:45 AM-10:00 AM, Wednesday 2008
Break
 
10:00 AM-11:00 AM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Session 2 Keynote Address
10:00 AM2.1Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes   wrf recording
Kerry A. Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, MA
 
11:00 AM-11:45 AM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Session 3 Session 3
11:00 AM3.1The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Library: Re-inventing Services and Re-Connecting Users   wrf recording
Gene Major, Program Manager,Library Associates, NASA/GSFC Library, Lanham, MD
 
11:45 AM-1:00 PM, Wednesday 2008
Lunch Break
 
1:00 PM-1:45 PM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Session 4 Session 4
1:00 PM4.1Usage of Article Databases and Electronic Journals by Academic Atmospheric Scientists   wrf recording
Kari Kozak, Science/Engineering Librarian, Texas A&M University Libraries, College Station, TX
 
1:45 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Session 5 Session 5
1:45 PM5.1Using Climate-Scale Resources for Mesoscale Modeling   wrf recording
Morgan E. Brown, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK
 
2:30 PM-3:00 PM, Wednesday 2008
Break
 
3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Session 6 Session 6
3:00 PM6.1Why the Weather.?   wrf recording
Doria B. Grimes, NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, MD
 
3:30 PM-4:00 PM, Wednesday 2008, 211
Session 7 Session 7
3:30 PM7.1Linking Earth Science Data Information and NASA Scientific and Technical Information  
Juliet Pao, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA VA
 
4:30 PM-4:45 PM, Wednesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
ASLI's CHOICE BOOK AWARD PRESENTATION AT ASLI BOOTH IN PUBLISHERS' ROW
 
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Wednesday 2008
Annual ASLI Dinner
 
Thursday, 24 January 2008
8:00 AM-8:15 AM, Thursday 2008, 211
Coffee
 
8:15 AM-9:30 AM, Thursday 2008, 211
Panel Discussion 1 Discovery – Access – Preservation: Libraries’ Roles in Data Services
Panelists: Chris Sherrat, Librarian, Lindgren Library, MIT, Cambridge, MA; Joseph L. Comeaux, II, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Juliet Pao, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; Nancy A. Ritchey, SSAI, Hampton, VA; Anita Colby, Librarian, UCLA Science and Engineering Library, Los Angeles, CA; Allaina Howard, Librarian and Analog Data Archivist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO
Moderator: Colleen Nunn, NCAR Librarian, Boulder, CO
 Colleen Nunn  
 Chris Sherrat  
 Joseph L. Comeaux II   wrf recording
 Juliet Pao  
 Nancy A. Ritchey   wrf recording
 Anita Colby  
 Allaina Howard   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion  
 
9:30 AM-10:00 AM, Thursday 2008, 211
Panel Discussion 2 Forecasting the Future of Atmospheric Science Librarianship
Moderator: Madeleine Needles, MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA
9:30 AMPanel Discussion  
 
10:00 AM-10:15 AM, Thursday 2008
Break
 
10:15 AM-11:45 AM, Thursday 2008, 211
Session 8 AMS Publishing updates
10:15 AM8.1AMS Publishing Update   wrf recording
Kenneth F. Heideman, AMS, Director of Publications, Boston, MA
10:45 AM8.2Progress on Glossary Changes   wrf recording
Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
11:00 AM8.3BAMS Update  
Jeff Rosenfeld, Editor, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA
11:15 AM8.4What is the Future of AMS Conference Proceedings?   wrf recording
Jean Phillips, Librarian, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Nathans
 
11:45 AM-1:00 PM, Thursday 2008
Lunch
 
1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday 2008, 211
Session 9 Vendor and Publisher Updates
1:00 PM9.1Proquest (MGA)   wrf recording
Vicki Soto, Aquatic and Meteorological Sciences, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA), Bethesda, MD; and C. Readinger and M. Miyazaki
1:30 PM9.2American Geophysical Union (AGU)   wrf recording
Karine Blaufuss, Marketing and Membership, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC
2:00 PM9.3Web of Science, Thomson Scientific   wrf recording
Paul Torpey, Global Sales Support Manager, Thomson Scientific, Philadelphia, PA
2:30 PM9.4Wiley  
Speaker Tbd, Wiley Publishing, Chichester, United Kingdom
 
3:00 PM-3:15 PM, Thursday 2008
Break
 
3:15 PM-5:00 PM, Thursday 2008, 211
ASLI Business Meeting
 
Friday, 25 January 2008
2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Friday 2008
The Annual ASLI Field Trip: The field trip will feature a tour of the areas most affected by Hurricane Katrina with a local geologist as tour guide looking at what happened before and after the hurricane. Cost $40; Reservations: gilibrary@gi.alaska.edu
 

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