Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International

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Wednesday, 17 January 2001

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7:00 AM-7:00 AM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Wed 17 Jan

8:30 AM-8:30 AM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Registration

8:45 AM-8:45 AM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Welcome Address: Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, Librarian, NOAA/ARL/Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division (ASMD) Library, Research Triangle Park, NC

9:00 AM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Session 1
LIBRARIANS AND INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
9:00 AM
1.1
ASLI ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: ASLI members and attendees will describe their libraries and unique collections
Evelyn Poole-Kober, Librarian, NOAA/ARL/ASMD Library, Research Triangle Park, MD

10:00 AM
1.2
INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES: NEW ROLES FOR INFORMATION SPECIALISTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY (Invited Presentation)
Julie Hallmark, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas, Austin, TX

10:45 AM
1.3
USAGE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE JOURNALS
Maria A. Latyszewskyj, Environment Canada Library, Downsview, ON

11:15 AM
1.4
EXPERIMENTS IN INDEXING
Lawrence F. Buckland, Editorial Manager, Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, Inforonics, Inc., Littleton, MA

11:45 AM
1.1a
Coffee Break

12:00 PM
1.3a
Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Session 2
KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS AND INFORMATION PROVIDERS
Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
1:30 PM
2.1
LIBRARIES AND CANADIAN METEOROLOGY (Invited Presentation)
Morley Thomas, Retired Meteorologist, Environment Canada, Downsview, ON, Canada

2:00 PM
2.2
A WHIRLWIND OF INFORMATION: DOCUMENTATION 175 YEARS OF TORNADO AND THUNDERSTORM RESEARCH
Timothy M. Keel, Assistant Professor of Bibliography/Cataloger for the University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, OK

2:30 PM
2.3
ARCHIVAL INITIATIVES AT THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
Jinny Nathans, Archivist, AMS, Boston, MA

2:45 PM
2.4
NOAA'S TREASURES
Doria B. Grimes, Library Contract Operations, NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, MD

3:00 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Coffee Break

3:15 PM-3:15 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Exhibit Hall Tour

4:30 PM-4:30 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Sessions end for the day

6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Group Dinner (To be arranged)

Thursday, 18 January 2001

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7:00 AM-7:00 AM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Thur 18 Jan

9:00 AM-11:15 AM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Session 3
FLOATING BUOYS AND FLYING LABORATORIES
Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
9:00 AM
3.1
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF BUOY OBSERVATIONS AND DATA DISSEMINATION (Invited Presentation)
Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA

9:30 AM
3.2
HURRICANE HUNTING: THE CONTINUING NEED FOR AIRBORNE WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE (Invited Presentation)
Richard Woodford, Senior Research Analyst, AFMC/DR/Office of Aerospace Studies, Kirtland AFB, NM

10:00 AM
3.3
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE NOAA FIELD RESEARCH DIVISION (Invited Presentation)
Kirk L. Clawson, Research Meteorologist & Deputy Division Director, NOAA/ARL/Field Research Division, Idaho Falls, ID

10:30 AM
3.4
A DESCRIPTION OF THE CLIMATE REFERENCE NETWORK PROGRAM (Invited Presentation)
C. Bruce Baker, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

11:00 AM
3.2a
Coffee Break

11:15 AM-2:00 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Session 4
AIR QUALITY MODELING, FIRE WEATHER FORECASTING, AND CLIMATE MONITORING
Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
11:15 AM
4.1
AIR DISPERSION MODELS AT THE U.S. EPA (Invited Presentation)
Dennis G. Atkinson, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC

11:45 AM
4.2
A DEMONSTRATION OF SCRAM
Dennis G. Atkinson, NOAA/ARL/ASMD, Research Triangle Park, NC

12:00 PM
4.3
WEATHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE 2000 FIRE SEASON (Invited Presentation)
Richard Ochoa, NOAA/NWS, Boise, ID

12:30 PM
4.1a
Lunch Break

2:00 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Session 5
INFORMATION PROVIDERS
Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
2:00 PM
5.1
DELIVERING INFORMATION TO RICE SCIENTISTS IN AFRICA
Florent Diouf, Assistant Head, Library and Documentation Center, West Africa Rice Development Association, Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast

2:15 PM
5.2
INFORMATION TRANSFER AND PROMOTION OF RICE RESEARCH RESULTS IN AFRICA
Florent Diouf, Assistant Head, Library and Documentation Center, West Africa Rice Development Association, Cote D'Ivoire, Ivory Coast

2:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Session 6
PUBLISHERS AND VENDORS DISCUSS NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
2:30 PM
6.0
Panel Discussion
Academic Press, ; and American Geophysical Union, Cambridge University Press, and Elsevier Science

2:45 PM
6.1
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
Keith Seitter, AMS, Boston, MA

3:00 PM
6.2
METEOROLOGICAL & GEOASTROPHYSICAL ABSTRACTS
Lawrence F. Buckland, Editorial Manager, Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, Inforonics, Inc., Littleton, MA

3:15 PM
6.3
CIESIN, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Joe Schumacher, GCRIO User Services, CIESIN at Columbia University, Palisades, NY

3:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 18 January 2001


Session 7
ASLI BUSINESS MEETING
Host: Fourth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Organizer: Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, NOAA/ARL/ASMD Library

Friday, 19 January 2001

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7:00 AM-7:00 AM: Friday, 19 January 2001


Fri 19 Jan

8:30 AM-8:30 AM: Friday, 19 January 2001


Los Almos Library and Museum (Complete details to be arranged)
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