HR: 0800h
AN: ED11B-1102    [Abstracts]
TI: Library Collaboration Aids Global Research
AU: Hicks, G J
EM: ghicks@nsidc.org
AF: National Snow & Ice Data Center Information Center/Library CIRES, 449 UCB 1540 30th, Boulder, CO 80309 United States
AU: Howard, A L
EM: alhoward@nsidc.org
AF: National Snow & Ice Data Center Information Center/Library CIRES, 449 UCB 1540 30th, Boulder, CO 80309 United States
AU: * Sommer, S
EM: Shelly.Sommer@colorado.edu
AF: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Information Center, Campus Box 450 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 United States
AB: In the geosciences, organizational libraries and information centers are local sources for scientists, students, and members of the general public who are searching for current or historic information in their fields. They offer focused collections, rare materials, and knowledgeable librarians, but often issues caused by isolation and limited resources impede their ability to fulfill the researchers' needs. Unlike the local university libraries, these small special information centers are usually housed in the same building as their scientists' offices. To help overcome these problems of limited resources and isolation, while retaining the organizational focus and unique collections that are its strengths, the National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Information Center has begun to collaborate with similar libraries and information centers. This project has three major steps: 1. Catalog sharing through internet-based links. 2. Resource sharing. 3. Expansion of collaboration. NSIDC is creating catalog links with a sister library, the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Information Center. Once the links are established, the two libraries will develop a plan for resource sharing and coordinated purchasing. This small collaborative effort will serve as a template for a network of special libraries within Colorado. Ultimately, they hope to expand the collaborative effort to small libraries with a similar focus around the globe. This poster will outline and graphically illustrate these steps, as well as provide a template for future expansion of the project.
DE: 0850 Geoscience education research
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005