1 STIP Collaboration: Meeting the Challenges Together Walt Warnick, Ph.D. Director U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Office of Scientific and Technical Information

2 Collaboration Is Imperative Info Age OR STIM TIO OSTI TIO STIM Program Manager Researcher Together we can achieve more (with less) than we can individually.

3 Remember When? …a transformational moment… A few of you will recall this poster and its importance to STIP. It initiated a major undertaking, which turned into a major achievement for our entire community.

4 Our purpose STIP annual meetings are not just a time to renew acquaintances. It is also a time to openly discuss our visions for the future, to set goals, and to grapple with challenges.

5 Collaboration led to success In 1997, we set out on a path of collaboration; we achieved our vision ahead of schedule, in Secretarial Certificate for Achievement of Electronic Goal Three years ahead of the DOE goal!

6 How and why did this work in 1997? We agreed to a vision that made sense. Then set goals, strategies and operating plans to lead DOE in the Information Age, through a complex-wide collaboration. From print to digital! From 9 formats to 1 format!

7 But those of us who were here know the transition was far from easy Dilemma: We at OSTI had to create digital age systems while we were running paper age systems One unavoidable result was the acquisition of a back log of paper technical reports at OSTI Another result was that we came under pressure to abandon key parts of the OSTI mission But the result was that the transition was net beneficial

8 Transactions Over Time

9 The web is transformational technology for sharing knowledge But remember, the web is still young and will certainly continue to evolve. Just as another well-known transformational technology evolved We are about 15 years into the age of the web. 15 years into the age of the automobile

The automobile continued to evolve beyond its first 15 years … Ford designers in 1918 may have thought about the far off future, but their focus was the next few years. So, how will the web evolve?

11 So we need to continue to adopt and adapt—digitization, other kinds of STI, virtual integration, getting the message out better and better. While there are no facts about the future, it is highly likely that the web will continue to develop in ways that, today, cannot be reliably predicted beyond the near term.

12 Today, we together face a new generation of dilemmas We need to rededicate ourselves to our traditional responsibilities, such as making technical reports searchable Meanwhile, we need to adapt and adopt new forms of STI and new technologies We are our own model for continued progress

13 OSTI has shared a vision Strategic Plan, goals and strategies Greater transparency for science, ideas for delivering new forms of STI DOE Data Explorer SciencePix (indexing, accessing audio/video) Concepts from other agencies and other collaborations of which OSTI is a part ICSTI – STI Managers from around the world, WorldWideScience.org continues to expand exposure for DOE R&D CENDI – STI managers of 14 federal agencies, jointly hosting a Scientific Data Management Workshop in June

14 STIP and WWS.org STI you provide to OSTI rolls into Science.gov and then rolls into WorldWideScience.org, making an ever- broadening circle of access to the DOE R&D results. Coming SOON: WorldWideScience.org with multilingual capability, so even more researchers on a global scale will be able to make use of DOE R&D. Likewise, DOE researchers can make use of R&D from over 60 countries. Of Note: One more way the STIP group helps OSTI: We surveyed you about interest in accessing foreign R&D. STIP answered "YES, the labs need access because more and more projects are done on an International scale."

15 STIP Vision? At this meeting, let’s continue on that steadily evolving course Work together to craft practical strategies for embracing emerging types of STI