National Agricultural Library Update . National Agricultural Library Update Simon Liu, Ph.D. May 10, 2010
Agenda Introduction AGRICOLA Digital Repository NAL Thesaurus Sustainability Project AgNIC Q&A
Introduction Thanks for your continuing support New leadership – A farmer’s son coming home New NAL Ex-Officio Eleanor Frierson, NAL Deputy Director Renewed commitment Partnership building
AGRICOLA Expanded scope Comprehensive contents Timely coverage Refined collection policy Comprehensive contents Refined indexing policy Timely coverage Machine aided indexing Reengineered indexing processes Open access
Digital Repository New project leader & team Unified approach Reengineered processes Integrated technical framework Fedora Future orientation Federal Research Public Access Act
NAL Thesaurus Expanded scope Partner collaboration Open access USDA, EPA, DOE Earthster IICA, CATIE, Extension, Land Grant Institutions Open access Terminology services
Sustainability Initiative – Concept U.S. Partners Other Partners Mexican Partners Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) CIRAIG Policy Makers Researchers Practitioners …
Sustainability Initiative – Applications Policy decision making Corporate management Product development Environmental product labels “Green” procurement programs Carbon, greenhouse gas & other reporting
AgNIC – A High Priority Continuing support Secretariat Coordination & participation Consistent technology development Distributed information infrastructure High level engagement & commitment A team journey
AgNIC – Technical Approach Events NAL Info. Centers Experts Insti. Websites Harvesting & indexing (Blacklight, RSS) AGRICOLA NAL Digital Repository NAL Databases/Datasets Insti. Digital Repository Insti. Databases/Datasets Search Results Search: Insti. Websites Federated Search/ Meta Search Engine (WorldCat APIs) OAI-PMH Insti. Digital Repository Insti. Databases/Datasets
Simon Liu simon.liu@ars.usda.gov 301-504-5248 Q&A Simon Liu simon.liu@ars.usda.gov 301-504-5248