1. The Fisheries and Oceans Canada Virtual Library & Document Archive by Pamela L. Olson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC. and Marcia Croy-Vanwely, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, Vancouver, BC. 33 rd IAMSLIC Annual Conference, Sarasota, FL, U.S.A. 8 October 2007

2. Canada’s place on the globe

3. Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) Who are we & what do we do? On behalf of the Government of Canada, DFO is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada’s scientific, ecological, social and economic interests in oceans and fresh waters

4. National Capital Fisheries & Oceans Canada Regions

5. DFO Libraries – The real ones PACIFIC REGION Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo Pacific Region Headquarters, Vancouver CENTRAL & ARCTIC REGION Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, Ottawa GULF REGION Gulf Fisheries Centre, Moncton, NB MARITIMES REGION Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS St. Andrews Biological Station, NB Canadian Coast Guard College, Sydney NS NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR REGION Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, St. John’s QUEBEC REGION, Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Mt-Joli

6. How do we work? Pacific & Yukon Libraries Central & Arctic Library NCR Library Quebec Library Maritimes Libraries Newfoundland & Labrador Library Gulf Library COFOL WAVES International General Public Industry Universities Governments Canadians General Public Industry Consultants Universities Governments DFO Staff DFO Publications & Information VIRTUAL LIBRARY PHONE / IN PERSON

7. Planning the DFO Virtual Library : puzzle pieces Jackie Lalande Systems Librarian Lori Collins Webmaster Christine LeMay Marcia Croy-Vanwely Lois Loewen Elva Simundsson

8. Planning the DFO Virtual Library : Questions we asked ourselves What is wrong with where we are now? Where do we want to go? – Our Vision How should we get to the destinations? What will it be like when we are there? Is it worth making the trip? How will we know when we get there?

9. Planning the DFO Virtual Library : Our goals Identify and prioritize client needs in the context of the virtual library Seek internal partnerships that further our development as a virtual library

10. www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca Go to the DFO virtual library

22. English: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/libraries-bibliotheques/home-accueil_e.htm Direct links to DFO virtual library French: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/libraries-bibliotheques/home-accueil_f.htm

23. Top 25 cities from which visits originated during the first quarter of the fiscal year, 01 April-30 June 2007

24. Visits to our Virtual Library April - June 2007

34. Prix d’Excellence "the most prestigious award honouring DFO employees"

38. Challenges no extra funding for projects. Libraries using their operating budgets no extra staff for projects. Library staff fitting digitizing work into their daily schedules balancing file size and resolution convincing authors to provide electronic versions of their reports

39. Future plans continue digitizing older and historical DFO documents seek designated funding for maintenance and development of the VL dynamic updating of intranet lists from WAVES database improve functionality of the VL site, e.g. searching, sorting investigate compliance with recognized standards, e.g., OAI-PHM

40. COFOL at work : The idea for the Virtual Library arose in a discussion over coffee or some other beverage at one of our meetings

41. COFOL at work : food helps promote serious discussions

42. COFOL at work : a food and beverage break and serious discussions

43. WAVES “Blue Screen of Death” : what to do if you encounter it

44. Thank you for your attention Merci de votre attention Gracias por su atención Unse danke Onze dank voor uw tijd