2011- Into the I of the Storm: Information Resources Undergo a Sea Change

Date: April 5-8, 2011
Location: Texas A & M University at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
Host: Natalie Wiest



Front Row, L to R: Natalie Wiest, Kristin Culp, Jen Walton, Denise Landry-Hyde, Kathy Heil, Vielka Chang-Yau, Carla Robinson, Kay Franklin, Michelle Leonard, Michele Van Hoeck, Kristen Willis Schultz

Second Row, L to R: Angela Clark-Hughes, Katy Lawton, John Conover, Sue Stover, Liz DeHart, Lisa Raymond, Patti Marraro, Duncan Mc Cluskey, Liz Winiarz, Joyce Shaw

Not Pictured: TAMUG attendees: Steve Conway, Dave Baca, and Cantrelle Mills

Agenda

Tuesday, April 5
6:30- P.M. Evening Reception at the Rooftop Terrace, Tremont House. Sponsored by Thomson Reuters.
Wednesday, April 6
8:45-9:00 A.M. Welcome Presentation to SAIL 2011 Conference. Bill Merrell, Acting Vice President CEO, TAMG
9:00-9:45 A.M. Design for Survival: Sustainability for Planet and Structure. Steve Lanoux
9:45-10:15 A.M. Data Management Plans – The Role of the Library. Lisa Raymond, MBL WHOI Library
10:30-10:45 A.M. Use of Freely-Available Weebly in Creating Quick and Easy Web Pages. Denise Hyde, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Library
10:45-11:00 A.M. The Marine Science Library, Resource Center. Liz DeHart, Jena Campbell, Johnny Reyes
11:00-11:30 A.M. Connecting Researchers and Research. Jennifer Walton, Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
11:30-12:00 A.M. Could the Library Be Dismantled/Role of Unique Holdings in Modern Times. Kathleen Ann Heil, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
12:00-1:00 P.M. SAIL Cynthia Woods presentation. Steve Conway, Texas A&M at Galveston, Jack K. Williams Library
1:00-2:00 P.M. Lunch
2:00-2:30 P.M. Otto Kelland’s Model Dories and the Digital Archives Initiative. Catherine Lawton, Marine Institute – Memorial University of Newfoundland
2:30-3:15 P.M. SAIL Thomson Reuters Update 2011. Kristin Culp, Thomson Reuters
Thursday, April 7
9:00-9:30 A.M. Teaching Change: Information Literacy Collaboration at Texas A&M University at Galveston. David Baca, Steven Conway, Texas A&M at Galveston, Jack K. Williams Library
9:30-10:00 A.M. Grants for Libraries. John Conover, Michelle Leonard, Susan Stover
10:00-10:15 A.M. Not Just Another Pretty Reef: the Gainesville Florida Reef, a Satellite of the Worldwide Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project. Michelle Leonard
10:30-11:00 A.M. Texas Sea Grant: Marine Education Program at Texas Sea Grant. Elizabeth Turner
11:00-11:15 A.M. Using Scanners To Advance E-Science. Susan Stover, Lisa Naidoo, Erin Mahaney, Henry Luciano
11:15-12:00 P.M. The Science Café Movement on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Joyce M Shaw, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Gunter Library, University of Southern Mississippi
12:00-1:00 P.M. Lunch
1:00-2:00 P.M. Management and Promotion of Digitization Projects: Geologic Atlas of the US. Kathy Weimer, Texas A&M University
2:00-3:00 P.M. Developing a Coastal Communities Planning Atlas as an Educational Tool for Decision Makers and Local Residents. Samuel Brody, MARS, Texas A&M University at Galveston
3:15-3:45 P.M. Teaching Students to Evaluate E-Reference Sources with Moodle Forums. Michele VanHoeck
3:45-4:00 P.M. Digitizing Photo and Slide Collections of the Laboratory on the Cheap. Kathleen Ann Heil, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
4:00-4:30 P.M. Galveston Bay Migrates to the Web; DSpace Comes to Texas. Kristen Willis Schultz
Friday, April 8
9:00 A.M. Galveston History Day & Walking tours: Various topics are included. Walking tours available.