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Subject:         2nd Call for Papers, ASLI 2010
Date:   Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:43:47 -0400
From:   Eugene R. Major <[log in to unmask]>




*2^nd Call for Papers
*
13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI):
*Integrating Weather, Climate and Social Studies: Challenges and
Opportunities for Librarians*, 20–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia.
Libraries and archives are treasure troves of historical weather data
and information, and librarians are particularly skilled in synthesizing
information from seemingly disparate disciplines as meteorology,
history, and socioeconomics.

 We are planning an exciting ASLI meeting, to be held on 20-21 January
2010 in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction with the American
Meteorological Society Annual Meeting.  The ASLI meeting will focus on
how the library community is responding to the challenges and
opportunities of integrating critical information from social sciences
such as history, anthropology, socioeconomics, government, and policy
with weather and climate change information.

 We invite proposals for papers describing how libraries are responding
to the challenges of weather impacts on society, covering topics such as
specialized historical collections and archives, risk/emergency
management, climate and weather data sets, socioeconomic resources,
interactions with academic social studies programs, tools for the
distribution of knowledge, and ideas on how best to meet user demands
for more integrated information products. Submissions should include
full contact information, a title, and brief abstract of less than 250
words. We will repeat last year’s successful “Technology Tools and Tips”
session and invite anyone who is using a useful new technology or an old
technology in new and interesting ways to participate in this ‘lightning
round’ session, consisting of back-to-back 5-minute talks.  Students are
particularly encouraged to submit proposals.

Please submit proposals to: Gene R. Major, ASLI Chair-elect, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center Library, Code 272, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA;
301-286-4394; [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

 The deadline for abstracts: October 1, 2009.

_http://www.aslionline.org/_



Gene R. Major
Program Manager, Library Associates
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA/GSFC Library
Code 272
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-286-4394
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