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PRESENTATION TO ORD EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN DULUTH, MN ON AUGUST 7-8, 2000
Citation:
Foley, G. PRESENTATION TO ORD EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN DULUTH, MN ON AUGUST 7-8, 2000. 2000.
Description:
A presentation was given by Dr. Gary Foley at the Executive Council Meeting of ORD Information Management in Duluth, MN on August 7-8, 2000. Content of the presentation included: - Status of ORD Information Management (IM) today - Vision of future ORD Science and Technical Information (STI) availability and use - Who's Who in Information Management (IM) in ORD today? - How do we move ORD forward? - Executive Council Next Steps - Use of EIMS metadata system in ORD Drinking Water Pilot to capture Project Descriptors. Vision - IM is integral to implementing SP2K - ORD data, information, tools, and products are: - Easy to find via EPAs web site or search engines - Described through metadata (descriptive information) aimed at the user, and - Accessible as soon as they are peer reviewed and cleared - Web-based analytical tools are available so scientists don't have to be technology experts!