Digital Scientific and Technical Information Initiatives in an Interagency Context

Bonnie Carroll
Information International Associates, Inc.


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Digital Scientific and Technical Information Initiatives in an Interagency Context

Albert Gore Quote

Visions of the Future

Predator/Prey Relationships

Objectives of this Talk

Why Here?

Why Me?

What is CENDI?

CENDI's Vision

CENDI's Mission

CENDI Goals

CENDI Membership

CENDI is Formally Established

Historical Perspective

STII

Next Generation System

Information Systems Evolve

Information Overload

Next Generation System

Paradigm in STI

1993 Internet Question

Basic Changes in Structure of Science (1)

Basic Changes in Structure of Science (2)

Reinventing our Roles

Visions for Next Generation Information Infrastructures

Technologies over Time

CENDI Panning Themes

CENDI STI Definition

Robert Ubell Quote

Costs and Benefits

Obstacles to Electronic Utopia

Key Judgements

CENDI FY99 Planning Session

Gail Hodge Quote

General Findings

Descriptions of Agency Projects

Descriptions of Agency Projects, continued

Digital-Virtual Library Components

Collection Development

Indexing/Categorization

Metadata and Metadata Standards

Search Engines

Profiling and Push Technologies

Archiving and Preservation

Digitizing Technologies and Workflow

Cultural and Business Issues

Possible Research Areas

National Library of Science and Technology

Building Blocks

Completing the Connections

How Does CENDI Move the Agenda Forward?

ILSE: CENDI Agreed to Pilot Initiative

Study Digital Electronic Archiving

Study Parameters

Workshop on the Role of Thesauri and Controlled Vocabulary in Internet-hosted Databases

Why You?

Changing User Expectations

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