Technical Information Services

About the Department

The Technical Information Services (TIS) Department is part of the Operations Directorate of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. TIS's mission is to support SLAC's research, scholarship, education, and communication efforts and to provide rapid, accurate, and user-friendly access to physics information.

The Department includes the Archives and History Office, the SLAC Research Library and SPIRES-HEP Databases, InfoMedia Solutions, the Unix-SPIRES Collaboration, responsibility for managing the Lab's scientific and technical information, and shared responsibility for the Web at SLAC.

• TIS Organization Chart (slaconly, PDF)
• Staff Directory

TIS Departments and Functions

• Archives and History Office
• InfoMedia Solutions
• Library
• SPIRES-HEP Databases
• Unix-SPIRES Collaboration
• (DOE) Scientific and Technical Information Management (STIP)

Library Futures Task Force Survey Results

• Survey Questions (reference copy)
• Summary of Responses
• Responses by Years at SLAC
• Responses by Primary Role/Work
First Five Roles
Role at SLAC: "Other"
• Responses by Division/Group
DO, ETS, LCLS, OPS, PPA
PhotonSci, SSRL, Visitor/User, SLUO, SSRLUO
Division: "Other"
• Future Info Needs Sorted(pending)
• Open Comments Sorted(pending)

TIS Administrative Support

• Budget preparation, oversight and management support
• Assistant to the TIS Director for business and administrative policies, procedures and process improvement
• Travel budget planning and management, trip planning and oversight
• TIS ESH Safety Coordinator
• Unix-SPIRES consortium administration

TIS Policies, Procedures and Documents

TIS Overview Fall 2007: Briefings to S. Cohelan, Acting Operations Director:
Technical Information Services Overview
Archives & History Office Overview
InfoMedia Solutions Overview
SLAC Research Library & SPIRES Overview

Safety Documents:
TIS CY06 Safety Goals
ISMS FAQ's For TIS Staff
Line Management Walkthrough Checklist
TIS Supervisor's Annual Walkthrough Form
Office Inspection Checklist (for use in the Walkthrough)

Administrative Documents:
TIS Vacation Policy

Contact People:

Administrative Assistant (Recruiting)
(650) 926-8617, MS 82, Bldg. 28, Rm. 2
Email: @slac.stanford.edu
FAX: (650) 926-4905

Patricia A. Kreitz, Director of Technical Information Services
(650) 926-4385, MS 82, Bldg. 28, Rm. 13
Email: pkreitz@slac.stanford.edu
FAX: (650) 926-4905