Agenda

May 3, 2012

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY

10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705-2351, Main Reading Room

9:00 am - Opening and Introductions
Lisa Weber, Director, Information Technology Policy and Administration, NARA, and CENDI Chair

Welcoming Remarks
Simon Liu, Director, NAL

9:15 am - 11:00 am

Data, Data and – Metrics Data

“Big Data is a Big Deal” [presentation]
Wendy Wigen, Technical Coordinator, National Coordination Office for NITRD

“Science and Engineering Indicators: Output and Outcome Measures” [presentation]
Derek Hill, Senior Analyst, Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation

Special Presentation

“Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate: Mission, Operations, and Future Plans” [presentation]
Rolf Dietrich, Chief Knowledge Officer, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

11:30 am - Host Showcase – National Agricultural Library

» Christopher Cole

DigiTop Navigator: Current Awareness Service on Literature. (Tanya Tanner and Wayne Thompson) [presentation]
USDA Implementation of VIVO (Vern Chapman) [presentation]

12:30 am - Group Lunch

Minutes - pending approval