8:30 A.M.	Registration and Coffee
8:45 A.M.	Welcome Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, ARL, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, NC
9:00 A.M.	Session 1: Librarians and Information-Seeking Behavior Moderator: Julia H. Triplehorn, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska
1.1	ASLI Roundtable Discussion ASLI members and attendees will describe their libraries and unique collections. Moderator: Evelyn M. Poole-Kober
10:00 A.M	Coffee Break
10:15 A.M.
1.2	Information Seeking Behavior in the Atmospheric Sciences: New Roles for Information Specialists in the 21st Century. Dr. Julie Hallmark, Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (Invited Address)
11:00 A.M
1.3	Usage of Atmospheric Science Journals. Maria A. Latyszewskyj, Environment Canada Library, Downsview, Environment Canada, Bibliothèque, Downsview
11:30 A.M.	Lunch Break
1:00 P.M	Session 1 continued
1.4	Experiments in Indexing. Lawrence F. Buckland, Editorial Manager, Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, Inforonics Inc, Littleton, MA
1:30 P.M.	Session 2: Knowledge Keepers and Information Providers Moderators: Maria A. Latyszewskyj, Environment Canada Library, Downsview, Ontario, and Doria A. Grimes, NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, MD
2.1	Libraries and Canadian Meteorology. Morley Thomas, Retired Meteorologist, Environment Canada, Downsview, Canada. (Invited Address)
2:00 P.M
2.2	A Whirlwind of Information: Documenting 175 Years of Tornado and Thunderstorm Research. Timothy M. Keel, Cataloger, Curtis Laws Wilson Library, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO
2:30 P.M.
2.3	Archival Initiatives at the American Meteorological Society. Jinny Nathans, Archivist, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA
2:45 P.M.
2.4	NOAA's Treasures. Doria B. Grimes, Chief, Library Contract Operations, NOAA Central Library, Silver Spring, MD
3:00 P.M.	Break
3:15 P.M.	Exhibit Hall Tour
4:30 P.M.	Sessions end for the day
6:30 P.M.	Group Dinner (to be arranged)
THUR 18 JAN
9:00 A.M.	Session 3: Floating Buoys and Flying Laboratories Moderators: Linda Pikula, NOAA Miami Regional Library, Miami, FL, and Susan Tarbell, Air Force Weather Technical Library, Asheville, NC
3.1	A Brief Overview of Buoy Observations and Data Dissemination. Nancy N. Soreide, NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA (Invited Address)
9:30 A.M.
3.2	Hurricane Hunting: The Continuing Need for Airborne Weather Reconnaissance. Richard Woodford, Senior Research Analyst, AFMC/DR/ Office of Aerospace Studies Kirtland AFB, NM (Invited Address)
10:00 A.M.	Break
10:15 A.M.
3.3	A Brief Overview of the NOAA Field Research Division. Kirk L. Clawson, Ph.D., Research Meteorologist & Deputy Division Director, Field Research Division, ARL, Idaho Falls, ID (Invited Address)
10:45 A.M.
3.4	A Description of the Climate Reference Network Program. C. Bruce Baker, Ph.D., NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC (Invited Address)
11:15 A.M.	Session 4: Air Quality Modeling, Fire Weather Forecasting, and Climate Monitoring Moderators: Susan Tarbell, Air Force Weather Technical Library, Asheville, NC, and Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Research Triangle Park, NC
4.1	Air Dispersion Models at the U.S. E.P.A. Dennis Atkinson, Meteorologist, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC (Invited Address)
11:45 A.M.	Lunch
1:15 P.M.	Session 4 continued
4.2	A Demonstration of SCRAM. Dennis Atkinson, Meteorologist, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Air Resources Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, NC
1:30 P.M.
4.3	Weather Factors Related to the 2001 Fire Season. Richard Ochoa, NWS/NOAA Boise, ID (Invited Address)
2:00 P.M.	Session 5: Information Providers Moderator: Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Research Triangle Park, NC
5.1	Delivering Information to Rice Scientists in Africa. Florent Diouf, Assistant Head, Library and Documentation Center, West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA), Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa
2:15 P.M.
5.2	Information Transfer and Promotion of Rice Research Results in Africa. Florent Diouf, Assistant Head, Library and Documentation Center, West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA), Cote D'Ivoire, West Africa
2:30 P.M.	Session 6: Publishers and Vendors Discuss New Products and Services
6.1	American Meteorological Society. Keith Seitter, AMS, Boston, MA
6.2	Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, Lawrence F. Buckland, Editorial Manager, Inforonics Inc, Littleton, MA
6.3	CIESIN, Columbia University, Joe Schumacher, GCRIO User Services, CIESIN at Columbia University, 61 Rt 9W, Palisades NY
6.4	Panel Discussion: Representatives from Academic Press, American Geophysical Union, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier Science, and Others
3:30 P.M.	Session 7: ASLI Business Meeting Moderator: Evelyn M. Poole-Kober, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division, Research Triangle Park, NC
5:00 P.M.	Sessions end for the day
FRI 19 JAN
8:30 A.M.	Los Alamos Library and Museum. (Complete details to be arranged)

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