During the spring of 2014, 176 members of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers completed a survey on their participation in and expectations of IAMSLIC. Their responses and comments are presented to inform planning and communication. The results were presented at the 40th annual...
Strategic planning and external reviews of HMSC programs highlighted local strengths, and recognized significant untapped potential for expanding HMSC academic programs. More recently, OSU has looked toward HMSC and Newport as the next site for significant expansion of educational opportunities to include an additional 500 or more students. The purpose...
This was part of a special session at the North American Association of Fisheries Economists 2013 Conference that focused on the future of the profession. This component looked to the published record for insight. The published record reflects the intellectual activity in a discipline. In marine resource economics, that record...
Stabilization of the Yaquina Bay shoreline along the northeastern edge of the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) campus became necessary to halt erosion that threatened both HMSC critical infrastructure (seawater storage tank) and public access to the HMSC Nature Trail. A Dynamic Revetment (gravel beach) was installed in November, 2011...
As IAMSLIC members will recall, in 1990 Stephanie Haas questioned ASFA’s supremacy in marine science libraries and found “potential pitfalls” if relying on a single database to adequately discover the relevant literature (Haas 1990). We still question the best way to access the literature in our multidisciplinary field. Patrons and...
In the past, fisheries and aquaculture researchers in Africa have been handicapped by poor access to current scientific literature and difficulties in getting published in visible outlets. Efforts in the past decade to improve access, awareness and use of information have flourished. We examine whether these efforts are reflected in...
This issue of the Oregon Library Association Quarterly is dedicated to exploring the multiple meanings of service, the way
we accomplish service through our programs and policies, and the deeply held beliefs and feelings that drive us to serve.
This foreword sets the stage for the proceedings from a IFLA Satellite workshop held in Chania, Greece in 2010. Over 60 participants from 16 countries discussed the challenges and issues around open access to science and technology information.
People of all ages are intrigued by the ocean, its inhabitants, dynamics and future. Our knowledge grows, but we change the ocean as we use its resources thus creating environmental problems and management challenges. When this volume is published, the Gulf of Mexico will not have recovered from the Deepwater...