Proceedings of the first U.S. Geological Survey scientific information management workshop, March 21-23, 2006

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather S. Henkel
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
Management Workshop

scholarly journals A informação científica e tecnológica brasileira no âmbito da Sociedade da Informação: uma análise das iniciativas governamentais

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Fábio Mascarenhas e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
Technological Information ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Green Book ◽  
White Book ◽  
Science Technology And Innovation

Aborda as iniciativas governamentais referentes à gestão da Informação Científica e Tecnológica (ICT) brasileira no âmbito da Sociedade da Informação a partir da leitura crítica de quatro publicações oficiais (Livro Verde da Sociedade da Informação no Brasil; Livro Branco: Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação; Ciência e Tecnologia para a construção da Sociedade da informação; e Contribuição para políticas de Informação Científico-Tecnológica). Traz ainda um breve retrospecto histórico da comunicação científica e, mais restritamente, da política brasileira da ICT. Abstract This article discuss the Brazilian governmental initiatives in Scientific and Technological Information management in the Information Society to arise from critical reading of four official publications (Green Book of the Information Society of Brazil; White Book: Science, Technology and Innovation; Science and Technology for the construction of the Information Society; and Contribution for policies of Scientific Information). It also brings a brief historical approach of scientific communication and Brazilian Scientific and Technological Information management.

scholarly journals Scientific data dissemination a data catalogue to assist research organizations

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Eduardo Batista de Moraes Barbosa ◽  
Galeno de Sena
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Data Dissemination ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Research Organizations ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Geospatial Metadata ◽  
And Storage

The constant scientific production in the universities and in the research centers makes these organizations produce and acquire a great amount of data in a short period of time. Due to the big quantity of data, the research organizations become potentially vulnerable to the impacts on information booms that may cause a chaos as far as information management is concerned. In this context, the development of data catalogues comes up as one possible solution to the problems such as (I) the organization and (II) the data management. In the scientific scope, the data catalogues are implemented with the standard for digital and geospatial metadata and are broadly utilized in the process of producing a catalogue of scientific information. The aim of this work is to present the characteristics of access and storage of metadata in databank systems in order to improve the description and dissemination of scientific data. Relevant aspects will be considered and they should be analyzed during the stage of planning, once they can determine the success of implementation. The use of data catalogues by research organizations may be a way to promote and facilitate the dissemination of scientific data, avoid the repetition of efforts while being executed, as well as incentivate the use of collected, processed an also stored.

scholarly journals An Open Access Approach to Scientific Information Management at the Agricultural Research Corporation

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Rocha Bello Bertin ◽  
Fernando César Lima Leite ◽  
Isaque Vacari ◽  
Victor Paulo Marques Simão ◽  
Marcos Cezar Visoli
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Tropical Agriculture ◽  
Research Development ◽  
Cultural Considerations ◽  
Research Corporation ◽  
Owned Company ◽  
Organizational Features

Abstract: This article presents the experience of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) – a large state-owned company that plays an important global role in research, development, and innovation for tropical agriculture – in the planning and implementation of Open Access to scientific information in the context of a developing country. The aim of this initiative is to provide the necessary mechanisms to capture, store, organize, preserve, retrieve, and widely disseminate the scientific information produced by Embrapa and by agricultural research communities. This report concludes with a discussion of the obstacles encountered and the organizational features, cultural considerations, and political matters that facilitate open access implementation at Embrapa.

scholarly journals El paradigma del acceso libre a la gestión de la información científica en ciencias marinas|The paradigm of open access to scientific information management in the marine sciences |O paradigma do acesso livre à informação científica nas ciências marinhas

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Wulff
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Information Economy ◽  
Acceso Abierto

Resúmen El concepto de acceso abierto a las publicaciones juega un papel clave en la economía de la información. La conciencia de muchos de sus beneficios se realiza a expensas del precio y del número de las fuentes de información. A través de un análisis de los diferentes casos de estudio, se presentan las “lecciones aprendidas” y se deducen diversas conclusiones acerca de las características fundamentales de la política de apoyo y del marco legislativo en que se basan diferentes ideas tributarias de la imagen de mejor práctica que tiene el acceso abierto en ciencias marinas.Palabras clave ciencias marinas, acceso abierto, repositoriosAbstract The open access concept to the publications shows a key role in the information economy. The conscience of much of its profits is attained in spite of its price and the number of information sources. Throughout the analysis of different cases of study, the “learned lessons” are presented and diverse conclusions are deduced on the fundamental characteristics of the support policies and law frames which base the tributary ideas of the best practice image that open access offers in marine sciences.Keywords marine sciences, open access, repositoriesResumo O conceito de acesso livre às publicações desempenha um papel chave na economia da informação. A consciência de muitos dos seus benefícios é alcançada apesar do preço e do número das fontes de informação. Através de uma análise de diversos estudos de caso, apresentam-se as “lições aprendidas” e deduzem-se conclusões a respeito das características fundamentais de uma política de apoio e do marco legislativo em que se baseiam diferentes idéias tributárias da imagem de melhores práticas que tem o acesso aberto em ciências marinhas.Palavras-chave ciências marinhas, acesso livre, repositórios

Notes on Some Early Geological Investigations in Kansas

1984 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Merriam
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
Narrative Form ◽  
The Third ◽  
Kansas River ◽  
Lewis And Clark

Just a little more than 250 years ago, a Frenchman passed up the Kaw (Kansas) River Valley and made note of the granite and quartzite boulders for what may have been the first recorded notes on the geology of Kansas. Most of the early records were sporadic and not systematically taken. Early expeditions were mainly military; later ones were railroad surveys. Scientists, if on the expeditions, were natural scientists and not geologists, so descriptions usually were of topography, agriculture suitability, transportation feasibility, climate, botany, and other natural phenomena, but seldom of the geology. Documents of these early expeditions, including those of expeditions of Lewis and Clark (1804-6), Pike (1805-7), Long (1819-20), Fremont (1843-45), Emory (1846-47), Stansbury (1849), Marcy (1852), and Beckwith (1853-54) were in a narrative form - long on generalities but short on detail. Thus by the mid-19th century, the geology of Kansas was known only in a general way. The ‘Great American Desert’ was a place to cross, not to stay. The influx of gold seekers and those wanting to exploit the land changed everything and information on the geology became important. To fill the void, ‘guides’ by a variety of self-styled experts on the history, geography, climate, mineral resources, soils, etc., were issued as aids to the emigrants. The guides, usually published by the author, were interesting and popular but included little scientific information. In 1852, David Dale Owen was commissioned a "United States Geologist" and made observations in northeastern Kansas as part of a larger survey. Other geological observations were made by members of early federal government-sponsored territorial surveys of the West. The fossils collected on these surveys and by collectors were described by paleontologists - most reports described the different, new, or spectacular finds. In 1864 the State commissioned the first geological survey headed by B. F. Mudge; the second survey was created in 1865 with G. C. Swallow as State Geologist. Thus the State government assumed responsibility for the surveying - mostly with the idea of making an inventory of economic resources and promoting development of the young state. During the period from creation of the second geological survey in 1865 to the third in 1895, the Kansas Academy of Science Transactions served as one of the leading outlets for information on Kansas geology. The systematic and regular recording of the geology of Kansas commenced in 1895 with creation of the third (and present) State Geological Survey in Lawrence with Erasmus (Daddy) Haworth appointed State Geologist.

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