[NHCOLL-L:1686] MetaDiversityII Summary Web-Accessible MetaDiversityII

[Kelly Goulette]

MetaDiversityII Summary Web-Accessible MetaDiversityII 

Summary of Findings Freely Accessible Via the Web NFAIS (National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services) is pleased to announce the publication of MetaDiversity II: Assessing the Information Requirements of the Biodiversity Community. 

Freely accessible on the Web and without any registration requirement, users may read the 38-page report in its entirety at: http://www.nfais.org/MetaDiversity2.asp

This report is the summary of findings that emerged from the two-day symposium, jointly sponsored by NFAIS and the U.S. Geological Survey, which was held in Charleston, South Carolina, June 25-26, 2001. The international symposium, a follow-up meeting to the original 1998 MetaDiversity meeting, was organized with the purpose of identifying the following: -- Places where the biodiversity information users' needs were being met and how those needs were being met -- Gaps in biodiversity information needed to support users -- Populations of priority users of biodiversity information. 

Symposium speakers included Meredith Lane, Academy of Natural Sciences, Carol Tenopir, University of Tennessee, Jorge Soberon, CONABIO, Peter Schalk, ETI, and other scientists and researchers in the field. Participants subsequently broke into working groups for the purpose of analyzing user populations and identifying appropriate system requirements and functionalities for a fully integrated biodiversity information resource. This publication outlines the findings of those working groups. 

Work will continue via a series of ongoing events. The next MetaDiversity meeting, MetaDiversity III: Global Access for Biodiversity Through Integrated Systems is to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 18-19, 2002. For further information, see: http://www.nfais.org/EventDetails.asp?EventID=12 

Further details about NFAIS, its publications, and sponsored events are available at the NFAIS Web site (www.nfais.org) or by contacting Jill O' Neill, Director of Planning & Communication, NFAIS, 1518 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (Phone: 215/893-1561 or email: jilloneill at nfais.org). Permission is granted to forward this announcement in its entirety to appropriate listservs by the recipient. Permission is also granted to link directly to the full report at the URL provided above. Jill O'Neill Director, Planning & Communication NFAIS voice: 215-893-1561 fax: 215-893-1564 jilloneill at nfais.org _____________________________________________________________________ 
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