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Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education

Discover the history, services, and benefits of PRAISE, serving Pacific aquaculture education and research. From the Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education and Technology Reference.

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Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education

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  1. Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education Science & Technology Reference Department Hamilton Library PRAISE 2/04

  2. The PRAISE Story • You are here today because you have always wondered why I was always talking about PRAISE. (and hallelujah) • I, Kris Anderson, PI, will be offering the sermon this morning • Aquaculture is the cultivation of sea animals and plants in a controlled marine environment; underwater agriculture. PRAISE 2/04

  3. Topics of Discussion • History • Services Offered • Who Gets Served? • Benefits to the Library • Benefits to the PI • That Stuff That is Too Interesting to Not Share PRAISE 2/04

  4. History • There are 5 Regional Aquaculture Centers under USDA • Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA) established 1986 • 1988 CTSA recognized a need for information dissemination to the region PRAISE 2/04

  5. Services Offered • Research – Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts • Document Delivery • Gray Literature Bibliography PRAISE 2/04

  6. Who Gets Served • Farmers, Researchers, and Students in the US Affiliated Pacific • Hawaii • Guam • Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas • Federated States of Micronesia • Republic of Belau (Palau) • Republic of the Marshall Islands • American Samoa • IAMSLIC PRAISE 2/04

  7. Statistics for 2003 • Requests = 513 • Citations Delivered = 3,746 • Documents Delivered = 1,095 • # Pages Delivered = 15,081 • Miscellaneous Requests = 275 PRAISE 2/04

  8. Special Projects • Currently collecting background information on 200 species of fish for a publication proposed by Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center • Ariel ILL software • Gray Literature Bibliography • CD-ROM Lan and Remote Sites PRAISE 2/04

  9. Benefit to the Library • Total Dollar Amount since inception = $318,880 • Equipment • First online/CD database • Name Recognition PRAISE 2/04

  10. Benefits to the PI • Grant Writing; aka Learn patience, grasshopper. • Travel to interesting places • Get to meet great people • Warm and fuzzy for all the assistance PRAISE 2/04

  11. That Stuff That is Too Interesting to Not Share • Weird Requests • Manatees & Clownfish in Wisconsin • Do people pay any attention??? • PRAISE the Lord • My child is going to Hawaii on a class trip – what books should s/he read? PRAISE 2/04

  12. Conclusion • We’ve successfully served the marine science community in the Pacific for 15+ years. • Scanning the Gray Literature materials is starting TODAY – we have 15 signed consent forms so far. • Funding is assured for another 2 years and support is strong from the community. PRAISE 2/04

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