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Alternative Fuels/Renewable Energy -- An emerging area of national concern

Alternative Fuels/Renewable Energy -- An emerging area of national concern NAL – poised to provide information to support research. Alvetta Pindell, Head, Information Research Services Branch National Agricultural Library apindell@nal.usda.gov (301) 504-7217. What is NAL?

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Alternative Fuels/Renewable Energy -- An emerging area of national concern

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  1. Alternative Fuels/Renewable Energy -- An emerging area of national concern NAL – poised to provide information to support research Alvetta Pindell, Head, Information Research Services Branch National Agricultural Library apindell@nal.usda.gov (301) 504-7217

  2. What is NAL? National Library USDA Library Partner Institution

  3. National Agricultural Library • Established in 1862 when President Lincoln signed the Organic Act creating the U.S. Department of Agriculture • Achieved National Library Status - 1990 • Ensure and enhance access to agricultural information for a better quality of life • The only U.S. National Library dedicated to agriculture and related subjects

  4. $500 million-- Ag Bioenergy and Biobased Products Research Initiative $150 million--Biomass Research and Development Act $150 million--Forest Wood-to-Energy Program $100 million--Cellulosic Bioenergy Program Biomass Reserve Program (BRP) $710 million—Renewable Energy Supply & Energy Efficiency Improvements Program 2007 Farm Bill Proposal

  5. Ensure balance in production of Food, Feed, Fiber, and Fuels Sustainable agriculture and natural resource-based energy production Sustainable bioeconomies for rural communities Efficient use of energy and energy conservation Workforce development for the bioeconomy USDA Energy Goals FAMU Biodiesel Fuel Workshop

  6. Increasingly multi-disciplinary Increasingly data driven (e-Science) Exponentially increasing content prices Globalization Ag Research Challenges “Change is inevitable – are we to be architects or victims of its outcomes?” Alton Thompson

  7. Finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) USDA’s intramural research agency

  8. Bioenergy Research Locations Conversion Biodiesel Thermal Feedstocks Methane On-Farm Ethanol Citrus Waste Regional Research Center

  9. Ethanol from Citrus Waste:Winter Haven, FL • Developed laboratory scale method to process citrus waste • Working to demonstrate the process at the 10,000 gallon scale level at a local citrus processing facility

  10. Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES) • Extramural Research Agency • Provides grants • Links USDA and state components • Land Grant Universities • Extension

  11. CSREES Partners

  12. Creativity – innovation – history – spirit National Digital Library for Agriculture (NDLA) is envisioned as a dynamic system built on partnerships Multi-institutional collaboration Opportunities for Success

  13. Important Partnerships and Services AGNIC USDA’s Digital Desktop Library (DigiTop) AgSpace:NALdigital repository AGRICOLA – NAL’s database USAIN Land Grant Colleges and Universities Today’s NDLA Building Blocks

  14. Renewable Energy The good: What is being done The bad: Challenges The future: Collaboration THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE FUTURE

  15. NAL collection Online access to selected full-text, bibliographic references, data and other multimedia 24/7 Statistical analysis for accountability Outreach mechanisms including: Listserv’s Blogs Training Well connected with Google Attend/hold conferences to promote information sharing NAL has much to offer:

  16. Provides access to literature from the national collection at NAL and libraries and information centers around the world NAL is the world’s largest agricultural library Provides through DigiTop digital desktop access to more than 2,400 scientific journals, databases and other resources for USDA employees around the world Manages conversion of print texts for the Internet Partners with strong connections to the Land-Grant Universities NAL is poised for biofuels:

  17. Establishes subject focused information centers, including the complementary centers: Water Quality; – Alternative Farming Systems; Rural Development; – Invasive Species Animal Welfare Develops and manages extensive Web sites; including interagency sites: Nutrition.gov, Invasivespeciesinfo.gov NAL provides trusted, non-biased, science-based information NAL - A great foundation for research and information dissemination

  18. AGgricultural Network Information Center A voluntary partnership providing access to quality information

  19. DigiTop - USDA's Digital Desktop LibraryDelivers whenever they need it -- quality information resources, many not available through the "ordinary" Web.

  20. Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biorefining Oil and Gas Business Biomass & Bioenergy Renewable Energy Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society And many more…. Selected DigiTop Journals:

  21. Nearly 5 million records Bibliographic citations to literature on all aspects of agriculture, some of which provide full text Two databases: Article Citations and Catalog Citations from 1578 to the present Front end to the digital repositories in AgSpace AGRICOLA (NAL’s Catalog) – providingcitations to agricultural literature in all formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century.

  22. AgSpace • Suite of repositories for old and new works of USDA indexed into AGRICOLA • 14,000 new articles • 300,000 pages of historic works • Content includes: images, articles, book chapters, books. • Into the future… datasets, presentations, videos, patents, lab notes

  23. USAIN The United States Agricultural Information Network is an organization for information professionals that provides a forum for discussion of agricultural issues, takes a leadership role in the formation of a national information policy as related to agriculture, makes recommendations to the National Agricultural Library on agricultural information matters, and promotes cooperation and communication among its members.

  24. USDA National leadership Bioenergy leadership by USDA-REE NAL preparing to support renewable energy The Good

  25. Bioenergy and Biofuels Information Resources

  26. Florida A&M University-- Crescent Moon Organic Farm - Biofuels workshop Langston University – Wind mills with the Kiowa Tribe Prairie View A&M – Raising canola & sunflower crops Virginia State University –oilseed crops biodiesel production 1890 Institutional Activities – examples Building Capacity: Beginners Biodiesel Production and Use February 2008 Jennifer Taylor, PhD, Small Farm Programs

  27. Federal investments dispersed Lack of tools for handling and preserving large scale data sets New energy industry interests Globalization Interdisciplinary research The Bad – Challenges

  28. Championing work groups to develop needed databases to help connect & coordinate biofuels research within USDA Analyzing collection and services for maximum preparedness for request as Proposing and campaigning for the Info Center What NAL has been doing to gear up:

  29. Draw attention to USDA’s many long-standing accomplishments in biofuels research Enhance the visibility of USDA current research efforts Connect and partner with other Federal, university and industry programs Deliver customized information alert services Provide outreach and training services Provide an information gateway Respond to consumer questions FUTURE = OPPORTUNITIESThe Proposed Biofuels Information Center would:

  30. Librarians are essential to successful research because we foster THE reality: Creativity Innovation History Spirit We know what needs to be done!

  31. “I believe that the Creator has put ores and oil on this earth to give us a breathing spell. As we exhaust them, we must be prepared to fall back on our farms, which is God’s true storehouse and can never be exhausted. We can learn to synthesize material for every human need from things that grow.” George Washington Carver Parting Words of Wisdom

  32. General web site: www.nal.usda.gov Research and Reader Services: NALAsk a Questionwww.nal.usda.gov/services/ask.php Reference Email AgRef@nal.usda.gov Service Desk Phone (301) 504-5755 Service Desk Fax (301) 504-6110 Borrowing www.nal.usda.gov/services/request.shtml NAL Contact Information

  33. Alternative Farming: afsic@nal.usda.gov (301)504-6559 Animal Welfare: awic@nal.usda.gov 504-6212 Food & Nutrition: fnic@nal.usda.gov 504-5414 Food Safety: fsic@nal.usda.gov 504-5360 Invasive Species: invasivespeciesinfo.gov504-6454 Rural Information: ric@nal.usda.gov 1-800-633-7701 Water Quality: wqic@nal.usda.gov 504-6212 Information Centers

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