StreamNet Library Project Overview for Data Management Categorical Review

1. StreamNet LibraryProject Overview for Data Management Categorical Review Lenora Oftedahl, Phil Roger, David Liberty & Gabe Sheoships Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Presented to: NPCC Independent Scientific Review Panel January 17, 2012

2. StreamNet Library Mission: The StreamNet Library serves the Pacific Northwest, especially those involved in the region’s fish & wildlife management efforts, by providing access to information about the history, assessments and management programs about the Columbia Basin’s natural resources. • “Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.”-- William Pollard, Clergyman, 1828-1893

3. StreamNet Library Mission (cont.): • Provide access to the reference documents for StreamNet data (http://www.streamnet.org) • Locate, obtain, & digitize grey literature, technical reports & other documents relevant to fish & wildlife management and restoration. • Provide complete library services to scientists, stakeholders and resource managers in the Columbia Basin.

4. Collection Development • Reference documents for StreamNet data provided by agencies • Absorbing collections from libraries closing in the region & from retiring professionals • Local NGO’s sign collection management agreements to house & catalog materials • Duplicate exchange with other libraries • Purchase books & subscriptions

5. Collections • Northwest Power & Conservation Council(house & manage collection) • Idaho Dept. of Fish & Game, physical documents(absorbed collection) • Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, StreamNet collection(absorbed collection) • Johnson Creek Watershed Council(host catalog) • Marshall Collection, Audubon Society of Portland(house & manage collection)

6. Project Results – Requests for Information

7. “With so much information now online, it is exceptionally easy to simply dive in and drown.” -- Alfred Glossbrenner, Web expert

9. Implications for Fish Management • Retain and make accessible past knowledge and experience – providing the institutional memory for fish and wildlife management • Provide documentation to show context of data in relation to adaptive management goals and objectives

10. Implications for Fish Management (cont.) • Provide access to related journals, technical reports and other electronic documents • Create a digital archive of historical Columbia Basin documents (pre-1950) • Bottom line: The Library provides access to information interpreting and analyzing the data about natural resources

11. Conclusions/Lessons Learned • Information (investments) is lost over time without a central organizing structure • We have developed a major fisheries research collection that is not available through other sources • The collection is accessible to users in rural locations who may not have access to other libraries • Easier access and quality services creates demand for more information and better research

12. New Directions(subject to available resources & personnel) • Provide access to online journals for remote patrons • Develop new service delivery methods as technology develops • Participate in social networks to push relevant information and track trends in research in the basin

13. Questions?