Hosted by The Ohio State University

April 27-30, 2008
Wooster, Ohio

Program . Schedule

(Posted 2/26/2008. Subject to change.)

All events take place in Shisler Conference Center unless otherwise noted. (floorplan)

Registration will be available in the Shisler Lobby beginning on Monday at 7:30. The USAIN Conference office is located in Wilburt. Shisler staff is also available for information or assistance in the reception area.

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Saturday, April 26, 2008
2:00-5:00

CABI NALAB Meeting (Smucker)

 

Sunday, April 27, 2008
8:00-3:00

USAIN Executive Council (Board Room)

8:00-10:00

Preconference II: GIS (Research Services 131A)

Preconference I: Web 2.0 (Smucker)

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-12:00

Preconference II: GIS (cont.)

Preconference I: Web 2.0 (cont.)

12:00

Box Lunch

1:00-5:00

Malabar Farm Tour

Secrest Arboretum/OSU Wooster Tour

6:00 - ?

Welcome Reception (Hilton Garden Inn)

 

Monday, April 28, 2008
7:30-8:45

Continental Breakfast & Interest Group (Ballroom)

8:45-9:00

Opening Session (Ballroom)

9:00-10:15

Plenary Panel - Adding Value to Agriculture: Biofuels (Ballroom)

  • Corn-based Ethanol: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Dennis Keeney, Senior Fellow, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

  • Why Cellulosic Ethanol Is Nearer Than You Think: Creating the Biofuels Future, Bruce Dale, Editor, Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biorefining; Head, Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Michigan State University

10:15-10:45

Break and Exhibits (Ballroom C)

10:45-12:00

Plenary Panel - Adding Value to Agriculture: Bioenergy/Bioproducts (Ballroom)

  • Bioenergy from Agricultural Waste, Ann Christy, Professor, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University

  • Transforming Agriculture to Meet Advanced Energy and Material Needs, Stephen Myers, Director, Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center
12:00-1:15

Lunch (Ballroom)

1:15-2:00

NAL Update (Ballroom)

2:15-3:15

Panel - Tapping Technology As A Conduit for Communication (Smucker)

  • They Use WebCT, So Why Shouldn't We? Some Novel Uses of Online Courseware to Further Communication with Faculty and Students. Presenter: Amy Shannon, Life and Health Sciences Librarian, University of Nevada Reno
  • Putting Student Input to Work: Using Low-tech Methods to Gather Feedback on a New Technology Presenter: Sarah Williams, Science & Technology Librarian, Illinois State University
  • Beyond the Coconut Telegraph: A Web Instruction Idea for Master Gardeners Presenter: Allison Level, Natural Resources Librarian, Colorado State University

Animal Health Interest Group (Yenne)

3:15-3:45

Break and Exhibits (Ballroom C)

4:00-4:45

Preservation Committee, Collection Management and Animal Health Information Interest Groups: Saving the Elusive Past for the Future: A Case Study in Collaboration (Smucker)

Presenters: Trenton Boyd, University of Missouri-Columbia; Vicki F. Croft, Washington State University; Gayle Willard, Kansas State University; Diane Fagen, American Veterinary Medical Association; Gretchen Stephens, Purdue University; Heather K. Moberly, Oklahoma State University; Esther Carrigan and Joe Jaros, Texas A&M University

Linking Research and Entrepreneurial Commercialization (Yenne)

Presenters: David Boulay, Director, Small Business Development Center; Meagan Barnes, Business Development Specialist; Tom Worley, Director, The Ohio State University South Centers

4:45-5:30

Transition with Tradition: Demonstrating Creative Approaches to Apply Information, Knowledge Sharing, and ICTs in the Agbiosciences Worldwide (Yenne)

Presenters: Barbara Hutchinson, University of Arizona; Mary Ochs, Cornell University; Peter Ballantyne, IAALD President

6:00-9:00

Dinner: Barbeque and Dr. Dave's Whiz Bang Science Show (Shisler Courtyard)

1st USAIN Cornhole Tournament

 

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
7:30-8:30

Full Breakfast/Interest Groups(Ballroom)

8:00-9:00

USAIN Business Meeting (Ballroom)

9:15-10:00

Plenary - Farming Sustainably: Lessons from the Soil (Ballroom)

  • The Importance of Soil Ecology in Sustainable Agriculture, Clive Edwards, Professor of Entomology and Director, Soil Ecology Program, Ohio State University
10:00-10:30

Break and Exhibits (Ballroom C)

10:30-11:45

Plenary Panel - Farming Sustainably: Lessons from the Amish (Ballroom)

  • Cultural and ecological aspects of Amish agriculture: Deborah Stinner, Coordinator, Organic Food and Farming Education and Research Program, Ohio State University

  • Amish farm economics, implications for Extension work: Randy James, Geauga County Extension Educator and author, "Why Cows Learn Dutch"

  • Personal insights: David Kline, Amish farmer, author, and editor, Farming Magazine
11:45-1:00

Lunch and Book Signing (Ballroom ABC)

1:00-2:00

Technology Trends Interest Group: Leaving the Barn Door Open: Utilizing Technology to Enhance Traditional Roles and Values (Smucker)

  • Reaching Out Through Web 2.0 Presenter: Valerie Perry, University of Kentucky
  • Virtual Worlds for Virtual Collaboration Presenter: Martin Kesselman
  • Emerging Roles for Librarians in Scholarly Communication and Science Data Curation Presenter: Barbara Hutchinson
  • Agriculture Librarians Harnessing Technology in Innovative Ways: Results of a Survey Presenter: Claudine Jenda

Contributed Papers: Session A (Yenne)

  • The Potential Impact of 'Public Access' Legislation on Access to Forestry Literature Presenter: Bradley Brazzeal, Mississippi State University
  • Preserving Federal State Market News Service Data Presenter: Susan Garbarino, University of California, Berkeley
  • Using GIS to Breathe New Life Into Historic Soil Surveys Presenters: Marianne Stowell Bracke and Christopher C. Miller, Purdue University
2:00-2:30

Free
2:30-3:30

Contributed papers: Session B (Yenne)

  • FAO as a Knowledge Organization - Leveraging on Partnerships to Promote Knowledge Exchange in the Agricultural Domain Presenter: Stephen Katz, Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.
  • New Traditions and Transitions: A Web Portal to Discover, Create and Exchange Knowledge of the Sonoran Desert Presenters: Jeanne Pfander, Kimberly Chapman, and Jim Martin, University of Arizona
  • Biofuel in the Bank Library: CSR vs. Bottom Line Presenter: Dan Cherubin, Rabobank International

Contributed papers: Session C (Smucker)

  • Faculty response to Internet-based teaching aids: a case study at the University of Arkansas Presenter: Lutishoor Salisbury, University of Arkansas
  • Outreach Information and Technology Needs Survey Presenters: Sheila Merrigan and Robert Armstrong, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
  • Transcending Traditional Research Assistance: Embedded Librarians in an Ag Econ Class Presenters: Mary Dugan and Marianne Stowell Bracke, Purdue University
3:30-4:00

Break and Exhibits (Ballroom C)

4:00-5:30

Vendor update (Smucker)

  • CABI
  • Thomson Scientific
  • ProQuest

Posters (Ballroom C)

List of posters

6:00

Cash Bar (Ballroom)

6:30-9:00

20th Anniversary and Awards Banquet (Ballroom )

 

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
7:30-8:30

Continental Breakfast/Interest Groups (Ballroom)

8:30-9:30

Preservation Committee Update (Yenne)

Presenters: Joy Paulson and Nan Hyland, Cornell University

 

Social Issues-Rural Information Interest Group: National Animal Identification System: A Trojan Horse or National Need? (Smucker)

Presenters: Margaret Merrill, Kyrille Goldbeck, and Althea Aschmann, Virginia Tech University
9:30-10:30

Contributed Papers: Session D (Yenne)

  • Transition through Collaboration: Internal and External Partnering to Build a Regional Rangeland Ecology and Management Web Resource Presenters: Barbara Hutchinson and Jeanne Pfander, University of Arizona
  • Advancing Institutional Repositories: A Case Study in Digital Agricultural Publication Management Presenter: Laura Hanson, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
  • AgOAI - Let's Get the Good Stuff! Presenters: Melanie Gardner, AgNIC Coordinator, and Vern Chapman, AgNIC IT Coordinator, National Agricultural Library

Contributed Papers: Session E (Smucker)

  • Using Google to Drive Library Usage Presenters: Shaun Hobbs and David Smith, CABI
  • Information Search Strategies of Ohio Farmers Presenters: Florian Diekmann and Marvin T. Batte, Ohio State University
  • The Communication Function in American Land Grant Universities in Transition: Implications on Library and Information Services Presenter: Deva Eswara Reddy,, Texas A&M University
10:30-11:00

Break (Ballroom C)

11:00-12:00

Collection Management Interest Group: Information Harvest: Strategies for Successful Digital Collections (Yenne) Presenters: Rob Luikart and Tschera Connell, Ohio State University Conveners: Valerie Perry, University of Kentucky; Diana Farmer, Kansas State University

AgNIC Interest Group: Putting the NEW in AgNIC: Highlights of New Content, Committees, and Technologies Used by AgNIC Partners (Smucker)

  • AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics Presenters: Julia Kelly and Louise Letnes, University of Minnesota
  • The Wild Blueberry Network Information Centre Presenter: Bonnie Waddell, Nova Scotia Agricultural College
  • AgNIC Mentoring Committee Presenter: Cindy Watkins, New Mexico State University
12:00-1:00

Closing Session (Ballroom)

Recent Developments in the Control of Information: Can Traditional Access & Use of Protected Content Survive the Transition? Tomas Lipinski, Associate Professor, Center for Information Policy Research, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1:00-2:00

Lunch (Ballroom)

2:00-6:00

Tour: Amish Country (reservation required)

2:00

AgNIC Meeting Begins