Scientists as Librarians: Scientists as Librarians: Subject Expertise in Cornell Subject Expertise in Cornell University Libraries University Libraries Medha Devare, PhD Medha Devare, PhD Bioinformatics and Life Sciences Bioinformatics and Life Sciences Specialist Specialist Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University FIBS: Frontiers in Information Provision for the Bio- and Environmental FIBS: Frontiers in Information Provision for the Bio- and Environmental Sciences Sciences
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Scientists as Librarians: Subject Expertise Scientists as Librarians: Subject Expertise in Cornell University Librariesin Cornell University Libraries
Medha Devare, PhDMedha Devare, PhD
Bioinformatics and Life Sciences SpecialistBioinformatics and Life Sciences SpecialistAlbert R. Mann Library, Cornell UniversityAlbert R. Mann Library, Cornell University
FIBS: Frontiers in Information Provision for the Bio- and Environmental SciencesFIBS: Frontiers in Information Provision for the Bio- and Environmental Sciences
January 25, 2007January 25, 2007
Why science expertise in the library?
• Type of information (computational advances)Type of information (computational advances)
• Vast quantities of information (data)Vast quantities of information (data)
• Shrinking research funding; increasing costsShrinking research funding; increasing costs
• Library as a “neutral”, central entityLibrary as a “neutral”, central entity
• Library able to provide continuityLibrary able to provide continuity
The primary example…
• Bioinformatics
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Research data
• Chemistry
Science librarian expertise at CUL
What do subject experts provide?
• Subject reference/consultation supportSubject reference/consultation support
• Instructional program developmentInstructional program development
• Collection developmentCollection development
• Special project supportSpecial project support
• OutreachOutreach
What is bioinformatics?
• computational tools and approachescomputational tools and approaches
• expand use, acquisition, visualization, expand use, acquisition, visualization, analysis, organization and archiving of biological dataanalysis, organization and archiving of biological data
[Bioinformatics at the NIH, 2001][Bioinformatics at the NIH, 2001]http://grants.nih.gov/grants/bistic/bistic.cfm
• Subject reference/consultation supportSubject reference/consultation support
• Instructional program developmentInstructional program development library workshop serieslibrary workshop series
• Collection developmentCollection development
• OutreachOutreach
CALS portal
provide services for data collection / archiving provide services for data collection / archiving
develop and coordinate library’s spatial data develop and coordinate library’s spatial data services, particularly the Cornell University services, particularly the Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR)Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR)
develop delivery systems for metadata and develop delivery systems for metadata and content using geospatial data applicationscontent using geospatial data applications