Eleanor G. Frierson Deputy Director of the National Agricultural Library efrierson@nalda

1. Success Through Working Together:The U. S. National Agricultural Library’sApproach to Cooperation Eleanor G. Frierson Deputy Director of the National Agricultural Library efrierson@nal.usda.gov Partnerships, Consortia, and 21st Century Library Service International Association of Technological University Libraries Conference Kansas City, Missouri June 2-6, 2002 http://www.nal.usda.gov

2. The National Agricultural Library (NAL) Mission • National and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Library • Information, stewardship • Assist, train, and educate people • Information management • Access--collaboration, technology • Global cooperation http://www.nal.usda.gov

3. Funding and Staff FY 2002 • Budget: • $20 million appropriated • $2 million reimbursable • Staff: • 164 FTE • 83 (Contract) http://www.nal.usda.gov

4. NAL Collection 3.5+ million items 19,000+ journal titles 70 languages All forms and formats http://www.nal.usda.gov

5. Library Services • 29.9 million direct customer services in FY2001 (Up from 6.0 million in 1997) • Growing at >30% annually http://www.nal.usda.gov

6. http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/ • NAL’s bibliographic database • 1970 - Present • 4 million+ bibliographic records • 24/7 availability World wide free of charge http://www.nal.usda.gov

7. National Agricultural Library Collaborations • Maximize access to information through innovative use of technology • Electronically deliver information (products and services) to customers worldwide • Preserve and protect agricultural information for future generations http://www.nal.usda.gov

8. Database production Electronic and Web-based resources development Publications exchange Training and education Cooperative publications and products Document delivery National and International Activities http://www.nal.usda.gov

9. Collaborators • Federal, state, local, foreign government agencies • Land-grant colleges and universities • Other publicly-supported institutions with agricultural programs • Public and private organizations • National and International networks and organizations http://www.nal.usda.gov

10. Collaborative Resources • Projects and Programs • Web sites • Databases • Information centers • Networks http://www.nal.usda.gov

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13. National Collaborations -Networks • United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) http://www.usain.org/usain.html • National Preservation Program for Agricultural Literature http://www.nal.usda.gov

14. National Agricultural Cooperative Cataloging (AGX) Program Food Safety Research and Information Office (FSRIO) NAL Specialized Information Centers National Center for Agricultural Law Research and Information Visiting Scholars Program National Collaborations - Programs http://www.nal.usda.gov

15. National Collaborations -Gateways/Databases • Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) (http://www.agnic.org) • Science.gov (http://www.science.gov) • Invasive Species Web-site (http://www.invasivespecies.gov) • International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) (http://odp/od/nih.gov/ods/databases/ibids.html) http://www.nal.usda.gov

16. Agriculture Network Information Center http://www.agnic.org 40+ partners, led by NAL Cooperators from agribusiness, Land-Grants Quality agricultural information via the Web http://www.nal.usda.gov

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19. Challenges for science.gov • Scope of federal R&D in science and tech • Breadth of the potential audience • Taxonomy issues given the broad scope and audience • Blending resources from different agencies into cohesive functionality and page design • Resources, funding and sustainability http://www.nal.usda.gov

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22. International Collaborations • NAL provide leadership to ensure U.S. participation in international library and information systems http://www.nal.usda.gov

23. Benefits of International Collaborations to U.S. Agriculture • Knowledge of national information infrastructures • Future information transfer • Access to unique, unavailable resources • International competitiveness http://www.nal.usda.gov

24. AGRIS, the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology Cochran Fellowship Program The Agricultural Libraries Network (AGLINET) Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) International Collaborations http://www.nal.usda.gov

25. International Collaborations • International Association of Agricultural In formation Specialists (IAALD) http://www.lib.montana.edu/~alijk/IAALD.html • International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) http://www.ifla.org/III/index.htm http://www.nal.usda.gov

26. USDA International Projects • Egyptian National Agricultural Library (ENAL) http://nile.enal.sci.eg/ • U.S./Central and Eastern European Agricultural Library Roundtable Initiative http://www.nal.usda.gov

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29. Lessons Learned • Importance of shared financial responsibility • Flat budgets and declining purchasing power make collaborating a necessity • New models needed http://www.nal.usda.gov

30. Future Collaboration: Plans and Opportunities • National Digital Library for Agriculture • Collaborative partnerships • Expansion of AgNIC • We are open to ideas and look forward to working with IATUL members http://www.nal.usda.gov

31. National Agricultural Library Ensuring and enhancing access to agricultural information for a better quality of life http://www.nal.usda.gov