The International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries
and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) is an association of individuals and
organizations interested in aquatic and marine information science. The
association provides a forum for exchange and exploration of ideas and
issues of mutual concern.
Cyamus is the regional group of
IAMSLIC that encompasses the West Coast of North America and Hawaii;
including Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Baja
California. Members represent academic, governmental and private
institutions concerned with the marine and aquatic environments.
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and
information services and their users
Special Libraries Association, (SLA) is the global organization for innovative information professionals and their strategic partners that promotes and strengthens its members through learning, advocacy, and networking initiatives.
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OceanExpert is a database, developed and maintained by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), of UNESCO containing information on individuals and institutions involved in all aspects of marine or freshwater research and management.
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IAMSLIC will support projects related to its purpose through small grants
($200-$2000) to its regional groups and members. Projects should address a
clear need and involve partnerships at various levels.
GRANTS.GOV is an internet grants management portal serving the
grantee
organization community.
The E-Bulletin provides all information related to grants awarded by the
National Science Foundation.
National Endowment for the Arts: Grants are available for preservation and/or conservation work on nationally
significant intellectual and cultural artifacts, and nationally significant
historic structures and sites. Intellectual and cultural artifacts include
artifacts, collections, documents, monuments and works of art. Historic
structures and sites include historic districts, sites, buildings,
structures and objects.
In recognition of the importance of research to the advancement of
librarianship and information science, OCLC and ALISE promote independent
research that helps
librarians integrate new technologies into areas of traditional competence
and contributes to a better understanding of the library environment.
The Wachovia Foundation awards grants in operating locations to nonprofit
organizations in its areas of interest, including environment,
libraries and library science, Types of support include annual
campaigns, building construction/ renovation, capital campaigns,
conferences and seminars, curriculum development, equipment acquisition,
fellowships, general operating support, matching/challenge grants,
professorships, program grants, scholarship funds and seed grants.
There are no application deadlines. Obtain application forms from local Wachovia Bank branch offices.
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The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) mission is to protect
human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water, and land - upon
which life depends.
The Food and Agriculture Organization, (FAO) has a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of
living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. FAO
is one of the largest specialized agencies in the United Nations system. It is the lead agency
for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development.
The work of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), over the three decades since its inception, has
focused on promoting marine scientific investigations and related ocean
services, with a view to learning more about the nature and resources of
the oceans. This has laid the foundation towards an expanded role of the
IOC in meeting new challenges.
The National Coral Reef Institute, (NCRI) was established by Congressional
mandate in 1998. NCRI's primary objective is the assessment, monitoring,
and restoration of coral reefs through basic and applied research and
through training and education. NCRI operates at the Nova Southeastern
University Oceanographic Center near Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
The National Sea Grant Program encourages the wise stewardship
of our marine resources through research, education, outreach and technology transfer.
Sea Grant is a partnership between the nation's universities and National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) mission is
to describe and predict changes in the earth's environment, and conserve and
wisely manage the nation's coastal and marine resources
The mission of the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC) is to save lives
and protect property by issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses
of hazardous weather conditions in the tropics. TPC products are generated
for use in both the domestic and international communities.
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AlgaeBase provides free access
over the internet to information on the algae of the world and includes
terrestrial, marine, and freshwater forms.
BiologyBrowser, produced by Thomson Scientific, is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community.
INTUTE is a free online service providing the user with access to the very best web resources for education and research in the fields of health and life sciences. All resources are evaluated and selected by subject specialists.
The Catalog of Fishes Online is the online version of William Eschmeyer's The Catalog of Fishes.
FishBase is a searchable global information system
with all you ever wanted to know about practically all fish species known to science.
LarvalBase is a comprehensive information system on fish larvae that are relevant in the field of fisheries research and
finfish aquaculture, combining traditional sources such as primary and "grey" literature.
NASA's Global Change Master Directory (GCMD), a directory of earth
science data on the web, provides descriptions of Earth science data sets and services relevant
to global change research. The GCMD database includes descriptions of data sets covering agriculture,
the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and oceans, snow and ice, geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology,
and human dimensions of global change.
Ocean Portal is a directory of ocean data and information-related web sites
ReefBase is an online information system on coral reefs, and was designed to
provide relevant data and information to reef managers and scientists, as well as the general public.
Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search
engine available on the Internet.
Species 2000 has the objective of enumerating all known species of organisms on Earth
(animals, plants, fungi, and microbes) as the baseline data set for studies of global biodiversity.
WINDandSEA, the Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Internet Locator, has over 1,000 selected links to science and policy sites
organized by topic and alphabetically within topic. All of these sites have been reviewed
and annotated by a technical information specialist of the NOAA Central Library staff.
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AcqWeb is a web site providing links to
information and resources of interest to librarians with acquisitions or collection
development responsibilities. The scope is international.
The Cataloger's Reference Shelf web site provides a wide variety of resources for the cataloger
including MARC Data Formats, MARC Code Lists, Other Reference Manuals, and
Subject Cataloging Manuals.
The Special Libraries Association (SLA) offers this Disaster Planning document as an ongoing resource
to prepare for future natural or unnatural disasters.
"Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright" is a web document prepared by
the CENDI Copyright Task Group to educate librarians, information center
staff, publications staff, and authors in U.S. federal agencies about
copyrights.
ShareILL (pronounced "cheryl") is a web-based gateway to electronic and print resources relating to all aspects of interlibrary loan (ILL), document delivery, and resource sharing. Intended to be comprehensive and international in scope, it features links provided by registered users to resources that will help practitioners locate materials for their customer base, manage the ILL/Document Delivery/Resource Sharing process, and keep up with developments in the profession. ShareILL, in its current format as a wiki, launched on June 15, 2007 and replaced ILL Web.
The NOAA Photo Library collection spans centuries of time and much
of the natural world from the center of the earth to the surface of the sun. Although at
present, no fee is charged for using the photos, credit MUST be given to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce unless otherwise instructed to give credit
to the photographer or other source.
The Library of Congress web site provides access to the collections, the publications, and
technical resources available at the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress Classification Outline web site provides the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library
of Congress Classification and an outline of its subclasses.
The Library Law web site is a portal to valuable web resources covering legal issues
related to libraries including copyright, licensing electronic information,
and more.
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