Hello everyone,
The STS Government Information Committee invites you to join us for our annual Government Information Update (online). This year, we are excited to announce "Evolving Access to Government Climate Data," which will be held online Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 1pm CDT. Registration is required: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lvbHDai7SViWL7vexT9Diw. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="0">https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lvbHDai7SViWL7vexT9Diw.
The program has been developed in partnership with http://www.ala.org/rt/sustainrt. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="1">ALA SustainRT, and we are thrilled to bring you this co-sponsored event.
About the program:
Researchers and librarians alike have experienced changes in the access to government climate data in recent years. Please join the STS Government Information Committee for its 2021 Government Information Update in which we'll explore the evolving access to this data. This update will feature speakers who are researchers and librarians on the front lines of climate information, and they will be discussing available climate data resources, their work, and their thoughts on the future of access to government climate data.
Speakers:
Libby Carnahan, Pinellas County Extension Agent, Florida Sea Grant
Libby Carnahan is the Florida Sea Grant Agent for UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County. She holds her Climate Change Professional® (CC-P®) credential from the Association of Climate Change Officers. She is founder and co-facilitator of the Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel (CSAP, est. 2014), that covers the 7-county region. She is also an active leader and member of the Gulf of Mexico Climate and Resilience Community of Practice and is serving on the Program Committee for the 2022 National Adaptation Forum. Carnahan holds an MS in Marine Science from the University of South Florida (2005) and a BS in Biology from Truman State University (1998).
Katie Rowley, Outreach Librarian, NOAA Central Library
Katie Rowley is the Outreach Librarian for the NOAA Central Library in Silver Spring, Maryland. She oversees the promotion of library services through web presence, email campaigns, informational seminars, multimedia, training and one-on-one engagement with NOAA programs, offices, and leadership at all levels. Katie graduated from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland with a Masters in Information and Library Studies and considers studying abroad one of her more brilliant decisions.
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Time: 1pm CDT (60 minutes)
Registration link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lvbHDai7SViWL7vexT9Diw. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="2">https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lvbHDai7SViWL7vexT9Diw
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Kayla Kuni
Associate Director of Libraries
Pasco-Hernando State College
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