Wallops Island Balloon Technology: Can’t see the

Repository for the Documents

Andrea JapzonInformation International Associates, Inc.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Library

Sixth International Conference on Grey LiteratureNew York, New YorkDecember 6, 2004

Sixth International Conference on Grey LiteratureNew York, New YorkDecember 6, 2004

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History of the Document History of the Document Collection Collection

Grey LiteratureGrey Literature PreservationPreservation AccessAccess

Who caredWho cared Balloon Program OfficeBalloon Program Office LibrariansLibrarians Jim WinkerJim Winker

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Current StatusCurrent Status

askSam via WAIS database – meta searchaskSam via WAIS database – meta search http://library.gsfc.nasa.gov/Databases/Balloon/http://library.gsfc.nasa.gov/Databases/Balloon/

balloon1.htmlballoon1.html

Autonomy – PDF full text searchAutonomy – PDF full text search http://library.gsfc.nasa.gov/SiteSearch/premium/http://library.gsfc.nasa.gov/SiteSearch/premium/

premiumquery.htmlpremiumquery.html

DAS – Institutional RepositoryDAS – Institutional Repository http://library01.gsfc.nasa.gov/das/http://library01.gsfc.nasa.gov/das/ Uses MySQL and LuceneUses MySQL and Lucene

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Project Assessment: Part IProject Assessment: Part I

Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management KMAT KMAT

http://www.kwork.org/White_Papers/KMAT_BOK_DOhttp://www.kwork.org/White_Papers/KMAT_BOK_DOC.pdf C.pdf

Transference of knowledge Transference of knowledge Content Perspective Content Perspective Infrastructure PerspectiveInfrastructure Perspective Process for change Process for change

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Project Assessment: Part IIProject Assessment: Part II

Institutional repository for Goddard?Institutional repository for Goddard? SPARC Position Paper Recommends….SPARC Position Paper Recommends…. http://www.arl.org/sparc/IR/ir.html http://www.arl.org/sparc/IR/ir.html

Institutionally OfferedInstitutionally Offered Scholarly Scholarly Cumulative and PerpetualCumulative and Perpetual Open & InteroperableOpen & Interoperable

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Problems with Balloon Problems with Balloon DocumentsDocuments

Open and InteroperableOpen and Interoperable MetadataMetadata CopyrightCopyright Certification and Collection ProcessCertification and Collection Process

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Future PlanFuture Plan

Scan documentsScan documents Map recordsMap records Seek Copyright Seek Copyright

PermissionsPermissions Form a joint committee Form a joint committee Find FundsFind Funds

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Grey Literature & Institutional Grey Literature & Institutional Repositories & Government Repositories & Government Info.Info.

Proprietary, CompetitiveProprietary, Competitive Open Archive InitiativesOpen Archive Initiatives

Metadata harvestingMetadata harvesting Most documents not freely availableMost documents not freely available

Service to Goddard/NASAService to Goddard/NASA Organize, collect, share, access, and preserveOrganize, collect, share, access, and preserve

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