Information and Outr

Information and Outr

• IN tasks/questions (all): IN tasks/questions (all):

– Systems administration Systems administration

• Systems administration Systems administration• Website development Website development

– Library Library

• Library Library operations operations• Peer Review Peer Review

• Project Completion Year Project Completion Year

– Ongoing. Ongoing.
Systems Administra

Systems Administra

• IN tasks/questions (all): IN tasks/questions (all):

– Systems administration Systems administration

• Desktop computers and servers Desktop computers and servers• Network Network• Internet and intranet connectivity Internet and intranet connectivity• Computer security Computer security• System backup and recovery System backup and recovery• Trouble shooting and maintenance Trouble shooting and maintenance• Data storage Data storage

– Web services Web services

• Website development and maintenance Website development and maintenance• Online discussions forums Online discussions forums

• Project Completion Year Project Completion Year

– Ongoing. Ongoing.
Proposed

GCMRCHome Page
Library Library

• IN tasks/questions (all): IN tasks/questions (all):

– Library Library

• On-line library catalog line library catalog

• Monthly update of new reports received Monthly update of new reports received• Contractor/cooperator assistance Contractor/cooperator assistance• Subject and material research Subject and material research• Access to reports, maps, aerial photos and images, obl

Access to reports, maps, aerial photos and images, obl

and videos and videos 

– Peer review Peer review

• Peer review of products that Peer review of products that ensure quality science quality science

– Library scanni Library scanning project ng project

• Project Completion Year Project Completion Year

– Ongoing. Ongoing.
The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Researc

Stephanie Wyse, Libr

arian

The purpose of the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Researc

h Center’s library is to collect

that assist the GCMRC i

n its efforts to administer long-ter

m monitoring and research. The 

repository for hard copy infor

m

ation such as books, reports, maps, photography, and vide

of ele

ctronic media including CDs and DVDs.

Library holdings include the follo

wing:

• Hard copies and electronic copies of final funded research reports• Reprints of articles resulting fro

m funded research

• Books and articles resulting fro

m research efforts associated with GCM

RC

• Books and articles related to Grand and Glen Canyon• Books and articles related to natural and controlled riverine environ

ment.

• Photographs and slides (aerial and field documentation).• CD-R

O

M and D

V

D-R

OM versions of aerial photograph.

• Videotapes (overflights, programs related to Glen and Grand Canyon)• Maps (topographic, flightline

maps, Arc/Info Coverages,

Orthophotos)

...view thfor that i

m

In addition to maintaining a hard copycollection ofreports, the G

CRMC is

making new reports available on-line as they are sub

mitted. 

Through this interface, patrons can locate materials based upon authorand title. 

The GCMRC library catalog is accessible through the organization’s website: www.gc

mrc.gov
The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center L

Scanning Project

File formats were selected to ensure that they meet the followi

ng criteria:

non-proprietary

industry stan

dard

preserves t

he i

ntegrity of the i

nfor

mation contai

ned on hardcop

y media

he Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GC

M

R

C) measures the effects of Glen Canyon Da

m operations o

n th

Canyon Dam to Lake Mead. The GM

C

R

C library supports GC

M

R

C scientists and investigators, A

daptive Management W

Group (T

W

G) members, and public i

nterests i

n the Colorado 

River ecosystem by pro

viding an i

nfrastructure for organizin

as reports, maps, aerial imagery, slides, and videos. The GCMR

C is i

n the process of con

verting its collection of rare and 

project will serve to

preserve the original media as well as allow for more effective distri

b

ution of data over great distance

digital inAerial Imagery formation will be stored in file formats suitable for distribution

via the Internet a

nd can be analyzed usi

ng compu

• Inventory: 17,652 i

mages (photos and fil

m)

• Equipment: Vexcel UltraScan 5000 

photogrammetric scanner

• Methods: Photos 

will be scanned and metadata 

created

• Formats: tifs (images) and x

ml (metadata) files

• Archiving: files saved to D

V

Ds – deep archive 

copy saved offsite

• Media: D

V

D

• Resolution: 14 microns• Distribution: Through the GCM

RC library and 

on-line

Funded Research 

Reports

•Inventory: 813 gray literature research reports •Equipment: Canon HP D

R-5080C Col 910 Text

Scanner •Methods: Reports disbound and scanned •Formats: pdf files•Archiving: Part of 

GCMRC backup structure

•Media: 8 mm tapes•Resolution: 300 dots per inch (dpi)•Distribution: GCM

RC on-line catalog (website)

Videotapes

• Inventory: 198 videos in V

HS

Format 521 in broadcast for

mat

• Equipment: Sony U

matic VP-9000 

videocassette player, Panasonic A

G2400 VC, Pinnacle Pro-One Video 

Editing/Authoring System, Adobe Pre

miere Software

• Methods: Videos are played on Sony

or Panasonic and then digitized using the Pinnacle syste

m

• Formats: avi, tif and x

ml

• Archiving: files saved to D

V

Ds –

deep archive copy saved offsite

• Media: D

V

D

• Resolution: 720 X 480 pixels per 

fra

me

• Distribution: Through the GCM

RC 

library and on-line

Slides and Ph

• Equipment: Nikon Supe

scanner, HP 4C Scanjet s

• Inventory: 8000 slides, 7

photographs

• Methods – Slides and ph

scanned and then saved a

• Formats – tif and Window

metadata programs

• Archiving: files saved to 

deep archive copy saved 

• Media: D

V

D

• Resolution 300 dpi (low 

2700 dpi (high resolution

• Distribution –

GCM

RC w