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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Roy Sonenshein

Gail Clement

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title:
SOFIA - Development of a Digitial Library of Biological Information
Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/sofia/>
Description:
Abstract:
The information systems project addresses the need for timely, high-quality and relevant information through the development of a digital library for the South Florida ecosystem. The digital library and related services will provide a comprehensive and coherent information system that facilitates the exchange, analysis and use of high-quality information resources across the diverse agencies, disciplines, and communities concerned with Everglades research, restoration and resource management.
Purpose:
To enable all stakeholders of the south Florida community to use sound science as a basis for informed planning decisions and resolution/prevention of resource-management problems, efforts to synthesize, manage and disseminate high-quality scientific information about the greater Everglades ecosystem have gained increasing support and urgency.

The resulting digital library will provide a coherent, widely available, and enduring online repository that documents the scientific knowledge and tools created through USGS-related studies in south Florida. It will also complement and interoperate with other federal agency information systems such as the South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) (<http://sofia.usgs.gov/>), developed and sponsored by the USGS South Florida Ecosystem Program; the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Clearinghouse (<http://www.nbii.gov/index.html>) maintained by the USGS Biological Resources Division; and the National Digital Library (<http://memory.loc.gov>) maintained by the Library of Congress. The digital library is also designed to work together with leading state-sponsored initiatives such as "Everglades Online" (<http://everglades.fiu.edu/eol/>), and "Linking Florida's Natural Heritage" (<http://susdl.fcla.edu/lfnh/>).

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20011001
Ending_Date: 20040930
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.375
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.5
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.5
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: information management
Theme_Keyword: digital library
Theme_Keyword: biology
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Geographic Data - Metadata, ISO 19115:2003(E), TopicCategoryCode, 2003, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva, Switzerland
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme_Keyword: 007
Theme_Keyword: 008
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: 002
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D. C., NIST
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: FL
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Place_Keyword: Broward County
Place_Keyword: Charlotte County
Place_Keyword: Collier County
Place_Keyword: Glades County
Place_Keyword: Hendry county
Place_Keyword: Highlands County
Place_Keyword: Lee County
Place_Keyword: Martin County
Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County
Place_Keyword: Monroe County
Place_Keyword: Okeechobee County
Place_Keyword: Orange County
Place_Keyword: Osceola County
Place_Keyword: Palm Beach County
Place_Keyword: Polk County
Place_Keyword: St. Lucie County
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Kissimmee River
Place_Keyword: Greater Lake Okeechobee
Place_Keyword: Central Everglades
Place_Keyword: Florida Keys
Place_Keyword: South East Coast
Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Gail Clement
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science Library

University of Miami Science and Administration Building (SLAB) Rm 167A 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway

City: Miami
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33149
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 361-4020
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 361-9306
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: g.clement@miami.edu
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/aboutsofia.html>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: location of South Florida Ecosystem study area
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit: Other project personnel include Tarla Toomer and Cortney Mills.
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable
Completeness_Report: not available
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Complete first edition of South Florida Ecosystem Thesaurus and prepare for electronic publication

1. Obtain colleague review of South Florida Ecosystem Thesaurus 2. Complete web-based version of Thesaurus and publish on the SOFIA web site

Process_Date: Not complete
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Develop a master database of publications available through the SOFIA website and digitize additional documents.

1. Prepare and maintain master database of publications available through the SOFIA website and database 2. Scan in historical documents and prepare for posting on the SOFIA website. Documents will be obtained from all USGS disciplines and from other DOI agencies. Most documents will be served as scanned imagees, selected high interest documents will be converted to text.

Process_Date: 2004
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Gail Clement
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science Library

University of Miami Science and Administration Building (SLAB) Rm 167A 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway

City: Miami
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33149
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 361-4020
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 361-9306
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: g.clement@miami.edu
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: South Florida Ecosystem
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Roy Sonenshein
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Database Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
9100 NW 36th Street

Suite 107

City: Miami
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 33178
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 305 717-5824
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 305 717-5801
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sunshine@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Digital Library
Distribution_Liability: No warrantees are implied or explicit for the data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: unknown
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications.html>
Access_Instructions: Log onto the SOFIA web site at <http://sofia.usgs.gov>
Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040803
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jo Anne Stapleton
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 521 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-4592
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703 648-4614
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jastapleton@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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