Conference Program (pdf)

All Presentation Files (zipped)

Plenary Sessions

Presenter Title Presentation File
Ann Christy Bioenergy from Agricultural Waste   Bioenergy_from_Ag_Waste.ppt
Dennis Keeney Corn-based Ethanol: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly USAIN_Keeney_4-28-08.ppt
Steven Myers Transforming Agriculture to Meet Advanced Energy and Material Needs  USAIN_28_April_2008.ppt
Bruce Dale Why Cellulosic Ethanol Is Nearer Than You Think: Creating the Biofuels Future  Bruce_Dale_Wooster_Ohio_April_28_2008.ppt 
Deborah Stinner Cultural and ecological aspects of Amish agriculture:  USAINStinner.ppt 
Clive Edwards The Importance of Soil Ecology in Sustainable Agriculture  THE_IMPORTANCE_OF_SOIL_ECOLOGY_IN_SUSTAINABLE_AGRICULTURE.ppt 
Tomas Lipinski Recent Developments in the Control of Information USAIN_2008_lipinski_keynote.ppt

Contributed Papers

Presenter Title Presentation File
Susan Garbarino Preserving Federal State Market News Service Data AERO_film_preservation.ppt
Bradley Brazzeal The Potential Impact of 'Public Access' Legislation on Access to Forestry Literature brazzeal_public_access.ppt
Marianne Stowell Bracke Using GIS to Breathe New Life Into Historic Soil Surveys StowellBracke_usain_Soil_20080425.pdf 
Dan Cherubin Biofuel in the Bank Library: CSR vs. Bottom Line Dan_Cherubin_USAIN_2008_presentation.ppt
Stephen Katz FAO as a Knowledge Organization - Leveraging on Partnerships to Promote Knowledge Exchange in Agricultural Domain Knowledge_Management_at_FAO.ppt 
Jeanne Pfander New Traditions and Transitions: A Web Portal to Discover, Create and Exchange Knowledge of the Sonoran Desert USAIN2008_Pfander_NewTraditions.ppt 
Sheila Merrigan Outreach Information and Technology Needs Survey MerriganUSAIN.ppt 
Mary Dugan Transcending Traditional Research Assistance: Embedded Librarians in an Ag Econ Class USAINdugan&stowelbracke.ppt 
Melanie Gardner AgOAI - Let's Get the Good Stuff!  get_the_good_stuff_rev(1).ppt 
Barbara Hutchinson Transition through Collaboration: Internal and External Partnering to Build a Regional Rangeland Ecology and Management Web Resource HutchinsonPfanderRnglndsUSAIN08.ppt
Florian Diekmann Information Search Strategies of Ohio Farmers Diekmann_Usain.pdf
Deva Reddy The Communication Function in American Land Grant Universities in Transition: Implications on Library and Information Services Reddy-Communication_Function_of_Land_Grant_Universities.ppt
Shaun Hobbs Using Google to Drive Library Usage ShaunHobbsUSAINApril212008.ppt

Panels

Presenter Title Presentation File
Allison Level Beyond the Coconut Telegraph: A Web Instruction Idea for Master Gardeners   AllisonLevelTappingTechnologyPanelApril9.ppt
Amy Shannon They Use WebCT, So Why Shouldn’t We? Some Novel Uses of Online Courseware to Further Communication with Faculty and Students. AmyShannon4-26.zip
Sarah Williams Putting Student Input to Work: Using Low-tech Methods to Gather Feedback on a New Technology  Williams_StudentInput_20080417.ppt
Allison Level Tapping Technology As A Conduit for Communication TappingTechnologyPanelIntroLEVELApri22.ppt
Joe Jaros Preservation Committee, Collection Management and Animal Health Information Interest Groups: Saving the Elusive Past for the Future:  A Case Study in Collaboration Compiledversioncomplete_jaros.ppt
Meagan Barnes Linking Research and Entrepreneurial Commercialization barnes_USAIN_Presentation.ppt
Peter Ballantyne Transition with Tradition: Demonstrating Creative Approaches to Apply Information, Knowledge Sharing, and ICTs in the Agbiosciences Worldwide usain08_presentation_ballantyne.ppt
Barbara Hutchinson Transition with Tradition: Demonstrating Creative Approaches to Apply Information, Knowledge Sharing, and ICTs in the Agbiosciences Worldwide Hutchinson-Ochs-Ballantyne_(1)_USAIN 08(1).ppt
Mary Ochs Transition with Tradition: Demonstrating Creative Approaches to Apply Information, Knowledge Sharing, and ICTs in the Agbiosciences Worldwide Ochs_USAIN_Panel_4-21-08.ppt
Valerie Perry Reaching Out Through Web 2.0  2008_USAIN-Perry-TTIG-Reaching_Out_Through_Web_2dot0-FINAL_4-29-2008.pptx
Martin Kesselman Virtual Worlds for Virtual Collaboration VIRTUAL_WORLDS_VIRTUAL_COLLAB-1-1.ppt
Claudine Jenda Technology Trends Interest Group: Leaving the Barn Door Open: Utilizing Technology to Enhance Traditional Roles and Values USAINTTIG2008ClaudineJenda.ppt
Rob Luikart Collection Management Interest Group: Information Harvest: Strategies for Successful Digital Collections USAIN04232008.ppt
Julie Kelly AgEcon Search:  Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics AgEcon_Search_USAIN_2008.ppt
Cindy Watkins AgNIC Mentoring Committee watkins_mc.pptx
Bonnie Waddell The Wild Blueberry Network Information Centre  USAIN_blueberry_web site_update_Apr-08.ppt
Linda Eells The Role of Librarians in the Curation of Born-digital Resources: Building History USAINAgNIC2008Eells.ppt
Allison Level AgNIC Interest Group: Putting the NEW in AgNIC: Highlights of New Content, Committees, and Technologies Used by AgNIC Partners AllisonLevelUSAINAgNICIGIntroApril25.ppt
Laura Hanson Advancing Institutional Repositories: a Case Study in Digital Agricultural Publications Management Advancing Institutional Repositories.ppt

Posters

Presenter Title Presentation File
Jeanne Pfander Gateway to Student Success: Convertible Notebook Laptops in the Natural Resources Classroom and the Field! USAIN_Pfander_Gateway_presentation.ppt
Sarah Williams Literary Gardens: Cultivating a Partnership between the Library and the Horticulture Center Williams LiteraryGardensPoster 20080417.jpg
Suzi Teghtmeyer Seeking Grape Information: A How-to Guide Suzi_Viticulture_USAIN_poster2008.pdf
Yongli Zhou Static to Dynamic: Growing a Wildflower Web Site kansas_wildflowers_poster.pdf

Pre-Conferences

Presenter Title Presentation File

Jerry Thomas

The Terrible 2.0's?? Web 2.0 and Its Impact on Agriculture and Information Professionals Thomas pre-conf USAIN.ppt
Jaime Stoltenberg Mapping Data 'Till the Cows Come Home! :
Geographic Information Systems Applications in Agriculture
Stoltenberg_GIS_finalversion.ppt

20th Anniversary Banquet

USAIN: A history in pictures

Banquet Program

Cornhole Tournament

Final Results