LTER Information Managers Committee

Information managers from each of the LTER sites meet annually, usually in conjunction with the Ecological Society of America meeting, to plan and coordinate Network data management activities. Membership includes representatives from each of the LTER sites.

Projects

LTER Information Managers are preparing to meet the challenges of the next century. Activity areas that are having broad reaching impact include:

• Metadata standards for ecology
• Published guidelines for managing research data
• Development of Network Information System modules
• Work with "Centributed" data dissemination models
• National and international training in information management
• Sponsoring and participating in symposia and other outreach

IM Happenings