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F L I C C O r i e n t a t i o n t o F e d e r a l L i b r a r i e s a n d I n f o r m a t i o n C e n t e r s S e r i e s
The Institute for Defense Analyses
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
As part of a series of orientations to libraries and information centers, FLICC is offering an opportunity for federal librarians to become acquainted with the programs and services of the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA). Created during World War II to evaluate new weapons, IDA�s formalized its role and mission in 1956 with the debut of its new name. IDA now administers two federally-funded research and development centers on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, as well as the Science & Technology Policy Institute on behalf of the White House and the president�s science advisor. IDA�s library, which opened in 1960, is a joint facility serving both institutes. The orientation will feature:
How the library helps the IDA�s analysts produce reports A tour of the library, with a stop in the IDA�s document reference center.
IDA�s library conversion to virtual service.
Date
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Time
10:00 a.m. � 11:30 a.m.
Place
Institute for Defense Analyses
(IDA), Alexandria, Virginia
Metro/Directions
See
http://www.ida.org/directions.php for driving directions (preferred). Or take Metro�s Blue and Orange Line to the Pentagon and
ride the IDA�s shuttle which departs every 15 minutes on the quarter hour. Using Metro alone is not recommended.
Sponsor
FLICC Education Working Group
Information
Call FLICC (202) 707-4813
TTY (202) 707-4995
Cancellations
Please notify FLICC at (202) 707-4813 if you cannot attend to allow those on the waiting list an opportunity to register.