UCARConnect, 2015 -

Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Since February 2013, the NCAR Archives has been crawling and harvesting UCAR/NCAR websites using Archive It. The harvested websites include most UCAR/NCAR webpages and associated images, video, PDF files, and other content. The collection also includes the U.S. Weather Commission, a group that brings together the American weather industry, state and local governments, and academia in an organized effort to urge Congress and the Executive Branch to undertake, promote, and support our nation’s portfolio of environmental observations and weather forecasting capabilities. In 2021 the organization began the second phase of an initiative to migrate all sites to a consistent format and move internal content to a single portal. For this internal, password-protected content a web-recorder software was used to capture material. This content is not browsable online but available by request from the archivist. This content is still considered internal-only.

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The date ranges in this finding aid refer to the time period in which the websites were crawled. The content on the websites may reflect earlier dates.

Dates

Creation: 2015 -

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on the material in the Archive-It platform: https://archive-it.org/home/ncar. Internal-only sites crawled beginning in 2021 are restricted to staff only.

Conditions Governing Use

Not all material in this collection is in the public domain. It is the responsibility of the researcher to address copyright issues.

Biographical / Historical

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The vision and mission of UCARConnect originated with a small committee from across the organization that met in spring 2013 under the leadership of IT Director Shawn Winkelman and Communications writer and media associate Zhenya Gallon with other staff providing input and direction: Bruce Muller (COMET); Raj Pandya and Teri Eastburn (UCAR Center for Science Education); Jeff Van Damme (Multimedia Services); Cindy Schmidt (University Relations); Marijke Unger and Stephanie Barr (CISL); and Kate Legg (Digital Learning Sciences). With the rapid technological changes underfoot, richer opportunities to engage with key stakeholders, and an ongoing need for and attention to knowledge management and access, the committee began formulating a vision for UCARConnect. The site would synthesize and provide ease of discoverability to UCAR's rich collection of public and education-focused resources, but also amplify, echo, and synthesize content using rapidly expanding digital tools and services. UCP Director Emily CoBabe-Ammann arrived at UCAR in the mist of UCARConnect discussions and helped to formulate its direction and garner institutional support, transforming an idea into a reality. It creates monthly topical educational and informational features, promotes discovery and access of exceptional STEM resources, provides realtime access to most broadcasted UCAR seminars, promotes connection among UCAR, its member universities, their students, and the science savvy.