Stuart Gagnon

Water Quality Information Center librarian, National Agricultural Library (Cooperator) AND
Librarian, Life Sciences and Chemistry Team

Education:

M.S.L.S. 1996 (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

Selected Publications

• Makuch, J. R., Maderik, R. A., and Gagnon, S. R. 2006. Dynamic Bibliographies: A Simple Tool for Finding Current Science on Conservation Practices. (PDF | 1.4 MB) Poster presented at the conference on Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality: Strengthening the Science Base, Oct 11-13, 2006, in Kansas City, Missouri.

• Water Quality Information Center. 2006. Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliographies. (PDF | 813 KB) National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Beltsville, Maryland.

• Maderik, R. A., Gagnon, S. R., and Makuch, J. R. 2006. Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes, A Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliography. Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 2006-01. National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Beltsville, Maryland.

• Maderik, R. A., Gagnon, S. R., and Makuch, J. R. 2006. Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices on Grazing Lands, A Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliography. Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 2006-02. National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Beltsville, Maryland.

• Water Quality Information Center. 2005. Conservation Effects Assessment Project Four-Volume Bibliography. (PDF | 1.04 MB) Poster presented at the Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2005, in Rochester, New York.

• Gagnon, S. R., Makuch, J. R. and T. J. Sherman. 2004. Environmental Effects of U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs, A Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliography. Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 2004-01. National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Beltsville, Maryland.

• Makuch, J. R., Gagnon, S. R. and T. J. Sherman. 2004. Implementing Agricultural Conservation Practices: Barriers and Incentives, A Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliography. Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 2004-02. National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Beltsville, Maryland.

• Sherman, T. J., Gagnon, S. R. and J. R. Makuch. 2004. Data and Modeling for Environmental Credit Trading, A Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliography. Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 2004-03. National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Beltsville, Maryland.

• Makuch, J. R., Gagnon, S. R. and T. J. Sherman. 2004. Agricultural Conservation Practices and Related Issues: Reviews of the State of the Art and Research Needs, A Conservation Effects Assessment Project Bibliography. Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 2004-04. National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture: Beltsville, Maryland.

• Gagnon, S. R. and Makuch, J. R. 2003. Using Data from Web-server Logs to Develop a Concept-based Browse Set for Water Quality and Agriculture. In: Navigating the Shoals: Evolving User Services in Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries, Markham, J. W. and Duda, A. L. (eds.). Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC), October 5-9, 2003, Mystic, Connecticut. pp. 77-88. IAMSLIC: Fort Pierce, Florida. (NAL Call #: Z675.M35 I2 2003)

• Makuch, J. R. and S. R. Gagnon. 2003. Journals. In: Encyclopedia of Water Science, Stewart, B. A. and Howell, T. A. (eds.). Marcel-Dekker: New York, New York.
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• Makuch, J. R. and Gagnon, S. R. 2002. Information Access Initiatives of the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library. (PDF | 367 KB) Paper and poster presentation at the 5th Water Information Summit, October 23-25, 2002. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

• Gagnon, S. R. , Makuch, J. R. and Davids, S. L. 2002. Testing the CORC System as a Tool for Managing Agricultural Information. American Society of Agricultural Engineers, paper 02-3094: Saint Joseph, Michigan. fPresented at the 2002 ASAE Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2002, Chicago, Illinois.
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• Gagnon, S. R. and Makuch, J. R. 2001. Lessons Learned Associating and Developing Specialized Schema for a Web Database at the National Agricultural Library. Computers in Libraries 2001. pp. 64-71. March 14-16, 2001, Washington, D. C. Information Today, Inc: Medford, NJ.

• Makuch, J. R. and Gagnon, S. R. 2000. The National Agricultural Library's Database of Online Documents Covering Water and Agriculture. (PDF | 61 KB) Presented at the Third Water Information Summit, Supporting Sustainable Water Resources Management Through Information Distribution, November 3-5, 2000, Miami, Florida.

Other Activities

American Libraries Association:

• Association of College and Reearch Libraries

• Association of Library Collections and Technical Services

Guides to Information Resources

• Chesapeake Bay

• Fishieries and Aquatic Sciences

• Landscape Architecture

• Urban Forestry

• Wetlands and Water Quality

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