AIRSENVIRONMENTALSCAN RESEARCHPROJECT

MININGFORI&REXCELLENCE AIRS2009AnnualTrainingConference Reno,Nevada June3,2009

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Rorschach

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whatareourassocia9ons?

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No.1

ResearchQues9on: WasElGrecosworktheproductofas9gma9smorar9stry?
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No.2

ResearchQues9on: WastheTitanicfatallyawed?
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No.3

ResearchQues9on: Canpoliobeprevented?
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No.3

ElGreco

TheTitanic

Polio

RESEARCH informs our perceptions, enlarges our understanding, transforms our lives, and thereby changes our associations
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OnelastRorschach:

whohasanassocia9onwiththis?
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whatis research?

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Research
Men9onedinlunchanddinner

conversa9ons

Appearsinseveralplacesinthe

ConferenceProgram
Featuredinanumberof

workshops

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Research
researchn1:thecollec9ngofinforma9on aboutapar9cularsubject2:carefulor diligentsearch;studiousinquiryor examina9on3:inves9ga9onor experimenta9onaimedatthediscoveryand interpreta9onoffacts,or4:revisionof acceptedtheoriesorlawsinthelightofnew facts5:prac9calapplica9onofsuchnewor revisedtheoriesorlaws
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Research
ScopeofAcMvity
Collectinforma9on Studythefacts Makediscoveries Bringforthnewtheoriesorlaws

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Research
PracMcalApplicaMonofAcMvity
BuildKnowledge Op9mizePrac9ces ExpandModels TransformApproaches

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Research
Scope
BringForthNew TheoriesorLaws MakeDiscoveries StudytheFacts CollectInforma9on Build Knowledge Op9mize Prac9ces Expand Models Transform Approaches

Prac9calApplica9on
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Research
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Research
Asignicanthumanenterpriseina worldthatisincreasinglymore democra9c,behereducated, connectedtotheInternet,and dependentontheuseofinforma9on. TrythisGooglesearch: Researchshowsthat
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AIRSEnvironmentalScan ResearchProject

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Background
AIRSBoard:KeyResearchAreas

FundingandSustainability Eec9veQASystems CapacityandDemand Technology Coopera9veRela9onships I&RIden9tyandValue

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Background
Decision: ConductAnEnvironmentalScan

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StudyDesign
ObjecMves:GatherInformaMonOn 1. Keycharacteris9csofAIRS memberorganiza2ons
2.

Publicunderstandingofthe purposeandvalueofI&R

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StudyDesign
Methods 1. ConductonlinesurveyofAIRS memberorganiza2ons
2.

Conductscanofexternal informa9on

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StudyDesign
LargerEnvironment
PhysicalEnvironment IndustryandEconomy

SurroundingCommunity

Clients ServiceProviders OtherI&Rs LocalGovernment NonGovernmentFunders

I&ROrganiza9on andResources I&RHuman Resources

Organiza9onalCharacteris9cs BudgetandFunding Infrastructure

Staandvolunteers I&Rexperience Educa9on

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StudyDesign
AIRSMemberSurvey
StartedMay18 Emailsurveylinktoallmembers

inUSandCanada Researchfocus:I&Rorganiza2ons (notindividualmembers)

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StudyDesign
AIRSMemberSurvey
Canbecompletedin3060minutes SurveyclosesJune30 Gatherandanalyzedata DeliverreporttoAIRSBoard Sharendingswithmembers

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StudyDesign
AIRSMemberSurvey
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Organiza9onalInforma9on Sta Infrastructure BudgetandFunding Informa9on&ReferralOpera9ons Clients TheCommunity PublicAairsandPublicPolicy

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StudyDesign
ExternalInformaMonScan
Assembledmemberdata Codedbycounty LinkedwithUSCensusBureaudata

atcountylevel

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StudyDesign
ExternalInformaMonScan
Contextualizemember

organiza9onsbasedoncounty leveldata popula9on,peopleinpoverty, Medicarerate,etc.

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Consideringvariablessuchas

StudyObjec9ve1: EstablishKeyFacts
Whoweareandwhereweare Whoweserveandhowmany Keyclientneedsandneedtrends Howwerefundedandkeytrends Technologiesweuse Percep9onbyourcommuni9es

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StudyObjec9ve2: AskEssen9alQues9ons
Didthesurveyprovidecredibleresults? Whatareitsmostsignicantndings? Arespecicneedsorcallstoac9onin

evidence?
Wheredowefocusourahen9on? Arethereperceivedresearchbenets?

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StudyObjec9ve3: ReachDecisions
Aretherebusinessand/orresearch

projectsthatcanbedevelopedand launchedbasedonthestudyndings? Canthesebejus9edandfunded? CanAIRSmembersbeengagedinthe projects?

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Research
WhatMightThisLookLikeforAIRS?
Scope
BringForthNew TheoriesorLaws MakeDiscoveries StudytheFacts CollectInforma9on Build Knowledge Op9mize Prac9ces Expand Models Transform Approaches

Prac9calApplica9on
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ImportantIfTrue:

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ImportantIfTrue:
Thisdisclaimerwasused whenbreakingnewscould notbeimmediatelyveried, butnonethelesswasof compellingimportanceand newsworthy.Theexample atrightisfromTheNew YorkTimesofJanuary23, 1864.

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ImportantIfTrue:
AIRSmembers=1,400 Currentsurveypar9cipa9on=70 Thankstocurrentpar9cipants! Butneedmorepar9cipa9on:
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Geographies Sectors I&RTypes

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ImportantIfTrue:
Preliminarydatainallsurveysec9ons Veryinteres9ngfactsareemerging Aretheyrepresenta9ve? Aretheytrue?

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ImportantIfTrue: NOWITSUPTOYOU! TaketheAIRSMemberSurvey!

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Notes
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3,5,6, 7,14

ElGreco
ElGrecospain9ngofSt.JamescanbeseenontheURLatrightfor LibArt.com.AGoogleimagesearchforElGrecopain9ngswill producemanyworksthatreectthepaintersdis9nc9ve elonga9onandtorsionofthehumangure. ThedebateaboutwhetherElGrecowassimplyaterriblepainter, sueredfrompooreyesightthatdistortedhisvision,orwasa visionaryinpain9ngstyleiscoveredwellbyWikipedia.TheURLis providedatright.SeealsoMannerisminWikipedia.

URL(linksareunderscored)
hhp://www.libart.com/paint.php? tag=apostle

hhp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Art_of_El_Greco

TheresearchpaperonElGrecosas9gma9smisbyStuartAns9s, DepartmentofPsychology,UniversityofCalifornia.Thelinktothe researchisatright.HereistheconclusionthatAns9sreaches: IconcludethatevenifElGrecowereas9gma9c,hewouldhave adaptedtoit,andhisgures,whetherdrawnfrommemoryor fromlife,wouldhavehadnormalpropor9ons.Hiselonga9ons wereanar9s9cexpression,notavisualsymptom.

hhp://psy.ucsd.edu/~sans9s/PDFs/ Greco.pdf

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3,8,9, 10,14 10

TheTitanic
Thepain9ngSagaoftheTitaniccanbeseenonthewebsiteof theTitanicNau9calSocietyandResourceCenter.TheURLisat right. RecentresearchhasfocusedonthemannerinwhichtheTitanic sankandwhyshesanksoquickly.Thear9cleonslide10maybe viewedattheURLshownatright.ItisauthoredbyJasperCopping oftheTelegraph(UK)andfocusesonastructuralfeatureinthe Titanic,anexpansionjoint,thatmayhavefailedandbuckledonce theshiptookonsignicantamountsofwateraxerstrikingthe iceberg. Thetheoryofstructuraldesignfailureiselaboratedatlengthinthe bookTitanic'sLastSecrets:TheFurtherAdventuresofShadow DiversJohnChahertonandRichieKohle.Thebookiswidely availableandisreviewedonAmazon.com.

URL(linksareunderscored)
hhp://www.9tanicnau9cal.com/

hhp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ uknews/1554121/RevealedTitanic wasdoomedbeforeitsetsail.html

Whatmaybeseenasarivaltheoryofstructuralfailurefocuseson hhp://www.ny9mes.com/ thevariablequalityoftherivetsusedinconstruc9ngtheTitanic. 2008/04/15/science/159tanic.html? TheNewYorkTimespublishedanar9cleen9tledInWeakRivets,a scp=1&sq=9tanic%20rivets&st=cse PossibleKeytoTitanicsDoom,onApril15,2008.TheURLforthe ar9cleandtheslideshowontheTimeswebsiteisprovidedatright.

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PrevenMngPolio
FranklinDelanoRooseveltwasstruckdownbywhatwasbelieved tobepolioin1921.ThephotographofFDRandagirlaictedwith polioappearsonvarioussitesontheInternet.OneURLisprovided atright. FDRbecamethesymbolofamassive,worldwideresearcheortto ndawayofpreven9ngthedisease.FDRhelpedfoundtheMarch ofDimestosupportpoliotreatmentandresearch. Dr.JonasSalkdevelopedtherstpoliovaccine,introducedin1955. ApictureofSalkthatappearsonthecoverofTimemagazineis shownonslide10.AURLofthecoverisatright.Asecondvaccine developedbyAlbertSabinwasintroducedin1962.

URL(linksareunderscored)
hhp://archive.southcoashoday.com/ daily/0796/070496/a03wn013.htm

hhp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:Salk_Time_cover.jpg

Ironically,recentresearchseemstosuggestthatRooseveltmay hhp://www.usatoday.com/news/ havebeenaictedwithGuillainBarrsyndromeratherthanpolio. na9on/20031030fdrusat_x.htm AlinktoUSAToday,whichreportstheresearch,isatright. Thisndingisimportantiftrue,butthefactremainsthatFDRs inuenceandimageasapoliosuererhelpedfuelaworldwide researcheortthatproducednotone,buttwo,successful vaccines.

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EnvironmentalModel
ThePersonintheEnvironmentmodelisusedinhumanservices andsocialworkasaconceptualiza9onofindividualsandfamiliesin thecontextoftheirsurroundingenvironments.Anadapta9onof thisapproachisusedbythisstudytodepicttheInforma9on& ReferralOrganiza9onintheEnvironment. Apar9cularlygoodpresenta9onoftheenvironmentalmodel appearsonthewebsiteofMichiganStateUniversity.TheURLis providedatright.

URL(linksareunderscored)
hhp://web1.msue.msu.edu/imp/ modrr/visuals/rr556v1.jpg

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MarkH.Neuer/Integer
MARKH.NEUFFER,PresidentofIntegerResearch&Consul9ng,LLC,hasthirtyyearsofexperience instrategicplanning,businessprocessdesign,andinforma9ontechnologies.Hehasservedawide varietyofclientsinindustry,government,educa9on,andthenonprotsector.HisfocusatInteger isonimprovingtheeec9venessofknowledgeworkersandofinforma9ontechnologiesinhuman serviceandInforma9onandReferralorganiza9ons. Mr.NeuerleadsIntegersHumanServiceInforma9onDeliveryTMPrac9ce.ThePrac9cesobjec9ve istoimprovetheacquisi9on,management,anddissemina9onofhumanserviceinforma9onusing contemporarytechnologies,par9cularlytheInternet.Inthehandsoftrainedprofessionalsandthe generalpublic,highqualityinforma9oncanrevolu9onizeaccesstoservices,highlightemerging humanserviceneeds,andmaximizeserviceimpactinboththeprivateandpublicsectors. ThePrac9cegrowsoutofMr.NeuersresearchattheUniversityofChicago.AttheUniversity,he designedandledathreeyearprojectfundedbytheJohnD.andCatherineT.MacArthur Founda9ontosurveycommunityresourcesandtodevelopanelectronicdirectoryofhuman services.Theworkpioneeredmethodsofsurveying,acquiring,compiling,anddeploying communityresourcedata.Italsohighlightedstrategicopportuni9esforexpanding,strengthening, connec9ng,andintegra9ngthehumanserviceinforma9oninfrastructureacrosstheUnitedStates. Mr.NeuerhasconductedseveralmajorresearchprojectsatInteger,includingtheTenCityScanTM (2008),areviewofhumanserviceinforma9ondeliveryprac9cesinAmericastenlargestci9es.He hascollaboratedwiththeChicagoCommunityTrust,theUniversityofChicagoMedicalCenter,and theAllianceofInforma9onandReferralSystems(AIRS)inworkrelatedtohumanservice informa9ondelivery. HeiscurrentlyengagedbyAIRSintheEnvironmentalScanResearchProjectdescribedinthis presenta9on.Mr.Neuermaybereachedatmneuer@earthlink.netorat3124541982.

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