September 12 th : Building a Rapid-Response Research Database Charlotte R. Spinner President Effective Systems Solutions LLC InfoToday/E-Libraries 2003 Building a Digital Library: Shining Examples and Lessons Learned Session F201 ~ May 7, 2003

U.S. News Coverage in the Aftermath of Sept. 11th

Fields in the USN&WR Terrorist Attack Database Record Type (Person, Group, Meeting) US Entry Points Preferred Name Address(es) Variant Name(s) Flight Hijacked Event Pilot Training Role/Involvement Pilot License Info Date of Birth Educational Info Variant Date of Birth FBI Watch List? Age Other Monitoring Physical Description Link to Person Place of Birth Link to Organization Employment Info Arrest Information Social Security Number Financial Data Country of Origin Car Registrations Ethnicity Link to Article Religion Link to Photo Citizenship General Notes Passport(s) Sources Checked Visa Type(s)

Stats Currently ~3,000 records in TERROR database 80% of records are about a person 11% groups/businesses 9% full-text of stories, transcripts or other documents smattering of records about key terrorist meetings

Lessons Learned Flexible database tools are a must Establishing interconnections probably the most valuable feature Rapid accomplishments are possible! Model for other big stories: –Enron & other Corporate Scandals –Sex Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church