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To facilitate intersite research among the network of Long-Term Ecological Researchsites, information managers are exploring strategies for linking individual site informationsystems. A prototype to provide climatic summaries dynamically has been developed and servesas one model for improving access to data across sites. Individual sites maintain local climatedata in local information systems while a centralized site continually updates and provides accessto all sites' data through a common database. Common distribution report formats have beenestablished to meet specific needs of climate data users.