Geoscience Information Society

Officers, Appointments,

Representatives and Committees

2007

 

Executive Board

 The Executive Board consists of the officers plus the Newsletter Editor and  Publications Manager.
 
President

 

Presidents' Handbook
 

Suzanne Larsen

Earth Sciences and Map Library
UCB 184
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado  80309
 
Nov. 2007 - Oct. 2008

Phone: 303/492-4611

Fax: 303/735-4879

Vice-President
(President-Elect)
Rusty Kimball

Texas A&M University
5000 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-5000
Nov. 2007 - Oct. 2008

phone: 979-862-1909

fax: 979-450-4123

 

Secretary Andrea Twiss-Brooks

John Crerar Library
5730 S. Ellis Avenue
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 60637

 
Nov. 2006 – Oct. 2008

Phone: 773/702-8777

Fax: 773/702-3317
Treasurer Renee Davis

Simpson Library
University of Mary Washington
1801 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, Virginia   22401
 
2007 - 2010

Phone: 540/654-1125

 

Immediate Past President Patricia B. Yocum

3026 Shapiro Science Library
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1185
 
Nov. 2007 – Oct. 2008

phone: 734/936-3079

fax: 734/763-9813
GSIS Newsletter Editor Adonna Fleming

207A Love Library
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska  68588
 
2006 – Dec. 2009

P
hone:  402/472-3920
Publications Manager 

Ellie Clement

Cabot Science Library/Harvard University
One Oxford Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts    02138
 

Phone:  617/496-8442

 

Fax:  617/498-5324


Appointments

Auditor Charlotte Derksen 2006-2007
Geonet Moderator Carolyn Laffoon 2007-2008
GSIS Newsletter Editor Adonna Fleming 2006-2009
GSIS Newsletter Reviews Editor

vacant

 
Publications Manager

Ellie Clement

 
Publicity Officer Shaun Hardy 2007-2008
Webmaster Jim O'Donnell 2007-2008

GSA Topical Session Convener

Lisa Johnston 2008-2009

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Committees
 

Archives

Electronic Resources Membership
Best Paper Award Exhibits Nominating
Best Reference Work Award Guidebooks Preservation
Collection Development Issues International Initiatives Website
Distinguished Service Award    

Guidelines for Committee Chairs


Archives

Purpose: To collect and preserve the history of the Society.

 
Anne Huber, Chair 2007-2008
Lura Joseph 2008-2009
Diane Baclawski 2008-2009


Best Paper Award

Purpose: Determine winner of Best Paper Award.

 
Carol La Russa, Chair 2008-2009
Angela Gooden 2008-2009
Nancy Sprague 2008-2009
Chestalene Pintozzi 2008-2009

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Best Reference Work Award

Purpose: Determine winner of the Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award.

Angelique Jenks-Brown, Chair 2007-2008   Dennis Trombatore 2008-2009
Janice Norris 2007-2008 Edward Lener 2008-2009
Linda Newman 2008-2009    
 

Collection Development Issues

Purpose: Collect, analyze, disseminate and publish data on geoscience literature costs;
investigate, respond to issues; report on cooperative collection development issues.

 

Chestalene Pintozzi, Chair 2008-2009   Michael Noga 2008-2009
John Hunter 2008-2009 Cynthia Prosser 2007-2008

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 Distinguished Service Award

Purpose: Select the winner of the Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award.

 

Patricia Yocum, Chair 2008-2009
Claren Kidd 2008-2009
Michael Noga 2008-2009
Janice Sorensen 2007-2008

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Electronic Resources

Purpose: To keep the Society informed with
 the current trends and issues concerning digital data;
includes the former GeoRef Users' Group.

 
Linda Zellmer, Chair 2008-2009
Patty Gaspari-Bridges 2008-2009
Angelique Jenks-Brown 2008-2009
Leo Clougherty 2007-2009
Linda Musser 2008-2009

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Exhibits

Purpose: Plan, design and arrange for GSIS exhibits and maintain booth materials.

 

Darin Buri, Chair 2007-2008
Dona Dirlam 2007-2008
Jody Foote 2008-2009

April Love

2008-2009

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Guidebooks

Purpose: Update and maintain
the Union List of Field Trip Guidebooks database

 

Lura Joseph*, Chair 2008-2009   Dorothy McGarry* 2007-2008
Jody Foote** 2008-2009   Louise Zipp, 2008-2009
Barbara Haner 2007-2008      
* members, Guidebooks Standards Subcommittee
** Chair, Best Guidebook Award Subcommittee

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International Initiatives

Purpose: Investigate, report on, and recommend internationally-focused activities for GSIS.

 
Jan Heagy, Chair 2008-2009
Dorothy McGarry 2007-2008
Sharon Tahirkheli 2007-2008
Judie Triplehorn 2008-2009
Margy Walsh 2008-2009

 

Membership

Purpose: Review/revise brochure; solicit new members;
contact members who have not renewed and welcome back members who renewed late.

 

Sarah Ziegler Hodkinson, Chair 2008-2009   Miriam Kennard 2008-2009
Shaun Hardy 2008-2009 Margy Walsh 2008-2009
John Hunter 2008-2009      

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Nominating

Purpose: Nominate candidates for elective offices;
prepare, mail, and count ballots and report results.

 
Patricia Yocum, Chair

2008

April Love 2008-2009
Clara McLeod 2007-2008

 

Preservation

Purpose: Recommend GSIS's role in preservation activities
 and develop preservation guidelines for the geoscience community

Visit the Committee's website.

 
Richard Huffine, Chair 2008-2009
Diane Baclawski 2008-2009
John Hunter 2008-2009
Thelma Thompson 2007-2008
Sam Teplitzky 2008-2009

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Website

Purpose: Advise on the content and organization of the GSIS Website;
determine winner of the Outstanding Website Award.

Carolyn Laffoon, Chair 2007-2008
John Kawula 2008-2009
Sam Teplitzky 2007-2008
Connie Manson 2008-2009

 


Representatives
Three-year appointments
 
AGI Environmental Geoscience Advisory Committee

vacant

 
AGI, GeoRef Advisory Committee Lura Joseph 2006-2008
AGI Government Affairs Program

Marie Dvorak

2007-2009
AGI Member Society Council

Lisa Dunn

2006-2008
ALA

John Hunter

2006-2008
Atmospheric Sciences Librarians International (ASLI) Judie Triplehorn 2005-2007
Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC)

Clara McLeod
Linda Zellmer

2006-2008
2007-2009
GSA Publications Committee Michael Noga 2005-2009
National Science Digital Library Ed Lener 2006-2008
North East Map Organization (NEMO)

Anne Graham

2008-2010
SLA

vacant

 
Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML)

Wendie Helms

 

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