Geoscience Information Society
Professional society for geoscience librarians
The Open Science Recognition Prize is awarded to a person or team for outstanding work in advancing Open Science related to Earth and space science and its impact globally. The winners will be chosen from nominations across the Earth and space science community. Applications will be selected from those that advance Open Science through creation or use of open data, software, and other open results.
https://www.agu.org/Honor-and-Recognize/Honors/Union-Prizes/Open-Science-Recognition-Prize
The Newest issue of the GSIS Newsletter (Number 296 Winter, 2023) is now available HERE.
It is chock-full of content, thank you to all of the contributors!
Newsletter Highlights include:
President’s & Vice President’s Columns
Book Review: Switching to ArcGIS Pro from ArcMap
Musings
Movin’ & Shakin’ (Member News)
An Overview and History of the GSIS Common Read
New Geoscience Open Access Publications & OA News
2023 GSIS Committees
Association of Earth Science Editors Annual Meeting
ASLI Report
Article: Changing the Narrative About the Geosciences
2023 GSIS Budget
The GSIS Executive Board will be meeting semi-monthly throughout 2023. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions for the officers, please send them to the president, Linda Musser at lindamusser@psu.edu. The newsletter will document some of the decisions and activities.
Please contact me if you are interested in participating in one of the GSIS committees. Appointments will be finalized in January.
Registration is now open for “Geoscience Librarianship 101” (GL101) – a free webinar on November 1-2 that introduces new librarians and library/information science students to some of the core areas of geoscience librarianship. GL101 is presented annually by members of the Geoscience Information Society and also provides experienced librarians a refresher overview, offering a chance to network with colleagues and view current issues and concerns of the profession. Princeton University Library will host the webinar.
Participants are encouraged to attend both days but may opt to attend individual sessions. The complete presentation schedule appears below. Register for GL101 here. For questions about the program, please contact coordinators Clara P. McLeod (Washington University in St. Louis) at cpmcleod@wustl.edu or Stephanie Earls (Washington Geological Survey) at stephanie.earls@dnr.wa.gov .
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
3:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Welcome
Clara McLeod, Earth and Planetary Sciences Librarian
Washington University in St. Louis
3:15-3:45 pm (Eastern Time)
Introduction to Geosciences Librarianship: Twenty-Seven Years of Research Inquiries
Emily Wild, Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian
Princeton University
3:45-4:15 pm (Eastern Time)
Collection Development in the Geosciences
Amanda Bielskas, Director Science, Engineering & Social Science Libraries
Columbia University
4:15-4:30 pm (Eastern Time) – Break
4:30-5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Opportunities for outreach and engagement in Earth Sciences librarianship
Samantha Teplitzky, Open Science & Earth Science Librarian
UC Berkeley
5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Networking with Presenters and Attendees
Stephanie Earls
Washington Geological Survey Library
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
3:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Welcome
Clara McLeod, Earth and Planetary Sciences Librarian
Washington University in St. Louis
3:15-3:45 pm (Eastern Time)
Taking on Data Librarian Roles and Responsibilities: Experience of a Geology & Environmental Science Librarian
Ajatshatru Pathak
Hunter College-City University of New York (CUNY)
3:45-4:15 pm (Eastern Time)
Research in the Geosciences: Spotlight on Databases
Linda Musser, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library
Penn State University
4:15-4:30 pm (Eastern Time) – Break
4:30-5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Promoting DEI in a Geoscience Library
Alma Parada, Earth and Environmental Sciences Librarian
Stanford University
5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Networking
Stephanie Earls
Washington Geological Survey Library
The GSIS on-site events will take place on Sunday (10/9/22) and Monday (10/10/22). Sunday activities will include a field trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science followed by a tour of the recently renovated Auraria Library and no-host dinner.
Monday will be devoted to exploring the GSA Annual Meeting offerings. On Monday afternoon, the GSIS will host a Professional Issues Forum at 1:15 followed by time in the afternoon to attend more technical sessions and spend time talking to Exhibitors. There are no GSIS activities scheduled for Monday evening so thatmembers can attend the alumni receptions.
There will be a GSIS webinar on Wednesday, September 21 from 1-2 p.m. (eastern).
The recording of the June 2022 GSIS webinar is available here. This webinar featured the GeoScienceWorld database and the National Geologic Map Database.