As the 2022-2023 academic year winds down, I ask you to reflect on some of the research resources you’ve used throughout the year. Which ones were your favorite/use all the time? If there’s one or a few, nominate them for the GSIS Best Research Resource Award.
Mary B. Ansari Best Geoscience Research Resource Award
The GSIS Best Research Resource Committee is seeking nominations for the annual Mary B. Ansari Best Geoscience Research Resource Award for the best geosciences reference publication. The award recognizes geoscience reference works or works focused on information aspects of the geosciences. Please nominate your favorite new website or reference work for the Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award.
Submissions will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- The work must have been published or produced within 3 years preceding the GSIS annual meeting.
The title does not have to strictly be “geoscience,” but it should have significant value to the geoscience information community.
Local or specialized works can be considered if they are particularly high in quality and could serve as a model for other works.
Formats other than monographs may be considered, such as maps, databases, websites, etc.
Any works nominated should be in a generally useable format (DVD, online, etc.), be generally available for purchase by libraries, and, theoretically, have a stable future.
Although no work is specifically excluded from consideration, textbooks or monographs in geoscience or library/information science would not normally be considered.
Please submit your nominations to the committee chair by June 30th. Please include citation information and/or a links to the resource:
Chrissy Klenke
Earth Science, GIS & Maps Librarian
University of Nevada, Reno
cklenke@unr.edu