2021 Geoscience Librarianship 101, October 18-19

Registration is now open for “Geoscience Librarianship 101” (GL101) – the Geoscience Information Society’s annual introduction to earth science information resources and their organization.  This year’s workshop will be presented virtually on October 18-19, 2021 via Princeton University Zoom.  Registration is free and open to all information professionals as well as students in library and information science programs.  The full workshop schedule appears below.  Participants are encouraged to attend both days, but may opt to attend individual sessions.  For questions about the program, please contact workshop coordinator Clara P. McLeod (Rettner Earth & Planetary Sciences Library, Washington University in St. Louis) at cpmcleod@wustl.edu.

Register here:   https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BHLTiG4USQOfwGOF6JCeEA

 

Agenda

Monday, October 18, 2021

3:15 – 3:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Welcome and Introduction
Moderator: Clara McLeod, Washington University in St. Louis

3:30 – 4:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Introduction to Geoscience Librarianship: Overview and Instruction Tips
Instructor: Emily Wild, Princeton University

4:30 – 5:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Collection Development
Instructor: Amanda Bielskas, Columbia University

5:30 – 6:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Geologic Government Publications
Instructor: Stephanie Earls, Washington Geological Survey Library

6:30 – 7:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Networking with Presenters and Attendees, Link will be provided soon!

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

3:15 – 3:30 PM
Welcome and Introduction
Moderator: Stephanie Earls, Washington Geological Survey

3:30 – 4:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Research and Reference in the Geosciences
Instructors: Linda Musser and Elise D. Gowen, Penn State University

4:30 – 5:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Data Management in Geology
Instructor: Ajatshatru Pathak, Hunter College-City University of New York (CUNY)

5:30 – 6:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Introduction to Open and Reproducible Practices in Earth Sciences
Instructor: Samantha Teplitzky, University of California, Berkeley
This session will introduce participants to a range of open science topics (such as reproducibility, preregistration, and authorship) relevant to Earth Sciences research projects and informational profession.

6:30 – 7:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Networking with Presenters and Attendees, Link will be provided soon!

For registration and(or) other Zoom questions/help, please contact: Emily Wild, ewild@princeton.edu or 609-258-5484

Nomination Call: The Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award

The Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) seeks nominations for the 2021 Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award.  The submission deadline is September 3, 2021. This award was established in 2005 to recognize and honor significant contributions to the geoscience information profession.  Named for Mary B. Ansari, a former GSIS President and strong supporter of the Society, the award is presented at the annual meeting and is accompanied by a monetary gift. Past awardees are listed on the Society’s website https://www.geoinfo.org/distinguished-service/.

Membership in the Geoscience Information Society is not a requirement for the award. 

Submission requirements are: 

      Your name and contact information

      Name, title, and contact information of the nominee 

      Copy of resume or curriculum vita

      Two additional letters of support

Please send nomination information to cpmcleod@wustl.edu.

Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award Committee

Marie Dvorak  (marie.dvorak@wisc.edu)

Clara P. McLeod, Chair  (cpmcleod@wustl.edu)

Edward Lener (lener@vt.edu)

GSIS 2020 Virtual Meeting Agenda

Please note: Attendance is free; however, registration is required – additional information and the schedule of sessions are online at : https://bit.ly/2GwEVg9

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

3:00-6:00 (Eastern Time) : GSIS Business Meeting
Cynthia Prosser

Thursday, October 29, 2020

11:30-12:00 (Eastern Time) :
AGI and GeoRef Update: Sharon Tahirkheli

12:15-1:45 (Eastern Time)
Common Read: Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould
Moderator: Cynthia Prosser

2:00-3:00 (Eastern Time)
FDLP Webinar: “Library Research for Natural Hazard Events: Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Volcanoes, and Wildfires” by Emily Wild
A separate registration to this free event is online at : https://libcal.princeton.edu/event/7165734

4:00-6:00 (Eastern Time): Vendor Update
The Geological Society
GeoScienceWorld

…and more!

Friday, October 30, 2020

11:00-12:00 (Eastern Time)
“How Are You and Your Library Coping with COVID-19?” Sharing of stories, solutions and impacts:  collection development, staffing, reference, communication/marketing
Moderator: Linda Musser

12:00-12:30 (Eastern Time)
Break

12:30-1:00 (Eastern Time)
Bring-Your-Own Lunch and Awards Presentations

1:05-2:20 (Eastern Time)
“Build Your Toolkit”: Share favorite or/or lesser-known geoscience information resources and professional tools
(suggestions – FlyOver app, Rockd app, Padlet, Guidebooks database, Internet archive of FTG, State survey pubs at AGI, Sherpa/Romeo, Microsoft Academic search, Repository Finder, etc.)

Moderator: Shaun Hardy

2:20-2:30 (Eastern Time)
Break

2:30-4:00 (Eastern Time)
Professional Issue Roundtable: Moderated discussion of topics identified in advance from member suggestions
Moderator: Sam Teplitzky

Attend the Geoscience Librarianship (GL101 ) Workshop

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The Geoscience Information Society will offer again its annual free workshop on geoscience information – virtually, this year – on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, October 26 and October 27. The sessions will begin at 3:00 PM Eastern Time each day and run until 6-7 PM. Topics will include: Introduction to the Geosciences, Collection Development, Government Documents, and Maps and Geospatial Data. All information professionals as well as students in library and information studies are invited to attend this professional development opportunity.

General registration is required , but participants may select individual sessions to attend. Though GL101 is being held in conjunction with the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, registration for GSA is not required.

Additional information (including registration) will be forthcoming and posted here. Please save the dates and check back!

Schedule is now available at:
https://www.geoinfo.org/geoscience-librarianship-101/