Geoscience Librarianship 101

The Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) hopes you’ll join us for this year’s Geoscience Librarianship 101 and Annual Meeting, October 22-24.  All events will be held virtually.

GeoscienceLibrarianship 101

View the agenda, speakers, and more here for Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Geoscience Librarianship 101: a free annual seminar that offers library science students, new librarians and experienced practitioners an introduction to some of the core areas of geoscience librarianship. This event will take place Tuesday, October 22 – Wednesday, October 23.

Schedule

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024, 3:00-6:00 pm (EST)

3:00 pm Welcome 

3:15 – 4:00 pm Collection Development in the Geosciences

4:00 – 4:30 pm Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility in a Geoscience Library

4:30 – 4:45 pm Break 

4:45 – 5:15 pm Navigating the Nelson Memo in Geoscience Research 

5:15 – 6:00 pm Networking with Presenters and Attendees

5:15 – 6:00 pm Mini-Poster Discussion 

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024  3:00 – 6:00 pm (EST)

3:00 pm Welcome 

3:15 – 4:00 pm Swing and a Miss(Information): Navigating Through the AI Hype

4:00 – 4:30 pm Information Resources for Geoscience Researchers in the 21st Century: Within and Beyond the Library 

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Break 

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm Exploring GIS: An Overview of Spatial Data, Tools and Resources 

5:15 – 5:25pm Mini-Poster Discussion – Geology in the Movies

5:15 – 6:00pm Networking with Presenters and Attendees

GSIS Annual Meeting
The GSIS Virtual Annual Meeting will follow on Thursday, October 24, 2024 and will be free of charge. Registration is not required. This is an opportunity for geoscience information professionals to meet with their peers and share challenges, ideas, and discussions about the topics relevant to them as a professional, honor the best information resources in the geoscience field, and to become involved in shaping GSIS’s future. To join the meeting virtually, click here.

Schedule
Thursday, October 24, 2004 11:30 am-5:00 pm (EST)
11:30-12:45 pm:  GSIS Professional Issues Forum
Planned Topics: 
Geoscience Collection Development
Pedagogy and Instruction for the Geoscience Librarian
Outreach Programming for Geoscience Libraries
AI Uses, Challenges, and Concerns in Geoscience Librarianship
Strengthening Relationships with Geoscience Faculty 
Supporting the Preservation of Geoscience Specimen Collections and Datasets
1:00-2:00 pm: GSIS Award Presentations
2:00-5:00 pm:  GSIS Business Meeting

The 2023 workshop was presented by members of the Geoscience Information Society and was entirely online this year. Registration was free and opened to all information professionals as well as students in library and information studies programs. Participants were encouraged to attend both days, but had the option to attend individual sessions.
For questions about the program, please contact the workshop coordinator Clara McLeod (Rettner Earth & Planetary Sciences Library, Washington University in St. Louis) at gl101chair@geoinfo.org.

Register here: https://libguides.lib.usm.edu/gl101

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 3:00 to 3:15 – 7:00 PM

3:05 PM: Welcome /Introduction
Clara McLeod, Librarian
Ronald A. Rettner Earth & Planetary Sciences Library
Washington University in St. Louis

3:15 – 3:45 PM: Introduction to Geoscience Librarianship: Exploring Publications for Natural Hazards and Resources
Emily Wild, Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian
Princeton University

3:45 – 4:15 pm (ET)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in a Geoscience Library
Alma Elizabeth Parada
Earth and Environmental Sciences Librarian,
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections, Stanford University

4:15 – 4:30 pm (ET)
Short Break

4:30 – 5:00 pm (ET)
Tips for Locating Technical Reports and Other Grey Literature
Linda Musser
Distinguished Librarian and Head of the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library
Penn State University.

5:00 pm (ET)
Networking with Presenters and Attendees
Joyce Shaw
Head and Professor, Gunter Library
The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Wednesday, November 15th, 2023

3:00 pm (ET)
Welcome to Day 2 of the Geoscience Librarianship 101 Workshop
Clara McLeod
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Studies Librarian
Washington University in St. Louis

3:15 – 4:00 pm (ET)
Collection Development in the Geosciences
Amanda Bielskas
Director of the Science, Engineering & Social Science Libraries
Columbia University

4:00 – 4:15 pm (ET)
Short Break

4:15 – 4:45 pm (ET)
Outreach Strategies to Better Serve Hydrology Students and Faculty: Experience of a Geology and Environmental Science Librarian
Ajatshatru “A.J.” Pathak
Hunter College
City University of New York (CUNY)

4:45 – 5:15 pm (ET)
Maps and GIS Data for the GeoSciences
Susan Powell
GIS & Map Librarian, Sciences Division – Earth Sciences and Map Library
University of California, Berkeley

5:15 pm (ET)
Networking with Presenters and Attendees
Joyce Shaw
Head and Professor, Gunter Library
The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

The workshop is presented annually by members of the Geoscience Information Society and will be entirely online this year. Registration is free and open to all information professionals as well as students in library and information studies programs.  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 gl101chair@geoinfo.org.

Register here:   https://tinyurl.com/GL101-2020

Monday, October 26, 2020   3:15 – 7:00 PM

3:15 PM:  Welcome /Introduction
Clara McLeod, Librarian
Ronald A. Rettner Earth & Planetary Sciences Library
Washington University in St. Louis

3:30 – 4:30 PM:   Introduction to Geoscience Librarianship: Overview and Instruction Tips
Emily Wild, Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian
Princeton University
Presentation Slides

4:30 – 5:30 PM:  Collection Development
Amanda Bielskas, Director Science, Engineering & Social Science Libraries
Columbia University
Presentation Slides

5:30 – 6:30 PM:  Government Publications
Stephanie Earls, Librarian
Washington Geological Survey Library
Presentation Slides

6:30 – 7:00 PM:  Networking with Presenters and other GSIS members attending sessions

Tuesday, October 27, 2020   3:15 – 7:00 PM  

3:15 PM:  Welcome /Introduction
Stephanie Earls, Librarian
Washington State Geological Survey

3:30 – 4:30 PM:  Geospatial Information
Linda Zellmer, GSIS Member
Former Government Information & Data Services Librarian
Liaison to Biology, Geography, Geology & Agriculture
Western Illinois University
Recorded Presentation
4:30 – 5:30 PM:  Affordability of Course Materials
Daniel S. Dotson, Head – Orton Memorial Library of Geology & Gardner Family Map Room – Mathematical Sciences Librarian & Science Education Specialist Ohio State University
Presentation Slides

5:30 – 6:30 PM:  Research and Reference in the Geosciences
Linda Musser, Distinguished Librarian and Head, and Elise Gowen, Earth and Mineral Sciences Librarian, both of the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, Penn State University.
Presentation Slides: Reference Questions in the Geosciences
Handout: Geoscience Reference Resources
Presentation Slides: Resources for Research

6:30 – 7:00 PM:  Networking with Presenters and other GSIS members attending sessions.