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Seeking volunteers for GSIS officer positions

Volunteers and nominations are sought for the positions of Secretary and Vice President of the Geoscience Information Society.
The secretary serves for 2 years as a member of the GSIS Executive Board (EB) and is responsible for taking minutes at the annual business meeting and EB meetings. This is a great way to play a more active role in the organization and see how things work from the inside.
The vice president has a three-year term, moving from the vice president role to president to past president, and serves on the GSIS Executive Board. As VP, you do program planning; as president you convene and lead the EB and annual meetings; as past president you serve on the Nominating Committee. In these roles, you play an important part in setting the agenda for the organization, both now and for the future. If you want to gain leadership experience, this is an excellent opportunity!
Both positions start November 2024.
If interested, please reply to Linda Musser (lindamusser@psu.edu) by June 1, 2024 with your name and brief biographical information.
Feel free to contact me, or any other current officer, for more information.
Linda Musser, GSIS Nominating Committee

Webinar on preserving scientific data

GSIS member Amanda Bielskas is one of the presenters at this upcoming webinar, sponsored by the ACRL’s Science and Technology Section’s Data Curation & Assessment Committee:

Making Analog Data Accessible: Preserving data of scientific and cultural importance at two institutions

Date and Time: Thursday April 18, 2024,  2 Eastern, 1 Central, 12 Mountain, 11 Pacific

ACRL STS Data Curation & Assessment Committee Holding Webinar “Making Analog Data Accessible: Preserving data of scientific and cultural importance at two institutions” on Thurs., April 18, at 1:00 PM CDT–No Registration Required

 

Open Position Announcement / MN location

East View Geospatial is hiring!  We have an open Map & Geospatial Information Librarian position.

We are a privately owned company located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul MN area.  The position is onsite.  Candidates must live within the metro area.

Please apply online. https://eastview.applytojob.com/apply/HX4Tf6sTKY/Librarian-Manager-Map-And-Geospatial-Information

 

 

Topical session on GeoRef database and Sharon Tahirkheli

Please join us on Thursday, November 16 at 11:30 AM (Eastern Time) for a topical session on the GeoRef database organized by the Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) in celebration of the distinguished career of Sharon N. Tahirkheli.   Sharon recently retired from the American Geosciences Institute, after four decades of leadership of GeoRef and allied information resources for the geoscience community. She is a past president of GSIS and recipient of the Society’s 2009 Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award.

Presenters will share current and historical perspectives on GeoRef and on Sharon’s impact on geoscience communication. The session is entirely virtual and open to all. No registration is required. The schedule and Zoom connection information appear below. Contact Shaun Hardy (shardy@carnegiescience.edu) with any questions.

 

GSIS Special Session in Honor of Sharon N. Tahirkheli

Thursday, November 16, 2023

11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Eastern Time

 

11:30        Welcome – Bob Tolliver, Geoscience Information Society

11:35        A GSIS Tribute to Sharon Tahirkheli – Michael Noga, MIT Libraries (retired)

11:45        Sharon’s Long Involvement with GeoRef – Afifa Kechrid, American Geosciences Institute (retired)

11:55        Indexing UBC Dissertations for Inclusion in the GeoRef Database – Kevin Lindstrom, Woodward Library, University of British Columbia

12:15        GeoRef in the Literature – A Brief Timeline – Rusty Kimball, Texas A&M University Libraries (retired)

12:35        Remarks – Sharon N. Tahirkheli

12:45        Conclusion

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Topic: GSIS Special Session in Honor of Sharon N. Tahirkheli
Time: Nov 16, 2023 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://udel.zoom.us/j/97532614695

Meeting ID: 975 3261 4695

GSIS Newsletter issue 299

The new issue of the GSIS Newsletter was just published and is available here.

The digital GSIS Newsletter is published quarterly in Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall by the Geoscience Information Society.

GSIS members are encouraged to contribute content, including images and photos, for publication.

Highlights from this edition include: 
Regular Columns
The schedule of GSIS Meeting events
GSIS Committee Reports
Photo montage of GSIS events at the GSA Conference
and more! 

Thanks to everyone that contributed content!
Amanda & Michael
GSIS Newsletter co-editors

Registration Now Open for Geoscience Librarianship 101

Register for Geoscience Librarianship 101 at https://libguides.lib.usm.edu/gl101/home

Join the Geoscience Information Society’s annual free two-day virtual workshop, Geoscience Librarianship 101, that introduces library/information science students, new librarians, and information professionals to some areas of geoscience librarianship, earth science information resources and their organization.

Workshop Information:
Date: November 14th – 15th, 2023
Time: 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Location: Virtual

Summer GSIS Newsletter issue is available!

The summer issue of the GSIS Newsletter is now available here.

The digital GSIS Newsletter is published quarterly in Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall by the Geoscience Information Society. Access to the digital edition is free and is supported by the membership.

Highlights from this issue include:

Regular columns and updates

Review of the SENCER Summer Institute

Mineral Cup, 2023

Call for content!