Shaun Hardy represented the GSIS at long-time member Sharon Tahirkheli’s retirement celebration from the American Geosciences Institute today, March 31, 2023. Following is the statement that was read: On behalf of the members of the Geoscience Information Society, I want to congratulate Sharon on her pending retirement. Over her career, Sharon has been an influentialContinue reading “Sharon Tahirkheli retirement”
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New AGU award for open science
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 ofContinue reading “New AGU award for open science”
Winter issue of the GSIS Newsletter now available!
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 ColumnsBook Review: Switching to ArcGIS Pro from ArcMapMusingsMovin’ & Shakin’ (Member News)An Overview and History of the GSIS Common ReadNew GeoscienceContinue reading “Winter issue of the GSIS Newsletter now available!”
Executive Board meetings
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.
Emily Wild Honored for Distinguished Service
The Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) is pleased to announce that Emily C. Wild, the Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian at Lewis Science Library, Princeton University is the recipient of the 2022 GSIS Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award. As noted by colleague Lori Tschirhart, Emily’s “career spans over twenty years as both hydrologist andContinue reading “Emily Wild Honored for Distinguished Service”
2023 call for committee volunteers!
Please contact me if you are interested in participating in one of the GSIS committees. Appointments will be finalized in January.
New GSIS Newsletter for Fall, 2022
The New GSIS Newsletter for Fall, 2022 has been posted and can be found here.
Recording of GSIS webinar from Sept. 21, 2022
The recording of the September 21, 2022 webinar is now available. This 1-hour webinar featured presentations by Anita Marshall about the International Association for Geoscience Diversity and Keith Van Cleave about the U.S. Geological Survey Library.
2022 “Geoscience Librarianship 101” Webinar
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 chanceContinue reading “2022 “Geoscience Librarianship 101” Webinar”
GSIS activities at the Geological Society of America meeting in Denver
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,Continue reading “GSIS activities at the Geological Society of America meeting in Denver”