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)

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Meeting ID: 975 3261 4695

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

Please welcome Dwight Hunter, who is stepping into the role of GSIS webmaster. His familiarity with WordPress has already yielded improvements to our site and I look forward to his providing a more lively venue for member issues and discussion. Dwight is a long time member of the GSIS and currently is employed at Chattanooga State University. This 2020 press release provides more background about Dwight. Thank you Dwight!

The slides presented at the June 7, 2023 webinar on Empowering Collaborations that Make Data More Fair are available here. Recording of the webinar is available here. The event featured presentations by Megan Carter and Karl Benedict from the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP).