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Subject:        Geoscience Librarianship 101 (a Free Workshop)
Date:   Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:00:02 -0500 (CDT)
From:   Linda R Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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FREE SEMINAR ON GEOSCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP SET FOR OCTOBER 8


“Geoscience Librarianship 101” – a free seminar on earth science
information resources and their organization – will be presented by the
Geoscience Information Society on Saturday, October 8 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Registration is open to all information professionals as well
as students in library and information studies.

The workshop is aimed at librarians new to the geosciences and those
already in the field who want a refresher. A team of experienced
geoscience librarians will cover topics in collection development,
reference and instructional services, maps and geographic information
systems (GIS). Presenters include Lisa Dunn (Colorado School of Mines),
Adonna Fleming (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Lura E. Joseph
(University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana), and Linda Zellmer (Western
Illinois University). After the formal presentations participants will
have the opportunity to engage in open discussion and to give feedback.
Clara McLeod, Earth and Planetary Sciences librarian at Washington
University in St. Louis, is coordinating the event.

Geoscience Librarianship 101 will be held from 9:15 AM to 4:30 PM at the
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library, Room 1500.
Pre-registration is required; no walk-ins will be admitted.
Registrations must be received by September 26, 2011.To sign up, please
provide your name, daytime contact information, and professional
(work/school) affiliation to: Clara P. McLeod, Rettner Earth & Planetary
Sciences Library, Washington University, Campus Box 1169, St. Louis, MO
63130, telephone 314-935-4817, e-mail [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.Sponsored by GeoScience World and ESRI