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GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION SOCIETY Navigating the Geoscience Information Landscape: Pathways to Success Proceedings Volume 40 2009 Proceedings of the 44th Meeting of the Geoscience Information Society October 18-21, 2009 Portland, Oregon USA Navigating the Geoscience Information Landscape: Pathways to Success Edited by Jody Bales Foote Proceedings Volume 40 2009 Geoscience Information Society Copyright 2011 by the Geoscience Information Society Material published in this volume may be reproduced or distributed in any format via any means by individuals for research, classroom, or reserve use. In addition, authors may use all or part of this work in any future works provided that they credit the original publication by the Society, keeping in mind the following: Abstracts are reprinted with permission of the Geological Society of America. McCormick article is printed with permission of the British Geological Survey, Natural Environment Research Council. Lightsom article is printed with permission of the U.S. Government. GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION SOCIETY ISBN: 978-0-934485-43-2 ISSN: 0072-1409 For information about copies of this proceedings volume or earlier issues, contact: Publications Manager Geoscience Information Society c/o American Geological Institute 4220 King Street Alexandria, VA 22302-1502 USA TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE PART 1: GSA TOPICAL SESSION T118 DIGITAL CURATION AT THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard Huffine, Invited Speaker..........................................................................................................1 PORTALS, PROJECTS, AND PATHWAYS: ADVICE FOR DEEP RESEARCH IN MAP LIBRARIES Jon R. Jablonski, Invited Speaker…………………………………………………………………………… 2 THE DGER LIBRARY THEN AND NOW – THE TRANSFORMATION OF A SMALL GEOSCIENCE LIBRARY FROM PAPER TO CYBERSPACE Connie J. Manson, Invited Speaker………………………………………………………………………….3 GEOLOGIC FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOKS: PROGRESS ON A PROJECT TO IDENTIFY INDEXING GAPS Lura E. Joseph………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY JOURNALS, A CHANGE IN THE LANDSCAPE? Michael Mark Noga………………………………………………………………………………………………..18 FILLING LIBRARIAN-SIZED GAPS IN GEOINFORMATICS: TACTICS FOR LIBRARIAN ENTRÉE INTO THE REVOLUTION C.C. Miller………………………………………………………………………………………………………………43 HOW DEEP ARE GEOSCIENTISTS WILLING TO DIG? – A CITATION ANALYSIS ADDRESSING THE CHANGING INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN THE DIGITAL AGE Lisa Johnston…………………………………………………………………………………………………………46 THE BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LEXICON OF NAMED ROCK UNITS Tim McCormick……………………………………………………………………………………………………..47 USING EXHIBITS TO PROMOTE SCIENCE Robert L. Tolliver…………………………………………………………………………………………………..54 ADD SOME “WOW” TO YOUR PUBLICATIONS LISTING WITH GOOGLE MAPS Bruce B. Blair…………………………………………………………………………………………………………62 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GEOSCIENCE STUDENT DATA NETWORK AS A BASIS FOR AN INTEGRATED RESEARCH – CENTERED CURRICULUM Karin A. Block, Walter S. Snyder, and Kerstin A. Lehnert………………………………………….69 MARINE REALMS INFORMATION BANK: A DIGITAL LIBRARY OF COASTAL AND MARINE SCIENCE FOR SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SERVANTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS Frances Lightsom, Alan Allwardt, and Guthrie Linck………………………………………………..75 A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GEOSCIENCE LITERATURE DATABASES Barry N. Brown………………………………………………………………………………………………………85 PART 2: GSA POSTER SESSION……………………………………………………………………………………………………...94 OPEN ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE GEOSCIENCES: “GREEN OA” Andrea A. Wirth……………………………………………………………………………………………………..96 EARTH SCIENCE LITERACY PRINCIPLES: A GEOCOMMUNITY CONSENSUS Michael E. Wysession, David A. Budd, Martha H. Conklin, Ellen Kappel, Nicole Ladue, Robert G. Raynolds, Robert W. Ridky, Robert M. Ross, Barbara J. Tewksbury, and Peter Tuddenham…………………………………………………………………………………………………102 NEW HORIZONS FOR THE INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’S GEOLOGIC NAMES DATABASE AND WEB SITE Nancy R. Hasenmueller, Walter A. Hasenmueller, Barbara T. Hill, Nathan K. Eaton, and Premkrishnan Radhakrishnan………………………………………………………………………………103 KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET Daniel R. Suchy…………………………………………………………………………………………………….113 PRESERVING INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY: CREATING A DIGITAL PICKLE JAR? Thomas J. Evans, James M. Robertson, and Peter R. Schoephoester………………………..127 GEOLOGIC RESOURCES INVENTORY OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS Ronald D. Karpilo, Stephanie A. O’Meara, Trista L. Thornberry-Ehrlich, Heather I. Stanton, and James R. Chappell………………………………………………………………………………………….128 BEST AVAILABLE DATA: THE DANGER OF USING UNQUALIFIED NEAR REAL-TIME HYDROLOGIC DATA FOR SCIENCE Rich Marvin…………………………………………………………………………………………………………129 GEOSCIML DEVELOPMENT STATUS REPORT Stephen M. Richard and CGI Interoperability Working Group, IUGS……………………….130 CATALOG SERVICE FOR THE WEB, DEVELOPMENT OF INTEROPERABLE SERVICE FOR DISCOVERING GEOSCIENCE RESOURCES Wolfgang Grunberg, Stephen M. Richard, and Ryan C. Clark…………………………………...131 USGIN: INTEROPERABLE GEOSCIENCE DATA SERVICES ON THE WEB – HOW DO WE GET THERE? Stephen M. Richard, M. Lee Allison, Ryan C. Clark, and Wolfgang Grunberg……………132 PART 3: GSIS MEETING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS……………………………………………………………….133 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS…………………………………………………………………………………………………….134 GEOSCIENCE LIBRARIANSHIP 101…………………………………………………………………………………...135 BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA…………………………………………………………………………………………..136 GSIS INFORMATION RESOURCES FORUM…………………………………………………………………………138 GSIS AWARD WINNERS 2009…………………………………………………………………………………………...139 AUTHOR INDEX…........................................................................................................................................................................142 PREFACE The Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) was established in 1965 as an independent, nonprofit professional society. Members include librarians, information specialists, publishers and scientists concerned with all aspects of geosciences information. Members are based in the United States, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. GSIS is a member society of the American Geological Institute and is an associated society of the Geological Society of America (GSA). The GSIS Annual Meeting is held in conjunction with the annual GSA meeting, and the papers, posters, and forums presented are a part of the GSA program. Oral presentations of the papers provided in this proceedings were given at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America held in Portland, Oregon October 18-21, 2009. The papers are arranged in the order in which they were presented. Where the entire paper was not available due to publishing conflicts, the abstract is provided with the permission of GSA. Posters were presented all day with authors available for discussion during a two-hour session. The proceedings volume is divided into three parts: 1. Oral papers presented at the GSA Technical Session T118: “Navigating the Geoscience Information Landscape: Pathways to Success” 2. Posters presented at Session No. 30 “Geoscience Information/Communication (Posters): New Horizons on the Digital Information Landscape” 3. Reports of the 2009 GSIS program sessions Thank you to all the paper and poster presenters and other GSIS members who continue to support this scholarly research effort. Thanks also to Jan Heagy who provided superb leadership as 2009 program chair and to Lisa Johnston for her suggestions and advice as 2008 proceedings editor. Jody Bales Foote GSIS Technical Sessions Convener 2009 PART 1: GSA Topical Session T118 Navigating the Geoscience Information Landscape: Pathways to Success Technical Session Convener Jody Bales Foote October 21, 2009 8 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. DIGITAL CURATION AT THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard Huffine U.S. Geological Library U.S. Geological Survey [email protected] Abstract - Digital Curation is an emerging practice in library and information science. It incorporates practices from libraries, archives, and the information management practices of organizations. The U.S. Geological Survey is exploring digital curation and how its implementation could support research in the geosciences both within the Survey and world-wide. The presentation will provide an overview of the components of digital curation and specific details about the USGS collections that could be come available in new ways in the future. The USGS Library is one of the world's largest libraries in the earth and natural sciences and has been operating continuously since 1882. Many of their collections are in the public domain and are available for digitization and availability through new digital library services. The U.S. Geological Survey is exploring a variety of models to improve access to the geoscience literature and will explore some of the components of these models in their presentation. 1 PORTALS, PROJECTS, AND PATHWAYS: ADVICE FOR DEEP RESEARCH IN MAP LIBRARIES Jon R. Jablonski Map Library University of Oregon [email protected] Abstract - This presentation will highlight current trends in map libraries that are changing the way that end- users find and user geo-spatial information. Many institutions are integrating historical materials with contemporary, born-digital geo-information. Others are building portals to distribute large, single-purpose datasets produced by government agencies or research teams. These systems have a variety of search engines, metadata standards, and access mechanisms. To find comprehensive information about a given site, one might have to search GeoSpatial One Stop, a university library's catalog, a state data clearinghouse, and data