Interdisciplinarity and crossing boundaries in geoscience librarianship Andrea Twiss-Brooks Geoscience Librarianship 101 October 21, 2006
Educating yourself in a new area READ LISTEN/LOOK
Educating yourself in a new area READ –General science journals –Alert services –“Popular” books –Core journals in discipline
Educating yourself in a new area READ –General science journals Science Nature Scientific American New Scientist
Educating yourself in a new area READ –Alert services Web of Knowledge Scopus Specific journals
Alerts Weekly search set up as RSS feed
Alerts Citation alert in Scopus with RSS feed option
Educating yourself in a new area READ –“Popular” books John McPhee, “Annals of the Former World” David Raup, “Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck?” Use CHOICE reviews, or look for book reviews in the general science journals
Educating yourself in a new area READ –Reviews/articles in core journals and specialized magazines Earth-Science Reviews Geology Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Educating yourself in a new area LISTEN/LOOK –Attend departmental seminars –Science podcasts e.g., “Science Fridays” on NPR –Reference questions –University news office –Technical sessions at conferences
University News Office
Developing Collections Review historical orders Core lists Guides to the literature Book reviews Other resources
Core Lists
Book Reviews
Establishing authority as a subject specialist Start with small steps and build on small successes Never say “no” Continuing education –Informal –Formal Workshops Vendors on site visits Exhibits CE related courses at your institution Local/regional organizations
Work creatively with others Colleagues Professional network GEONET-L Special projects e.g., Resources for College Libraries
Resources Book reviews and lists GEONET-L GSIS
Resources Andrea Twiss-Brooks Co-Director, Head of Collection Services, Science Libraries, and Physical and General Sciences Bibliographer voice: fax: John Crerar Library, University of Chicago, 5730 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL Crerar Library News: