Discussion and audience participation-centered demonstrations will revolve around strategies that the TDL GIS Interest Group have employed to cultivate a virtual community through the Covid pandemic and into the post-pandemic landscape. Our strategy has balanced fun activities that center GIS while providing opportunities for participants to get to know each other. Those digital interactions have strengthened our community and led to in-person gatherings at conferences including group meals and our annual Birds of a Feather sessions. We have found that consistently encouraging GIS-relevant social connection keeps our core community strong and engaged, allowing us to advance professional development and accomplish group goals and providing ideas for social gatherings or for classroom activities.
Research and Instruction Librarian, Sam Houston State University
I am the library liaison for history, geography, government documents, military science, and our tabletop game and puzzle collection. I have been working on improving an interactive map showing our game collection origins and themes in relation to our international student population... Read More →
