Linda Musser

Distinguished Librarian and Head of Earth and Mineral Sciences Library
Librarian

Department Address

105 Deike Building
223 N. Burrowes Road
University Park, PA 16802-2710
Office Phone
814-863-7073
Departmental Phone
814-865-9517 (department)
lrm4@psu.edu

About Me

Learn more about me at my website.

Academic Support Areas

Materials Science and Engineering, Energy and Mineral Engineering,

Subject Expertise

  • Energy Resources and Engineering
  • Geography
  • Geosciences
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Mining and Mineral Resources

Publications

Recently published geologic field trip guidebooks, GSIS Newsletter, 2025

Geowonders, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2024

A brief review of "What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me?", Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2024

Progress in Open Access in the Geosciences, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2024

Spotlight on new or interesting works: Osmanli devleti'nde nehirler ve goller, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2024

Finding the technical standards that play an important role in water quality, Keystone Water Quality Manager, 2024

Historical Records of the Survey of India – A Glimpse into the Cartographer’s Work Long Ago, Western Association of Map Libraries Bulletin, 2023

[Art deco lobby] in GeoWonders column, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2022

Cataloging the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection, Engineering Libraries Division newsletter, 2022

New geology guidebooks, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2022

Public domain [section in News & Notes column], WAML Information Bulletin, 2022

Geology-themed works from 1926, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2022

Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Databases, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2022

Leveraging Technology: Remote Cataloging Projects to Capture and Improve Coordinates Data, Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin, 2021

Lost in Translation....aka Adventures in Reference, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2021

New Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2021

Chinese Sci-Tech Journal Databases, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2021

“Will Work for Maps”: A History of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Special Map Processing Project, Journal of Map and Geography Libraries, 2021

Recent Field Trip Guidebooks, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2021

Older Engineering Books are Open Educational Resources, Journal of Online Engineering Education, 2020

Spring Cleaning Tips, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2020

List of Recently Published Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2020

Guidebooks Committee Annual Report for 2019, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2020

Worth Reading: Summary of the ACRL publication "Open and Equitable Scholarly Communications: Creating a More Inclusive Future", Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2019

Gadget Envy, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2019

A study of the copyright renewal rate for maps, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2019

More Maps in the Public Domain Than You Think, WAML Information Bulletin, 2019

Useful Collection Development Tools for Geoscience Librarians, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2019

Geosciences Publishers and Open Access Policies, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2019

Increasing Open Educational Resources in the Earth Sciences via Examination of the Copyright Status of Published Works, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2019

New Guidebooks, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2018

Shall We Let the (L)Chips Fall Where They May?, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2018

GSIS Guidebook Committee Annual Report, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2018

How to prioritize different kinds of research outputs and venues, Research Questions… and Answers, 2018

Tackling Technical Report Collections, GSIS Newsletter, 2018

Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks - new and newly identified, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2017

GSIS Guidebooks Committee Mid-Year Report, Geoscience Information Society newsletter, 2017

Preserving Digital Resources Using Web Archiving Tools - Example from the Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Play, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2017

Decision Matrix for Data Sharing and Storage, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2017

Managing Your Scholarly / Research Profile, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2017

Recognizing Other Ways of Knowing - the Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2017

Preserving the digital record of science and engineering: The challenge of new forms of grey literature, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2016

Impact of a discovery system on interlibrary loan, College and Research Libraries, 2016

GSIS Best Guidebook Awards, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2016

Publishing Awards Presented at the 2015 GSIS Annual Meeting, Geoscience Information Society newsletter, 2015

GSIS Guidebooks Committee Annual Report for 2015, Geoscience Information Society newsletter, 2015

2015 Guidebook Awards, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2015

Geology of Vancouver and British Columbia, GSIS Newsletter, 2014

Copyright Status for Sanborn Maps, base line, 2014

Copyright status notes added to Sanborn map collection, 2014

Power to the People: Loaning Batteries to Users, PaLA Bulletin, 2014

American Geological Institute Member Society Council Meeting: Report from the May 20, 2013 meeting in Pittsburg, PA, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2013

Using Social Media to Connect with Users, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2013

Assessing Your Library's Twitter Account, Pennsylvania Library Association Bulletin, 2012

Understanding Physical Science Researchers, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2012

Improving Access to Geoscience Research via Content Enhancement, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2012

In-House Use Data, Interview, 2011

Analyzing Twitter - tools to measure impact, Interview, 2010

Libraries offer a variety of films - available through the CAT, 2010

Survey gauges workplace climate, Interview, 2010

Beyond Google Books, ASLI News, 2010

Chihuly and Coffee - Highlights from the ASLI Annual Meeting Field Trip January 2010, ASLI News, 2010

Assessment articles offer information, tips, Interview, 2010

Unicode comes to the CAT, SciTech Newsletter, 2010

Improving Communication Through Screencasting, Journal of Library Administration, 2010

ADAT: The Academic Database Assessment Tool, 2009

Spotlight on Collection Assessment, 2009

[Underground] Mine Maps, DttP: Documents to the People, 2009

Progress in the Citation of Geoscience Data, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2009

Comparison of GeoRef and Google Scholar, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2009

Science Documentaries at Your Library: Two Penn State Programs, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2008

Geoscience Literature: A Brief, Selected List of 2008 Geoscience Imprints, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2008

Accessing the Discoveries of the Past: The Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2008

Use of Color in Dissertations and Theses, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2008

A Study of References in Mining Engineering Publications, Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2007

Notes on Preservation, GSIS Newsletter, 2007

A study of color in dissertations and theses, Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory, 2007

Preservation Committee's Pick of the Web, GSIS Newsletter, 2007

Geocaching for Libraries, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2007

It Came from the Stacks! Science Documentaries @ Your Library, American Library Association Annual Poster Session Abstracts, 2007

Variations on a Theme by MARC, Opus 586, College & Research Libraries News, 2006

Conference notebook: Alternative sources of meteorological data, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 2006

Building a Map Humidifier: How to Flatten Your Maps!, Information Bulletin (Western Association of Map Libraries, 2006

News of the USGS Library Retirements, GSIS Newsletter, 2005

The Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Development in Africa Library Program, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2005

Index Maps for the Digital Age, Information Technology and Libraries, 2004

What is LC-CAP?, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2004

Cite It or Lose It? The Task Force on Citation of Geoscience Data, Science Editor, 2004

The Role of Posters in Teacher Education Programs, Education Libraries, 2004

What Geoscientists Cite: A Comparative Survey, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2003

Preservation of Geoscience Data and Collections, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003

Digital Indexes to Geologic Map Sets, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2002

Video Resources for the Engineering Curriculum, Science and Technology Libraries, 2002

Capstone engineering team assists libraries with microprints, Engineering Libraries Division Newsletter, 2001

Effective retention strategies for diverse employees, Journal of Library Administration, 2001

Geoscience Materials in the Making of America, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 2001

What We Say and What We Reward: Valuing Employees Through Recognition Programs, Library Administration & Management, 2001

Video resources for the engineering curriculum, Science and Technology Libraries, 2001

Obtaining Out-of-Print Sci-Tech Materials: A Brief Survey of Internet Resources, Sci-Tech News, 1999

Preservation strategies for geoscience literature: New technologies for an old literature, Library Resources and Technical Services, 1999

Are You Ready If It Rains In Your Library?, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 1999

Developments in the Preservation of the Geoscience Literature, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 1999

Mine Map Repositories in Pennsylvania and the United States, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 1999

GIS Preservation Forum: GIS Preservation Committee Demonstration Projects, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 1999

Recording Preservation Activities in the Bibliographic Record - U.S. MARC Field 583, Geoscience Information Society Newsletter, 1998

El Nino: A Mediagraphy, MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship, 1998

Internet Resources on Disasters, College and Research Libraries News, 1997

Internet information on hazards and disasters: Resources for researchers, Science and Technology Libraries, 1997

Collaborative Design of World Wide Web Pages, Information Technology and Libraries: Journal of the Library and Information and Technology Association, 1997

Earth System Science: The Real Environmental Science, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 1997

Characteristics of engineering citations, Science and Technology Libraries, 1996

Return of the Spider Woman, or Librarians Meet the Web, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 1996

Internet Information on Hazards and Disasters: Resources for Researchers, Science and Technology Libraries, 1996

Climate and global change serials and internet discussion lists, Serials Review, 1994

Analysis of References Cited in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletins, Circulars, and Professional Papers, Geoscience Information Society Proceedings, 1994

NTIS and Environmental Topics, Green Library Journal, 1993

Analysis of References in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletins, Circulars and Professional Papers, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 1993

Recycling ASTM Standards, ASTM Standardization News, 1992

Coverage of Geoscience Information Society Literature in Library and Information Science Sources, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 1992

Naval Publications and Forms Center, DttP: Documents to the People, 1991

Impact of NTIS CD-ROM on the Use of a Technical Report Collection, College and Research Libraries News, 1991

Free Government Standards/Specs, Sci-Tech News, 1990

Standards collection for academic libraries, Science and Technology Libraries, 1990

Tracking Down Specs, Standards, Industrial Fabric Products Review, 1989

Identifying Standards: How to Find Out if a Standard Exists, ASTM Standardization News, 1989

Technical report demand at a research university, Government Publications Review, 1987

Performances

Sentinel Lands: The Geospace of Mine Fires exhibition., 1/31/2022

Maps: Risks, Resources and Relief, University Park, PA, USA, 9/1/2017

Other Publications

Blogs

Library-related OA journals, library-related grants, CFPs and more, 2020

Books

Engineering libraries: Building collections and delivering services, 2014

Geoinformatics, Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 2005

Engineering Libraries: Building Collections and Developing Services, 2001

Union List of Technical Reports, Standards, and Patents in Engineering Libraries, American Society for Engineering Education, 1996

Union List of Technical Reports, Standards, and Patents in Engineering Libraries, American Society for Engineering Education, 1992

Chapters

Energy Conservation and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2019

Cataloging for Collection Management, Libraries Unlimited, 2014

Standards Collections for Academic Libraries, 2014

Geocaching, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2008

Mine Maps as Grey Literature, 2000

Accessing Standards Information in the United States: Verification, Identification, Acquisition and Technical Assistance, G. K. Hall, 1991

Editorials

Science and Technology Libraries: Introduction, Science and Technology Libraries, 2001

Foreword/Postscripts

Introduction, 2014

Others

Surveying the Award Landscape for STEM Books, Science and Technology Libraries, 2025

Author Index to the Geoscience Information Society Proceedings, 2022

Open Educational Resources and Affordable Instructional Resources - Can They Promote Retention and Diversity?, Geological Society of America Abstract with Programs, 2017

Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Publishers of Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks, Geoscience Information Society, 2015

Managing Your Scholarly/Research Profile, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2015

Recognizing Other Ways of Knowing - The Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2015

DECISION MATRIX FOR DATA SHARING AND STORAGE, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2014

PRESERVING DIGITAL RESOURCES USING WEB ARCHIVING TOOLS - EXAMPLE FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA MARCELLUS SHALE PLAY, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2014

Using Social Media to Connect with Users, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2012

Improving Access to Geoscience Resources via Content Enhancement, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2011

Comparison of GeoRef and Google Scholar, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2008

Progress in the Citation of Geoscience Data, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2008

Accessing the Discoveries from the Past: The Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2006

Usage of Color in Dissertations and Theses, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2006

Geocaching for Libraries, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2005

The Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering and Development in Africa Library Program, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2004

Citing Geoscience: The Work of the Task Force on Citation of Geoscience Data, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2003

Geoscience Collections and Data: National Resources in Peril, National Academy Press, 2002

What Geoscientists Cite: A Comparative Survey, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2002

Digital Indexes to Geologic Map Sets, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 2001

Developments in the Preservation of the Geoscience Literature, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 1998

Mine Map Repositories in Pennsylvania and the United States, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 1998

Index to Maps of Abandoned Mines in Pennsylvania, 1998

Earth System Science: The REal Environmental Science, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 1996

Return of the Spider Woman, or Librarians Meet the Web, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 1995

Technical report collections on campus: Development and use, Collection and Curation, 1990