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MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) RoundTable

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Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas by persons working with or interested in map and geography collections
Provides a forum to increase the availability, use, and bibliographic control of map and geography collections
Increases communication and cooperation between map and geography librarians and other librarians
Contributes to the improvement of education and training of map and geography librarians.

Learn more about MAGIRT on the ALA website.

PostCall for participation in the MAGIRT Publications Committee

by Kathleen Weessies on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 3:11pm

The MAGIRT Publications Committee invites your participation and is accepting nominations for the position of Chair.

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PostMAGIRT Annual 2012 preliminary meeting schedule

by Hallie Pritchett on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 1:59pm

MAGIRT Annual 2012 Preliminary Meeting Schedule
Anaheim, CA

Friday, June 22^nd

Evening
Social event – Angels vs. Dodgers baseball game
Please contact MAGIRT Treasurer Paige Andrew (pga2@psu.edu) for further details

Saturday, June 23^rd

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PostMAGIRT Discussion Groups at Midwinter

by Hallie Pritchett on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 4:47pm

The MAGIRT Map Collection Management and GIS Discussion Groups will meet
at ALA Midwinter in Dallas on Saturday, January 21st, 2012 in Room D163
at the Dallas Convention Center:

* Map Collection Management Discussion Group - 1:30 - 3:30PM
* GIS Discussion Group - 4 - 5:30PM

The Map Collection Management Discussion Group will include a brief
overview of current issues in the FDLP as they relate to map libraries

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PostMAGIRT/CaMMS Cataloging of Cartographic Resources Interest Group

by Louise Ratliff on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 2:30pm

The MAGIRT/CaMMS Cataloging of Cartographic Resources Interest Group will meet at ALA Midwinter in Dallas on Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 8:00 am to 9:45 am in D161.

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PostMAGIRT Midwinter 2012 meeting schedule

by Hallie Pritchett on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 12:22pm

MAGIRT Midwinter 2012 meeting schedule

Friday – January 20^th

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PostMAGIRT Midwinter 2012 - preliminary meeting schedule

by Hallie Pritchett on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 10:42pm

MAGIRT Preliminary Meeting Schedule
ALA Midwinter 2012
Dallas, TX

Friday, January 20^th

Evening Social event (TBD)

Saturday, January 21^st

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PostMinutes from Midwinter 2011

by Edith Scarletto on Tue, 06/14/2011 - 7:19am

Folks,

Attached here are the minutes of the Board meetings held at Midwinter in San Diego. Please send me any notes or corrections.

Thanks,

Edith Scarletto

Secretary, MAGIRT

PostThe MAGERT Membership Committee is seeking . . .

by Roger Knouff on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 5:11pm

The MAGERT Membership Committee is seeking . . . wait for it . . .

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PostName Change, Election Results and Program

by Katherine Weimer on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:44am

New name for the Map and Geography Round Table

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PostALA MAGERT 2011 Annual Reception Dinner and field trip.

by Roger Knouff on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 12:46pm

Do not miss out on seeing spectacular historic maps and charts this summer in New Orleans! On the afternoon of Friday, June 24^th, the MAGERT field trip will be a tour of the Historic New Orleans Collection. The field trip will start with the map collection in the Williams Research Center, and then move on to the “Threads of Memory Exhibit”, a traveling exhibit on loan from Seville’s Archivo General de Indias (Archives of the Indies) which examines the lasting legacy of ea

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