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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.

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MAGIRT Discussion Groups at Midwinter

  • 1.  MAGIRT Discussion Groups at Midwinter

    Posted Jan 17, 2012 03:47 PM

    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
    and collections as well as discussion of map collection management
    issues. The GIS Discussion Group will feature an update from USGS
    Libraries Program Director Richard Huffine. Refreshments between
    discussion group sessions will be provided by East View Cartographic.

    For those of you not attending Midwinter this year, both discussion
    groups will be live streamed via Ustream on the MAGIRT channel -
    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/magirt. Ustream channels include a chat
    feature, so anyone attending virtually can join in the discussion (you
    will either need to create a Ustream account or sign in with your
    Facebook or Twitter account).

    If you have any questions about our discussion groups or would like to
    suggest a discussion topic for either session, please contact me at
    hpritche@uga.edu.

    Hope to see you in Dallas on the 21st, either in person or virtually!

    Hallie Pritchett, Chair
    Map and Geospatial Information Round Table