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Discusses the basic issues relating to bibliographic control of maps and related materials. Discusses rules and standards covering such cataloging, as well as application of the rules and principles both in general and in response to specific problems, and various practicing options.


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ALA Midwinter MAGIRT/ALCTS CaMMS Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group meeting

  • 1.  ALA Midwinter MAGIRT/ALCTS CaMMS Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group meeting

    Posted Jan 22, 2013 09:02 AM

    Dear Cartographic Resources Cataloging Enthusiasts,

    Please join us for the 2013 ALA Midwinter meeting of the:

    MAGIRT/ALCTS CaMMS Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group 

    Sun. Jan. 27, 2013

    8:30 am to 10:00 am (PST)

    Location: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Jefferson Room 

    Discussion topics will include:

    -Treatment of globes in LCSH & LCGFT, see: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genre_form_globes_final.pdf

    -Use of World maps, Earth |v Maps, and World atlases in LCSH & LCGFT

    -Identifying works for cartographic resources in RDA and how it may differ from AACR2

    -Suitability of LCSH for describing geospatial data sets

    Please feel free to bring other cartographic resources cataloging topics of interest and we will try to cover them as time permits. 

    I look forward to seeing some of you at the Midwinter meeting.

    Best,

    Marc

    Coordinator, MAGIRT/ALCTS CAMMS Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group

     

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    Marc McGee

    Geospatial Resources Cataloger

    Information & Technical Services

    Harvard Map Collection

    Pusey Library

    Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

     

    617-495-2417

     

    e-mail: mmcgee@fas.harvard.edu

    Harvard Geospatial Library: http://hgl.harvard.edu