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CFP: Cataloguing and Describing Maps, a special issue of JMGL honoring Paige Andrew

  • 1.  CFP: Cataloguing and Describing Maps, a special issue of JMGL honoring Paige Andrew

    Posted 8 days ago

    The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries invites articles highlighting professional practice, case studies, and research-based approaches on the role of map and geospatial library professionals in cataloguing and describing maps and other cartographic resources, such as geospatial datasets, aerial imagery collections, and web applications. A detailed description and submission instructions are provided on the special issue webpage: Cataloguing and Describing Maps: Advancing Discovery and Access for Cartographic Resources. 

      

    Paige Andrew, pioneering map cataloguer and founding co-editor of this journal, retired from Pennsylvania State University in September 2023 as a Distinguished Librarian, only the third librarian so designated in the institution's history. During his career, Paige published extensively, including the essential books Cataloging Sheet Maps: The Basics and RDA and Cartographic Resources, and received multiple awards in recognition of his scholarship, service, and mentorship. This special issue also honors his career and lasting impact on map cataloguing, the profession, and the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries. 

     

    Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:   

    • Core competencies for map cataloguers and/or map and geospatial library professionals 

    • Historical reflections on cartographic cataloguing trends and changes 

    • Current best practices and future directions of cartographic cataloguing 

    • Emerging topics and trends in cataloguing and description from areas outside of map and geospatial librarianship 

    • Descriptive metadata for cartographic resources 

    • Personal reflections on Paige Andrew's impact and scholarship 

    • Service to the profession and professional mentorship in map and geospatial librarianship 

    • Scholarly communications practices for map and geospatial library professionals 

     

    Abstracts are due on July 26th, 2024, and authors will be notified by August 2nd of an invitation to submit a full manuscript or comment. Manuscript submissions will be due by October 31st, 2024.   

       

    Send abstracts to sadvari.1@osu.edu and theward@indiana.edu with the subject: Cataloguing Special Issue.   

     

    We encourage a broad range of contributions including original research articles, literature review articles, reports on professional practice or case studies, and comments. We welcome submissions from library professionals with perspectives from beyond map and geospatial information librarianship, such as special collections and archives, cataloguing/technical services, government documents, digital scholarship, and research data management.  

     

    Please do not hesitate to reach out to sadvari.1@osu.edu and theward@indiana.edu if you have any questions, and we look forward to learning more about your work in this important area. 



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    Tim Kiser
    Catalog Librarian for Maps
    Michigan State University Libraries
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