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base line 47:1 (March 2026) is out!

Hi everyone - Kevin put the March 2026 issue up on the base line webpage a week and a half ago, but then I forgot to send out the notice (had vacation on the brain). So anyway, base line 47:1 is here! -Laura --Laura Kane McElfresh (she/her)OLAC Immediate Past President, 2025/26ALA-MAGIRT Secretary, 2025/27 ...

Next MAGIRT Board Meeting: Tuesday, March 24th (3pm Eastern)

Hi MAGIRT members - The MAGIRT Executive Board will meet in 2 weeks on Tuesday, March 24th, at 3:00 pm Eastern via Zoom. The agenda is in progress and will be available soon. All are welcome to join us -- hope to see you there! ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT ...

Call for Proposals: Big Ten GIS Conference 2026 (CFP through March 5; virtual conference April 17)

(Cross-posted to MAGIRT, ACRL-DSS, & ACRL-STS; apologies for duplication. Please do share with other interested folks! -lkm) Call for Proposals: Big Ten GIS Conference 2026 The Big Ten Academic Alliance Geospatial Information Network (BTAA-GIN) invites proposals for the 2026 Big Ten GIS Conference, ...

RE: MAGIRT Board Meeting next Tuesday, Dec. 20th (3pm Eastern)

I'm sorry, I copied the wrong link for the agenda in my previous message! That was the November meeting notes. Here's the correct link for the January agenda. Meeting is today, Jan. 20, at 3pm Eastern via Zoom. Hope to see folks there! ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) ...

MAGIRT Board Meeting next Tuesday, Dec. 20th (3pm Eastern)

Hi MAGIRT members - The MAGIRT Executive Board will meet next Tuesday, January 20th, at 3:00 pm Eastern via Zoom. The agenda is in progress and will be available soon. Additionally, we are in increasingly urgent need of candidates for Treasurer-Elect and for Vice-Chair/Chair Elect. We can't run a ...

Base line 46:4 (December 2025) is here!

Hello MAGIRT members - The Winter 2025 issue of base line is now available via the MAGIRT website > Publications > base line. Happy reading! -Laura ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT Secretary 2025/27 OLAC Immediate Past President 2025/26 Cartographic Metadata ...

RE: MAGIRT Board Meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 18th (3pm Eastern)

Reminder: the MAGIRT Board meeting is in about 10 minutes (3pm Eastern/2pm Central). Zoom link Agenda--Laura Kane McElfresh (she/her)OLAC Immediate Past President, 2025/26ALA-MAGIRT Secretary, 2025/27 Cartographic Metadata Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries 160 Wilson Library | 309 19th ...

MAGIRT Board Meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 18th (3pm Eastern)

Hi MAGIRT members - The MAGIRT Executive Board will meet next Tuesday, November 18th, at 3:00 pm Eastern via Zoom. (The agenda is still in progress.) Please feel free to join us! -Laura ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT Secretary 2025/27 OLAC Immediate Past President ...

Base line 46:3 (September 2025) is out!

It'll be a little while longer till the new issue makes it onto the base line page on our website (we've got quite a few folks out for WAML Conference) but I wanted to get it out to members sooner rather than later. ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT Secretary 2025/27 ...

Base line 46:3 (September 2025) is out!

Posted By Laura McElfresh Sep 24, 2025 12:55 PM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table

"Machines Reading Maps" keynote at 2023 BTAA GIS Day Conference

Hi everyone - At the MAGIRT Board & Membership Meeting at ALA Annual I had mentioned the Machines Reading Maps Project at UMN and the Alan Turing Institute. Dr. Katie McDonough, UK Principal Investigator of the project, gave the keynote address at the 2023 BTAA GIS Conference (virtual). It's a good ...

base line 46:2 (June 2025) is ready when you are!

Hi everyone - The June 2025 issue of base line (v.46:no.2) should be posted and freely available on the MAGIRT website soon. I've also attached it here so you don't have to wait. -Laura ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT Secretary 2023/25 OLAC President ...

base line 46:2 (June 2025) is ready when you are!

Posted By Laura McElfresh Jun 16, 2025 11:37 AM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table

Call for proposals: Podcast guest host, DUE AUGUST 15, 2025

Posted By Laura McElfresh Jun 10, 2025 12:50 PM
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(Message reposted, apologies for cross-posting -- I'm trying to get this message out to some Tech Services academic librarians too! Please contact Hannah Cabullo if you're interested.) -- Library Table Talk is looking for a guest podcast host - no podcasting experience required! Library Table Talk ...

base line 46:1 (March 2025) is here!

Posted By Laura McElfresh Mar 21, 2025 01:59 PM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table

base line 46:1 (March 2025) is here!

Hello MAGIRT members - The March 2025 issue of base line (v.46:no.1) should be posted and freely available on the MAGIRT website soon. In the meantime, I've attached it here so you can get to it without further delay. (Apologies to Board members who got this message twice -- I sent it to the wrong ...

Call for Proposals: Big Ten GIS Conference 2025

(Please pardon duplication and please feel free to share! -Laura) The Big Ten Academic Alliance Geospatial Information Network (BTAA-GIN) is excited to announce the Big Ten GIS Conference, a free virtual conference happening on April 11, 2025! This annual event brings together researchers, educators, ...

base line 45:4 (December 2024) is here

Hello MAGIRT members (MAGIRTians? Is there a word for us like that?) Issue 45:4 (December 2024) of base line is here and ready for your perusal! You can get to it using the direct link below or from the base line webpage. https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2024-12/BL_45-4.pdf -Laura --- ...

RE: base line 45:3 (September 2024) is out!

(Sorry if it wasn't clear -- the previous message has the new issue on there as an attachment. It's not obvious in my email reader & might not be in yours either.) --Laura Kane McElfresh (she/her) Cartographic Metadata Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries President, OLAC Catalogers Network, ...

base line 45:3 (September 2024) is out!

Hi MAGIRT Members - The new issue of base line is ready for readers! We'll post it publicly to the base line page soon, but in the meantime you can get to it via ALA Connect. -Laura ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT Secretary 2023/25 OLAC President 2024/25 Cartographic ...