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MAGIRT Cataloging & Classification Committee meeting Tues 7/21: NEW ZOOM LINK

Hi everyone - UMN had some kind of a Zoom service degradation today. It got fixed, but not without the "unintended deletion of ~22,000 Zoom User Accounts". Guess whose account was one of them! Anyway, now I have to rebuild my Zoom account. I have deleted the old meeting link for the July CCC ...

MAGIRT Cataloging & Classification Committee meeting Tues 7/21: NEW ZOOM LINK

Hi everyone - UMN had some kind of a Zoom service degradation today. It got fixed, but not without the "unintended deletion of ~22,000 Zoom User Accounts". Guess whose account was one of them! Anyway, now I have to rebuild my Zoom account. I have deleted the old meeting link for the July CCC ...

RE: base line 47:2 is out; Zoom link for Membership & Board meetings at ALA Chicago

Everyone - We will NOT be able to use Zoom for the meeting tomorrow. I apologize for the change of plans and the inconvenience. -Laura ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT Secretary 2025/27 OLAC Immediate Past President 2025/26 Cartographic Metadata ...

base line 47:2 is out; Zoom link for Membership & Board meetings at ALA Chicago

Hello MAGIRT folks - base line 47:2 (June 2026) is out & posted on the MAGIRT website! This issue includes a list of MAGIRT meetings and activities at ALA Annual 2026 in Chicago. Here is the Zoom link for our (very DIY) hybrid setup for the Membership & Board meetings on Sunday (June 28, 10am ...

RE: Huddle at the ALA Connect Lounge the Saturday of conference at 9:30

I'll be there & can take notes :-) ------------------------------ Laura McElfresh (She/Her/Hers) MAGIRT Secretary 2025/27 OLAC Immediate Past President 2025/26 Cartographic Metadata Librarian University of Minnesota mcelf008@umn.edu ------------------------------

MAGIRT Board Meeting: Tuesday, May 26th (3pm Eastern)

Hi MAGIRT members - The MAGIRT Executive Board will meet next Tuesday, May 26th, 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 Secretary ...

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, ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...