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Ms. Louise Ratliff

Librarian (Retired),
UCLA Cataloging & Metadata Center

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UCLA Cataloging & Metadata Center

Louise Ratliff

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RE: Leap into MAGIRT! Free online forum February 29

Hi Tim, I'm looking forward to this! Especially since I (and you and Paige) did the cataloging training. �� Louise

GODORT/MAGIRT webinar June 10, 2020

Greetings,  Please join us: GODORT/MAGIRT Webinar  Should GODORT and MAGIRT merge? What: A webinar to discuss a potential merger between GODORT and MAGIRT. When: June 10th, 10am Central time/11am Eastern /8am Pacific  We will cover: Who are these groups are and what they do? Why ...

WAML Virtual Conference, October 2020

Hello fellow MAGIRT members. Please see the following email from Matt Toro about the upcoming WAML Annual Conference, which will be virtual this year. Ya'll come now, ya hear! Best, Louise ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Matthew Toro  Date: Fri, May 22, 2020 at 9:31 AM ...

RE: Call for discussion topics at ALA Annual 2019

Hello fellow map nerds, I would like to have a brief discussion about best practices for MARC cataloging of geospatial datasets. I know that some of us have begun collecting examples of records done by colleagues; may we get an update from those who have participated already? I would like MAGIRT to ...

Link to ALA Program information

Hello all, I have updated the MAGIRT Connect home page -- https://connect.ala.org/magirt/home-- to include a link to information about our program at ALA Annual, Using Innovative, Map-Based Outreach Programs to Reach Students of All Levels. Enjoy! Louise Louise Ratliff Social ...

RE: Cataloging geospatial data

Hello all, Using Tom Brittnacher's MARC documentation as a guide, I cataloged a dataset for Colombia 1:100,000 national topographical maps that we purchased from LandInfo. Here's the link to the record in our catalog: https://catalog.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=8643398 The OCLC record ...

ALAIR documents posted to MAGIRT Members Library

In 2016 MAGIRT's Emerging Leaders team worked on a project to document how to use the ALA Institutional Repository to archive our our organizational documents, including agendas, minutes, reports and other documents.  Today I added the project files to our MAGIRT Members Library.  The two most important ...

ALAIR documents

Posted By Louise Ratliff Feb 25, 2019 11:34 AM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map & Geospatial Information Round Table) Public Resource
ALA Institutional Repository Emerging Leaders Project 2016 Documents

"Mapping Grand Canyon" on NPR Science Friday

This is about a conference at Arizona State University at the end of this month, February 2019.  Very cool! Here's the link to Matthew Toro's talk which was on NPR's Science Friday last week.  Enjoy! https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/exploring-the-grand-canyon-through-maps/ Also: ...

Core Competencies for Map, GIS and Cartographic Cataloging/Metadata Librarians (August 2018)

Posted By Louise Ratliff Aug 15, 2018 11:13 AM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table

Speaker Slides from the program: Understanding and Using Spatial Humanities: Digital Mapping at the Forefront of Scholarly Research

Posted By Louise Ratliff Jul 19, 2018 05:24 PM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map & Geospatial Information Round Table) Public Resource
ALA Annual Conference 2018, New Orleans, LA Academic librarians are increasingly required to understand and experience in the digital scholarship that supports any scholarly activities conducted in using digital technology. GIS and spatial humanities are part of the digital scholarship that provides ...

Slides from program on Spatial Humanities

Here are the slides from the MAGIRT Chair's program on Spatial Humanities at ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans. Enjoy! https://connect.ala.org/HigherLogic/Security/SAML/localSAMLLoginService.aspx?binding=HttpPost&ReturnUrl=https%3a%2f%2fconnect.ala.org%2fmagirt%2fviewdocument%2funderstanding-and-us ...

Understanding and Using Spatial Humanities: Digital Mapping at the Forefront of Scholarly Research

Posted By Louise Ratliff Jun 29, 2018 03:23 PM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table
Speaker Slides from the program: Understanding and Using Spatial Humanities: Digital Mapping at the Forefront of Scholarly Research Saturday, June 23, 2018 --- 8:30-10:00 am, Morial Convention Center, Rm 281-282 Academic librarians are increasingly required to understand and experience in the digital ...

MAGIRT Chair's Program covered in American Libraries!

MAGIRT Chair's Program covered in American Libraries! Spatial Humanities in Libraries | American Libraries Magazine American Libraries Magazine remove preview Spatial Humanities in Libraries | American Libraries Magazine Weimer was joined by two other panelists ...

MAGIRT Honors Award 2018

At ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans, it was my pleasure to award the MAGIRT Honors Award to Paige Andrew, Cartographic Resources Cataloging Librarian at Pennsylvania State University.  Congratulations, Paige! ------------------------------ LouiseRatliff Librarian UCLA Cataloging & Metadata Center ...

MAGIRT Honors Award 2018

At ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans, it was my pleasure to award the MAGIRT Honors Award to Paige Andrew, Cartographic Resources Cataloging Librarian at Pennsylvania State University.  Congratulations, Paige! ------------------------------ LouiseRatliff Librarian UCLA Cataloging & Metadata Center ...

ALA Annual 2017 Programs: CA2-ALA-presentation-Lowery

Posted By Louise Ratliff Jun 29, 2017 08:54 AM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table
CA2-ALA-presentation-Lowery.pptx #GeneralNewsandDiscussion

ALA Annual 2017 Programs: CA2-ALA-presentation-Lowery

Posted By Louise Ratliff Jun 29, 2017 08:54 AM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table
CA2-ALA-presentation-Lowery.pdf #GeneralNewsandDiscussion

ALA Annual 2017 Programs: FamilyHistoryonMap-Mattke2107-Handout

Posted By Louise Ratliff Jun 29, 2017 08:54 AM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table
FamilyHistoryonMap-Mattke2107-Handout.pdf #GeneralNewsandDiscussion

ALA Annual 2017 Programs: FamilyHistoryonMap-Mattke2107-Slides

Posted By Louise Ratliff Jun 29, 2017 08:54 AM
Found In Library: MAGIRT (Map and Geospatial Information Round Table ) Round Table
FamilyHistoryonMap-Mattke2107-Slides.pdf #GeneralNewsandDiscussion