ISSN 1943-6548

a newsletter of the Map and Geography Round Table

TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 From the Chair 5 Executive Board I Minutes - June 26, 2010 10 On the Cataloging/Cataloguing Front Cataloging & Classification Committee

Minutes - June 27, 201013 LC G&M Report15 OCLC Report23 Executive Board II/General Membership

Meeting Minutes - June 28, 2010 29 New Maps and Cartographic Materials 51 Great (Color) Moments in Map Librarianship

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Volume 31, Number 4 August 2010

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base lineisanofficialpublicationoftheAmericanLibraryAssociation’sMapandGeographyRoundTable(MAGERT).Thepurposeofbase lineistoprovidecurrentinformationoncartographicmaterials,otherpublicationsofinteresttomapandgeographylibrarians,meetings,relatedgovernmentalactivities,andmaplibrarianship.ItisamediumofcommunicationformembersofMAGERTandinformationofinterestiswelcome.TheopinionsexpressedbycontributorsaretheirownanddonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseoftheAmericanLibraryAssocia-tionandMAGERT.Contributionsshouldbesenttotheappropriateeditorlistedbelow.

Editor:SteveRogers,MapLibrarian(retired),ThompsonLibrary,OhioStateUniversity,1858NeilAvenueMall,Columbus,OH43210E-mail:rogers.20@osu.edu

Distribution Manager: JamesA.Coombs,MapsLibrary,MissouriStateUniversity,901S.National,#175,Springfield,MO65897Tel.:417/836-4534E-mail:JimCoombs@MissouriState.edu

Cataloging Editor:TammyT.Wong,CartographicMaterialsCataloger,GeographyandMapDivision,LibraryofCongress,101IndependenceAve.SE,Washington,DC20540-2232Tel:202/707-6735E-mail:twon@loc.gov

Electronic Mapping Editor: C.C.Miller,GeographicInformationSystemsSpecialist,PurdueUniversityLibraries,2215CivilEngineeringBldg.,WestLafayette,IN47907Tel:765/496-9474E-mail:ccmiller@purdue.edu

New Maps and Books Editor: DavidJ.Bertuca,MapLibrarian,Science&EngineeringLibrary,225CapenHall,UniversityatBuffalo,Buffalo,NY14260-1672Tel:716/645-2947x229Fax:716/645-3710E-mail:dbertuca@buffalo.edu

Membership Committee Chairperson: RogerKnouff,Map/GISLibrarian,ArizonaStateUniversity,NobleScience&EngineeringLibrary,P.O.Box871006,Tempe,AZ85287-1006Tel:480/965-5973E-mail:roger.knouff@asu.edu

Advertising Rates: For one issue: full page $100; half page $50; quarter page $25. Opposite “Great Moments in Map Librarianship”: full page $150; half page $80; quarter Page $40.Sendgraphicorwordprocessingfileasanemailattachmenttotheeditorormailhardcopytoeditor.Submissionswillbere-formattedtotheextentnecessarytofitthesizeandproportionrequested.Considerthatthefinalsizeandproportionofafullpageis5.5x8.5inches.Advertiserswillbeinvoiced.MailcheckstotheMAGERTTreasurer,payableinU.S.dollarstoALA-MAGERT.

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base lineispublishedelectronicallysixtimesayear:inFebruary,April,June,August,October,andDecember.Singleprinted pre-2008issuesofbase lineareavailableatacostof$5.00perissue,U.S.andCanadianorders;$7.00perissueforallotherforeignorders.Checks,payabletotheAmericanLibraryAssociation,shouldbemailedtoJimCoombs,base lineProductionManager,MapsLibrary,MissouriStateUniversity,901S.National,#175,Springfield,MO65804-0095.

MembersofMAGERTcanaccessbase lineasabenefitoftheirmemberships.Non-membersubscriptionratesare$25.00,U.S.andCanada;$30.00forallotherforeignsubscriptions.Checks,payabletotheAmericanLibraryAssociation,shouldbemailedtoPeterLinberger,SubscriptionManager,base line,BierceLibrary,UniversityofAkron,Akron,OH44325-1709.Tel:330/972-8230.Fax:330/972-7225.E-mail:pl@uakron.edu

AmericanLibraryAssociationpersonalandinstitutionalmembersmaychooseMAGERTmembershipfor$20.00(personal)or$60.00(institutional)bysoadvisingtheAmericanLibraryAssociation,50W.HuronSt.,Chicago,IL60611.

MAGERT OFFICERS:

Chairperson:MarcyBidney,Head,DonaldW.HamerMapsLibrary,PennsylvaniaStateUniversityLibraries,1CentralPatteeLibrary,UniversityPark,PA16802-1807Tel:814/865-0139E-mail:mma17@psulias.psu.edu

Vice-Chairperson (Chair-Elect):HalliePritchett,Head,MapandFederalRegionalDepositoryLibrarian,Univer-sityofGeorgiaLibraries,Athens,GA30602Tel:706/542-0690E-mail:hpritche@uga.edu

Secretary:EdithScarletto,Head,MapLibrary,SubjectLibrarianforGeography&Geology,KentStateUniversity,UniversityLibraries,P.O.Box5190,Kent,OH44242-0001Tel:330/672-1674(a.m.)/330/672-2017(p.m.)E-mail:escarlet@kent.eduTreasurer:MichaelSmith,MapLibrarian,UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,GeiselLibrary,9500GilmanDrive,#0175-R,LaJolla,CA92093Tel:858/534-1248FAX:858/534-7548E-mail:mls003@ucsd.edu

Past Chairperson:KathyWeimer,CoordinatorofMapandGISCollectionsandServices,TexasA&MUniversityLibraries,EvansLibrary,Rm.202,CollegeStation,TX77843-5000Tel:979/845-6588E-mail:k-weimer@tamu.edu

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WhatafantastictimewehadinD.C.!Iwouldliketosaythankyoutoeveryonewhomadetheconferencesuchasuccess—withoutthehardworkofourmemberswewouldcertainlynotbewherewearetoday.WehadahugelysuccessfulprogramontheuseofGISindifferentlibrarysettings,whichdrewlibrariansfromsomanydifferentdivisionsandgroupsinALA,andaninformativesessionco-sponsoredwithRBMSoncatalogingandsecurityforspecialcollections.ManythankstoJohnHébertfromtheLibraryofCongressfortakingtimeoutofhisbusyscheduletogiveourmembersatouroftheGeographyandMapDivision.Thosewhotookitfounditfascinatingandveryinteresting.

KathydidanoutstandingjobworkingwiththeEmergingLeaderswhoworkedhardallyeartotakealookatwhereweareandtogiveussomeideasaboutwherewecanfocusourfutureendeavors.AsthenewchairofMAGERT,Ifeellikewehavecaughtoursecondwindandthefutureholdssomanyopportunitiesforustogetoutandeducate,inspireandcollaboratewithlibrariansfromallareas.Ourfinancialstandingcouldn’tbebetter;wehavestrongleadershiponourcommitteesanddiscussiongroupsandstrongleadershipontheExecutiveBoard.

Movingforwardandstayingstrongasanorganizationwilltakethetimeofourmembersandwecanalwaysusemorepeopleonthefrontlines:beingactiveoncommittees,servingondiscussiongroupsandparticipatinginprogramplanning.

Don’tbeshy!Weloveseeingnewfaces.

Marcy

FROM THE CHAIRMarcy Bidney, Pennsylvania State University

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Executive Board I MinutesALA Annual Conference 2010

Washington, D.C. • June 26, 2010

Themeetingwascalledtoorderat8:05a.m.

1. Introductions/Welcome/AnnouncementsMAGERT’snewpublicationsareintheALAbookstoreandtherewill

beabooksigningforJimCoombs’compilationofGreat Moments in Map LibrarianshipcartoonsattheMemberPaviliononSundaymorningaftertheanniversarytoast.

2. Approval of Boston Midwinter minutesTheminuteswereapproved.

3. Officer Reportsa. Chair: Kathy WeimerRoundTableCoordinatingAssemblyMAGERTrepresentativeMary

McInroyreportedonthemeetingsheattendedFriday.ShereportedthereisaneedformoretrainingonhowRoundTablesarerun,deadlineguidelinesfornewofficers,etc.ALAhassomenewtrainingsoftwareandwilltesttrainingsituations.Budgetsanddeadlinesareexpectedtobecoordinatedwithmembershipandcontacts.

RobinKeerspokeonwebsiteadvisorytopics.HisgroupisworkingtoimprovetheALAEventPlanner.Inwebsitenews,anewContentManagementSystem(Drupal)willbeimplementedbeginningnextfiscalyear(Sept2010).Also,iLINC,thevirtualonlinemeetingandclassroomspacetool,willsoonbeusedbyALAandtheywillbebegintraininginthenearfuture.

The ALA Handbook of Organization,aworkinprogress,willnowonlybeonlineandwillprovideinformationonALA’sstructure,groupsandgoverningbodies.Also,theconferencematerialsarchivesareliveathttp://presentations.ala.org.MAGERTcanpostmaterialsthere.

AnewALAwebpage,OnlineLearning,coversallonlineprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitieswithinALA:www.ala.org/ala/onlinelearning/index.cfm.Somearefree,somemustbepaidfor.

ALApresidentJimRettigspokeaboutthenew,recentlyapprovedstrategicplanfor2010-2015.Itincludesadvocacy,funding,publicpolicy,buildingtheprofession,andintellectualfreedomelements.TheSpectrumScholarshipFundhasnowreached$1million.IndividualmemberregistrationsforAnnualwere

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12,500.TherewasaproposalforanewRoundTableforretiredmembers.DanielleAlderson(ourALAstaffliaison)notedthatALAisplanningtohavemoreonlineorientation.Shesuggestedwereviewourbylaws(whichwehavealreadybegun),andupdateanyout-of-dateareas.

Emerging Leaders presentation: TheEmergingLeaderspresentedtheirreport,highlightingwhattheythoughtwerethemostimportantelements.

Question:Whatkindsoftrainingopportunitiesdidyoufind?Answer:Mapdigitizationandpreservation,cataloging.

(JohnChraskamaymeetwithusforactionplansinrelationtosomeofthesurveyresults.)

Question:Whatelsesurprisedyou?Answer:Thenumberofsurveyresponses:172currentorpastmembers

and182non-membersresponded.

DroppedmembersnotedthatthecostofALAmembershipwasadeterrenttoMAGERTparticipation;ortheydidn’tlikeALA;dissatisfactioningeneralwithconferencefees.(DuesforMAGERTwerenotedasfine.)

ThefulldocumentwillbeloadedonALAConnect,andalinkwillbeonthewebpage.

MissionStatementdiscussion:ThiswasalsodiscussedbytheEmergingLeadersattherequestoftheMAGERTboard.

MAGERT’scurrentmissionstatementisasfollows:

• Toprovideaforumfortheexchangeofideasbypersonsworkingwithorinterestedinmapandgeographycollections

• Toprovideaforumtoincreasetheavailability,use,andbibliographiccontrolofmapandgeographycollections

• Toincreasecommunicationandcooperationbetweenmapandgeographylibrariansandotherlibrarians

• Tocontributetotheimprovementofeducationandtrainingofmapandgeographylibrarians.

Thecurrentmissionstatementcanbedistilledintotwokeyaims:1)toprovideaforumforinformationprofessionals(networking),and2)tocontributetoeducation(professionaldevelopment).

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Proposed Mission Statement from Emerging Leaders:ThepurposeoftheMapandGeographyRoundTableoftheAmericanLibraryAssociationis:

MAGERTguidesandinspiresinformationprofessionalsatalllevelsofexpertiseintheirworkwithprintanddigitalmapandgeographycollectionsandgeograph-icdataandtechnologies,throughcommunity,education,andadvocacy.

Mission Statement Revised by MAGERT Exec. Bd: MAGERTguidesandinspiresinformationprofessionalsatalllevelsofexpertise

intheirworkwithmapandgeographicresources,collectionsandtechnologiesinallformats,throughcommunity,educationandadvocacy.

ThesurveyrespondentsnotedthattheywouldliketoseeinstructionalmaterialsonlineorwebinarsbyMAGERTforprofessionaldevelopment.

Suggestions:WhilethereisasignificantALAcost,ALAhassubscribedtoiLINC,whichDivisionsorRoundTablescanuseatnocharge;(however,ifyouneedcommunicationavenuesthenthereisacost.)

RegardingthisConference’sannualprogram,theysuggestedsavingtheprogrammaterialsandperhapsofferingtheprogramasawebinar.

Digitizationwasanotherprogramsuggestion,asitwasproposedthatMAGERTofferavideoofaLibraryofCongress(orotherlibrary’s)digitizationdemo,andmakeitaccessibleviatheMAGERTwebsiteandthroughALAConnect.

AndrewTurner,chieftechnologyofficerofFortiusOne,hasanintroductiontoGISontheESRIHigherEducationblog.Perhapswecouldlinktothataswellformoreinformation.

VirtualMembershipTherewasadiscussiononvirtualmembership.Severalapproacheswere

suggestedincludingdoingpresentationsatstateandregionalmeetings.MAGERTcouldgivesomesupportforthesepresentationsifitwasanofficialMAGERTevent(foroutreach,education,etc.).

KathynotedthatMAGERT’sprogram,“GISinEVERYLibrary:MakingItHappen,”willbeheldinroom206oftheConventionCenterthisafternoon.

b. Vice Chair: Marcy BidneyTheanniversarydinnerisreadyandsetforSundaynight.

MarcyattendedtheThursdaynightSpectrumScholarsProfessionalOptionsFaironbehalfofMAGERT.ShesatattheMAGERTtabletotalkaboutherprofessionalspecialty.ShealsodistributedbrochuresaboutMAGERT.She

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reportedtherewasagoodturnoutandthatshespokewithmanypeoplewhoseemedinterested.

c. Past Chair: Carolyn KadriCarolynencouragedanyonewithideasforourbylawstoattendthebylawsrevisionmeeting.

d. Treasurer: Mike SmithMAGERTisnowdoingwell,making$6,000peryearandhad$24,900

inreservesattheendofApril.However,thatfiguredoesnotincludethevariouscostsofthisconference.

e. Secretary: Edith ScarlettoEdithaskedthatcommitteeminutesbesenttoherbyJuly9.Shealsowill

sendoutareminder.

Report on Leadership (Kathy Weimer)MAGERTonlylost4membersthisyear;chairsaremovingonand

positionsareopen,andMarcyandKathywillbelookingtofillthosethisweekend.TheCollectionManagementdiscussiongroupleader(wasKristiJensen)isopentoo,asisthefundraisingposition.

CarolynKadrineedstorelinquishherCatalogingDiscussionGrouplead-ershippositionandisseekingsomeonetotakeover.PublicationsCommitteechairisalsoopen,asHalliemovesintotheroleofVice-Chair.

4. Committee Chair IssuesTraceyHughesaskedaboutcommitteemembership,whatreallyisa

reasonableexpectationforacommitteemember?(andnowvirtualmembers).Memberswouldbeexpectedtoattendvirtualmeetingsbetweenconferencesandmaintainactivecontributions.

Ourorganizationalmanualneedstobeupdatedwithalltherequirements;perhapsacommitteeisneededonvirtualmembership.Ingeneral,thecommitteechairshouldlayoutanyexpectationsandprovidefeedbacktotheprocess,aswellasaccountability.(Wewillhavetoaddthistothemanualandbylaws.)

a. Education Committee (Carole McAuliffe)Thecommitteehaswebinars,andlibraryschooleducationtodiscuss.Itis

alsotalkingaboutapossible2011program,andaplanofactionforthemeetingtoday.Geographicresourcesortoolsforalllibrarians,includingreferencelibrar-ians,isoneideaforaprogram.

b. Hallie Pritchett: Publications CommitteeTheneweditionofCartographic Citationsisavailable.Itispricedat$18

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intheALAbookstoreandalsoonthewebsite.TheJimCoombscollectionofGreat Moments in Map Librarianship($25)preprintisoutandavailableatthebookstore.

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ON THE CATALOGING/CATALOGUING FRONTTammy Wong, Library of Congress

MAGERTCatalogingandClassificationCommittee(CCC)Sunday,June27,2010Washington,D.C.

SusanMoore,ChairoftheCCC,calledthemeetingtoorderat10:00a.m.ShewelcomedalltheattendeestotheCCCmeeting.Therewere20attendeesintotal.Memberspresent:PaigeAndrew,CheriFolkner,CarolynKadri,ElizabethMangan,DorothyMcGarry,BarbaraRapoport,DanielSeldin,JayWeitz,TammyWong,andMinZhang.

1. Call to order (Susan Moore)2. Welcome and introductions

CCCmembersandguestsintroducedthemselves.

3. Membership

CheriFolknerisrotatingoffthecommitteeattheendofALAinJune.Ifyouareinterestedinservingonthecommittee,pleasecontactSusanMoore.

4. Approval of minutes5. base line cataloging editor report (Tammy Wong)

TheminutesfromtheCCCmeetingheldatALAMidwinterinJanuary2010wereapprovedaspublishedonpage5oftheFebruary2010base line.

6. ALCTS-CCS/MAGERT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group Report (Carolyn Kadri)

Place:GrandHyatt,Washington,D.C.Date:June27,2010Eighteenpeopleattendedthismeeting.Discussiontopicswere:

•PlanningforRDAinmembers’institutions—eachattendeesharedwhateachknewaboutplanningandimplementationforRDAafterreleaseinhis/herhomeinstitution.

•Discussedthepossibilityofmovingthecataloginginterestgrouptoanonlinemeetingenvironment,possiblyinlieuofmeetingatMidwinter,

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butatleastonememberquestionedwhywedon’tplantodoboth.ItwasnotedthatALCTSwouldneedtobeconsultedbeforethisplancouldbeapproved.Itwasagreedenthusiasticallybythememberspresentthatmovingmeetingstoanonlineenvironmentishighlydesirableandthatfurtheractionshouldbetakentomakeonlinemeetingsareality.

•TheALCTS-CCS/MAGERTCartographicResourcesCatalogingInterestGroupleader,CarolynKadri,calledforavolunteertoassumethegroupleader’srolefollowingAnnual2010.Noonespokeuptovolunteer,sothepositionremainsopen.InterestedpartiesshouldcontacttheMAGERTChair,MarcyBidneyatmma17@psulias.psu.edu,orCarolynKadriatkadri@uta.edu.

7. CC:DA report, including RDA (Betsy Mangan)

TheCommitteeonCataloging:DescriptionandAccess(CC:DA)metonSaturdayafternoonandMondaymorning.GivingthereportfortheLibraryofCongress,BarbaraTillettannouncedthatalldocumentation,policydecisions,trainingmaterials,etc.,thathavebeendevelopedfortheRDAtestareavailableathttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdatest.html.ThepolicydecisionsforthetestareinPDFfiles.

Relatingtocartographicmaterials,TillettreportedthatwiththeassistanceofOCLC,coordinateshavebeenaddedtoapproximately50,000authorityrecordsthathavebeenredistributed.InthefuturecoordinateswillbeaddedtotheLCsubjectauthorityrecordsaswell.Thelistof65form/genretermswasapprovedinmid-Mayforusewithcartographicmaterials,andtheinvertedsubdivisionsusedformapsarebeingrevisedthissummer.

Inearly2009,theLibraryofCongressreceivedaCatalogingHiddenSpecialCollectionsandArchivesgrantfromtheCouncilonLibraryandInformationResources(CLIR)tosupportaprojectthatwillcatalog125,000sheetmapsofAfrica.Thecatalogrecordsbeingproducedunderthe$240,240grantincludegeographiccoordinatesforeachmapthatpermitgeographicsearchingofthecatalogrecords.TheenhancedcatalogdatawillmakeitpossibletoviewthecoverageareaofindividualsheetmapsusinggeographicalbrowserssuchasGoogleEarth.TheCatalogingHiddenSpecialCollectionsandArchivesgrantprogramismadepossiblebyfundingfromtheAndrewW.MellonFoundation.Theprojectbeganwiththecatalogingof1,800setsofmapsfromthe19thcenturytothepresent.Anunexpectedchallengearosefromthediscoverythatabout22percentofthemapslackedcoordinateinformation;thecatalogingteamhastoresearchordeterminecoordinatesthroughindirectmethods.Priortothecommencementoftheproject,about30percentofthemapshadnocatalogingdata.ByJune4,2010,atotalof1,846bibliographicrecordshadbeencompleted,providingcatalogaccessto64,319mapsheets.

JohnAttig(ALArepresentativetotheJSC)reportedthattheRDAisnow

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publishedasthetoolkitandwasreleasedonWednesday,June23rd.Thusfar1,500errorsinthetexthavebeenreported.Errorsthataresubstantiatedbycomparisonwiththefinaltextwillbecorrectedasquicklyasfeasible.Thetoolkitinterfaceincludesamethodofreportingerrors.Sincethebeginningoftheyear,thecompletesetofexampleshavebeenreviewedandsomegapswerenoticed,sotheJSCislookingatadditionalexamplestobeaddedafterapproval.Theexamplesareintwoforms,usingRDAnumberingandMARCtagging.

TheJSCassumestherevisionprocessforRDAwillreturntotheAACR2model,withproposalscomingfromtheconstituentmembers.TheCommitteeofPrinciplesisreviewingthecurrentcompositionoftheJSCtodetermineifthereareotherstakeholders,suchasothernationallibraries,thatshouldbeincludedinthemaintenanceofRDA.GroupscansubmitproposalstoCC:DAfortheMidwintermeeting.ALAplanstoworkonproposalsforoutstandingissuesfortheJSC’smeetinginthespringof2011.AtaskforcewasapprovedtoreviewRDA’shandlingofcorporatebodiesandgovernmentbodieswithachargetomergetherules,thustreatingallcorporatebodiesalike.Ataskforcewasalsoapprovedtoreviewtheinconsistenciesinthetreatmentofheadsofstateandheadsofgovernments,includingrulingexecutivebodies,withachargetomaketheirtreatmentconsistent.JohnalsonotedtheomissionofmappingaccompanyingmaterialtoMARC300subfielde,andthereforehewantstoexaminetheoveralltreatmentofaccompanyingmaterialbeforeaskingforataskforcetodevelopaproposaltocorrecttheproblem.

TroyLinkerfromALAEditionsannouncedthatthetoolkitwasnowavailableforopenaccessuntilAugust30.Userscanobtainaccessbyregisteringatwww.rdatoolkit.org.Ofthosealreadysignedup33%aresoleusersand50%arefromtheUS.Theco-publishershaveagreedtopublishaprintversionofRDA,tentativelypricedat$150,butnotimetablewasgiven.AdditionalfeaturesareplannedincludingtheadditionoftheLCpolicydecisions,linkagefromtheAACR2rule(hopefullyduringtheopenperiod),andadditionallanguages.Althoughnotranslationshaveyetbeendone,Frenchwillbethefirst,duetotheCanadianneedsforFrenchandEnglish.

8. AACCCM (Mary Larsgaard)

ThecommitteehasbeeninaholdingpatternawaitingthereleaseofRDA(ResourceDescriptionandAccess),whichoccurredonJune23,withanannouncementoffreeaccessthroughAugust31,2010.Followingitsrelease,majorlibrariessuchastheLibraryofCongresswillbeperforming6-monthtestsandevaluationofcatalogingusingRDA;theURLfortheLCRDATestwebsite:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdatest.html.

Thecommitteewillbediscussinghowbesttorevise“CartographicMaterials:AManualofInterpretationforAACR2R;”whatoccursnextdependsonseveralmatters:

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a.whatthefinalversionofRDAcontainsandhowittreatscartographicmaterials.

b.theresultsoftestingandevaluationofRDAandmorespecificallythetestingandevaluationforcreatingbibliographicrecordsforcartographicmaterials.

c.howtofundtheworktoreviseCM-RDA.

9. ISBD report (Dorothy McGarry)

TherevisionoftheconsolidatedISBDwentoutforWorldWideReviewwitharequestedresponsedateofmid-July.Allresponseswillbeconsideredandthedraftrevisedfurther.TheISBDReviewGroupwillthenvotetoapprovetherevision,andifitisagreedto,itwillgototheStandingCommitteeoftheIFLACataloguingSectionforavoteandthenforpublication.Thefullexamplesdocumentisalsobeingrevised,todeletetheGMDandaddArea0(Contentform(qualifier);mediatype)andwillbepublishedsoonafter—orwith—thenewISBD.Commentsarealwayswelcomebecausethedocumentwillbeupdatedeverythreeyearsorso.

10. LC report (Min Zhang)CatalogingAnnualReport2010–LibraryofCongress,GeographyandMapsDivision,CatalogingTeam

Africa Set Maps

G&MappliedforandreceivedaCouncilonLibraryandInformationResources(CLIR)CatalogingHiddenSpecialCollectionsandArchivesgranttogainsheetlevelcontrolofourAfricansetmaps.Thegrantwasintheamountof$250,000.Sevencatalogershaveupgradedorcreated1,800bibliographicrecordsonVoyager.Theserecordswillbelinkedtosheetleveldata.AgraphicinterfacetotheinventoryhasbeendevelopedusingGoogleEarth.

Geographic Area Cutter for Pennsylvania Townships

CatalogingTeamstartedtoworkonthe“GACforPATownshipsProject.”WeprovidenewgeographicareacuttersforPennsylvaniatownshipsandcities,andassigncutterstoapproximately2,000FEMA(initiallyHUD)floodinsuranceratemaptitles,insupportofthePennsylvaniaStateUniversityGACProject.

Genre/Form Subject Heading

InFebruary,2009,thePolicy&StandardsDivision(PSD)oftheLibraryofCongressannouncedthebeginningofthegenre/formprojectforcartographicmaterials.ThePSDandtheG&MDivisionoftheLibraryofCongressarenow

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intheinitialstagesofcreatinggenre/formauthorityrecords(MARCtag155)forcartographicmaterials.Cartographicgenre/formheadingsarebasedchieflyonconceptsrepresentedbyexistingLCsubjectheadings(tag150).

Mostofourcatalogersareactivelyinvolvedinthediscussionongenre/formsubjectheadingsforcartographicitemswithPSD.Wearereexaminingcurrentsubjectheadingsandsubdivisionstodeterminewhetheranychangesshouldbemadetotheirstructureand/ortothewaysthattheyareassigned.

Hauslab-Liechtenstein Project

TheHauslab-Liechtensteincollectionisagroupofsome10,000maps(printedandmanuscript,military,topographic,andthematic)assembledbyanAustriancartographer,FranzRittervonHauslabandlateracquiredbyPrinceJohannIIofLiechtenstein.TheyareconsultingontechnicalcatalogingquestionsandtheyalsoareresponsibleforqualitycontroloftherecordscreatedonVoyager.

Nautical charts/set holdings

Thecreationofsheetlevelinventory/holdingsinformationforournauticalchartscontinuesinpreparationfortheirtransferoffsite.Wehopetohavemoreinternsworkingonthesematerialsoverthesummer;forthepastthreesummerswehavehiredasmanyassixandasfewasthreeinternstoadvancetheproject.Wewillnotbeprovidingthevernacularintheholdingsrecords,buttheromanorromanizedsheettitlesaresearchablethroughourOPACandcatalogingmodule.

Rehousing of US maps

Forthepast5yearswehavehadateamworkingontherehousingandrelabelingofourtitlecollectionofUSstatemapspublishedbefore1970.Atpresentover163,000mapshavebeenrehoused,andanassessmentofpreservationconcernsforeachhasbeenmade.ThatprojecthassystematicallyworkedthroughtheindividualstateholdingsintheDivisionandasofthisdateonlyahandfulofmapsforthestateofCaliforniaremaintobehandled.Wehavenotreviewedallofthestateholdings.However,weestimateanother5,000mapsremaintobehandledandrehousedforthatstate.Theprojecthasbeenapprovedforcompletion,startinginearlyJune,withtheadditionofrehousingUnitedStatesgeneral,regional,andthematicmaps,foratotalofsome15,000maps.

Nautical Charts

Inanticipationofthetransferofcertainportionsofourcollectiontooffsitestoragein2009(thatincludesthethreedimensionalplasticraisedreliefmaps,the20thcenturyglobecollection,theBruceHeezen-MarieTharpoceanographycollection,andthenauticalchartcollectionforallissuingbodiesexceptthe

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BritishAdmiralty,theUSHydrographicOfficeandtheUSCoastSurveymaterials),Divisionstaffandinternsareinvolvedduringthepastsummer—andcontinuedinthefallandspring—increatinginventoriestothosenauticalchartsslatedforoffsitestorage.

Duringthesummerof2010some6internswillbeworkingonthedevelopmentoftheinventoriesoftheDivision’snauticalchartholdings.Todatesome60,000chartsheetshavebeeninventoried.

Coast Survey Chart Project

Inthesummerof2009aprojectfundedbyNOAAandtheNationalOceanSurvey,wasbeguntosystematicallyscanallofG&M’sholdingsoftheU.S.CoastandGeodeticSurvey,CoastSurvey,andLakeSurveyChartsissuedbythatagency,backtoitsfirstcharts.Anestimated32,000chartsarebeingscanned,withthefilesretainedbyNOAAandG&Mforplacementoneachwebsite.

11. MARBI report (Susan Moore)

TheMachineReadableBibliographicInformationCommitteemettwiceduringtheconference.ProposalNo.2010-08:EncodingschemeofCoordinateDatainfield034(CodedCartographicMathematicalData)oftheMARC21BibliographicandAuthorityFormatswasnotapproved,chieflyduetothewaydecimaldegreeswerehandledintheproposal.Thisproposalwillprobablyberedraftedandcomeback.TherewasanenergeticexchangeofviewsonDiscussionPaper2010-DP05:Languagecodingformovingimagesinfield041oftheMARC21BibliographicFormat,aswellasProposalno.2010-07:ISBDpunctuationintheMARC21BibliographicFormat.ThediscussionpapermaycomebackasaproposalandtheproposalonISBDpunctuationwasapprovedaftersomechanges.

12. OCLC report (Jay Weitz)

CatalogingNews,ALAAnnualConference,2010June24-29CompiledbyJayWeitz

Duplicate Detection and Resolution (DDR)

Beginningin1991,OCLCuseditsDuplicateDetectionandResolution(DDR)softwaretomatchWorldCatbibliographicrecordsintheBooksformatagainstthemselvestofindandmergeduplicates.Bymid-2005,whenWorldCatmigratedtoitsnewplatform,sixteenrunsthroughWorldCathadbeencompleted,resultingintheeliminationofatotalof1.6millionduplicaterecords.In2005aprojectwasstartedtore-inventtheDDRsoftwaretoworkinthenewenvironmentandtoexpanditscapabilitiestodealwithalltypesofbibliographicrecords,notjust

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Books.Thislargemulti-yearprojectisnowbearingfruit.Greatimprovementstoourmatchingsoftware—whichareakeycomponentofthenewDDR—haveregularlybeenincorporatedintothebatchloadingprocess.ThishelpsbringbothDDRandbatchloadingprocessesintoalignmentasneverbeforeindealingwiththeproblemofduplicaterecordsinWorldCat.InMay2009thenewsoftwarewasputintoproductionfollowingrigorousplanning,development,andtesting.Inadditiontoitsabilitytodealwithcontinuingresources,scores,soundrecordings,visualmaterials,maps,andelectronicresources,aswellasbooks,thisnewDDRismuchmoresophisticatedthanitspredecessorinitspowertodistinguishlegitimatematchesfromincorrectones.Italsohastheflexibilitytoallowselectionofcertaincategoriesofbibliographicrecordstotargetfordeduplication.

NewsoftwareputintoproductionbeginninginMay2009, processingsmallsubsetsofWorldCat.

o Duringthetestingphase,roughly500,000recordsprocessedwithroughly15,000duplicatesmerged(eachmergeindividuallyexamined).

o Duringthetestingperiod,wedidlotsofbibliographicrecordcleanuptoincreasematchingaccuracy.

FullprocessingofWorldCatbeganinlateJanuary2010intwoparallel processes,statisticsthroughmid-June2010

o Eachday’snewandupdatedrecords12.3millionrecordsprocessed.500,000recordsmerged.

o EntireWorldCatfromRecord#1(“walkingthedatabase”)45.5millionrecordsprocessed.2.2millionrecordsmerged.

Asyoucanimagine,thematchingprocessisincrediblycomplicated.TheoriginalDDRdevelopedinthelate1980sandearly1990susedaseriesofalgorithmsthatcomparedfourteendescriptiveelementsgatheredfrombothfixedandvariablefields,thencomputedasimilarity.Additionally,therewereasetofabouttenorso“flagged”conditionsthatpreventmerges.Whenboththelevelofsimilarityandtheflagsdeterminedthatamergewasappropriate,therecordsweremergedaccordingtoahierarchyofEncodingLevelsandotherfactors.Thosefourteenelementsincluded:cataloginglibrary;LCCN;ISBN;governmentdocumentclassificationnumber;media;author;title;statementofresponsibility;editionstatement;placeofpublicationandpublisher;publicationdate;numberofpagesorvolumes;size;andseriesstatement.Manyoftheseelementscomprisedinformationgatheredfrommultipleplacesintherecord,withthedegreeofinternalconsistencyfactoredintothealgorithm.

ThenewDDRisdifficulttocomparetotheoldone,partlybecausethecapabilitiesandtoolsatourdisposalnowaresomuchgreaterthantheywere

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twentyyearsago.WecannowtakeadvantageofthegreatlyexpandedindexingcapabilitiesofConnexion.Wecanperformallsortsofdetailedanalysisandcomparisonsofdatathatwewereunabletodobackthen.BecausewearenowdealingwithallbibliographicformatsandnotjustBooks,weareconsideringmatchingelementsthatwerenotrelevantpreviously.

Ofcourse,noneofthismeansthatthenewDDRworksperfectly.Wehavecontinuedtolookatsamplesofmergedrecordstomonitorhowthingsaregoing.Wheneverwefind—orauserreports—anincorrectmerge,weanalyzethesituationandtrytocorrectitifpossible.Wealsoreceivereportsofso-callednear-matches,recordsthatfalljustbelowthethresholdofsimilarityorrepresentcertainsituationsthatwehavechosennottomergeforonereasonoranother.Astimepermits,wedomanualreviewsofsomecategoriesoftheserecords,manuallymergingthosethatshouldbemerged.Whatwelearnfromtheserecordsalsofactorsintothefine-tuningofourmatching.

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OCLC-MARC Bibliographic, Authority, and Holdings Formats Update 2010

OnSunday,May23,2010,OCLCimplementedthechangesrelatedtotheOCLC-MARCBibliographic,Authority,andHoldingsFormatsUpdate2010.ThisincludesMARC21UpdateNo.10(October2009)andmostofMARCUpdateNo.11(February2010),MARCCodeListchangesannouncedbyLCbetweenJuly2009andApril2010,anduserandOCLCstaffsuggestions.ManyofthechangesarerelatedtothescheduledtestingandpossiblefutureimplementationofResourceDescriptionandAccess(RDA),theproposedsuccessortoAACR2.OCLCTechnicalBulletin258,whichpresentsthedetails,isavailableathttp://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/tb/258/default.htm.

Amongthepointsofinterest: Bibliographic

o Thenewcodes“o”(Online)and“q”(DirectElectronic)forallexisting“FormofItem”(OCLCfixedfieldelement“Form”)elements.

o New007,008,and006codestoaccountforpreviouslyunaccountedformediatypesandcarriertypes.

o Field040subfield$enowrepeatable,pluscode“rda”validated.o New33XfieldsforContentType(336),MediaType(337),and

CarrierType(338).o New38Xfieldsforattributesofmusicalworks.

Authoritieso Field040subfield$enowrepeatable,pluscode“rda”validated.o New336fieldforContentType.

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o New37Xfieldsforentityattributes,includingAssociatedPlace,Address,FieldofActivity,Occupation,Gender,etc.

o New38Xfieldsforattributesofmusicalworks.

Holdingso New007codestoaccountforpreviouslyunaccountedformedia

typesandcarriertypes.o New33XfieldsforMediaType(337)andCarrierType(338).

Becauseoftimerestraints,OCLChasputoffimplementingsubfield$3inBibliographicandAuthorityfields034andsubfields$5inBibliographicfields800,810,811,and830.ThesewillbeincludedinthenextOCLC-MARCUpdate.

Additionally,OCLCmustpostponeimplementationofthenewly-definedfixedfieldelement,ComputerFiles008/23,006/06(FormofItem--“Form”).BecausethisisanewpositioninboththeCFFixedField,requiringachangetotheCFworkform,andintheCF006,necessitatingachangetothedropdownboxfortheCF006guidedentry,itmustawaitafutureversionoftheConnexionclient,tentativelyscheduledforlate2010orearly2011.

Appropriatedataconversionsandre-indexingofWorldCathasalreadybegun.Allnewsearchingandindexingcapabilities;newfields,newsubfields,newindicators;andnewcodescannowbeusedinbothConnexionbrowserandConnexionclient.

WedidthisOCLC-MARCUpdateonamuchquickerschedulethantheusual12to18monthsbetweenMARBIdecisionandOCLCimplementation.ThistimetheMARBItoimplementationwas4to10months,includingfoldingintheMARC21UpdateNo.11quitequickly.BecauseofRDA,wehadtomakealotofguessesabouthowdatawouldbeenteredandusedandhowpeoplemightwanttoaccessit,especiallyregardingindexingofsomeofthenewRDAelements.Wehavethetwooverlappingindexingteams—BibliographicandAuthorities—andwegothoughnewlydefinedfields,subfields,andvaluestodeterminetheneedsforanynewindexesand/ortheirincorporationintoanyalreadyexistingindexes.Thereisasmallergroupthatmakesdecisionsaboutconversionsofbothexistingdataanddatathatarrivesviabatchprocesses,anddrawsupspecificationsforanyconversions.There’salsoasmallgroupthatdiscussesanycardprintissues;thistimearound,itwasaninterestingphilosophicalconundrumtothinkaboutthepossibilityofaninstitutionbothstillreceivingcardsandplanningtoimplementRDA.

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OCLC Policy Statement on RDA Cataloging in WorldCat for the U.S. Testing Period

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· ALAPublishingallowingfreeaccesstoRDAfromitspublicationdatethroughAugust31,2010.

· Timelinefortesting:· First90-dayperiod:testingparticipantswillfamiliarize

themselveswiththecontentofRDAandtheRDAToolkit.· Second90-dayperiod:testingparticipantswillproducerecords· Third90-dayperiod:SteeringCommitteeforthetestingwill

evaluatetheresultsandproduceitsreport,whichwillbesharedwiththebroaderlibrarycommunity(expectedtobearoundApril2011).

· WidespreadadoptionofRDAwithintheU.S.isnotexpecteduntilafterthisevaluationreportisreleased.Atthattime,OCLCiscommittedtosupportingOCLCmemberswhowishtoimplementRDAintheirlibrariesbutwillnotrequirethatalllibrariesadoptRDA.

·· OCLCurgesthatcatalogingstaffmemberstaketimetobecomefamiliarwith

thecontentanduseofRDAbeforebeginningthecreationofRDArecords.· LChasmadeavailableavarietyoftrainingmaterialsat:http://

www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdatraining.html· LCdescribesthetestmethodologyandpostsothertestdocuments

athttp://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/

· Generalguidelinesoneditingrecords:· Donotchangeanexistingfull-levelmasterrecord,formaterials

otherthancontinuingresources,fromAACR2toRDAorfromRDAtoAACR2.

· Minimal-levelorless-than-minimallevelrecordsmaybechangedfromAACR2toRDAwhenbeingupgradedtofull-level;theyshouldnotbechangedbacktoAACR2.

· IfarecordcreatedaccordingtoeitherAACR2orRDAalreadyexistsinWorldCat,donotcreateaduplicatecatalogedaccordingtotheothercode.

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Connexion Client Version 2.20: Released 2010 June 21

ConnexionclientVersion2.20isa32-bitand64-bitcompatibleversionofConnexionclientwhichwillworkwith64-bitversionsofWindowsXP,WindowsVista,andWindows7.Theonlychangeinthisversionistheadditionof64-bitcompatibility;onlyuserswhowanttorunConnexionclientunder64-bitversionsofWindowsneedtoupgradetothisversion.OCLCwillcontinuetosupportConnexionclient2.10forallotherusers.ConnexionclientistheWindows-based

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interfacetoConnexion.ThisannouncementhasnoeffectontheConnexionbrowser,whichistheWeb-basedinterfacetoConnexion.InformationaboutConnexionclientandalinktodownloadthesoftwareisat:http://www.oclc.org/connexion/interface/client/enhancements/recent.htm.Viewtheupgradeinstructionshere:http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/connexion/client/gettingstarted/gettingstarted/#update_client.fm

Connexion Client Version 2.30: Scheduled Late 2010/Early 2011

Connexionclientversion2.30willincludeenhancementstotheexistingfunctionality.Wehavenotfinalizedallofthedetailsofwhatchangeswillbeincluded,butitwillincludelinkstotheRDAToolkit.Moreinformationwillbeannouncedatalatertime.Version2.30willbecompatiblewithboth32-bitand64-bitversionsofMicrosoftWindows.AllConnexionclientuserswillberequiredtoupgradetoversion2.30afteritisreleased.OCLCwilldeterminetheendoflifedateforversions2.10and2.20whenversion2.30isreleased.OCLCexpectstoreleaseConnexionclient2.30inlate2010orearly2011.

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Expert Community Update

Inresponsetorequestsfromthecatalogingcommunity,OCLCintroducedtheExpertCommunityExperiment,whichranfromFebruary-August2009.Memberswithfull-levelcatalogingauthorizationsweregiventheabilitytoimprove,upgrade,andmakemorechangesthanpreviouslytoWorldCatmasterrecords.TheExperimentwasasuccess,andallfunctionalitycontinuesaspartoftheExpertCommunity.

· Duringthesix-month“Experiment”period,108,766ExpertCommunityreplacesweredone,anaverageofover18,000permonth,byjustover1,000institutionseachmonth.

· BetweenAugust2009andMay2010,thenumberofinstitutionsparticipatingpermonthhasactuallyrisentoanaverageof1,023;over219,000replaceshavetakenplace,alittleunder22,000permonth.

We’vealsoseenadramaticdecreaseinthenumberofchangerequests,bothpaperandelectronic,thatwereceive.CuttingthatbymorethanhalffromFY2008toFY2010hasallowedustofocusonotherclean-upactivity,especiallymanualreviewofDDR“nearmatches.”

13. Old BusinessReportonRBMSandDCRM(C)(NancyKandoian)EditorialgroupsappointedbytheBibliographicStandardsCommittee(BSC)ofRBMSarehardatworkontheirrespectivemanuals,formusic,manuscripts,graphicsand—ofmostinteresttous—cartographicmaterials.Theworkingdocuments,veryearlydrafts,andissuesupfordiscussionare

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amongthematerialsofinterestpostedontheDescriptiveCatalogingofRareMaterials(Cartographic)(DCRM(C))wiki.Thesemaybeviewedathttp://dcrmc.pbworks.com.Discussionpapersonfourspecifictopicsarepostedat:http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/dcrm/dcrmc/dcrmc.html,andwewelcomeMAGERTCCCcommentsandinputonthese(andother)issues:thetranscriptionofI/J/U/Vwhenconvertingcase,supplyinggeographiccoverageareaasothertitleinformation,transcriptionofdedicationsandstatementsofprivilege,andcombininginformationfromvariouspartsofamap.PleasesendyourinputtoSeannaTsung(stsu@loc.gov)ortome,NancyKandoian(nkandoian@nypl.org).WeregretthatCarolynKadri,oneofourCCCmembersformerlyontheDCRM(C)editorialgroup,hasdecidedtowithdraw.

ForupdatesonotherissuesofinterestfromtheBSC(e.g.,BIBCOstandardrecord,publicationofexamplestoaccompanyDCRM(B),revisionofStandardCitationFormsforRareBookCataloging),watchfortheupcomingminutesoftheBSCmeetingonlineathttp://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_stan-dards/conference-docs/index.html,andvariouscommitteedocumentsathttp://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/index.shtml.(Note:BecauseImissedmuchoftheBSCmeetingatALA,Iamnotabletogiveyouhighlightsatthistime.)

OneotherRBMSitemofinteresttousmapcatalogers:theRBMSRegionalWorkshopsCommitteeisplanningarepeatoftheirsuccessfulandpopularworkshoponLatinforRareMaterialsCatalogers.ThisisscheduledforOctoberattheLillyLibraryatIndianaUniversity.

14. New Businessa. MAGERTmarketingplan(KathyWeimer)

KathybriefedusonthebackgroundoftheMAGERTmarketingplan.Sheaskedthecommitteetoreviewitscontentandthinkofspecificwaystoimplementitsrecommendationswhereitisappropriate.Themarketingplanmaybeviewedathttp://connect.ala.org/files/57439/magert_marketing_assessment_and_plan_pdf_61385.pdf

b. CatalogingsectionofMapCollectionSecurityGuidelines,MAGERTTaskForceonLibrarySecurityforCartographicResources

TheMapCollectionSecurityGuidelinesAdministrativeSummarybrochureisavailableintheMAGERTboothduringtheexhibition.Theguidelinesmaybe

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30th Anniversary Dinner Sponsors

MAGERT Thanks the Sponsors of the events atALA Annual 2010 in Washington, D.C.

GIS in EVERY Library: Making it HappenProgram Sponsors

30th Anniversary Raffle Sponsor

viewedathttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/MapSecurityGuidelines2007.pdf

15. Adjournment

Themeetingwasadjournedat12:00p.m.

Respectfullysubmitted,TammyWong

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1. Officer reportsA.Chair(KathyWeimer):Kathyreportedthattheprogramandconferencehadgonewell.ALA’sJohnChraskawouldlikeustokeepintouchaboutthemarketingplandevelopedbytheEmergingLeaders.

B.Vice-Chair(MarcyBidney):Theplanningforthenextconferenceprogramisproceeding.Ourpreliminarytitlefortheprogramis“There’saMapforThat.”

C.PastChair(CarolynKadri):Wehadalivelybylawsdiscussion,wewillrevisetheConstitutionandBylawsandfolkswillbehearingfromthecommitteeabouttherevisions.

D.Treasurer(MikeSmith):Mikereportedthatdespitespendingsomemoneyforourreceptionandtheprogram,wealsotookinenoughthatMAGERTisstillingoodfinancialshape.Pleasesendanyreimbursablereceiptsyoumayhavetohim.

E.Secretary(EdithScarletto):PleasesendanycommitteeminutestoEdithbyJuly9th.

2. Committee Reportsa.GeoTech(TraceyHughes)TheGeoTechCommitteediscussedtherevisiontoitspurpose/mission/dutiesstatementsinadditiontonewprojectstheCommitteemightundertake.DiscussionatthemeetingfocusedonthosetopicsaswellasonthepossibilitiesoftheMicrosoftSurfacedeviceformapdisplayandinteraction.Forfuturemeetings,itwasrequestedthattheGeoTechmeetingsbescheduledsothattheyarealignedwiththeGISDiscussionmeeting.

b.CatalogingandClassification(SusanMoore)Therewereabout20peopleatthemeeting.Thecommitteediscussedhavingaprogramfor2012,“CartographicmaterialsinRDA.”

c.Publications(HalliePritchett),Withregardtothemarketingreport,itconcludesthatwearedoingwell,andPublicationsisa“keyelement”tosuccess.Wecurrentlyhavetwopublications,notincludingthenewsecuritybrochures.Wealsohave

Executive Board II MinutesALA Annual Conference 2010

Washington, D.C. • June 28, 2010

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twonewupcomingelectronicpublications.ChrisKollenwillbeheadofonesubcommitteeandKathleenWeessieswilltakeoveraschairofpublications.

1.AfinalboundversionofJim’scartoonbook,Great Moments in Map Librarianship,isinproductionatALA.

2.base lineisdoingfine.SteveRogerswillstayonaseditor.Thecommitteeisalsolookingatdigitizingpreviousissuesofbase line.

3.Coordinates-DavidAllenwillstepdownaseditorsoon.ThecommitteeisputtingtogetherataskforcetolookatCoordinatesmorecloselybeforelookingforanothereditor.

4.Meridian-WearecommittedtoputtingthebackfileupontheWebbyLaborDay.StilltobedoneareconversionsofTIFFtoPDF,finalizethecopyandthearchivewillallbeonline.

5.Inaddition,thecommitteeisconsideringreinvigoratingtheCountyCoordinatesproject,oneofouropenfilereports,asonly13arecomplete.Moreinformationwillbeforthcoming.Publicationswillstartbysettingupastandard,andinformationaboutwhomightparticipatewillbegathered.

6.OurMapscanningregistrycanperhapsbecombinedwithWAML’s.We’llseeiftheUniversityofArizonacanhostit.

7.TheWikiisstillworkingbutwemaymovetoALAConnectanddropourWikiiftheALAConnectfunctionalityworks.

8.Forthewebsite,theswitchtoDrupalwilloccurinSeptember,anditmightprovidetheopportunityforotherMAGERTmemberstoassistthewebmaster,ColleenCahill.

9.Salesofourpubsnowareonlybycheckormoneyorder.PubsislookingintothepossibilityofsellingthenewpublicationsthroughtheALAOnlineBookstoreorviaanonlineform,thereforeaccommodatingtoday'smorecommonpaymentmethodsofcreditcardsandlibrarypurchaseorders.

d.Membership(RogerKnouff)MAGERTmembershipdroppedbyfourpeople.Studentmembershipisupbyafew.Intheshortlistofinstitutional/corporatemembers,therewasaquestionaboutwhetherSimplyMapcanbeamember(MaryMcInroymentionedtheywanttojoin).CarolevolunteeredtocreateaFacebookpagetoincreasemembership,andfriendlibraryschools.ItwilllinktoMAGERTpages.Rogerwasaskedifwehaveapotentialmemberletter.Hewilladaptthecurrentlettertosendout.

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e.Education(CaroleMcAuliffe)Thecommitteetalkedaboutthemarketingassessmentplanandtherolethecommitteecanplay,continuingtheiroutreachworkwithwebinarsandsocialnetworking.Theyareinvestigatingtechnicalneedsforalink,topicsforwebinars,basedonsurveyinfoandprogramevaluations.TheywanttoutilizeFacebook,trytouseALAConnect,andchatthisfallsothatwecantalkaboutahottopic:datamanagementandNSFrequirementsfordatadepositories.Theyaredevelopingonlineresourcesusingthemarketingassessment,lookingatbuildingeducationalresources,theinternshipsdirectoryandmorelinkstocorecompetencies,andhowincorporatethem.Forlibraryschools,theyarecontinuingtodooutreach.Theytalkedaboutbuildingmorepromotionalmaterials.Theytalkedaboutreachingouttogeographydepartmentsaswellastolibraryschools.ThecommitteewantstocreateanonlineresourceforstudentstoexplainwhatmapandGISlibrarianshipis.CarolenotedsheisalsolookingforvirtualmembersfortheEducationCommittee.

MaryMcInroyaskedifpeoplelivingorworkingclosetolibraryschoolscouldtakeinformationandgointoclasses?

MarcysuggestedthisbeputonagendaforMidwinterandthatwecreateaformatforothers,setscripts,prepackagedPowerPoint,etc.

EducationAssembly(Carole’sreport)Moreinformationaboutthepossibleclosingorreorganizationoftwolibraryschoolprograms:LouisianaStateUniversityandtheUniversityofIllinois.Strategiesforsavingand/oralteringtheprogramswerediscussed.LSU’sSchoolofLibraryandInformationScienceisunderconsiderableduress,duetoseverebudgetcutsatthestatelevel.TheyhopetheSchoolcanbesavedbutatthispointtherearemanyuncertainties.TheUniversityofIllinoisGraduateSchoolofLibraryandInformationSciencesuccessfullyavoidedaplantomergewiththeCollegeofMedia.Discussionsurroundedthestateoflibraryeducation.Itisworrisomeifitisshownthatuniversitiescancuttheonlyaccreditedlibraryschoolprograminthestate.ThereisanALAConnectgroupfocusingonthistopic.

f.ConstitutionandBylaws(CarolynKadri)Eightpeoplemetthismorningtodiscussrevisingthedocuments.Thedocumentshavenotbeenupdatedyet.Wearerestructuringthemtocollapseintoasinglebylawsdocument.Theemphasisisonstreamliningandsimplifying,andbringingthemuptodate.

Wearereflectingonwhatweneedtodo.Itwasahairsplittingsession,butveryproductive.Thereismuchmoreworktodobeforeitispresentedtomembership.

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Kathynotedthatthenewpositionoffundraisingshouldbeaddedtothedocuments.Weneedsomeonetoprovidestabilityandmoreactivityinthisarea.Marketingwasdiscussedasaformaldiscussionbefore,butshouldbeincludedaspartofmembership.Rogerfelttheywereboundtogether.

3. Discussion Group Reports

a.JointmeetingofCollectionManagement/GISDiscussionGroup(MarcyBidney)TheCollectionManagement&GISDiscussiongroupsjointmeetingwaswellreceivedandwellattended.Eighteenpeoplewerepresent.Marcychargedthegrouptoconsiderdoingmoreonlinework,andtherewasalivelydiscussion,andalotofinterest.Attendeesagreedthattheyneedtolookathavingvirtualmembers.

b.ALCTS-CCS/MAGERTCartographicResourcesCatalogingInterestGroupneedsanewchair,althoughPaigeAndrewmayhavecommitted.TherewasdiscussionofwhatmembersplantodowithRDA,folksarestillwaitingforguidelines,somefolkshavepreviewstheyshared.OCLCgavearundownonactivitiesre:RDA,handedoutapageofdecisionsonwhattoduringinterimperiod.InOCLCforfulllevel,theywilltotrytocataloginRDA(successortoAACR2)withguidelines.

SusanMoorementionedthatsomeoneatALAhadaprintout(over1,400pages)andtheywillofferbothprintandonlineversionsofRDA.

Kathyaskedhowtoannouncethevirtualmeeting?MarcywillstillscheduletimeatMidwinter,iftheystillchoosetohaveanInterestGroupmeeting,ifchoosetomeetbefore,thenskipthemeetinganditwillbeanopentimeslot.AlsohavetogetintouchwithALCTS,Susanwilldoso(orPaige).

KathyWeimernotedthatintheRBMSprogram,theFBIagentmentionedthatoursecurityguidelinesweregood.

CouncilResolutionTheresolutionwillgotoALACouncilonTuesdaymorningforMAGERT’s30thAnniversary(PeteReehling).PetewillpresentittoCouncil.

4. New Business1.ExecutiveBoardImeetingtimes(generaldiscussion)KathyWeimer:NextconferencewiththecondensedscheduleandtravelcomplicationsoftheWestCoast(MidwinterisinSanDiego),wemayneedtoconsiderhavingExecImeetonFridaynightinsteadofSaturday

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morning.Thattimeslotcouldgotoothersthen.Kathyaskedforideas.

Hallietriedtoexplainthereasoningbehindthechangeandhowitmightwork.Chris(andothers)saidshedoesn’tlikeeveningmeetings.Kathysuggestedwecoulddolateafternooninstead.ScottMcEathronsuggestedthattheChairandVice-ChaircontactBoardmembersandthensuggestatimethateveryoneagreesupon.

ChrisKollennotedthatsometimestravelisanissueonFridaynight,andwasopposedtoeveningmeetings.

MaryaddedthattheRoundTableCoordinatingCommitteeneedstobewellattendedbyrepresentativesfromMAGERTonthatFridayalso.

MarcywillbeincontactwiththeBoardandotheractivemembersandseewhatpeoplethinkabouttheproposedchange.

2.PromotionguidelinesHalliesuggestedthatforMAGERT’snewbrochureandlogo,weneedtocreateguidelinesforuseofthelogo,changingcolors,skew,etc.andhowitcanbeappropriatelyused.Shewouldliketoputsomethingtogetherandputitonthewebsite,whereadownloadableversioncouldbeplaced.Wehaveanicesupplyofbrochures.JimCoombswillremainthekeeperofthese,aswellasotherpublicationsuntilsomethingelsecanbeworkedout.

Sheaskedwhatthestandardsareforrequestingandhavingtheseitemsforevents?Perhapsweneedguidelinesforwhentheiruseisofficialandappropriate?

Goodusesuggestions?Carolesaidthatgoingtolibraryschoolsisonegooduseofthese.(Inanaside,JohnChraska(ALA)coveredthecostofthisprinting,butweareresponsibleforanyfurtherprintings.)Someoneaskedifreproductioncouldbedoneonadesktopprinterincolorwithdu-plexes?Halliefeelsthattheyshouldbeprofessionallyprinted,asitisrep-resentsusandisanimportantreflectionofhowpeopleseeMAGERT.Ifitisanofficialpublication,thenitshouldbeofficial(professionallyprinted)andrequestedfromJimCoombs.MarcynotedthatthereisnodifferencefromwhatisprintedonadesktopprinterversustheALAprinting.Thediscussionwastabledforlater.Fornow,talktoHallieandsendrequestsformaterialstoJim.Theremightstillbeaacceptableversionavailableonourwebsiteindownloadableformat.

3.ProgramDetailsHallienotedthatwehadagoodconferenceprogram,butminordetails

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seemedtobeoverlooked.Sherecommendedthereneedstobeanofficialchecklistforprogramorganizers.Kathy,MarcyandHalliewillcreatethisintheformofahelpfulchecklist.Itwillincludetimelines,planningtips,thank-younotes,etc.Rogersaidhehasonewecoulduseasamodel.

4.KathyWeimeraskedforideasforhonorsandawardsanddonors,andsaidthatitmightbemoremeaningfultohaveanamedhonor.ItwassuggestedthatwehaveaJanDixonmemorialhonor,oramemorialscholarshipforastudenttohelpwithattendingaconference.Thediscussioncontinued.

5.WestillneedsomeonetofilltheMAGERTfundraiserposition.CarolenotedthatReferenceUSAsaidtheywouldbeinterestedinasponsorshiprole.ShewillforwardthisinformationontoMarcy.

PolicyMapwasmentionedasanotherpossiblesponsor.Theyprovideaccesstoagreatdealofeconomic,socialanddemographicdata,thereisarelativelylowcost,andtheyhavemuchoftheactualdataforthecountry.Itwassuggestedtheymightcometotalkabouttheirproducts.

Scottthoughtthiswasagoodidea,sinceALAhasastructureforcreatingscholarships,andthesebusinesseswouldhavefundstoassistwithasponsorship.

Themeetingadjourned.

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New Maps and Cartographic Materials,Along with Other Items of Interest

David J. Bertuca, Map LibrarianUniversity at Buffalo Libraries Map Collection

Summerisalmostgone.Formanyofyou,semestersarebeginning,studentsarefillingtheschools,andthepacequickens.Forothers,thechangeisnotasdynam-ic,sinceworkisconstantthroughouttheyear.

Newmapsandatlasesoverthespringandsummerreflectalittleofboth:someitemsareinstepwiththeseasons,whileotherskeeprollinginatanormalpace.

Ihaveputtogetherabriefcolumnthisissue,butonecontainingsomeinterestingmaterialsofnote.Ihopeyouenjoytherestofthesummerandwe’llseeyouthisautumn.

NewMAGERTPublications

Map Collection Security Guidelines(MAGERT Electronic Publications Series; no. 8).http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/publicationsab/MAP%20COLLEC-TION%20SECUR.pdf

ProducedbytheMAGERTTaskForceonSecurityforCartographicResources,thisnewworkprovidesthemaplibrarianwiththetoolstodevelopagoodsecuritypolicyforhisorhercollection.

GIS in EVERY Library: Making it Happen(MAGERT Electronic Publications Series; no. 9).http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/publicationsab/GIS_Program_Top_5_Re.pdf

Subtitle:“TheTop5GISResourcesfromourpanelistsandMAGERTBoardMembers.”Apanelofmaplibrarianseachcompiledaselectlistofthemostusefulresources,andtheMAGERTBoardhasaddedtheirownfavorites.ThisisagoodstartingpointforGISlibrarians,orforlibrarianswhoareplanningonbecomingGISlibrariansinthefuture.

SeealsothelistingforotherMAGERTpublicationsofinterest:http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/publicationsab/publicationsa.cfm.

Maps

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North American Environmental Atlas: Mapping Our Shared Environment = At-las environnemental de l’Amérique du Nord:cartographie d’un environnement nord-américain commun = Atlas Ambiental de América del Norte: Cartografía de un Medio Ambiente Compartido.Washington,D.C.:UnitedStatesofAmerica,2010.1map:col.;90x105cm.Scale:1:10,000,000.

IfyouwishtoacquireanicemapshowingNorthAmerica,withcurrentnames(e.g.,Nunavut),thisonewillbeperfect.ThemapincludesGreenland(KalaallitNunaat)andtheNorthPole,withthesouthendingwiththeedgeofSouthAmerica,meaningthatCentralAmericaisshown(thoughthemapdoesnottintitaspartofNorthAmerica).ThewestsideendswithRussiaandtheBeringStrait,andeastgoesasfarastheShetlands.

Themapprojection(Lambertazimuthalequalareaprojection,centeredon450N—1000W)doesnotcreatetheperceptionofdistortion,makingiteasytoview.

Nationalandstate/provinceboundariesareclearlymarked;majorcitiesandroadsareindicated,andthecolorissubtle,makingiteasytoreadformostpeople.Noreliefisindicated,exceptfordepthsthatareshownbybathymetrictints.Glaciersandicefieldsareindicatedbytints.

Citiesareshownusingthestandardtypesize,whichshowshigherpopulationshavinglargernamesthansmaller.Thesearegiveninthelegendtoassistinapproximatepopulationmatching.

ThemapisajointpublicationoftheU.S.,Canadian,andMexicangovernments,andisavailablethroughthem.URLsaregivenforagenciesinvolvedsothatyoucanorderdirectly(OurcopycameasSuDoc:I19.79:EN8/SPAN.-FR.-ENG.).

Thisisanicemap:goodcolor,easytoread,andwithsometextanddata.Itwouldbeagreatmaptodisplayoruseforstudy.Scopeisforgrade-schoolthroughadult.LanguagesincludeEnglish,French,andSpanish.

NewMapsfromITMB

InternationalTravelMaps&Bookscontinuallyreleasesneworrevisededitionsofmapsofcountriesandregions.Themapsarehigh-quality,detailed,andaestheticallyrendered,providingmapcoveragetoplacesthatmaynotbeeasilyaccessiblefromotherproducers.Belowisabrieflistofthemostcurrentmaps.Formapslistingtwoscalesbelow,thelargerscaleisforthecitymapthatisincludedontheoppositesidefromthecountrymap.Allmaybeordereddirectly(http://itmb.com/travel_maps.htm)orthroughyourregularvendor:

• Japan Travel Reference Map 1:1,100,000–ISBN:9781553416500

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• South East Asia Travel Reference Map 1:4,000,000–ISBN:9781553410775

• Canada Travel Reference Map 1:6,000,000–ISBN:9781553411581• Israel and Palestine Travel Reference Map 1:225,000–ISBN:

9781553412601• Ho Chi Minh Travel Reference Map 1:15,000/300,000–ISBN:

9781553416395• Rio De Janeiro/Brasil East Coast Travel Reference Map

1:12,500/1:3,000,000–ISBN:9781553416845• Europe Railways Travel Reference Map 1:3,350 000–ISBN:

9781553410348

Jerusalem & Israel North Scale 1:10,000/225,000. Richmond,B.C.:ITMB;Ottawa,Ont.:WorldofMaps,2010.(ISBN:9781553416531).2mapson1sheet:bothsides,col.;onsheet,99x69cm.Scale:1:10,000and1:225,000.

OneothermapthatIcameacrossaftercompilingtheabovelist,isthisnewreleasefromITMB,thetwomapscover:Jerusalem[1sted.],scale1:10,000–Israel North[2nd.ed.],scale1:225,000.Reliefisrepresentedbyhypsometrictintsandspotheights.Insetmapsinclude:WestBank–CityofDavid–TheOldCity–IsraelRailways–JerusalemLightRail.

Thesemapsshowawidevarietyofdataandareusefulformorethantravel.Theywouldbeusefulforanyonewishingtostudytheregion.

WebsitesandResources

SlickStuffonSlickStuffBP Oil Disaster (Sierra Club)http://www.sierraclub.org/oilspill/map/

AnumberofmapsandsiteshaveshowntheGulfOilDisasterwell,andthoughthingshaveapparentlycometoaconclusion,itisgoodtoknowthatmoderndisastersarebeingcoveredbysomanycreativepeople.ThisoneshowsthesituationandisworthaddingtoyourlistoflinksintheYearofSludge.

Aspartofmyquestofarchivingtheworld,Ihaveaddedafewotherrelatedlinksbelow:

NOAA Oil Spill map:www.geoplatform.gov/gulfresponse

American Bird Conservancy map:http://www.abcbirds.org/gulf_spill_map.html

Gulf Spill Maps relating to nature(DailyGreen):http://www.thedailygreen.

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com/environmental-news/latest/bp-gulf-oil-spill-map-0517Tracking the Oil Spill in the Gulf(NYTimes):http://www.nytimes.com/interac-tive/2010/05/01/us/20100501-oil-spill-tracker.htmlThisoneisgreatbecauseyoucanslideachronologicalscaletoviewthespillasitgrowsandrecedesovertime.

Oil Spill in size to your neighborhood:http://paulrademacher.com/oilspill/Mostofyoumayhaveseenthis,butitisgoodtohaveitwiththerestofthelinks.

2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill:http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/deepwa-ter-disaster/index.ssfThis one is amazing.Youseeananimatedviewoftheslickovertime,andalsoanunderwatercross-sectionshowingwhatwasgoingonintryingtostoptheflow.Includedisadynamictextboxstatingwhatishappening;itchangesasthetimechanges.ThemapcoversthedaysfromApril20-July28.

Oil Spill Crisis Map:http://www.oilspill.labucketbrigade.org/

Satellite Pictures: Gulf Oil Spill’s Evolution(NGS):http://news.nationalgeo-graphic.com/news/2010/05/photogalleries/100504-gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-envi-ronment-nation-pictures.

Websites and Internet Resources

Global Studies (HistoryTeacher.net)http://www.historyteacher.net/GlobalStudies/GlobalStudiesMainPage.htm

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Thissitehasbeendevelopedbyateachertoprovidemapsandgeographicaldataoncountriesandcontinentsoftheworld.Dependingontheregion,resourceswillbemoreorlesscomprehensive,dependingonneed.TheexampleaboveonAfricawillshowsomeofthedepthofthissite.

Itwouldbeveryusefulforstudentsandteachersfromgrade-schoolthroughcollege.Onenote,however:someofthelinksarenotworking.

Africa Early History in Mapshttp://www.historyteacher.net/GlobalStudies/Africa_EarlyHistory.htm

Fromtheabovewebsite,thispagecontainsmapsforalmostanytopicrelatingtoAfrica(frombeginninghistoryon);thisisagoodsitetoremember.Mapsshowhistoricdevelopment,cultureandeconomics,religion,colonialhistory,andmanymoretopics.Also,outlinemaps,relief,political,andothermapsprovideagreatselection.Sinceitisdevelopedforuseinglobalstudiesteaching,itisappropriateforstudentsfromgrade-schoolthroughadultlearner.

Atlas of the Worldhttp://www.hoeckmann.de/

Forlocatingmapsforalmostanycountry,andalmostanytopic,thissiteisworthremembering.ItisinGerman,buttranslatingtermsisnottoodifficult,evenforanon-Germanspeaker.Mapshavethumbnailsmakingiteasytoselectthecorrectone.WebsiteownerThomasHöckmannhasspentsometimecompilingaveryusefulsite.

Themapsaresupplementedwithlinkstoadditionalmapsitesonthesamecoun-try.Alsoincludedarelinkstophotographsandcountryresources.SeethecountryexamplebelowonGuatemalaforanideaofwhatisavailable.

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Thissitewouldbehelpfultoanyonefromgrade-schoolthroughadultandhasmanyuses.

Guatemala Atlas ein Land in thematischen Karten eine Link-Sammlung: Guatemala map, carte, mapa, cartahttp://www.hoeckmann.de/karten/amerika-nord/guatemala/index.htm

Studiesofacountry—atanylevel—areenhancedandstudiesaremadeeasierwhenmapsareinvolved.Thisisanexampleofonecountrybeingcoveredinallfacets.ThiswebsiteisinGerman,butnavigationishelpedwiththumbnails,thoughtranslatingtermsisquiteeasy.Mapsincludeawiderangeoftopicsandtypes,withlinkstomoremaps.TherearealsolinkstophotographsandothermaterialsonGuatemala.

Thissitewouldbehelpfultoanyonefromgrade-schoolthroughadultandhasmanyuses.

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Islands of the Worldhttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/io.htm

DoyouneedtolocateamapoftheislandofMahe?OrperhapsyouarelookingformapsshowinganarchipelagosuchastheMaldives.Thiswebsite(atWorldAt-las.com)providesaselectionofmapsforalargenumberofislandsintheworld.Inaddition,eachpagegivesalistoflinkstoadditionalmapsfortheislandfromotherwebsites.Itcanassistinlocatinganisland’slocation,somethingabouttheisland,andmapsthatgiveenoughdetailforusers.Itcanalsobequitehandyforsomeonewonderingaboutsomevagueislandtheyheardaboutbutcannotenvi-sionoridentify.Thissiteisusefulforallagesoflearners.

Internet’s Undersea Worldhttp://api.ning.com/files/1hen6SZkC-p2sPpLKpllH9WLiZmo-hNfRsUvOQTFZ-VX3VXxyXieeJZN5cHIQeedfbGHSMGzTHKj65g4BuS7taz4cUK98B75U/inter-netSeaCableguardian.jpg

NotalloftheInternet’sinfrastructureisoverhead(inspace).Physicalwiresandcablesareessentialtomaintainingthesuper-highway.Thismapshowsthe

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concentrationsofwires,capacityandbandwidth.ItisjustrightforsomeoneneedingamaptoaddtoanInternetcommunicationpaper.

Live Piracy Map (International Maritime Bureau)http://www.icc-ccs.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=visualization&controller=visualization.googlemap&Itemid=219

ThismapshowsallthepiracyandarmedrobberyincidentsreportedtotheIMBPiracyReportingCentreduring2010.Ifexactcoordinatesarenotprovided,estimatedpositionsareshownbasedoninformationprovided.Zoom-inandclickonthepointerstoviewmoreinformationofanindividualattack.Pointersmaybesuperimposedoneachother.Mapsgobackto2005,sohistoricalstudiesmaybemade,aswellaskeepingupwithcurrentactivity.

Itisagreatexampleofwhatcanbedonewithmapsandreal-timedatatoproduceavaluabletool.Thisisagoodsiteforanyleveluser,butalsoquitehandyforthoseworkinginGISwhowanttoseemodelsofsuccessfulprojects.Itisalsogoodformaritimeorpoliticalsciencestudies.

Mapperz: the Mapping News Bloghttp://mapperz.blogspot.com/

Thisblog’sobjectiveis“toprovideyouwiththebestmapsandservicesthatarecurrentlyavailableonline.”Theauthorsearchesforlinkstonewsandtopicsthatincludemapsforvisualizingtheirthemes.Mapperzwouldbeusefultostudentsfromgradeschoolthroughadultlearner.Itprovidesadiversearrayofmapandcartographicmaterials.

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News Maphttp://muti.co.za/static/newsmap.html

Anothermap-to-newssite,News Mapallowsyoutoclickonacountryandgetalistofnewsarticlesaboutthatcountry.Itisnotassophisticatedassimilarsitesreviewedhere,butitdoesprovidegoodlinksforeachtopiccovered.

News Mapissuitableforgradeschoolthroughadultlearner.

World News Atlashttp://www.mapreport.com/

Thisisaninterestingwaytovisualizenewsaroundtheworld.Themainmaphasiconsshowingwhereandwhatcategoryofnewsarticleexistsforalocation.Clickingontheiconbringsupthearticle(articlesarefromvariousnewsservices).Thereisalsoanarchivesothatyoucangobackwardintimetoseenewsbymonthandyear.

Thiswouldbeofinteresttomostanyuser,andwouldservestudentslearninghowtofindnewsarticlesandresources.

Maps of the World: a Collection of World, Country and City Mapshttp://mapsof.net/

Ifyouarelookingforagoodselectionofthematicmapsofanycontinentorcountryintheworld,thissiteisaverygoodplacetobegin.Startingwitheitheramap,orbyusingacomprehensivedestinationgazetteer,youareabletoaccess

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mapsandsatellitephotosforalmostanywhere.Thesitehasmapsfromcontinenttocitylevelandletsyouchoosefromavarietyofthemes,usingthumbnailsortextlists.Toseehowthissiteisorganized,visittheURLusingAfrica(seebelow).

Thisisagreatsiteforgrade-schoolthroughadultlearnerwhoneedsagoodvisualofaplace,alsowithaspecifictheme.

Africa Thematic Mapshttp://mapsof.net/africa

Forthestudyofanycountryorregion,havingagoodselectionofmapscanmakeanyprojecteasier.ThispagehasgatheredtogetheravarietyofthematicmapsofAfrica.Youcanscrolldownthepageviewingthumbnailsofmapsforalargenumberofthemes.AlsoavailablearemapsofindividualcountriesinAfrica,whicharegiventhesamedetailedlistingofmaps.

Wikimedia Commons Atlas of the Worldhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlas

HardtobelieveIamsuggestingthissite,butyouhavetoseeittorealizethattheWikimedia Atlas of the Worldhasbeenpopulatedwithacomprehensivesetofmapscoveringeverygeographiclocationimaginable,withawiderangeofthemes.Manyofthesemapswereproducedbyreliablesources(orinmanycases“borrowed”)andthereforethisisnotabadplacetogoformapsonline.

Eachmapisgoodtohighquality,andreferencesaregiven.

Thisisagoodsiteformapsforalmostanyuserandanyuse.

Maps Page on Ethiopiahttp://myweb.unomaha.edu/~tdoerr/geog3000/maps.htm

Siteslikethisoneprovidefocusedaccesstomapsonspecificlocations.Inthisexample,thecompilerlocatedlinkstomapsofEthiopiaonavarietyofthemes.Thepageissimpleandwellorganized.Itwouldmakeforagoodmodelforstudentswishingtocreatetheirownpagesforcountriesorforspecifictopics.

Religiously Remapped: Mapping Religious Trends in Africahttp://www.religiouslyremapped.info/

IfreligioninAfricaisyourfieldofstudy,thenthiswebsiteisperfect.Itistheresultofaresearchstudyandcontainsawealthofdata,butmostimpressively,

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itprovidesmapsshowingdataforindividualreligions.Thisisagreatwaytographicallyshowpopulationsofreligions,usingcountry-by-countrydata.Mapsarelocatedunder“ReligiousProfiles”andthepull-downmenulistsalargenumberofreligions.Datahasbeengatheredfromavarietyofreliablesources,whicharelistedinabibliography.

ThismapwouldbegoodforresearchinAfricanstudies,religiousstudies,orforanyoneneedingsuchdata.Itisusefulforgrade-schoolthroughadultlearner.

Global Mapping Internationalhttp://www.gmi.org/wlms/users/huffman/

Thoughthisorganizationsiteisdevotedtoreligiousaspectsofgeography,thereisplentyforothermappeopletofindhere.

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“GMIisafaith-basednonprofitorganizationdedicatedtofurtheringGod’smissionintheworldthroughresearch,mappingandinformationtechnologyservices.”—Aboutpage.

Themissionofthisorganizationistoproducemaps,GISapplications,andtextualdatatofurtherthespreadofevangelicalteachings.Mapsarebeingproducedinpaper,CD-ROM,andelectronicformats.GMIalsoisinvolvedinavarietyofmappingservices,includingproduction,custommapping,andGIStraining:http://www.gmi.org/services/mappingservices/

Inaddition,youmaywanttoviewsomeoftheiractivitiesthatprovidethematicmapsonothertopics:

• Seamless Digital Chart of the World,listedas“themostup-to-dateglobalbasemapavailable”http://www.gmi.org/products/gis/sdcw/

• World Language Mapping System Comprehensive,thatuses“geographicdatabasedontheEthnologue”http://www.gmi.org/products/gis/wlms/

• Populated Places Databasehttp://www.gmi.org/products/gis/gmms/data-bases/populatedplacesdatabase/

• South Asia Peoples, Languages and Religions: District-level demograph-ics on the peoples of South Asiahttp://www.gmi.org/products/gis/southa-sia/

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• Operation World site(http://www.gmi.org/)withadditionalmapservices.

Whilethisisanarrowfield,withspecificobjectivesthatmaynotappealtoallusers,themapsbeingproducedarewell-drawnandmaybeofinteresttothosestudyingworldreligions,languagesandethnicpopulations.Someofthemapswouldalsobeofinterestforcountryandethnicstudies.

Silk Road Projecthttp://www.silkroadproject.org/tabid/36/default.aspx

Recently,Iwasworkingwithoneofourdistinguishedprofessors(whoisaheavymapuser,whichmayalsohavehelpedhimtobecomedistinguished)andheaskedmetolocatemapsshowingtheancientSilkRoadroutes.Hewaslookingformapstouseincourseworkthatwouldbeclearandeasytoread,withrelativelyhighquality.WhileIhuntedforthebestmapsforhiscourse,Icameacrosssomewonderfulmapandgeographywebsitesandresources.Thisisoneofthem.

TheSilkRoadProjectis“InspiredbytheculturaltraditionsofthehistoricalSilkRoad,theSilkRoadProjectisacatalyst,promotinginnovationandlearningthroughthearts.Ourvisionistoconnecttheworld’sneighborhoodsbybringingtogetherartistsandaudiencesaroundtheglobe.”—AboutUspage.

TheProjectgatherstogetherfineandperformingarts,bothrelatingtoSilkRoadcountries,andtotheworld.Theyproduceeventsandperformances,postresearcharticlesandothermaterialsthatincludetext,images,maps,music,andpoetry.

Thereareteachingmaterialsforinstructorsandstudents.Curriculumguides,readinglists(forchildrenandadults),recordingsandvideos,andavarietyofothermaterials.Thissiteisdevotedtosupportingawiderangeofactivities,andtoprovidinginspirationtolearnersaroundtheworld.Itwouldbeinterestingandusefulforanyonefromgrade-schoolthroughadult.

Animation of All Nuclear Explosions From 1945-1998http://www.wimp.com/nuclearexplosions/

Fromtheslow-movingSilkRoadcaravansacrossAsia,tohigh-techdestructivepower,wemovetothepagebelow:

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Hereisaninterestingvisualmapthatgraphicallyshowsitsthemeverywell.Beginningwiththefirstnucleartestexplosions,andrunningthrough1998,youcanseevisually,andwithstatistics,howmanynuclearexplosionsoccurredthroughouttheworld.Eachdetonationhasanaudiblenoteandvisualsaresizedtothestrengthoftheexplosions.Theanimationbeginsslowly,sopatienceisrequiredforthefirstfewyears.Afterthat,itisshockingandamazing.

Thisisanice,simplevisualizationthatwouldappealtograde-schoolthroughadultlearner,andwouldbeusefulforanyonetryingtoshowtheproliferationofnuclearweaponsworldwide.

The Map Room: a Blog About Mapshttp://www.mcwetboy.net/maproomThissitediscusseseverythingfromcollectingmapstothelatestingeospatialtechnologyfromageneralist’sperspective.“TheMapRoomisablogthatpointstomaps,mapcollections,map-relatedresources,andmaterialaboutmapsontheweb.Anythingthatfitsunderthatrubric,frommedievalmappæmunditosatelliteimagery,andfromtopomapstoTolkien,isfairgame.”—Mainpage.

TheMapRoomwasstarted2003,andisaimedatabroadaudience,fromprofessionalcartographersto“anyonewithnothingmorethananinterestinmaps.”

Geo-Cartographia: a Webliography of Cartographic Resources for Fledgling Map Makershttp://www.karenvagts.com/articles/vagts_cartobibliography.html

Areyouworkingwithstudentswhoneedtomakemaps?Orareyoutryingto

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learnmoreaboutcartographyandGISsothatyoucaneitherproduceorjustbebetterinformedabouttheprocess?Hereisawebsitetovisit.

“Cartographyisthescienceandartofmapmaking.WiththeintroductionofGeographicInformationSystems(GIS)andmappingwebsites,peopleotherthanprofessionally-trainedcartographersnowcanproducemapseasily.Toensurethatamapisappropriatelydesignedforitsintendedpurposerequiresknowledgeofcartographictoolsandoptions.Thesourcesprovidedhereofferabasicintroductiontothetechnicalandmathematicalaspectsofmapmaking.”—Mainpage.

Hereisawonderfulwebsitewiththe“restofus”inmind.KarenVagtsdesignedthistobeagoodtoolfornon-professionalcartographersandmapenthusiasts.Sheoffersaresourceguidetotopics,including:Glossaries&Definitions,Mathematical&GeodesicAspects,MapProjections,Scales,Toponomy,MapDesign,Software&DataSets,Books,andmanyothers.Therearesomenicetoolsformappers,suchassoftware:ColorBrewer:http://www.personal.psu.edu/cab38/ColorBrewer/ColorBrewer.html;MapSymbolBrewer:http://www.carto.net/schnabel/mapsymbolbrewer;andTypeBrewer:http://www.typebrewer.org/typebrewer.html,whichprovidethecartographerwithhelpfulapplicationsfordesigninggoodqualitymaps.GISdataandinstructionalsupportroundouttheavailableresources.

Thiswebsiteissuitableforgradeschoolthroughadult,andmayalsobehelpfulforcollegelevelstudentswitheithersomeornocartographictraining.

Geologiahttp://geologia-parana.blogspot.com/

Formorereviewsofbooksformappingandgeography,thissitehasalonglist.Mostlythebooksareingeologybutanumberaremaprelated.ThesiteisinSpanish,butEnglishisusedinthebookreviews.

Books

Barber,PeterandHarperTom. Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art.London:BritishLibrary,2010(ISBN:0712350934).176p.:col.ill.,col.maps.

“PublishedontheoccasionoftheexhibitionheldattheBritishLibrary,London,April30-Sept.29,2010.”—Catalog.

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IhavenotseenmuchonthisasitistobepublishedSeptember1,butitlookstobeaninterestingwork.Visittheexhibitpagehttp://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibi-tions/magnificentmaps/index.htmlandseewhatitisallabout.

“MagnificentMapsshowcasestheBritishLibrary’suniquecollectionoflarge-scaledisplaymaps,manyofwhichhaveneverbeenexhibitedbefore,anddemonstrateswhymapsareaboutfarmorethangeography.Theexhibitionincludeslarge-scale,impressivemapsfromthe1400stothepresentday,includingthelargestatlasintheworld,theKlencke Atlasof1660.Itsuggeststhesettingsinwhichtheymightoriginallyhavebeenseen–fromthepalacetotheschoolroomandthehome–revealsthethemesthatunitethem,andhighlightsthesheerartistrythatwasinvolvedintheirproduction.

MagnificentMapswillalsoexplorethereasonbehindtheconstructionofthesevisuallyarrestingworksofart.Whichrangefrommapsusedforindoctrinationorexpressionsoflocalpridetoirrefutablestatementsofpowerandillustrationsofrulers’spheresofinfluence.”—Exhibitsite.

Weatherhill,C.A.Concise Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names. CnocSceichín,Éire:Evertype,2009(ISBN:9781904808220). xix,89p.

IhavealwaysbeenfascinatedbyCornwall,England.Alongwiththis,Ienjoygazetteersandothersimilardocuments.IfyourlibrarygetsrequestsformaterialsrelatingtowesternEngland,thisbookmayproveinvaluable.

Tomakethisworkeasiertouse,theauthorhasplacedthe3,300namesintocategories(e.g.,Rivers,estuaries,&lakes)sothatonedoesnotneedtogothroughtheentireworktolocatenamesforspecificfeatures.Entriesareverybrief,usuallyhavingjustthereferencetowherethenamewasfound.Some

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entriesdocontainreferencestooriginallanguagesthatthetermscamefrom,andsomealsoprovidedefinitionsforthenamedplaces.

TheDictionaryincludesintroductorysectionsonetymologyofCornishwords,alongwithaidstoreadingthenames.Althoughitprovidesverybriefentries,itdoesprovideenoughtolocatespecificnames.

Thisbookwouldbeusefulformapcollections,andforcollectionsservingresearchinliterature,languageandetymology,history,andothersimilarfields.Italsowouldbeusefultohigh-schoolandcollegestudents.Itisnotanessentialwork,butforthoseneedingsuchanarrowscope,itwillbeveryhelpful.

Bassett,ThomasJ.andWinter-Nelson,AlexE.The Atlas of World Hunger. Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress,2010(ISBN:9780226039077).201p.:ill.(somecol.),col.maps.

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Thetopicofworldhungerisasacuteastheworldwatersupply.Atpresent,worldhungerisaleadingcauseofdeath,war,andlarge-scaledisaster.Theauthorsaddressthetopicwithdozensofmapsandstatisticstohelpvisualizethesituation,relatedcausesandeffects,alongwithtrendsforthefuture.

Thecontentsincludetopicssuchas:malnutrition,patternsofhungerwithincountries,sourcesofhunger,nationalresources,technology,poverty,andconditionsandeventsthatincreasehungersituations.

Thisisagoodworkforhigh-schoolthroughadultlearner,andprovidesavarietyofdescriptionsofallphasesofhunger.Itwouldbeaverygoodresourceinanylibrary.Ane-bookeditionisalsoavailable:http://site.ebrary.com/id/10389557

Shuchman,RobertA.and,Josberger, EdwardG.Bering Glacier: Interdisciplinary Studies of Earth’s Largest Temperate Surging Glacier Boulder,Colo.:GeologicalSocietyofAmerica,2010(ISBN:9780813724621)(Specialpaper;462).xiii,384p.:ill.(somecol.),maps.

CurrentenvironmentalconcernshavedrawnattentiontothechangingArcticregions.Thisbookprovidesamulti-disciplinaryexaminationoftheBeringGlacier,incontextwithitshistoryandecology.

Thereare24articlesincludedinthiswork.Thecontentsofthearticlescovereveryaspect,largeorsmall,relatingtotheglacieranditsimpactonthesurroundings.Photographs,maps,andstatisticaltablesaccompanythetextandareofhighquality.

Theworkincludesarticlesontopicssuchas:geology,climatology,biologyandlifesciences,ecology,hydrology,geography,andmapping,amongothers.Thisworkwouldbeusefultogeologystudentsandresearchers,aswellastometeorologists,humanities,andnaturalhistorystudents.

Groppelli,GianlucaandVierech-Goette,Lothar.Stratigraphy and Geology of Volcanic Areas.Boulder,Colo.:GeologicalSocietyofAmerica,2010(ISBN:ISBN:9780813724645(pbk.+CD-ROM).(Specialpaper;464).vii,291p.:ill.(somecol.),maps.

VolcanoesandtheirrelatedeffectsontheEartharethetopicofthiswork,which“conveysstate-of-the-artmethodologiesformappingvolcanicareasandhighlightsrecentstudiesonthestratigraphy,structure,andevolutionofbothactiveandextinctvolcanicterrains.”—Caption.

Theemphasisofthisbookisonmappingstratigraphicgeologyfeatures.Mappingstudiesincludethefollowingvolcanicislandsorregions:Lipari,Stromboli

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volcano,Ustica,andtheVulsiniVolcanoesinItaly;theLasCañadascaldera(Tenerife,CanaryIslands);theColimavolcaniccomplex(Mexico);Arequipa(Peru);andothers.

TheaccompanyingCD-ROM,entitledSupplementary materials to Stratigra-phy and geology of volcanic areas,includesthreegeologicmapsinPDF.All14articlesincludereferencesandcontainphotographs,maps,andtablestodescribethework.

Thisbookwouldbeusefulforgeologyandvolcanologyresearchincollegeandatpost-graduatelevels,aswellasindisasterhazardanalysisactivities.Itisalsoagoodworkforcartographers,especiallythosefocusedongeology.

Stephens,A.RayandZuber-Mallison,Carol.Texas: a Historical Atlas. Norman:UniversityofOklahomaPress,2010(ISBN:9780806138732).xiv,417p.ill.(somecol.),col.maps.

SixflagshavebeenflownoverTexas,oneofthefewU.S.statestohaveoncebeenanationofitsown.ThisworkdescribesthehistoryofTexas,fromearlyinhabitantstothe21stcentury.Thisisacompletelyrevisedandexpandededition(originalpub:HistoricalAtlasofTexas,1989)with175mapscoveringavarietyoftopicsrelatedtoTexasanditsplaceinhistory.Inadditiontonewmaps,thetextdescribesmanymorethemesthanintheearlieredition.

ThisbookwillbeofinteresttoTexansandtoanyonestudyingthehistoryoftheregion.Itwouldbeusefulforgrade-schoolthroughadultlearner,andwould

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providestudymaterialforhistorians,geographers,mapenthusiasts,andforstudentsinAmericanstudies,amongotherfields.Theatlaswouldbeagoodadditiontoalmostanycollection.

Virga,VincentandHines,Emilee.Virginia: Mapping the Old Dominion State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress.Guilford,Conn.:GPP,2010(ISBN:9780762745333).1atlas,x,117p.:col.maps.

Hereisaselectionof50historicalmapsfromtheLibraryofCongressthatillustratethehistoryofVirginia.Thebackgroundofeachmapisgivenalongwiththecontextofthesurroundinghistory,writtenbyMs.Hines,aVirginianhistoryteacher,whoisnowworkingonhermaster’sdegreeinhistory.Includedalongwiththemapsareaselectionofbirds-eye-viewsoftownsandcities.

New Cultural Atlas Series

Thesefourbooksareofsimilarformatandscope.Theycontainawealthof

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detailedmapsandillustrations,alongwithdescriptivetext.Thereadinglevelissuitableforhigh-schoolthroughadultlearner,butyoungerreadersmayfinditappealingaswell.

Cooke,Tim.The New Cultural Atlas of China.Tarrytown,NY:MarshallCavendish,2010(ISBN:9780761478751).192p.:col.ill.,col.maps.

Contents:Timeline—Introduction—Noteontranscription—Space.Thelandanditspeoples—Time.Thearchaicworld;Kinshipandkingship;TheempireofQin.TheImperialAge.TheartoftheImperialAge;Theevolutionofsociety;Theartofthelateempire—Symbolsandsociety.Language,writing,andcalligraphy.Voicesinpoetry.Confucianismandreligion.Templesandpalaces.Medicineandgeomancy.Mathematics.Ingenuity.Ceramics.Musicinsociety.Theater.Farmingandfood.Familylife.

Gray,Leon.The New Cultural Atlas of Egypt.Tarrytown,NY:MarshallCavendish,2010(ISBN:9780761478775)(New Cultural Atlas; v. 2).192p.:col.ill.;col.maps.

Partofageographicalseries,thisatlasuseshistoricalandtopographicalmapsalongwithtext,totake“…readersonajourneydowntheNile,callingatsomeninetyspectacularandsignificantancientsites,fromthePyramidstolesser-knownsitesinNubiaandtheDelta.”—Publisher.

Contents:Theculturalsetting—JourneyontheNile—AspectsofEgyptiansociety.

Cooke,Tim.The New Cultural Atlas of the Greek World.Tarrytown,NY:MarshallCavendish,2010(ISBN:9780761478782).192p.:col.ill.,col.maps.

Contents:Thelandincontext—Theageofbronze—Theageoftyranny—TheageofPerikles—TheageofAlexander—ThefateofHellenism.

MacEachern,Sally.The New Cultural Atlas of the Islamic World.Tarrytown,NY:MarshallCavendish,2010(ISBN:9780761478799).192p.:col.ill.,col.maps.

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Contents:RulersoftheIslamicworld—IntroductiontoIslam—RevelationandMuslimhistory—Religiouslife—ArtsofIslam.

Alsoincludesalistof“RulersoftheIslamicWorld,”pp.10-13./“TextadaptedfromtheAtlas of the Islamic world since 1500,reviseded.,1990,CheckmarkBooks(Facts on File).

ConclusionIhopeIhavegivenyousomeinterestingitemstoconsiderinthemapworld.Timetogoandenjoythelastpartofsummer.–DJB

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