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Dear all

Apologies for cross posting.

The Map Curators' Group of the British Cartographic Society is delighted to announce two events being held in Birmingham in September. Please think about joining us - you don't need to be a member of MCG or BCS!

TRAINING DAY - 9 September 2014 : "Feral Maps and How to Tame Them"
Do you know any feral maps—those that were once part of a proper collection but which have now gone wild due to lack of resource? Have you been asked to “look after the map collection” and need some guidance? The Map Curators’ Group is here to help with another of its popular and productive training events!

WORKSHOP - 10-11 September 2014 : "Hands across the Map: Co-operation and Partnership in Map Collections"
This event follows the now traditional format of speakers on 10th September followed by visits on 11th. See below for more details.


The full programme and booking form can be found at: http://www.cartography.org.uk/default.asp?contentID=581 Various booking options are available.

A limited number of bed and breakfast rooms have been arranged in University Accommodation and this must be booked with your registration by 25 July.

Otherwise, early bird booking for both events closes on 15 August.


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Anne

Workshop Programme

Wednesday 10 September – Speakers and meeting (approx. 10 am-6 pm)

Michael A. Athanson, Deputy Map Librarian and Geospatial Data Specialist, Bodleian Library, Oxford: “Providing university-wide support, training and consultancy in digital mapmaking using GIS”

Peter Jones MBE, President, British Cartographic Society: “Vultures, Vodka and Ladies of the Night”

Oliver Russell, Historic Environment Record Manager, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service: “Worcestershire Tithe Map Project: working with local groups to provide GIS resources for the Worcestershire Historic Environment Record”

Ifigenia Vardakosta, Head Librarian, Library & Information Centre, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece: “Users’ perspectives for geospatial collection development in open access era: The case of Greece”

Chris Webb, Know Your Place Project Officer, Community Cultural Services, South Gloucestershire Council: “Know Your Place West of England: a collaborative approach to building a digital archive”

 

The annual Business Meeting of the Map Curators' Group will follow the speakers.

The evening will finish with an optional group meal (this must be booked with your registration by 22 Aug).

 

Thursday 11 September – Visits (approx. 10.00 am-4 pm)

Cadbury Research Library (University of Birmingham Special Collections): we have arranged for a tour including the archive storage space, reading rooms and conservation facility, with a display of some of the collection’s interesting maps and atlases. We hope to also arrange a visit to the new Library of Birmingham.


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Anne Taylor
Head of Map Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR
Tel: 01223-333041.   Fax: 01223-333160.   email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/maps/

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