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Forwarded - both as an information alert, and as a potential outlet for suggestions from this side of The Pond (i.e. chiefly for those who have already used the 'Guide' as a source?). FH From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angela R Cope Sent: 20 December 2016 21:33 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Online Guide to U.S. Map Resources : A Call to Action _____ From: Discussion of Government Document Issues <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Hallie Pritchett <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 3:01 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Online Guide to U.S. Map Resources : A Call to Action After producing three editions in paper, MAGIRT* is taking the Guide to U.S. Map Resources online! The Guide to U.S. Map Resources is a detailed directory of hundreds of map collections and cartographic resources in libraries and repositories throughout the United States. In the decade since the Guide was last updated, there have been many changes in how libraries and other institutions collect and provide access to geospatial information in all formats. In addition to serving as the definitive directory to U.S. map collections of all shapes, sizes, and formats, the new Online Guide will include a searchable map interface so that collections can be easily identified and located geographically. Like its previous editions, the Online Guide will help promote map collections and related expertise, which in turn will promote MAGIRT members and their institutions. In order to populate the Online Guide with necessary data, MAGIRT has created a survey to gather information about map collections in libraries. The data we gather will be compiled and organized into a geospatially-enabled database with a searchable map interface that will be launched in the Spring/Summer 2017. MAGIRT needs YOUR help to create the new Online Guide - take the survey and tell us about your map collection! Get on the Map! Take the survey here: http://tinyurl.com/magirtsurvey Online Guide to U.S. Map Resources Task Force, MAGIRT Publications Committee:- Carol McAuliffe (Task Force, Lead);Paige Andrew; Chris Kollen; Nicole Kong; Hallie Pritchett *MAGIRT is the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table of the American Library Association, http://www.ala.org/magirt/.