Colleagues
The following two related conferences have been announced on the Maps-L
listserv but apparently not picked up but other map listservs. Please excuse
duplication if you have seen them. I felt their importance merited wider
circulation.
Regards
April Carlucci
British Library Map Collections
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"Map and Geographic Information Collections in Transition"
Conference to be held at the Library of Congress, 12 and 13 May 2005
Registration details are complete for the jointly sponsored Library of
Congress/ Cartographic Users Advisory Council (LC/CUAC) May conference,
"Map and Geographic Information Collections in Transition." The
conference will be held Thursday and Friday, May 12 and 13, 2005 at the
Library of Congress.
Registration fee is:
$100, if registration postmarked by 15 March 2005.
$125, if registration postmarked 16 March to 2 May 2005.
NOTE: No registrations accepted after 2 May 2005. Conference
attendance will be limited to 150 registrants.
The conference registration form (http://cuac.wustl.edu/registration.doc)
and a preliminary program listing
(http://cuac.wustl.edu/MapsInTransition.htm) are on the CUAC
website (http://cuac.wustl.edu). Program details will be updated as
speakers confirm their attendance with conference planners.
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IFLA WORKSHOP ON PAPER MAPS
International Federation of Library Associations
And Institutions
Special Libraries Division
Geography and Map Libraries Section
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
May 11, 2005
The Geography and Map Libraries Section, Special Libraries Division,
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
announces a workshop on paper maps. This free workshop will be held,
one day prior to the May 12 and 13, 2005 "Map and Geographic Information
Collections in Transition" conference, at the Library of Congress.
The focus of this workshop will be on the handling and future of paper
maps in libraries and other institutions. The goal is to develop an
acceptable standard practice for these major cartographic collections.
Findings from this workshop will be shared with participants at the
"Transition" conference on May 12.
The "IFLA Workshop on Paper Maps" is open to anyone who has an
interest in management of these materials. The "Map and Geographic
Information Collections in Transition" conference requires registration
and a fee. Please check the website for the Cartographic Users Advisory
Council (CUAC) (http://cuac.wustl.edu), click the center of the "star"
and then "conference announcement."
This pre-conference workshop is funded by the IFLA Special Libraries
Division and supported by member associations and institutions,
including the American Library Association, the Special Libraries
Association, and the Library of Congress.
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