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Subject:        MAGERT preconference, June 2007
Date:   Thu, 4 Jan 2007 17:28:27 -0500
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MAGERT, the Map and Geography Round Table of the American Library
Association (ALA), is pleased to announce that it will be offering the
following preconference, with the co-sponsorship of the Association for
Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and the Rare Books and
Manuscripts Section (RBMS), at the ALA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, in
June 2007:



 Rare, antiquarian, or just plain old: cataloging pre-twentieth century cartographic resources
 Thursday, June 21, 2007, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
 and Friday, June 22, 2007, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
 This two-day workshop, hosted by the Library of Congress, will introduce participants to the
 cataloging of pre-twentieth century cartographic resources through instruction and hands-on
 activities with sheet maps, atlas plates, and atlases, ranging from manuscript to printed items.
 Addressing issues pertinent to early materials in general, instructors will also discuss relevant
 characteristic aspects of cartographic resources by era. The course will progress through the
 elements of description, with examples focusing on such issues as transcription, mathematical data,
 and supportive research. Registration will be limited to 50 participants.
 Speakers: John R. Hébert, Chief, Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress; Carolyn J. Kadri,
 Special Collections Cataloger, University of Texas at Arlington Library; Nancy A. Kandoian, Map
 Cataloger, The New York Public Library; Deborah J. Leslie, Head of Cataloging, Folger Shakespeare
 Library; Seanna S. W. Tsung, Senior Cataloging Specialist, Geography & Map Division, Library of
 Congress.
 Tickets: Advance: MAGERT Member: $335; ALA Member: $395; Non-Member: $455; Student/Retired Member:
 $200

 For the ALA announcement and registration information, please see:


 http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/annual/2007a/otherevents.htm



 Posted by Nancy Kandoian
 also on behalf of Carolyn Kadri, Seanna Tsung, and all of MAGERT

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 Nancy A. Kandoian
 Map Cataloger
 The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
 The New York Public Library
 5th Ave. & 42nd St.
 New York, NY  10018-2788

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 phone 212-930-0586; fax 212-930-0027