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Subject:        David Rumsey Presentation at ALA Chicago - SAT. 7/11 3:30-5:30
Date:   Tue, 7 Jul 2009 15:20:10 -0400
From:   Mcauliffe,Carol P <[log in to unmask]>
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"Historic Maps on Web and in Second Life"  by David Rumsey

Those interested in maps or cartography, genealogy, history, social sciences and related topics, please join the Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT) in welcoming Mr. David Rumsey of Cartography Associates who will be presenting a program entitled “Giving Maps a Second Life with Digital Technologies”.  In this program, Mr. Rumsey will show how his increasing use of digital technologies and the Internet over the past decade has transformed his work as a historical map scholar and collector. Using imaging software, GIS, and popular applications like Google Earth and Second Life, Rumsey has given new life to old maps, both in their dissemination and our ability to analyze and understand them, thereby unlocking the information held in maps for use in a wide range of disciplines. He will discuss and demonstrate how he offers these software tools and a growing number of digitized maps on his free public online map library at www.davidrumsey.com.

The program takes place on Saturday, July 11, 3:30 - 5:30 pm at the Hyatt Regency McCormick, Conference Center 23.

We hope to see you there!

~Carol McAuliffe

Carol McAuliffe, Map Librarian
Map and Imagery Library, Spatial Information Services Unit
Government Documents Department
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
(352) 273-2828
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