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From: Discussion of Government Document Issues <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Anne E Zald <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:11 PM
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Subject: Call for Proposals: MAGIRT Webinars 2015-16

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The MAGIRT Education Committee sponsors a successful webinar series on topics of interest to those who work with collections of cartographic and geospatial materials.

Attached is a call for proposals for webinars on topics of cartographic and geospatial interest.  Proposals are due no later than Dec 15, 2015 for webinars to be offered in the 2015-16 academic year (through the summer of 2016).

Questions can be directed to Anne Zald, Chair, MAGIRT Education Committee ([log in to unmask]).

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Call for Proposals: Webinar Presentations
ALA - MAGIRT Education Committee
2015-16

The MAGIRT Education Committee seeks proposals for webinar presentations to be scheduled during the 2015-16 academic year.  MAGIRT is one of the leading professional organizations for those who manage cartographic and geospatial collections in North American libraries.  MAGIRT Webinars in the past have drawn healthy audiences, meeting pre-registration maximums.

Webinars are typically one hour in length, so presentation time should be limited to 45 minutes in order to allow time for questions from participants.  Proposals requiring a longer webinar will be considered but please specify the requested duration and rationale. The Webinar platform is Adobe Connect hosted by ALA.  Single presenters or panel proposals are welcome.  All webinar presenters must be identified in the proposal and contact information provided.  Date suggestions for webinar presentation may be included in the proposal but will not be finalized until after proposal review by the MAGIRT Education Committee.

We invite presentations on topics of current interest, either theoretical or practical in emphasis. Possible topics of interest include:
*       RDA and its implications for organizing, describing and accessing cartographic materials
*       Cartographic and geospatial digitization projects
*       Geography and the Digital Humanities
*       Geoportal development and implementation
*       Maps as primary sources in the classroom

Abstracts of no more than 250 words accompanied by the name and contact information for all presenters may be submitted to Anne Zald ([log in to unmask]), MAGIRT Education Committee Chair, by Dec 15, 2015.
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Anne Zald
Research & Learning Services:
Government Business & Geospatial Services Acting Social Science Data Services Librarian Northwestern University Libraries [log in to unmask]
(847) 467-6441