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THE MAP LIBRARY IN TRANSITION
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A Joint Conference Sponsored by the
Congress of Cartographic Information Specialist Associations
and the
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
October 18 & 19
Mumford Room James Madison Building
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C.
GOAL: To plan for the impact of the digital revolution in the realm of
geographic information.
THEMES: The relationship of map libraries to their parent organizations;
the technical requirements for equipment, software, and communications to
support digital forms of geographic information; the skills required for
the map librarian of the future; defining the collections and services of
the map library of the future.
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: The Library of Congress; Association of
Canadian Map Libraries and Archives; American Congress on Surveying and
Mapping; Committee of Southeast Map Librarians (AAG); Geography & Map
Division, Special Libraries Association; International Society of Curators
of Early Maps; Map and Geography Roundtable, American Library Association;
Map Online Users' Group; North American Cartographic Information Society;
Northeast Map Organization; Western Association of Map Libraries.
Monday, October 18
8:30--8:50 Registration and Assembly
8:50--9:00 Opening Remarks - Ralph Ehrenberg, Chief, Geography and
Map Division, Library of Congress.
9:00--9:10 Overview of the Conference Goals and Program - Gary
Fitzpatrick, Chris Baruth
9:10--10:45 Where Map Libraries Are Today and Where They Are Headed,
Panel Discussion.
Debra Lords
Patrick McGlamery
John Sutherland
Linda Zelmer
11:15--12:30
Reports on Initiatives:
A. GIS in Libraries Survey
B. ARL Literacy Project
C. The Library of Congress Role in the Federal Geographic
Data Committee
1. Steering Committee, Coordination Group, and
Cultural and Demographic Data
2. Standards
3. Historic Data Subcommittee
D. Large Application in A Library Setting
E. A Medium Scale Approach in a Map Library
12:30--2:00 Lunch
2:00--4:30 Keynote Speakers (presentations and panel discussion)
Map librarians face several difficult problems in
planning for the future. First, how will the electronic
revolution affect research libraries, the institutions which
house many of the premiere map collections of the country?
Second, how drastically will the concepts of GIS alter the
nature of cartographic products by the turn of the century?
Third, what skills are individuals going to need in order to
function effectively within the realm of digital geographic
information? Finally, what opportunities lie ahead for map
librarians to ensure or enhance their chance for survival in
an era when easily available electronic forms of digital
geographic information will put a virtual map library at the
reach of everyone who owns a computer and a telephone and in
an environment where the business world seems to have
discovered that maps are marketable products.
Georeferencing and Mapping of Non-cartographic Information;
David Beddoe, ESRI;
Geographic Information in the Research Library of the 21st
Century; Larry Carver, University of California at
Santa Barbara;
Essential Skills for GIS Competency in the Year 2000;
Dr. Ron Abler, Executive Director, Association of
American Geographers;
Prospects for the Marketing of Maps; Barbara Fine,
President, The Map Store, Washington, D. C.
5:15--6:45 Dinner
7:00--9:00 Discussion Groups:
1. Communicating with Library Directors about GIS, Remote
Sensing, and the Map Library. Leader, Melissa Lamont.
2. Toward Defining the Technical Requirements for a Map
Library in the year 2000. Leader, Grace Welsh.
3. Toward Defining Training and Education Strategies for
Map Librarians.
4. Inventories and Services: Looking at the Map Library
of the Future. Leader, Jim Minton.
Tuesday, October 19
8:30--9:00 Assembly
9:00--11:30 The Federal Geographic Data Committee and the Federal
Depository Program: Prospects for the Map Library of the
Future (Presentations and Panel Discussion).
To examine the availability and nature of geographic
information in the future. Will the NSDI eliminate the need
for depository arrangements? How might the nature and
quantity of geographic data publishing change in the next
few years? Will federal geographic data be useful in its
own right, or will "value added" versions from the private
sector be necessary for effective use?
Sheila McGarr, Chief, Depository Program
Michael Domaratz, USGS
Larry Carbaugh, Census (301-763-1384)
Millington Lockwood, NOAA
11:45--1:00 Lunch
1:00--3:00 Presentations of GIS Applications Within the Federal
Government
3:00--3:30 Break
3:30--5:30 Reports from Discussion Groups and Open Microphone
5:30--8:00 Reception
PARTICIPATION: This is a conference open to all interested individuals from
the cartographic information field. NACIS, one of the participating
orgainzations, has agreed to handle registration funds. To register, send
$30.00 (Check payable to NACIS) to:
NACIS
AGS Collection
PO Box 399
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0300
Direct any questions to Gary Fitzpatrick, Library of Congress, (202) 707-
8542 or Chris Baruth, AGS Collection, (800) 558-8993.
ACCOMODATIONS: This conference immediately preceeds the Annual Meeting of
the North American Cartographic Information Society. There are rooms set
aside at the NACIS conference hotel, the Quality Hotel in Silver Spring, MD
(3 blocks from the Silver Spring Metro Stop on the Red Line). The rates
are $69.00 for a single and $77.00 for a double. Rates include free buffet
breakfast. To make reservations call (301) 589-5200. Indicate you are
with NACIS.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Gary Fitzpatrick, Geography and Map Division, LC.
Christopher Baruth, American Geographical Society Collection.
Patrick McGlamery, University of Connecticut.
Johnnie Sutherland, University of Georgia.
Alberta Auringer Wood, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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