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Subject: ALA Midwinter Meeting Announcement
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005
From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]

Colleagues -

         MAGERT ALA MIDWINTER DISCUSSION

The Research Libraries Map Collection Management Group and Small Map
Collections Discussion Group plan to hold a joint meeting during the
upcoming ALA Midwinter meetings in San Antonio
(www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2006/home.htm). The topic
for this meeting will be LIBRARY SECURITY FOR MAP COLLECTIONS: THE FUTURE
and will be co-chaired by David Cobb (Harvard Map Collection) and Alice
Hudson (New York Public Library Map Division). Among the topics to be
discussed will be: existing security guideline documents; security
policies; access to rare materials; physical facilities; staffing; and an
open discussion among attendees. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for
Sunday afternoon, January 29th. Comments or questions are welcomed by Alice
([log in to unmask]) and David ([log in to unmask]).

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David A. Cobb                                   Tel. 617.495.2417
Harvard Map Collection                          FAX  617.496.0440
Harvard College Library                         Email: [log in to unmask]
Cambridge, MA 02138                             HTTP://hcl.harvard.edu/maps
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