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Subject: SURVEY for the 3rd edtion of the Guide to US Map Resources
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:03:43 -0600 (MDT)
From: Thiry <[log in to unmask]>


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GUIDE TO U.S. MAP RESOURCES, 3rd EDITION SURVEY LAUNCH

Fill out a survey and win one of 2 $100 gift certificates from a
national
map dealer!!

The Map and Geography Roundtable (MAGERT) of the American Library
Association is pleased to announce the opening of the survey whose
results
will be used to create the 3rd Edition of the Guide to U.S. Map
Resources.
The first edition was published in 1986, and the second in 1990 (974
collections participated).  In the last 13 years there have been
significant changes in the map library community.  The 3rd Edition is
long
overdue and your help is needed.

All libraries in the United States and its territories with collections
of
over 1,000 maps, or with collections of significant research, or
historic
value are asked to participate.  MAGERT's goal is to compile a
comprehensive guide.  This will be accomplished only with YOUR help.
Libraries will need to complete the official survey.  The official
survey
is exclusively available on the web at:
http://www.mines.edu/library/maproom/forms/US_guide_survey.html
Completed paper copies of the survey will also be accepted via US mail
or
fax by the editor (see contact information below).  The Survey will take
approximately 10 to 40 minutes to finish.  It is acceptable to
approximate
figures or leave answers blank, particularly if the maps are dispersed
throughout your institution.

Please forward this message on to institutions you believe should be
included in the Guide.
The Survey itself will begin October 15, 2003 and close January 31,
2004.

After the closing of the survey, two libraries completing the survey
will
be chosen at random and each awarded a gift certificate from a national
map dealer in the amount of $100.

Christopher J.J. Thiry, Map Librarian at The Colorado School of Mines,
is
the Editor of this edition.  Approximately 30 other people will act as
Regional Editors.

Once again, the survey can be found at:
http://www.mines.edu/library/maproom/forms/US_guide_survey.html

For more information or questions, please contact:
Christopher J.J. Thiry, editor
Map Librarian
Colorado School of Mines
303-273-3697
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