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                       Librarian Receives Top Honors
 
     On Monday, June 12, 1995, in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, at the 86th
Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association, held in Montreal, Quebec,
the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries Association presented the
Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Geography and Map Librarianship to
Mary Lynette Larsgaard, Assistant Head, Map and Imaging Laboratory and Library
at the University of California in Santa Barbara. A framed certificate was presented
to Ms. Larsgaard by Mr. Paige G. Andrew, Chair of the Division.
     The Honors Award is the highest award given by the Geography and Map
Division of the Special Libraries Association. The Division, founded in 1942, began
this recognition of achievement in Geography and Map Librarianship in 1955. This
year marks the 27th time the award has been given. The award honors a person
who has made outstanding contributions to the fields of geography, cartography,
or map librarianship. Ms. Larsgaard is only the second person to receive both the
Special Libraries Association and the American Library Association awards for
outstanding contribution to map librarianship.
     A prolific writer, she has a bibliography of publications longer than many
articles. Through her writings, she shares her experience and wide-ranging
expertise. Her landmark volume, Map Librarianship, is currently in its second
edition. Two other volumes, Topographic Mapping of the Americas, Australia, and
New Zealand and Topographic Mapping of Africa, Antarctica, and Eurasia expand
our access to world mapping and facilitate reference and acquisitions. In addition to
her books, she has served as Editor of the Information Bulletin of the Western
Association of Map Libraries; Editor of base line, the newsletter of the American
Library Association's Map and Geography Round Table; and edited issues of other
journals. Her numerous writings include chapters in a variety of reference volumes
as well as articles in major map and other library journals. She has also contributed
regular columns to professional journals and is a frequent reviewer of cartographic
materials.
     Ms. Larsgaard has served as Chair of the Special Libraries Association's
Geography and Map Division, President of the American Library Association's Map
and Geography Round Table, President of the Western Association of Map
Libraries, and headed a number of other map library groups. Her active involvement
in map and geography organizations also includes serving as chair of almost every
committee and numerous presentations at conferences and workshops.
     A major focus throughout Ms. Larsgaard's career has been the cataloging of
cartographic materials. She founded the Special Libraries Association Cataloging
Committee. She was a representative to the Anglo-American Cataloging Committee
for Cartographic Materials for both the Special Libraries Association and the
American Library Association. She is currently the representative for the Western
Association of Map Libraries on the committee to review AACR2. She has written
extensively about cataloging and classification. Ms. Larsgaard has led the
profession in the development of cataloging for digital spatial data. She is probably
one of the few people in the world that is currently doing 'live' cataloging of
metadata for GIS.
     Ms. Larsgaard is always highly enthusiastic when it comes to maps, map
collections, and map librarianship. Her positive spirit, willingness to accept a
challenge, and adept skills always have her in the forefront of developing and using
new techniques for organizing cartographic materials. One of her greatest
achievements is her encouragement of new librarians, new ideas, and new
techniques in our profession. It is not surprising that Mary has the highest profile in
map librarianship today. Her dedication and leadership will guide us into the next
century.
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