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Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:02:31 -0700
From: Linda Zellmer <[log in to unmask]>
To: 'MAPS-L' <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: FW: WAML Program
 
Attached you will find information on a revised schedule for the WAML Fall
Meeting at the Library of Congress.  Some changes may be made to this
schedule to deal with the field trip to National Archives.  Linda Zellmer
 
> Linda,
>
> Following is a revised version of the WAML Program.
>
> The unfortunate reason for the revision is that as a result of the
> shooting deaths of
> the two Capitol Police Officers, the Library has implemented new and very,
> very
> stringent entry requirements.  As the cover part of the new program
> describes,
> public entrance to the Madison Building is now restricted to just one
> entrance, and
> everyone must go through a metal detector and each bag is thoroughly
> checked.
> Consequently, it is taking the normal group of readers waiting to use the
> Madison
> Building thirty to forty minutes to get in the morning, and if we add the
> WAML
> group to that number, the entry time will be even worse.  We have
> therefore
> pushed back the starting time for everything to 9:30 in order to give
> everyone a
> chance to get in the building.  We were given no advance warning of this
> change,
> and it has really affected the public quite a bit.  I have watched the
> entry process
> several mornings this week, and I see no hope of the process becoming
> quicker or
> more efficient prior to your meeting.  I hope you can forward this to
> others.
>
> Gary
>
> **************************************************
>
> PROGRAM
> Fall 1998 Meeting
> September 16-18
> Western Association of Map Libraries
>
> Geography and Map Division
> Library of Congress
>
>
>       Recent events on Capitol Hill prompted significant changes in
> security
> procedures at the Library of Congress that have necessitated changes in
> the
> schedule of events for the meeting of the Western Association of Map
> Libraries.
> The public can now use only one entrance to the James Madison Building,
> the
> doors on Independence Avenue, and admission is not permitted until 8:30
> AM.  In
> addition, all visitors to the Library must pass through a metal detector
> and have
> each bag or purse examined carefully.  Consequently, there is a long, slow
> line in
> the mornings waiting to get into the Madison Building, and all visitors
> must assume
> that it could take as long as a half-hour or more to gain admittance at
> that time.
>       To accommodate the delays that must be expected, the starting time
> for the
> first events of each day have been pushed back to 9:30 AM to ensure ample
> opportunity for attendees to get through the entrance.  That has forced us
> to also
> shorten some of the events scheduled for later in the day.  Lunch breaks
> may be
> affected because of the length of time required to pass through the
> security
> procedures when returning during the middle of the day.
>       It is recommended that attendees not bring computers or other
> office-type
> machines, as these will have to be registered at the door and will
> increase the time
> required to get into the building.
>
> Wednesday, September 16
>
> 9:30 AM       Acquisitions Area, Geography and Map Division, Room B01,
> James
> Madison Building
>
> 1:30 PM       Acquisitions Area, Geography and Map Division, Room B01,
> James Madison Building
>               Welcome  (Elizabeth Mangan, Acting Chief)
>               Introductions and Overview of Conference Activities (Mr.
> Fitzpatrick)
>               Organization and History of the Division (Ralph E.
> Ehrenberg, Chief Emeritus)
>
> 2:30 - 3:00   Break
>
> 3:00          Tour of the Geography and Map Division
>
> 5:00 - 7:00   Reception, Geography and Map Division Foyer and Hallway
>
> Thursday, September 17
>
>  9:30 - 12:00
>       AM Discussion Groups: (Assemble in G&M Foyer/Hallway)
>
>
>       9:30 - 10:30
>               Acquisitions (Mr. Buscher)
>               Reference (Mr. Grim)
>               Cataloging (Ms. Story)
>               Vault Collections (Mr. Redmond)
>               GIS Program (Mr. Fitzpatrick)
>               Preservation Activities (Mr. Knodle, Mr. Shepler, Ms.
> Wanser)
>
>       11:00-12:00
>               Collections Management (Mr. Buscher)
>               Reference (Mr. Grim)
>               Cataloging (Ms. Story)
>               Vault Collections (Mr. Redmond)
>               GIS Program (Mr. Fitzpatrick)
>               Preservation Activities (Mr. Knodle, Mr. Shepler, Ms.
> Wanser)
>
> 12:00 - 2:00
>       Lunch
>
> 2:00 - 3:15 (National Digital Library Visitors Center, 1st Floor, James
> Madison
> Building)National Digital Library Program (Ms. Mangan, Ms. Stumbaugh, Ms.
> Pickett, Mr. Fitzpatrick)
>
> 3:45 - 4:45
>               Acquisitions (Mr. Buscher)
>               Cataloging (Ms. Story)
>               Vault Collections (Mr. Redmond)
>               GIS Program (Mr. Fitzpatrick)
>
> Friday, September 18
>
> 9:30 - 12:00   (West Dining Room, 6th Floor, James Madison Building)
>                       Discussions with Acting Chief, and Team Leaders for
> Cataloging and Collections Management, and Specialists
>
> 12:00 - 2:00
>       Lunch
>
> 2:00 -                (Meet in the Great Hall, Library of Congress
> Building)
>       Tour of the Exhibit, American Treasures of the Library of Congress