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Subject:        Announcement of Journal of Map and Geography Library's
"Geoscapes Best Paper of the Year Award"
Date:   Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:11:07 -0800
From:   Mary Larsgaard <[log in to unmask]>
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Organization:   UCSB Map & Imagery Lab, Library
To:     Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>


GEOSCAPES BEST PAPER OF THE YEAR AWARD

It is with great pleasure and excitement that Co-Editors Paige G. Andrew
and Mary Lynette Larsgaard announce that the winner of the Geoscapes
Best Paper of the Year Award for volume 2 of the Journal of Map and
Geography Libraries/Geoscapes is Dr. Dawn Youngblood for her article,
“Map Use Across the Disciplines,” which appears on pages 33-66 of issue
number 2. Dawn’s article was unanimously selected as the best article –
from eight articles published in volume two - by a panel from the
journal’s Editorial Board. Dawn is in charge of the Edwin J. Foscue Map
Library at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas.

This overview article about the need for, and subsequent use of, maps in
many different disciplines is especially outstanding for its depth of
research, the obvious substantial amount of time invested in researching
the topic, and particularly the finely-tuned eye of the author. It is
well thought out, well researched (using both print and conversations
with users), and well written, and makes excellent use of illustrations.
The curiosity of the professional librarian that looks at the material
available with the researcher always in mind makes for an engaging
style. Because Dawn has a doctorate in archaeology, the section of the
article that deals with that profession’s extensive use of maps is
especially telling. The Award Committee found that this article relates
well to developments within the map and geography field, and perceives
that it will be a standard “read” for incoming map librarians.

As winner of the Geoscapes Best Paper of the Year Award, Dawn will
receive a complimentary subscription to the journal, a $100 Haworth
Press gift certificate and a framed award certificate. In addition,
Haworth will present, in Dawn’s name, a complimentary two-year
international subscription to the journal to an in-need center that
would otherwise not be able to afford to subscribe to the journal.

Congratulations, Dawn!

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Mary Lynette Larsgaard
Director, Map Library
Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010
USA
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