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Subject:        NGIN Conference--Nov. 7, 2008
Date:   Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:32:01 -0800
From:   Diaz, Carlos <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps-L (E-mail) <[log in to unmask]>





The Northwest Government Information Network (NGIN) will be having its
one-day fall meeting on Friday, November 7, 2008 at Western Washington
University (WWU) Libraries, Bellingham, WA.

The featured program will be*/ /**/To Catch a Map Thief: The WWU Story
of Purloined Maps/*. Rob Lopresti and Julie Fitzgerald of WWU Libraries
will be detailing the story of stolen maps from its collection and
others by James L. Brubaker. The program will also detail security
improvements at the library.

NGIN was founded in the fall of 1997 by a group of documents librarians
in the Northwest region. This is an independent organization whose
primary purpose is to promote the effective use of government
information published by all levels of government. Individuals or
organizations interested in government information are welcome to join.
You can find NGIN at:

http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/ngin/

for more information on the organization.

Register for the meeting at:
http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/ngin/registration.html

Information on the meeting can be found at:
http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/ngin/minutes/nov7-2008.html


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Carlos A. Diaz
Government Documents Specialist
Government Documents/Maps
Daniel J. Evans Library
The Evergreen State College
Mailstop L-2309
Olympia, WA 98505
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http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/index.html
GovDocs/Maps Desk:  (360) 867-6165
Carlos' phone:  (360) 867-6251
fax:      (360) 866-6790

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