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Subject:        MAGERT - Library Security for Maps: ALA Conference Program
Date:   Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:25:54 -0500
From:   Janet B. Dixon <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps-L <[log in to unmask]>
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Please plan to attend the MAGERT ALA 2007Conference Program I: *LIBRARY
SECURITY FOR MAPS
*Sunday June 24, 1:30-3:30pm
Washington Convention Center room 145B
Description: Recent map thefts reveal the vulnerability of cartographic
materials in libraries.  All libraries, from small libraries to large
research institutions, need to take action to discourage map thefts.
Learn strategies to communicate to your library administration and
cooperate with other units to increase security.  A panel of experts,
led by David Cobb (Curator of Maps at Harvard University), will discuss
how to: identify valuable cartographic resources; inventory, mark, and
catalog the collection; evaluate the facilities, staff, and security
measures; define policies and procedures for patron access; and report
thefts.

Organized by the MAGERT Task Force on Library Security of Cartographic
Resources
Jan Dixon, Jenny Johnson, and David Cobb, Co-Chairs

Jan Dixon
Geosciences Librarian
Government Documents / Reference / Collection Management
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 North McIlroy Ave.
Fayetteville, AR  72701-4002
(479) 575-2192 or 575-6645