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Subject: GUIDE TO U.S. MAP RESOURCES
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:08:05 -0700
From: \"Christopher J.J. Thiry\" <[log in to unmask]>
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2nd announcement

GUIDE TO U.S. MAP RESOURCES, 3rd EDITION SURVEY LAUNCH

Fill out a survey and win one of 2 $100 gift certificates from a
national map
dealer!!

The Map and Geography Roundtable (MAGERT) of the American Library
Association
is pleased to announce the opening of the survey whose results will be
used to
create the 3rd Edition of the Guide to U.S. Map Resources.  The first
edition
was published in 1986, and the second in 1990 (974 collections
participated).
In the last 13 years there have been significant changes in the map library
community.  The 3rd Edition is long overdue and your help is needed.

All libraries in the United States and its territories with collections
of over
1,000 maps, or with collections of significant research, or historic
value are
asked to participate.  MAGERT’s goal is to compile a comprehensive
guide.  This
will be accomplished only with YOUR help.  Libraries will need to
complete the
official survey.  The official survey is exclusively available on the
web at:
http://www.mines.edu/library/maproom/forms/US_guide_survey.html
Completed paper copies of the survey will also be accepted via US mail
or fax
by the editor (see contact information below).  The Survey will take
approximately 10 to 40 minutes to finish.  It is acceptable to approximate
figures or leave answers blank, particularly if the maps are dispersed
throughout your institution.

Please forward this message on to institutions you believe should be
included
in the Guide.
The Survey itself will begin October 15, 2003 and close January 31, 2004.

After the closing of the survey, two libraries completing the survey
will be
chosen at random and each awarded a gift certificate from a national map
dealer
in the amount of $100.

Christopher J.J. Thiry, Map Librarian at The Colorado School of Mines,
is the
Editor of this edition.  Approximately 30 other people will act as Regional
Editors.

Once again, the survey can be found at:
http://www.mines.edu/library/maproom/forms/US_guide_survey.html

For more information or questions, please contact:
Christopher J.J. Thiry, editor
Map Librarian
Colorado School of Mines
303-273-3697
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