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Subject:        MAGERT's Orlando programming--Map Reference 101, and much more
Date:   Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:55:58 -0500
From:   McInroy, Mary R <[log in to unmask]>




This message is being cross-posted, please excuse the duplication.



ALA/MAGERT (Map & Geography Round Table) will offer three program
sessions at this year’s ALA conference, ranging from a primer on map
reference to two sessions with a Florida connection.





• “Paper Maps and Vapor Maps: Finding Maps for Your Library’s Users/
Readers/ Researchers.”

Those of us in libraries that are combining—or thinking about
combining—public service units, can check out this MAGERT program on
Saturday.  Speakers will be Alice C. Hudson (Chief, Map Division, The
New York Public Library) and Kathleen Weessies (Map Librarian, Michigan
State University).

Aimed at non-map librarians, the program is intended for those not
expert in using maps and spatial data. It will focus on how to find and
use maps and atlases for reference and research use—locally, nationally,
internationally and via the Internet.

If working at your reference desk will soon mean answering
map/cartographic questions that used to be answered in a separate map or
documents collection, this program is an excellent way to quickly
acquire some essential map reference skills.

The program is planned for Saturday, June 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
in the Crystal Ballroom B of the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Seaworld.





• “Florida Geography: Immigrants, Hurricanes and Sinkholes.”

We knew about the alligators, but sinkholes??  At this Sunday program,
three experts in their respective fields will discuss: the impact of
immigration on Florida and Metropolitan Miami; the human and economic
impact of nature’s most dangerous storm—hurricanes; and the presence and
study of sinkholes in Florida, including the Orlando area.

Speakers will be Dr. Thomas D. Boswell (Chair, Department of Geography
and Regional Studies, University of Miami), Dr. Hugh E. Willoughby
(International Hurricane Research Center, Florida International
University) and Dr. Shiou-San Kuo (Director, Florida Sinkhole Research
Institute, University of Central Florida).

The program will take place on Sunday, June 27 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. in the Plaza International Ballroom H of the Peabody Orlando Hotel.





• “Scanning the Sunshine State: the University of Florida Map & Imagery
Library Experience.”

  If you want to get in touch with the geography of a region’s past,
there is no better way than to take a look at aerial photos and
historical maps of the area.  At this Monday session, you will hear how
Floridians are using modern technology to make their past come alive.

Speakers are Dr. HelenJane Armstrong (Head, Map and Imagery Library,
George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida), Erich J. Kesse
(Head, Digital Library Center, George A. Smathers Libraries, University
of Florida) and Joe Aufmuth (GIS Librarian, George A. Smathers
Libraries, University of Florida). Historical maps and aerial
photographs offer unique graphic resources for tracking the evolution of
Florida's landscapes.  “Florida from the Air,” a Florida LSTA grant,
integrates the spatial mapping functions of GIS with 40,000 Florida
aerial tiles captured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between
1937-1951.  “Ephemeral Cities: Color and Connections for the Sanborn®
Maps,” an IMLS grant, develops digital city atlases using GIS
technologies to integrate Sanborn maps with city directories,
newspapers, and other place-related data and objects found in libraries,
archives, museums, and agencies.  While all pre-1924 Florida Sanborns
were scanned, the goal of the grant is to develop an historic “sense of
place” for Gainesville, Tampa, and Key West.  Both of these projects
will be integrated into the broader statewide PALMM initiative that is
supported by all of the public academic libraries.

This program will discuss both the general and technical aspects of
these projects, and is scheduled for Monday, June 28 from 1:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. in the Palani Sailfish Room of the Renaissance Orlando Resort
at Seaworld.





For a full listing of MAGERT meetings and programs in Orlando, go to
http://magert.whoi.edu:8000/ and click on the MAGERT conference schedule
link.



Mary McInroy
Government Publications Department
and Map Collection
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242-1420
(319)335-6247 or (319)335-5926
FAX: (319)335-5900
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