I have already shared the sad news with MAGIRT members but wanted those of you who knew Dan Seldin, long time map librarian and map cataloger at Indiana University, to also learn of Dan's passing recently. I received this information from the current (and new) maps cataloger at Indiana, Ronda Sewald initially and waited to find out if a biography written about Dan at the time of his retirement could be shared publicly. You will see by Ronda's note below that it is and so I am sharing it with anyone interested. Also, an obituary notice is in the local Bloomington newspaper but everything but a brief summary is behind a paywall. The notice reads: Newspaper June 23, 2020 | Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN) Author: Staff Writer | Section: Obituaries 23 Words <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp-eu-readspeaker-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Frsent%3Fcustomerid%3D10859%26voice%3DJames%26lang%3Den_us%26readclass%3Dread&data=02%7C01%7Cpga2%40psu.edu%7Cd186fab76ffa40f5a12e08d81d00e84c%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C637291237015515722&sdata=V8mvgjFOxQ8MSTjUE2eEcqhhU7yRPN71ImiGM6aXkPo%3D&reserved=0> Daniel Thomas Seldin, 75 BLOOMINGTON — Daniel Thomas Seldin, 75, of Bloomington, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Allen Funeral Home. Apparently a full obituary will be forthcoming. I hope I do not have to share news such as this about colleagues for a long time to come, but it makes me realize just how long I have been in the map librarianship field. Just like a family, you welcome new members into the fold, you watch your colleagues grow and change, and then sadly we see them leave us too. Here is Dan's biography (written in 2009): Hi everyone, I just wanted to follow up that Dan's biography is openly available online through IU's Emeriti House as part of its 2009 Retired Faculty Biographies: https://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/handle/10333/6339<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finstitutionalmemory.iu.edu%2Faim%2Fhandle%2F10333%2F6339&data=02%7C01%7Cpga2%40psu.edu%7C9da2f40771054f82282b08d81d0cac7e%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C637291287553353675&sdata=PQydjiVAwiPGhsZ3GgBoFxnw6yhTtNDd9DGaV70NNnA%3D&reserved=0>. I've also realized my mental calendar was off and that the date of Dan's passing would have been Saturday, June 20th. My thanks to you all for your warm welcome to MAGIRT. I look forward to participating in the future and am sorry to start things off on such a sad note. My deepest condolences to those of you who knew Dan. Best, Ronda
