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Subject: Maps Training Course (Edinburgh)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:09:14 +0100
From: Anne Taylor <[log in to unmask]>


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The Map Curators' Group are pleased to announce a TRAINING COURSE for all
those with maps in their care.

Apologies for cross posting.

"Wired for Maps: A basic course on electronic cartographic materials for
map curators, librarians and archivists"

1-2 June 2005, Edinburgh

The Map Curators' Group of the British Cartographic Society is holding a
training course on electronic cartographic materials for all librarians,
archivists, curators - in fact anyone who has maps in their care.

The course will be held in the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh
and will start after lunch on Wednesday 1 June with a session entitled
Digitisation of material from your own collections.  This aims to give some
practical advice on how to plan and implement digitisation projects.  The
course will continue the following morning with a session on Organisation
and acquisition of digital data.  This will include a look at how to make
the most of GIS technologies in the library, a discussion of metadata and a
look at some of the map images that are already available on the web.

You do not need to be a member of the British Cartographic Society to
attend.  The closing date for booking is 15 May 2005.

The charge for the whole course is £55 (registration for part of the
programme is also possible).  The full programme and registration form are
(or soon will be) available at
<http://www.cartography.org.uk/Pages/Membership/Curators/Training.html>http://www.cartography.org.uk/Pages/Membership/Curators/Training.html

Or contact Anne Taylor (details below) for paper copies or if you need more
information.  Some advice on accommodation will be sent with the
confirmation of your booking.

Edinburgh is a lovely city to visit and is accessible from most parts of
the country by train, plane and road.  We hope that running the course over
two days will assist those who need to travel some distance and will give
attendees an opportunity to network informally on the Wednesday
evening.  Come along and share your experiences and talk through issues
with some friendly faces.


Anne Taylor
Head of Map Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge
CB3 9DR
Tel: 01223-333041.   Fax: 01223-333160.   email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/maps/Home.htm