NOTE: This message is being cross-posted. Please excuse duplication. Also, if you know people who would be interested in and would benefit from either of our two programs, please forward the program information to them. As Chair of the Membership Committee of MAGERT (Map and Geography Round Table), I would like to invite those planning to attend ALA in Chicago to attend any and all MAGERT events during the conference. MAGERT PROGRAMMING at ALA Annual conference. If patrons have asked you questions you could not answer re. electronic geo-spatial data ("Does it exist for Ghana?" "Where can I find old boundary data?" "Must I buy information for my home county or can I get it free somewhere?"), our Saturday program is for you. And for those of you who work in libraries where the map holdings are relatively inaccessible via the catalog, and/or where little or no cataloging of maps occurs, Monday's program on alternatives to full MARC--AACRII cataloging for maps should interest you. Time will be allowed for questions and for sharing of your own ideas and methods of coping with this all-too-common situation. DETAILS & DATES & TIMES for PROGRAMS: SATURDAY, JULY 8 -------2:00-4:00 p.m. -SHER-Superior A Program I: "The Acquisition of Electronic Geo-Spatial Data" (sponsored by MAGERT Geotech Committee) Spatial data in electronic form is being produced and issued by the U.S. Government, state and local government agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and commercial vendors, and in ever increasing quantities and varieties. Hear panelists discuss how map and geography librarians can come to grips with this material and obtain the best and most relevant of it for their institutions. Speakers and their topics: Karl Longstreth, Head Map Library and Director of China Data Center, International Institute, University of Michigan, "Searching the World for International Data; New Directions in Cooperative Projects."; John H. Long, Editor, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Newberry Library, "The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries and GIS."; Michael Furlough, Associate Director of the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia, "Hunting for Data: Developing Relationships with State and Local Agencies."; Melissa Lamont, Head, Data Library and Archives, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, "Free and Federal Data." MONDAY, JULY 10----------2:00-4:00 p.m. -SHER-Huron Program II: "Finding the Way: Access to Cartographic Collections" (sponsored by MAGERT Cataloging & Classification Committee) Map collections are often not included in the catalog that covers the rest of the collections. How do you provide access to the maps and other cartographic resources without full MARC cataloging? Come and hear three possible approaches and get your questions answered. Speakers and their topics: David Y. Allen, head, Map Collection, SUNY Stony Brook, "The Dublin Core and its application to non-MARC cataloging for maps"; Scott McEathron, map catalog libn., liaison to Natural Resources, Univ. of CT, "GEODEX (Geographic Index System for Map Series)"; Joseph M. Winkler, coord., Research Collections, St. Louis Pub. Lib., "MapFind, a home-grown stand-alone database for maps." The full MAGERT schedule (meetings, discussions groups, etc.) can be found at: http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/magprogs.htm. Thank you. Mary McInroy, MAGERT Membership Chair 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 e-mail: [log in to unmask]