-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Map curators' training - US?] Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:08:17 -0500 From: ahudson <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ The Pratt course will be offered again, 5 Saturdays following July 4th weekend. I suggest finding the nearest map collection, and volunteering, if possible. Nothing like handson experience to learn the ropes. There will be a brief workshop for beginners at ALA's annual conference in Orlando this June. Read Mary Larsgaard's tome, and take it to heart. All the best, Alice C. Hudson Chief, Map Division The Humanities and Social Sciences Library The New York Public Library 5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117 New York, NY 10018-278 [log in to unmask]; 212-930-0589; fax 212-930-0027 http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. - Nelson Henderson