** Apologies for Cross Posting ** This message is to let you know that the 14th Conference of the Groupe des Carthotécaires de LIBER will be held in Cambridge (England) from Tuesday 31 August 2004 to Saturday 4 September 2004 inclusive. The title of the conference is: Map Collections and GIS or Digital Data – the death of the paper Map? Discussions will centre on the rise in the availability of digital data, how it is handled by libraries and how it sits alongside traditional paper collections. We can also examine access to digital map images, initiatives for scanning and the archiving of maps for preservation and disaster recovery purposes. Topics for discussion might include: how GIS is being used within the map library (by our users for the production of their own maps; by ourselves for collection management; to enhance remote access to the collections ...); the impact GIS is having on map libraries (is our future in danger; can/should we embrace the technology more?); interactive map indexes - web based or otherwise; digitisation projects (why are they being done; user expectations; how successful have they been ...) The Conference is open to all interested parties (though in the case of oversubscription preference will be given to delegates from member libraries - see http://www.kb.dk/guests/intl/liber/memb/current/ for a list of these) A letter of invitation and a provisional programme are available at: http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/maps/Liber.htm It would help in the planning of the conference if those hoping to attend could return the form attached to the provisional programme by 1 May, or soon after. If you would like to present a paper, please also send a brief outline for consideration. More information about LIBER GdC is available at: http://www.kb.nl/infolev/liber/intro.htm You might also like to know that: The Society of Cartographers Summer School takes place at the University of Bristol 6th - 9th September, 2004 http://www.soc.org.uk/ss/bristol/bristol.html and that The British Cartographic Society Conference (including the Map Curators Workshop) will take place September 9th - 12th 2004 at the University of Durham http://www.cartography.org.uk/Pages/Latest/SympDurh.html Looking forward to hearing from you Anne 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