-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MAGERT's Orlando programming--Map Reference 101, and much more Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:55:58 -0500 From: McInroy, Mary R <[log in to unmask]> This message is being cross-posted, please excuse the duplication. ALA/MAGERT (Map & Geography Round Table) will offer three program sessions at this year’s ALA conference, ranging from a primer on map reference to two sessions with a Florida connection. • “Paper Maps and Vapor Maps: Finding Maps for Your Library’s Users/ Readers/ Researchers.” Those of us in libraries that are combining—or thinking about combining—public service units, can check out this MAGERT program on Saturday. Speakers will be Alice C. Hudson (Chief, Map Division, The New York Public Library) and Kathleen Weessies (Map Librarian, Michigan State University). Aimed at non-map librarians, the program is intended for those not expert in using maps and spatial data. It will focus on how to find and use maps and atlases for reference and research use—locally, nationally, internationally and via the Internet. If working at your reference desk will soon mean answering map/cartographic questions that used to be answered in a separate map or documents collection, this program is an excellent way to quickly acquire some essential map reference skills. The program is planned for Saturday, June 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Crystal Ballroom B of the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Seaworld. • “Florida Geography: Immigrants, Hurricanes and Sinkholes.” We knew about the alligators, but sinkholes?? At this Sunday program, three experts in their respective fields will discuss: the impact of immigration on Florida and Metropolitan Miami; the human and economic impact of nature’s most dangerous storm—hurricanes; and the presence and study of sinkholes in Florida, including the Orlando area. Speakers will be Dr. Thomas D. Boswell (Chair, Department of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Miami), Dr. Hugh E. Willoughby (International Hurricane Research Center, Florida International University) and Dr. Shiou-San Kuo (Director, Florida Sinkhole Research Institute, University of Central Florida). The program will take place on Sunday, June 27 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Plaza International Ballroom H of the Peabody Orlando Hotel. • “Scanning the Sunshine State: the University of Florida Map & Imagery Library Experience.” If you want to get in touch with the geography of a region’s past, there is no better way than to take a look at aerial photos and historical maps of the area. At this Monday session, you will hear how Floridians are using modern technology to make their past come alive. Speakers are Dr. HelenJane Armstrong (Head, Map and Imagery Library, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida), Erich J. Kesse (Head, Digital Library Center, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida) and Joe Aufmuth (GIS Librarian, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida). Historical maps and aerial photographs offer unique graphic resources for tracking the evolution of Florida's landscapes. “Florida from the Air,” a Florida LSTA grant, integrates the spatial mapping functions of GIS with 40,000 Florida aerial tiles captured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1937-1951. “Ephemeral Cities: Color and Connections for the Sanborn® Maps,” an IMLS grant, develops digital city atlases using GIS technologies to integrate Sanborn maps with city directories, newspapers, and other place-related data and objects found in libraries, archives, museums, and agencies. While all pre-1924 Florida Sanborns were scanned, the goal of the grant is to develop an historic “sense of place” for Gainesville, Tampa, and Key West. Both of these projects will be integrated into the broader statewide PALMM initiative that is supported by all of the public academic libraries. This program will discuss both the general and technical aspects of these projects, and is scheduled for Monday, June 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Palani Sailfish Room of the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Seaworld. For a full listing of MAGERT meetings and programs in Orlando, go to http://magert.whoi.edu:8000/ and click on the MAGERT conference schedule link. 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]