-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: MAPS-L: map societies vs map organizations Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 17:32:31 -0000 From: Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Alice (and others who may have an interest): J. Brian Harley discussed these distinctions - and more - in his introductory chapter to 'The history of cartography', Vol. 1 (Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 1987). Might it be helpful to skim through that chapter again and work, and/or up-date, therefrom? Then - more updated - there's a similar category distinction, and specific web-pages, made on the History of Cartography gateway site [http://www.maphistory.info/], maintained by an ex-map dealer, ex-map librarian, and occasional map collector . . .; and the excellent 'Oddens' Bookmarks' gateway site [http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/index.html]. FH [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Maps-L [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 5:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: MAPS-L: map societies vs map organizations -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: map societies vs map organizations Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 12:01:04 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Hmm, only two categories? Regional map societies tend to focus on map collecting and antiquarian maps, local interest as in WMS, NYMS Map organizations, I assume are perhaps NACIS or NEMO? made up of mapmakers, librarians, map aficionados of all stripes Map library assns are made up primarily of professionals in the field of map librarianship, curators and archivists of cartographic collections/ALA, SLA, ACMLA map library assocation of assns: IFLA G& M is another level with members representing ALA, SLA, LIBER, BCS Map curators group, ACMLA, etc. map listservs and mapblogs form another sort of mappy membership organization, composed of those who chose to sign on just a thought...on our mappy complexity Alice C. Hudson Chief, The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division The Humanities and Social Sciences Library The New York Public Library 5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117 New York, NY 10018-2788 [log in to unmask]; 212-930-0589; fax 212-930-0027 Hours: Open 1-7:30 Tu; 1-6 Wed-Sat. Closed Sun, Mon. http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html