-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MAGERT workbook on cataloging rare and antiquarian maps available for purchase Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:16:27 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Please excuse the cross-posting. Did you miss ALA's Map and Geography Round Table preconference on cataloging early maps and atlases, Rare, Antiquarian or Just Plain Old: Cataloging Pre-Twentieth Century Cartographic Resources, which was held last June at the Library of Congress prior to the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.? The workbook used in the preconference and issued to participants has been reprinted and is available for purchase from MAGERT for $40. Our current supply will soon be sold out, but we are doing another printing in response to your firm orders. So to be sure to obtain a copy, send your requests without delay to the address below. The workbook includes illustrations and cataloging examples taken from sheet maps, atlas plates and atlases, focusing on early and pre-twentieth century cartographic materials. Some of the areas covered by the workbook include elements of description, transcription, mathematical data and supportive research. The $40 price includes shipping and handling. Orders for the workbook, Rare, Antiquarian, or Just Plain Old, should be sent to: Jim Coombs MAGERT Publications Distribution Manager Maps Library Missouri State University 901 S. National, #175 Springfield, MO 65897 USA Email: [log in to unmask] Nancy A. Kandoian Chair, Cataloging and Classification Committee, ALA MAGERT ************************************************************************** Map Cataloger The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division The New York Public Library 5th Ave. & 42nd St. New York, NY 10018-2788 [log in to unmask] phone 212-930-0586; fax 212-930-0027