-------- Original Message -------- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:06:46 +0000 From: Pete Reehling <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> For those planning to attend the ALA Annual Convention in Anaheim please take the opporunity to attend the MAGERT Reception and any of the the various committee meetings, discussion groups, and MAGERT sponsored programs. All MAGERT events are open to ALA members. *MAGERT schedule:* *Friday - 27 Jun 2008* 6:00-8:00pm - MAGERT Reception - Hilton Palisades *Saturday - 28 Jun 2008 *8:00am-10:00am - Executive Board I - Hyatt Madrid 10:30am-12:30pm - Publications committee - Hyatt Madrid 10:30am-12:30pm - Membership Committee - Hyatt Valencia 1:30pm-3:30pm - Program 1: Geographic Information in the World of Web 2.0 - Hyatt Royal A/B Description: In the past few years the Web has undergone a significant transition, from a largely top-down medium for the distribution of content to a much more flexible environment in which user-generated content is increasingly important. I trace this transition in the context of geographic information, and discuss its implications for the broader geospatial field, with particular emphasis on volunteered geographic information, the relationship between authority and assertion, and meta data. Speaker: Michael Goodchild, Director, Center for Spatial Studies, UC - Santa Barbara 4:00-5:30pm - Map Collection Management Discussion Group - Anaheim Convention Center Rm 212B ** *Sunday - 29 June 2008 *8:00am-10:00am - ALCTS/MAGERT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Discussion Group - Anaheim Convention Center Rm 203B 10:30am-12:30pm - Cataloging & Classification Committee - Hilton Malibu 1:30pm-3:30pm - Education Committee - Hilton Avilia 4:00pm-6:00pm - GIS/RS Discussion Group - Anaheim Convention Center Rm 206B *Monday - 30 Jun 2008* 8:00am-10:00am - Federal Spatial Information Discussion Group - Hilton Oceanside 10:30am-12:30pm - GeoTech Committee - Hilton Coronado 1:30pm-3:30pm - Program 2: Describing and Organizing Geographic Information: A Comparison of RDA and ISO 19115 Standards - Anaheim Convention Center Rm 213C Description: Properly describing and organizing geographic information resources is the key to ensuring access and usage. The two predominant standards used to describe and organize geographic information resources are Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard and the ISO Standard 19115 Geographic Information -- Metadata standard. This program will introduce librarians to RDA cataloging guidelines and instructions for maps and geographic e-resources and to the ISO 19115 metadata schema used to describe GIS data. Speakers: Mary Larsgaard, Librarian, UC-Santa Barbara; Angela Lee, ESRI Libraries and Museums Manager; Aleta Vienneau, GIS Metadata Specialist - ESRI 4:00pm-6:00pm - Program Planning/Awards & Nominations - Marriott 304 *Tuesday - 1 July 2008* 8:00am-10:00am - Membership Meeting - Hilton El Capitan Pete Reehling MAGERT Chair ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing Live Search cashback . It's search that pays you back! Try it Now <http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=introsrchcashback>