-------- Original Message -------- Subject: CartoMundi Website Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:16:45 +0200 From: Jean-Luc ARNAUD <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Dear Colleagues, http://cartomundi.eu <http://cartomundi.eu/> - the website /CartoMundi,/ dedicated to the promotion of the Cartographic Heritage, has been available in English, French and Spanish for a few days. This first part is dedicated to the International Directory of map libraries. Institutions holding, editing or selling cartographic documents have a free access to this part. This directory could take over from the IFLA directory published more than ten years ago. It is not only a directory because it also allows to easily describe the covered zone of the world by each collection in few minutes. For internet users, a graphic interface allows to request this information. According to the geographical zone from which we search maps, a list of map libraries will be generated. *Thus all the map libraries will find an interest in participating to this directory. * ** The financial supports for the coming years depend on the success of this directory. For this reason I invite you to register your institution without further delay. All institutions whatever their size or their localization are welcome. The portal for cartographic documents research will be available in a few weeks. The website also contains a lot of information about /CartoMundi/ and its future. Thanks for collaboration. Jean-Luc Arnaud. Head of /CartoMundi/ [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>