wait—there’s another one? I completely forgot about it. For those of you who are WAML members, you are more than welcome to get a login to the WAML Map Librarians’ Toolbox and edit to your hearts’ content. I have been meaning to send a note encouraging you all to do so, but I’ve been at least as busy in this work-from-home world as I was BC. www.waml.org/toolbox (and Angie: feel free to copy anything you’d like) Jon Jablonski Director, Interdisciplinary Research Collaboratory Spatial Data Librarian UCSB Library 805-699-0058 > On May 2, 2020, at 7:09 AM, Angela R Cope <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > Dear friends and colleagues > > I hope that this finds you and yours well. > > In these strange times I have found myself working from home and one of my projects is to update the Map Curators' Toolbox https://www.cartography.org.uk/about/special-interest-groups/mcg/toolbox-index/ <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cartography.org.uk%2Fabout%2Fspecial-interest-groups%2Fmcg%2Ftoolbox-index%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cacope%40uwm.edu%7Ce3b58bf0fa6744b5bf3408d7ede04bbf%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C1%7C0%7C637239419968974056&sdata=sC6xKrGzjZdgZlS3qorE5Qs1ZOJ%2FdnICXG%2F9R3xXfJM%3D&reserved=0> > > This was originally compiled several years ago and is meant to be a first port of call for new colleagues, as well as a central place to find those documents or websites that you use infrequently but which are important/useful. In the latter category, for example, I count the list of suppliers of map chests (additions welcome!) to which I refer people quite frequently https://www.cartography.org.uk/about/special-interest-groups/mcg/toolbox-index/toolbox-6-equipment-and-supplies/ <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cartography.org.uk%2Fabout%2Fspecial-interest-groups%2Fmcg%2Ftoolbox-index%2Ftoolbox-6-equipment-and-supplies%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cacope%40uwm.edu%7Ce3b58bf0fa6744b5bf3408d7ede04bbf%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C1%7C0%7C637239419968974056&sdata=5OmfZJe4QQxmBBfe3yyxwTYv7PH1K%2BEzkcJE0btRxlk%3D&reserved=0> > > The Toolbox, however, cannot be an exhaustive list of every website that might be useful to the map curator/librarian/archivist - the maintenance would be a nightmare! > > So, with these provisos in mind, I would welcome suggestions on: > additional key/interesting websites > additional reading suggestions, especially on map librarianship (page 3 https://www.cartography.org.uk/about/special-interest-groups/mcg/toolbox-index/toolbox-3/ <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cartography.org.uk%2Fabout%2Fspecial-interest-groups%2Fmcg%2Ftoolbox-index%2Ftoolbox-3%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cacope%40uwm.edu%7Ce3b58bf0fa6744b5bf3408d7ede04bbf%7C0bca7ac3fcb64efd89eb6de97603cf21%7C1%7C0%7C637239419968984052&sdata=tid%2FwPYbV6tIJ0l8EKAq3SZa%2FFpyYc3J0Tc5FwVRam4%3D&reserved=0> ) > suggestions for things to delete (e.g. no longer useful, superseded by something else [please tell me by what!]) > typos, broken links etc. (I have checked all the links but I am at the stage where the more I look the less I see!) > any areas not covered sufficiently (social media, digitisation and other areas have developed considerably since to Toolbox was first introduced). 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