Hello everyone! If you haven't registered already, there's still time before the next free webinar co-hosted by MAGIRT and WAML. It is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, July 9th at 2pm EDT/11am PDT. Our speakers will be members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geospatial Data Project Register online<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-big-ten-academic-alliance-geospatial-data-innovation-and-collaboration-tickets-161664710501> Abstract The BigTen Academic Alliance Geospatial Data Project<https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/btaa-gdp/home> is collectively managed by librarians and geospatial specialists at thirteen research institutions across the BigTen Academic Alliance<https://www.btaa.org/>. The most visible output of the project is the BTAAGeoportal<https://geo.btaa.org/>, which connects users to digital geospatial resources, including GIS datasets, web services, and digitized historical maps from multiple data clearinghouses and library catalogs. Aside from the Geoportal, the project contributes to the Big Ten Academic Alliance by sharing expertise, leveraging campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs, including metadata improvement, software application development, efforts to diversify and enhance geospatial data collections, targeted improvements to outreach and teaching, and providing a robust, user-tested search environment. This talk will describe the efforts of the project team to meet these needs through innovation and collaboration across the geographies of the BTAA. Presenters Melinda Kernik - Spatial Data Analyst & Curator - University of Minnesota Karen Majewicz - Geospatial Project Manager & Metadata Coordinator - University of Minnesota Ryan Mattke Map & Geospatial Information Librarian - University of Minnesota Theresa Quill - Map and Spatial Data Librarian - Indiana University Bloomington Joshua Sadvari - Geospatial Information Librarian - The Ohio State University Nicole Scholtz - Spatial and Numeric Data Librarian - University of Michigan Cecilia Smith - GIS and Maps Librarian - University of Chicago Register online<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-big-ten-academic-alliance-geospatial-data-innovation-and-collaboration-tickets-161664710501> Please contact me (Kevin Dyke - [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) with any questions! ----------------------------------------------------- Kevin Dyke Maps and Spatial Data Curator, Asst. Professor https://info.library.okstate.edu/map-room/ 405.744.4869 001A Edmon Low Library, Stillwater, OK 74078-1071