----------------------------Original message---------------------------- --Interpart.Boundary.19950629112813364 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; x-DC370=header Document name: HONORS AWARD NOTICE FROM THE GMD OF SLA Subject: Honors Award Notice from the GMD of SLA Author: Class: Document type: EBCDIC Attached msg: --Interpart.Boundary.19950629112813364 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; x-DC370=body Librarian Receives Top Honors On Monday, June 12, 1995, in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, at the 86th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association, held in Montreal, Quebec, the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries Association presented the Honors Award for Outstanding Achievement in Geography and Map Librarianship to Mary Lynette Larsgaard, Assistant Head, Map and Imaging Laboratory and Library at the University of California in Santa Barbara. A framed certificate was presented to Ms. Larsgaard by Mr. Paige G. Andrew, Chair of the Division. The Honors Award is the highest award given by the Geography and Map Division of the Special Libraries Association. The Division, founded in 1942, began this recognition of achievement in Geography and Map Librarianship in 1955. This year marks the 27th time the award has been given. The award honors a person who has made outstanding contributions to the fields of geography, cartography, or map librarianship. Ms. Larsgaard is only the second person to receive both the Special Libraries Association and the American Library Association awards for outstanding contribution to map librarianship. A prolific writer, she has a bibliography of publications longer than many articles. Through her writings, she shares her experience and wide-ranging expertise. Her landmark volume, Map Librarianship, is currently in its second edition. Two other volumes, Topographic Mapping of the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand and Topographic Mapping of Africa, Antarctica, and Eurasia expand our access to world mapping and facilitate reference and acquisitions. In addition to her books, she has served as Editor of the Information Bulletin of the Western Association of Map Libraries; Editor of base line, the newsletter of the American Library Association's Map and Geography Round Table; and edited issues of other journals. Her numerous writings include chapters in a variety of reference volumes as well as articles in major map and other library journals. She has also contributed regular columns to professional journals and is a frequent reviewer of cartographic materials. Ms. Larsgaard has served as Chair of the Special Libraries Association's Geography and Map Division, President of the American Library Association's Map and Geography Round Table, President of the Western Association of Map Libraries, and headed a number of other map library groups. Her active involvement in map and geography organizations also includes serving as chair of almost every committee and numerous presentations at conferences and workshops. A major focus throughout Ms. Larsgaard's career has been the cataloging of cartographic materials. She founded the Special Libraries Association Cataloging Committee. She was a representative to the Anglo-American Cataloging Committee for Cartographic Materials for both the Special Libraries Association and the American Library Association. She is currently the representative for the Western Association of Map Libraries on the committee to review AACR2. She has written extensively about cataloging and classification. Ms. Larsgaard has led the profession in the development of cataloging for digital spatial data. She is probably one of the few people in the world that is currently doing 'live' cataloging of metadata for GIS. Ms. Larsgaard is always highly enthusiastic when it comes to maps, map collections, and map librarianship. Her positive spirit, willingness to accept a challenge, and adept skills always have her in the forefront of developing and using new techniques for organizing cartographic materials. One of her greatest achievements is her encouragement of new librarians, new ideas, and new techniques in our profession. It is not surprising that Mary has the highest profile in map librarianship today. Her dedication and leadership will guide us into the next century. --Interpart.Boundary.19950629112813364--