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     MAGERT (Map and Geography Roundtable of the American Library
Association) has launched a series of electronic publications.  For our
initial offerings, we are presenting materials of particular interest to
new map librarians and to small map collections.  Electronic Publication
No. 1 is an updated version of Mary Larsgaard's classic "Helpful Hints for
Small Map Collections."  Our second offering is Margaret Brill's
introduction to "Electronic Maps and Geographic Information Systems."  Both
publications have numerous links to other resources.  We hope they will
answer many of the "frequently asked questions" that appear on Maps-L and
elsewhere from librarians who want basic information on how to run a small
map collection.
 
     These publications can be found on the MAGERT Web page at:
http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/magert1.htm