Good Morning.

Here's a question for us: A student is wondering about whether they need
to request copyright permission to use satellite images generated by
Excel. They used the 3-D maps function in Excel to create a map and each
map image has "Earthstar Geographics SIO" at the bottom.* "I am wondering
if I am running into an issue of copyright, or if I just need to include a
citation for my map."* 

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From: Timothy Utter <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2024 8:10 AM
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Map Curator position at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Clark Library

Greetings,

I am excited to announce that we are seeking candidates for Map Curator at Clark Library. This is a great opportunity to steward our large and varied collection of maps and atlases dating to the early 16th century. The position involves all areas of managing the collection, providing instruction to classes, and exploring new models for collaboration to support interdisciplinary scholarship conducted on campus. 

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Texas A&M University is looking for a Curator of Maps Librarian.

Are you passionate about cartography and rare historical maps? The Texas A&M University Libraries are seeking a dedicated Curator of Maps (Assistant Librarian) to join their team! In this role, you will manage and expand their extensive collection of rare, unique, and historical maps, curate engaging exhibitions, and support academic research. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cartography or library science with experience in map conservation and digital archiving. They are looking for someone who is excited to work with world class map collections and share 

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From the current newsletter of the Society for History of Discoveries:

Society for History of Discoveries President-Elect Lydia Towns is currently putting together the Cartography Lab and History Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University, and to raise funds, she will be selling excess vintage USGS maps at the Annual SHD Meeting.
Most of the maps printings from the 1920s & 30s of surveys completed around the turn of the century. Many of these maps are local to Texas, though many continental United States geographies are represented in the collection. Most of the maps measure 20" x 16.5" and 

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Greetings from Rare Book School!

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia is now accepting
applications for its 2024 scholarship and fellowship cycle.

Applications are open for:

· *All RBS-awarded scholarships* (for both first-time and
returning RBS students). See the *Scholarships page
<https://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/scholarships/>* for
descriptions of the various scholarships available. The application
deadline for scholarships is *Friday, November 1, 2024*at 11:59 p.m. ET.
For questions about scholarships, please email *[log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>*. 

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Hi All,

Do any of you managing ArcGIS Enterprise have a Data Governance Plan for
ArcGIS Online (for managing users, storage, etc) that you would be willing
to share? Or do you know of someone I can contact who has a good practice
for managing this?

Jessica

Hello, all: I have a reference question from an EPA employee working on cleanup of uranium mines in the Navajo Nation, and he seeks airphotos of the area from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Specifically, this centers on the Monument no. 2 uranium mine, Cane Creek, Navajo Nation, which can be found on the 1952 USGS 15-minute Dinnehotso quadrangle. He's interested in the road that they used to haul ore east to Shiprock, New Mexico. Part of that is now U.S. highway 160, but the western section is unpaved back roads that can be seen on the topo maps of 

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Dear all,

We're very pleased to invite you to this year's Maps and Society lectures in the history of cartography, hosted by the Warburg Institute. Meetings will start at the usual time of 5pm (GMT) on selected Thursdays. All meetings are free and take place online and in person.

For those attending in person, meetings will be held in the newly developed auditorium at the Warburg Institute (London, WC1H 0AB) and will be followed by refreshments. 

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Special Collections Cataloguer for Maps, Prints and Broadsides

St. Louis Mercantile Library, University of Missouri-St. Louis

The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is seeking an experienced special collections cataloger for a full-time, donor-funded, two-year term position to address a backlog of historic maps, prints and broadsides.  The Mercantile Library, now in its 178^th year holds broad and deep collections of rare books, manuscripts, and archives that cover all eras of American history, especially westward expansion, American business history, and comprehensive transportation holdings in river and rail history as well as a distinguished collection of American art and graphics. The Mercantile Library affiliated with the University of Missouri in 1997 to make its collections more accessible to national and international users as well as to local students, and is located on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

The cataloguer is an essential member of the Mercantile Library’s enthusiastic curatorial team and is responsible for describing and facilitating access to the special collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library via the library’s catalogue.  The cataloguer will be responsible for original and copy-cataloguing of maps, broadsides, newspapers, and other large format special collections for public access. The position will report to and work with the Director of the St. Louis Mercantile Library to set cataloging priorities. The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years of relevant cataloging experience.

Specific duties of the position include:

- In collaboration with the Mercantile Library Director, establish cataloging priorities, and design and implement project plans to execute those priorities.

- Perform original and copy cataloging of maps, broadsides, and other large format special collections with particular emphasis on the research and accessibility value of the catalog description.

- Work in conjunction with the University Libraries Access Services department and colleagues in the Mercantile Library cataloguing department to ensure that the St. Louis Mercantile Library’s catalog conforms to the requirements of the FOLIO system.

- Ensure appropriate conservation measures are applied to cataloged items to ensure safe and proper storage.

- Effectively communicate with team members and other members of the library community, while contributing to and sustaining a supportive and inclusive workplace.

- Adhere to the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri System.

- Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

-   ALA-accredited master’s degree in Library and Information Science.

-   Minimum 2 years of relevant cataloging experience.

-   Working knowledge of online library systems, AACR2r, RDA, LCRI, LCSH, DCRM, MARC21 formats and authority control.

-   Ability to build and sustain effective interpersonal relationships with library staff, faculty, students, administrators, and members of the public.

-   Evidence of analytical, organization, communication, project, and time management skills and demonstrated ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and complete tasks and projects on time and within budget in accordance with task or project parameters.

-   Demonstrated proficiency with personal computers and software, the internet and office applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, and other productivity software.

-   Demonstrated knowledge of proper preservation techniques for maps, broadsides, or other large-format rare materials.

-   Ability to work in a dynamic office environment with a diverse user base.

-   Must be eligible to work in the United States and pass standard University of Missouri System screenings and background checks.

Preferred Qualifications

-   Familiarity with cataloging large format and cartographic materials.

-   Familiarity with FOLIO cataloging software.

-   Experience in applied preservation techniques for large-format rare materials in a special collections’ environment.

-   Reading knowledge of one modern Western European language in addition to English; reading knowledge of other Western European languages a plus.

Application should include cover letter describing your interest in the position as well as how your interests and experience align with the UM Values Statement (below), resume, and list of three professional references including name, address, email address and telephone number. Applications accepted only through the UMSL Human Resources application system https://erecruit.umsystem.edu/psp/tamext/STLOU/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&SiteId=11&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11&JobOpeningId=53125&PostingSeq=1

Salary Range

This is a two-year term Librarian II non-tenure track faculty position in the UMSL Libraries with a salary range between $52,000 – $57,000 per year based on experience.

Benefit Eligibility

The University of Missouri - St. Louis offers benefit-eligible employees a wide variety of benefits including health, dental and vision coverage. For more information about our benefits, please visit: https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits

Values Statement

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research, and engagement.  This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate. In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research, and engagement.

Event: Researching a Historical Route with NYPL's Collections
<https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2024/09/24/researching-historical-route-nypls-collections>
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 5 - 6 PM (EST)
Where: Virtual (Register Here
<https://nypl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C_F6aUzQS0ujf6WYEoZdNA#/registration>
)

Have you ever wondered how someone would have traveled in the past? If so,
join us, as we show you how to research and recreate historic routes with
NYPL's collections!

You will learn what types of material are useful for researching this topic
- such as maps, guidebooks, timetables, and many more - as well as how to
search for these materials within NYPL's collections. With these tools, you
will see how you 

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The final schedule for the fall 2024 Federal Depository Library Conference (October 21 -23) is now available: https://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository-item/schedule-fall-2024-fdl-conference

GPO is still seeking posters and exhibitors, but the deadline to volunteer is approaching (Friday, September 20, 2024).

* Volunteer to present a virtual poster: https://forms.office.com/g/bG5qLJNx1z. 

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The U.S. Geological Survey has an opportunity for a postdoctoral scholar to "apply state-of-the-art artificial intelligence tools tailored to analyze and utilize the extensive USGS library of digital publications, maps, photographs, and other imagery. The project's primary goal is to create a specialized tool that can facilitate advanced research, improve data accessibility, and enhance decision-making processes in the geosciences." 

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All,

Last chance. PLEASE RESPOND TO ME DIRECTLY.

These sets are available. Please note the very modern DMA/NIMA sets.

Please let me know what you would like.

Title
Author
Years
Scale
GSGS/AMS/DMA #
OCLC #
# of sheets
La France en 1100 cartes : ‡b carte topographique : 1:50,000 (orange series)
Institut géographique national (France)
1980-
50,000

31043552
1,000+
Carte touristique (green series)
Institut géographique national (France)
1970-1999
100,000

5409954

Top 100 : ‡b échelle 1:100 000--1 cm. pour 1 km. : la carte touristique locale : [France]
Institut géographique national (France)
1998-
100,000 

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On September 12, 2024, OCLC installed changes to WorldCat Validation. See the WorldCat Validation Release Notes, September 2024<https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Record_Manager/WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_and_known_issues/2024_release_notes/090WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_September_2024> for full details.

This validation installation includes the following new features and enhancements:

* OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced April 17-July 30, 2024
* Classification Scheme Source Codes
* Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes
* MARC Code List for Relators
* Name and Title Authority Source Codes
* Resource Action Term Source Codes
* Standard Identifier Source Codes
* Subject Category Code Source Codes
* Subject Heading and Term Source Codes
* MARC 21 Bibliographic Update No. 38 (Announced 

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Greetings all,

You are cordially invited to submit blog, story, little piece, article, paper, etc. to the Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin<http://www.waml.org/ib/about-the-ib/> (WAML IB) Volume 56, issue 1 - Winter 2024. The WAML IB is an open-access bulletin 'encouraging high standards in every phase of organization and administration of map and geospatial data libraries.' - WAML.org 

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On September 12, 2024, OCLC expects to install changes to WorldCat Validation, including the following new features and enhancements:
This validation installation includes the following new features and enhancements:

* OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced April 17-July 30, 2024
* Classification Scheme Source Codes
* Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes
* MARC Code List for Relators
* Name and Title Authority Source Codes
* Resource Action Term Source Codes
* Standard Identifier Source Codes
* Subject Category Code Source Codes
* Subject Heading and Term Source Codes
* MARC 21 Bibliographic Update No. 38 (Announced June 2024)
 

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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking a Digital Conversion Specialist to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbent will serve in the Projects and Systems unit of LSCM and be a member of the team responsible for digital imaging of historic publications in the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information, which supports the mission and objectives of the Superintendent of Documents.
Duties: 

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Wednesday 11 September - Mapping Australia’s future: How the Digital Atlas of Australia is transforming place-based decision making - Online seminar from 11am-noon AEST
Bookings essential at:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4383ce8d-5212-48f2-a056-978d4588be1a@645b613a-a64c-4250-975f-5f69787d028d
Developed and delivered by Geoscience Australia, the Digital Atlas provides access to hundreds of curated trusted national datasets in one location. It uses location as the connecting thread to bring together data on Australia’s geography, people, economy and the environment to support informed place-based decisions across various sectors. Learn more about the Digital Atlas: https://digital.atlas.gov.au/pages/about 

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https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25240&siteid=5341&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=2010872#jobDetails=2010872_5341
03-Sep-2024
Executive Director of the Center for Geographic Analysis
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
66733BR
Position Description
The Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) is a member organization under the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS). It was established in 2006 to support research and teaching across all disciplines in the University as they relate to geospatial technology and methods. Combining consultation services, technical training, platform development and sponsored research, the Center enables a diverse range of research projects involving geospatial analysis. This position directs the operation of the CGA in all aspects, with general guidance from the Chair of 

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Cross-posted to WAML and Maps-L:

The UW Libraries are purging our ancillary collection of miscellaneous, historic USGS topographic maps. Most all 50 states are represented and state sets are not complete. Scales for each state include 15 minute (1:62,500) and 30 minute (1:125.000) and other unique scales for some states (e.g. 1:14,400, 1:31,680, 1:63,360). 

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Please excuse cross posting

Please note the zoom meeting for more information about the position and the opportunity to ask questions anonymously.

Geospatial Specialist/Librarian (Assistant or Associate)
Apply here: https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/20367?c=arizona

The University of Arizona Libraries are an Equal Opportunity Employer for Minorities/Women/Vets/Disabled, and we have a tendency to throw in everything possible into these jobs, so someone who hits most of these requirements should feel welcome to apply. To this end, we are hosting an informational webinar for those interested in applying for the position, which will take place on Thursday, Sept 12, from 10-11am Arizona time at this link: 

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Good morning, dear list,

I am seeking for collective wisdom. Our library is currently processing a
large collection of donated oil and gas paper maps (about 2000, 1950's to
80's), many of which are oversized.

Our preservation librarian strongly recommends against folding and storing
them in drawers, instead suggesting the use of our oversized shelving. As
someone new to managing maps, I would appreciate your advice on the best
practices for handling these materials. 

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*We are excited to announce that pre-orders for the Atlas of
Design Volume 7 are available now! Visitatlasofdesign.org/order
<https://nacis.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b291c347b8ebef6786aba0535&id=ae37e50f04&e=94f04cd094>
to reserve yours today.*

This latest volume contains 33 stunning maps
<https://nacis.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b291c347b8ebef6786aba0535&id=5146a6fe35&e=94f04cd094>
with author commentaries, as well as an introduction by series managing
editor Nat Case.

We have several order options.

(1) You’ll find two pre-order options for individuals on our web store:
one for shipping an order directly to you, as well as a pickup option
for those attending the NACIS 2024 annual m
<https://nacis.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b291c347b8ebef6786aba0535&id=03ec1aabc3&e=94f04cd094>eeting
<https://nacis.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b291c347b8ebef6786aba0535&id=7a4e4d976c&e=94f04cd094> in
Tacoma, WA October 16-18. With the pickup option, you don’t pay for
shipping and can 

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The CFP for ISHMap's own 2025 Symposium and Workshop is now open. Come
join us in Paris next July.

For info and to apply
https://ishmap.com/ishmap-2025-paris-symposium-and-workshop/

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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is still seeking presenters for educational sessions at the fall 2024 Federal Depository Library Conference (October 21 -23), but the deadline to volunteer is approaching (Tuesday, September 3, 2024). Presentations can cover introductory to advanced information on topics related to U.S. Government information resources and librarianship. Volunteer to present an educational session: https://forms.office.com/g/P7gjhPVKrX. 

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Take part in the Open Science Primer train-the-trainer program and explore
how to meet the evolving Open Sciences needs of your research communities.
This training will engage participants in approaches and techniques for
teaching, communicating, and advocating for the various aspects of Open
Science.

This training is designed for academic librarians, though others are
welcome to participate. All levels of experience are welcome, however some
general knowledge of scholarly communications, research data management, or
academic publishing is expected for participants. 

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Hi Everyone,

As most of you know, I'm the editor for book reviews in the WAML IB. I have worked with several WAML board members and together, we have designed a form to solicit suggestions of interactive mapping websites for possible review. This review form is now on the WAML website under the "Information Bulletin" tab. Here's a link to the form, as well. https://forms.gle/bF49rnHDtYnU1EG6A 

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Hi All-

I'm the Review Editor for the "Atlas and Book Review" section of the WAML Information Bulletin. I'm seeking reviewers for the following books (descriptions for these books are taken from Amazon):

* The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft, by Peter Bellerby, Bloomsbury Publishing, October 2023, ISBN: 978-1639731565. 

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Call for Co-Editors, POEM

The editorial collective of POEM (Project on Open and Evolving
Metaliteracies), a new IMLS-funded online publication, seeks three
co-editors to join the project team for a 2-year period. The deadline to
apply is September 3, 2024.

A $5,000 stipend (divided over the two years) is offered for this work.

POEM (Project of Open and Evolving Metaliteracies) is an open educational
resource containing peer-reviewed, bilingual (Spanish - English) essays,
videos, online games, and other open educational resources in the broad
field of information literacy. It will be a reliable library of curated and
contextualized materials for teaching 

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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking a Supervisory Training Administrator to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbent will serve in the Federal Depository Support Services unit of LSCM as Supervisor and team lead for instructional and educational programming and coordinate the planning, development, and delivery of education and instructional activities and materials in support of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and in support of the mission and objectives of the Superintendent of Documents. This includes the direction of the no-fee, publicly-accessible FDLP Academy 

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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking nominations for two Federal depository library awards. The deadline to submit nominations is Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

* Learn more about the awards and nomination guidelines: https://www.fdlp.gov/library-of-the-year
* Nominate libraries: https://forms.office.com/g/wQgeK0LT4H

Library of the Year

Nominate an exceptional Federal depository library for the 2024 Federal Depository Library of the Year award. GPO seeks to honor libraries that have implemented innovative services, programs, and recognize staff members who are engaged with meeting the needs of their communities. 

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Introducing the Library of Congress Geospatial Applications Hub!<https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fblogs.loc.gov%2Fmaps%2F2024%2F08%2Fintroducing-the-library-of-congress-geospatial-applications-hub%2F%3Floclr=eamap/1/010001917baeb8f0-4e4fa9b0-bf0e-4760-9357-1e254bcdbd89-000000/xag4VUB6AWntVWgTF9XcxbT4IlzfPczxv32t0B2qd0U=367>
08/22/2024 02:08 PM EDT

Introducing the Library of Congress Geospatial Applications Hub!
August 22, 2024
Posted by: Tim St. Onge<https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/author/tong/>
The Geography and Map Division is excited to support the newly launched “Library of Congress Geospatial Applications<https://geo.loc.gov/?loclr=blogmap>” Hub site! Hosted in ArcGIS Online, a web-based platform created by Esri, “the Hub” provides online users with a new way to explore the Library’s wide range of StoryMaps and web map applications in one site. 

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The fall 2024 Federal Depository Library Conference is taking place October 21 - 23.

* Register to attend: https://secure.icohere.com/registration/register.cfm?reg=10853&evt=FDLP-Fall-2024<https://secure.icohere.com/registration/register.cfm?reg=10853&evt=FDLP-Fall-2024&t=777650603>
* View the preliminary schedule (NEW): https://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository-item/preliminary-schedule-fall-2024-fdl-conference
* View the event page: https://www.fdlp.gov/2024-fdl-conference

GPO is actively seeking presenters for educational sessions, as well as exhibitors and poster creators. 

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All,

The great weeding of my map collection has finished. The following sets are available. IF you DRIVE to my library & pick them up, that would be the best LOL

It may be some time before I can send them to you. No postage required. Good karma appreciated. 🙂

Title
Author
Years
Scale
GSGS/AMS/DMA #
OCLC #
# of sheets
Ordnance Survey of Ireland.
Great Britain. Ordnance Survey.
191 [?]-
1:126,720 

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The Geography & Map Division of the Library of Congress and Philip Lee Phillips Society will be holding a speaker event on September 19, 2024: Mapping in the Islamic Tradition.

Surveying the Surveyors: Modern Maps of Afghanistan, and Their Critics
Speaker: Shah Mahmoud Hanifi, Professor, Department of History, James Madison University
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT 

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The University of Erfurt is once again advertising Herzog Ernst and Hiob Ludolf research grants for the Gotha collections in 2025, primarily in the Gotha Research Library. During their stay on site, the fellows will be affiliated to the academic institutions of the University of Erfurt in Gotha.

GOTHA RESEARCH LIBRARY 

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OCLC is committed to its linked data strategy<https://www.oclc.org/en/linked-data.html>, and we continue to publish existing library information as linked data in ways that support better description and discovery of library resources across the web. We’ve already made fundamental steps forward in building a linked data ecosystem with the release of OCLC Meridian<https://www.oclc.org/en/meridian.html> and WorldCat Entities.<https://entities.oclc.org/worldcat/entity> And now, we’re pleased to announce the transformation of another dataset: the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system.
Unlocking the power of Dewey
We’re unlocking the power of the DDC to build an increasingly robust linked data infrastructure by creating uniform resource identifiers (URIs) for Dewey numbers. 

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Dear colleagues,
Please do take a look at this: highly recommended.
https://werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/conservator-kaarten-digitaal-erfgoed-amsterdam-1089110
Kind regards,
Reinder Storm

Verzonden vanuit Outlook voor iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

Hello,

I'm a new list member and have a couple of questions that I'm hoping might
be answerable given this group's collective knowledge.

We are in the process of reorganizing our map collection after decades of
neglect (I'm the first librarian with a geography background in recent
memory) and have a few hundred wall maps that no longer get used, but we
hesitate to discard them if we might have a rare edition. We don't have a
geography department or any faculty interested in cartography, so the only
reason to keep them would be for preservation for future scholars. 

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**Please forgive the cross-posting**

Good afternoon,

I'm reaching out on behalf of a researcher who is struggling with MODFLOW software (version 10). They are working on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada.

1. Issues importing data
* The researcher has tried several different file types that are accepted (e.g. .dem, .grd) and is receiving errors
2. When data is successfully imported (they have only been able to make .shp contour line files work), there are challenges mapping the data in 3D, and the Z values show as 0
3. I understand there are plugins/extensions that bring MODFLOW into QGIS. If anyone 

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Hello,

Take part in the Open Science Primer train-the-trainer program and explore
how to meet the evolving Open Sciences needs of your research communities.
This training will engage participants in approaches and techniques for
teaching, communicating, and advocating for the various aspects of Open
Science.

This training is designed for academic librarians, though others are
welcome to participate. All levels of experience are welcome, however some
general knowledge of scholarly communications, research data management, or
academic publishing is expected for participants. 

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2024 Call for Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award Nominations
Nominations are being sought for the 2024 Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Mary B. Ansari Distinguished Service Award. The submission deadline is August 23, 2024.
Established in 2005 to recognize and honor significant contributions to the geoscience information profession, the award is named for the late Mary B. Ansari. She formerly served as the society’s President and was employed as a librarian and library administrator at the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries for twenty-five years. The award is presented at the annual meeting and is accompanied by a monetary gift. More 

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Event: Mapping Local and Commuter Rail Transit in NYC
<https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2024/08/15/mapping-local-and-commuter-rail-transit-nyc>
Date and Time: Thursday, August 15, 2024, 3 - 4 PM (EST)
Where: Virtual (Register Here
<https://nypl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sItEct9rQQ6ywed0WJD80w#/registration>
)

Join us, as we demonstrate how to use the collection at NYPL's Map Division
to research local rail transit routes in New York City. In particular, we
will focus on NYC's subway system, elevated rails, and commuter rail lines. 

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The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking Technical Services Librarians to join the Library Services & Content Management (LSCM) team. The incumbents will serve in the Metadata and Collection Services (MCS) unit of LSCM and perform a wide variety of technical services tasks associated with all aspects of life cycle management of U.S. Government information.
Duties include: 

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From: Elise Gowen <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Free Maps - topographic, geologic, historic WWII maps

Hello all,

Smith College libraries has a number of uncataloged maps we're giving
away, including a large number of USGS, Canadian Geological Survey, and
AMS/DMA military maps from the 1940s and onward. Please see the linked
document for an inventory of what we have. If you have any questions about
our holdings, please reach out to me. 

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Apologies for cross posting:

Hello, Geonetters,

The Best Paper Award Committee of the Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) is accepting nominations for the 2024 Best Paper Award through Thursday, September 12, 2024. The committee is looking for original, significant and scholarly papers published from June 2023 and June 2024 in the field of geoscience information. The papers must demonstrate effective professional communication and appeal to the broader geoscience information community. Send nominations to the chair of the committee, Christopher J.J. Thiry, [log in to unmask] . The nomination should include a detailed citation, and, if available, a link to the paper. For a list 

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Colleagues,

The Australian & New Zealand Map Society is forced to clear out its remaining stock of back issues of its long-running journal The Globe.

This is the final call for anyone wanting to fill any gaps in their holdings.

All remaining stocks of pre-2020 issues can be had for FREE... you just need to cover p&p costs*, or arrange a pick up/local (ACT) delivery with me.
Please contact me offlist at [log in to unmask] if you would like to avail yourselves of this offer. 

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Dear colleagues,

Please join us for this upcoming webinar on Tuesday, August 13, at 3pm EDT.

Join reference librarians Cynthia Smith and Amelia Raines as we explore maps and atlases by several important mapmakers in the Library of Congress collections. This orientation session will provide an overview of a series of research guides focused on prominent cartographers and map publishers. We'll also discuss how to search for works by specific mapmakers and creators in the Library's catalog and online collections, and resources for learning more about their lives. The session will end with a Q&A. Register for this session<https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/7417150227284/WN_6ELxTnpZR7qF57Dd5f4SKA>. 

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Dear Colleagues,

We're excited to invite you to join the newly formed AI Community of
Practice (AI COP) for academic librarians. Our inaugural meeting will be
held:

Date: August 28th, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST.

To participate in our first meeting, please register here.
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNbczF-vfx-wtyxEfMO-BY3TImwtXZLOoFrhJSn1BXG6Xo-Q/viewform?usp=sharing>

The AI COP aims to create a vibrant, inclusive community where academic
librarians can explore the opportunities and challenges of artificial
intelligence together. Key aspects of our community: 

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Hello Maps-L,

I am in need of some advice!
I am in the process of inventorying a mish-mosh of catalogued and uncatalogued maps and have encountered some 7.5min orthophoto quads mixed in with our USGS 7.5min topos. Our topos are not consistently catalogued but the orthophotos (at least, 15 quads of California) appear to be miscatalogued as part of our 7.5min topos.
In the event that there are a lot more orthophotos, is it worth it to re-catalog these?
For added context, we are in the process of preparing for a library move in the not-too-distant future. Also, cataloging is 

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Hi all,

I am writing to see if anyone has a current vendor contact for ML Infomap,
a geospatial provider from New Delhi. I can't seem to connect through
their online contact information:

https://www.mlinfomap.com/contact.php

Many thanks!

Hello,

I've been listening to this listserv for over 20 years. Now I've got a
question.

I'm back at UConn on a summer gig to revitalize MAGIC. I am looking for a
tool to convert MARC 255 |a scale |b DMS coord to 034 | b|scale d| DD W
coor e|\ DD E coor...

There should be something out there by this time... 

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Call for Proposals: LD4 2024 Conference: Building Community for Linked Open Data
Submission deadline: August 25, 2024
Submission form: https://forms.gle/jYXkFMYMVBVSYd6o7

The call for proposals for LD4 2024 Conference: Building Community for Linked Open Data is officially open! The deadline to propose content is August 25, 2024.

The 2024 LD4 Conference will be held online from October 7-11. We are accepting proposals for content in a variety of formats and we invite you to submit your proposal to be part of creating this conference! By bringing together a broad range of perspectives, the conference seeks to foster a community of practice 

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Hi everyone,

I've been presented with a creative digital opportunity that requires
several dozen maps. My criteria are that the maps should

• immediately register as having military/conflict-related applications
• be true enough to geographical reality that, with reprojection, they'd
line up with major features on a basemap without too much dissonance;
pre-georeferenced would be a plus
• originate from multiple cultures and cover multiple geographical areas
• be out of copyright/have permissive licensing 

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Hello Maps-L community:

Branner Earth Sciences Library’s Map Collection is offering the following maps; please respond to me off-list. Preference for North American academic library.

Carte géologique du Sahara: Massif du Hoggar<https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/2492466>
pub. 1961
1:500,000
9 maps + title, foreword, legend sheets
OCLC Number: 21752435<https://search.worldcat.org/title/21752435>
Good condition!

Happy to send photos, if that is helpful.

Thanks,
Zoe

This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is seeking nominations for two Federal depository library awards. The deadline to submit nominations is Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

* Learn more about the awards and nomination guidelines: https://www.fdlp.gov/library-of-the-year
* Nominate libraries: https://forms.office.com/g/wQgeK0LT4H

Library of the Year

Nominate an exceptional Federal depository library for the 2024 Federal Depository Library of the Year award. GPO seeks to honor libraries that have implemented innovative services, programs, and recognize staff members who are engaged with meeting the needs of their communities. 

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This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.

You are cordially invited to join the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Depository Library Council (DLC) for the fall 2024 Federal Depository Library Conference and the FDLP Preconference: Updates from GPO's Library Services & Content Management.

Federal Depository Library Conference

When: October 21 - 23, 2024 (afternoons, EDT)
Where: Participate anywhere, from the comfort of your own home or library.
Event cost: FREE 

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Good morning, All!
This year’s Western Association of Map Libraries Conference will be held in Albuquerque, NM from September 25th-28th, 2024 and the REGISTRATION PAGE IS NOW UP! The conference page also contains information on transportation, accommodations, banquet, field trip, and pre-conference information!
https://waml.org/conferences/waml2024/registration/

If you haven’t booked accommodations yet, you should do so soon. We only have a few rooms left at the $139USD conference rate. 

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Hello all,

Here is the newest issue of the WAML IB: Volume 55.3 Summer 2024<https://waml.org/waml-information-bulletin/volume-55-number-3/>

I'd like to highlight a new interview series: Geospatial Data Management Interview Series: The First Interview with Bell Lipton<https://waml.org/waml-information-bulletin/geospatial-data-management-interview-series/>, and a thoughtful reflection by an early-career map librarian: Reflections on One Year of Map Librarianship<https://waml.org/waml-information-bulletin/volume-55-number-3/reflections-on-one-year-of-map-librarianship/>.

*

*
Please let me know if there are any issues and I will fix it asap. 

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Hello everyone,

Please register<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/help.oclc.org/WorldCat/Metadata_Quality/AskQC/Current_AskQC_office_hours__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!c0kpKcegmSlPThE40zom-dQz7iS7GDsCIUUuMJ2JxJgWtMfKZbmsT9GoHkDWmlXrJrcdKtynTug7Q_Dks16MKA$> for the OCLC Virtual AskQC Office Hours August - November 2024. Topics include ones you have requested, as well as new things we’d like to share with you. The topics are:

August: Name that Identifier: Standard Numbers, National Bibliography Numbers & Others
September: Cataloging audiobooks
October: Using MARC for new RDA elements
November: Bridging the gap between records and linked data 

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Hello,

If you have a copy of the following USGS map, we'd appreciate receiving a digital copy. The PDF download feature from our online store<https://store.usgs.gov/product/348658> isn't working for this item and we don't have it in the library's physical collection. As I'll be out of town until next Wednesday, if you have a copy, please send it to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. 

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Hello everyone,

I am sending this message on behalf of my colleagues.

Access to version 1.0 of the WorldCat Search API<https://www.oclc.org/developer/api/oclc-apis/worldcat-search-api.en.html> will end on 31 December 2024. Many libraries with an OCLC Cataloging and Metadata subscription use this API to extract data from WorldCat for use and retention in a local library system. The API enables actions like determining if their library owns an item or enhancing local records with MARC data from WorldCat.   

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All,

I am continuing to weed my collection. Here are some sets of Western Europe that are available. Know that if you want large quantities of maps, it may take some time to get you the maps. Also, if you want a lot of maps, if you could drive to Golden, Colorado, that would be most appreciated 🙂 

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Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce that the GIS Librarians for Open Workflows (GLOW) website<https://sites.google.com/view/glow-gis-librarians/> is now live. GLOW is a collaborative initiative that supports GIS librarians in developing and sharing open workflows that enhance GIS research support.
This project is based on the belief that sharing our experiences can help us be more effective and that taking time to reflect is key to growing professionally and enjoying our jobs more. In that spirit, the website shares resources, tools, and approaches developed through our series of forums that involved over 100 GIS librarians and support staff.
What You Can 

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I am posting this on behalf of my colleague.

OCLC Research invites you to participate in a survey for a research project<https://www.oclc.org/research/areas/systemwide-library/stewarding-collective-collection/Stewarding-collective-collection-data-tools-shared-print-workflows.html> investigating the data and tools to support stewardship of and access to monographic shared collections.  

Anyone who has knowledge of and/or supports their institution's participation in a monographic shared print program is encouraged to respond to this brief survey. This includes deans/directors, AULs for collections, collection managers and librarians, metadata managers and librarians, and resource sharing/ILL managers and librarians. We’re seeking to understand the data and tools used to support shared print workflows and the gaps that may 

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Hi,
I'm trying to confirm the existence and names of a few small villages in NE
Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon, in the Bailique archipelago. Would like
to get my hands on a large-scale topo of the area, but have had no success
with various IBGE tools, sites, etc. (And BGN's foreign names database
looks to be down for maintenance this week.) 

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All,

Our great weeding project continues. Next available:

Alaska 1:250,000 shaded relief set.

Please respond directly to me if you are interested.

Christopher J.J. Thiry
Map & GIS Librarian
Academic Outreach Coordinator
Colorado School of Mines
Arthur Lakes Library
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
p. 303-273-3697

[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
http://library.mines.edu

Shipping address:
Colorado School of Mines
Christopher J.J. Thiry
Arthur Lakes Library
1301 19th Street
Golden, CO 80401

Hello,
I am trying to help a professor create a large scale base map of Elyria, OH in the early to mid 1950s. I found 1953 topo quad scans (1:25K) on the USGS site (Avon, Oberlin, Grafton) that cover most of Elyria. The sheet covering the northwest corner of the city that is not there is Lorain. That sheet is available starting in 1960 @ 1:24K. Jan Wagner was kind enough to check the OSU library holdings and they do not have a sheet of Lorain before 1960, so it may not exist. 

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The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries invites articles highlighting professional practice, case studies, and research-based approaches on the role of map and geospatial library professionals in cataloguing and describing maps and other cartographic resources, such as geospatial datasets, aerial imagery collections, and web applications. A detailed description and submission instructions are provided on the special issue webpage: Cataloguing and Describing Maps: Advancing Discovery and Access for Cartographic Resources<https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/cataloguing-and-describing-maps-advancing-discovery-and-access-for-cartographic-resources/>. 

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At the beginning of June, I asked around for a sheet listing or index for the Canadian "Gravity Map Series", published 1961-1978, to help me sort out our incomplete, uncatalogued holdings.
I was pointed to a listing, with scans (jp2/pdf), available online here:
https://ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca/search?page=1&query=%22gravity%20map%20series%22&spc.sf=dc.date.issued&spc.sd=DESC&spc.page=1&f.itemtype_en=Map,equals
but digging out the sheet numbers (whether the GMS numbers 1-163 or the Canadian NTI numbers) was a slow process. And the Geological Survey of Canada had no record of any index or sheet listing, which makes things tricky for non-Canadians. 

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Dear all,

We have discovered a folder full of 1970s govt 100k topo maps of ACT printed on plasticised paper that have yellowed then disintegrated, crumbling to powder, and emitting a pungent unpleasant odour.

They must have suddenly disintegrated only in the last few years, because they were fine when I last refoldered that drawer of material (10 years ago?). 

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Has anyone digitised any/all of the 1930s US War Dept 1:500,000 "Mexico air navigation map" (series no. 3507 and A.M.S. F401)?
We hold some sheets but haven't digitised it yet: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6415564

Thank you,

Brendan Whyte
National Library of Australia

Dear colleagues,

Our library in Houston has recently been hit hard by a hurricane, resulting in water leaks affecting our map room located in the basement. This room not only houses our valuable maps but also contains collections of microfiche and microcards. We know other libraries have faced similar water issues. 

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All,

My weeding project continues. I am weeding ALL of my state-issued road maps (except ​Colorado & Wyoming). Numbers range from 3 to 10 per state, and dates range from 1960s through 1990s.

Please write me DIRECTLY if you have any interest in the maps.

Christopher J.J. Thiry
Map & GIS Librarian
Academic Outreach Coordinator
Colorado School of Mines
Arthur Lakes Library
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
p. 303-273-3697 

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All,

My weeding project continues. I am weeding these series (all but Colorado). Please write me DIRECTLY if you have any interest in the maps.

*
100k US Surface management
*
100k US Mineral management
*
100k US Land Use Series (L-series) – most flat, but some in envelopes
*
250k US Land Use Series (L-series) – most flat, but some in envelopes 

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Attention Map and Geospatial Librarians!

We invite you to participate in a survey focused on the integration of critical information literacy into map and/or geospatial instruction.
As an incentive, we are offering a drawing for one of twenty five $15 gift cards. Winners will be randomly selected from respondents who choose to provide their name and email address in a separate form linked from the survey. 

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Hello all,

We have a student trying to use gridMET
<https://www.climatologylab.org/gridmet.html> data which is stored in a
netCDF4 package. He is trying to work with the data in Python and getting
some errors.

Does anyone have experience with these files or manipulating them with
Python? or know someone who does?

Jessica

Hi all,

Does anyone know if this online Cutter tool will be back online anytime? https://calculate.alptown.com/.

Anyone using another similar Cutter tool online, or are you just using the classic print Cutter table?

Thanks!
Chris

Hi all,

I'm working on sharing some scans of older maps on our library's website for a small digital exhibit. I've been asked to provide alt text for accessibility, and I realized that maps are very challenging to write alt text for! I'm finding lots of resources online for born-digital maps, but nothing for older maps that are full of information that is challenging to convey via alt text. Does anyone have advice, examples of what they've done, or reading you'd suggest? 

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I've looked in the usual places for a digital index for this set. I have yet to master Chris Thiry's fishnet method from scratch without modern coordinates. Hoping someone did it so I don't have to.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g6080m.gct00327/?sp=1&r=0.192,-0.041,0.476,0.261,0

Thanks in advance,

Heather Ross (she/her/hers)
Map Specialist
Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information
Penn State University Libraries
1 Pattee Library
University Park, PA 16802
[log in to unmask]
814-863-1349
Schedule a consultation with me<https:[log in to unmask]>

The url for the Union list of Sanborn maps on Berkeley's website has been giving a 404 error for the past few days: https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/sanborn_union_list

Does anyone know if this resource is down for good? Thankfully it's still accessible on the Wayback Machine<https://web.archive.org/web/20240603100827/https:/www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/sanborn_union_list>.

Thanks,

M. Amelia Raines
Reference Librarian
Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress
[log in to unmask]
Worlds Revealed Blog<https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/> | @LOCMaps<https://twitter.com/LOCMaps>
[cid:image001.jpg@01DACD58.BB8F2E70]<https://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/>

We're excited to release "Linked data: The future of library cataloging<https://www.oclc.org/go/en/publications/linked-data-the-future-of-library-cataloging.html?utm_campaign=linked-data&utm_medium=listserv&utm_source=listserv-general&utm_content=listservs-linked-data-position-paper>," a position paper that helps answer the question of why the move to linked data is important for libraries.

The paper follows OCLC's path from decades of linked data research, to experiments and prototypes, the creation of more than 150 million WorldCat Entities, and, most recently, the web application and APIs now available through OCLC Meridian. Learn more in the press release<https://www.oclc.org/en/news/releases/2024/20240624-linked-data-position-paper.html?utm_campaign=linked-data&utm_medium=listserv&utm_source=listserv-general&utm_content=listservs-linked-data-position-paper>. 

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Greetings,

2024 Call for GSIS Mary B. Ansari Best Geoscience Research/Reference Award Nominations

The Best Geoscience Reference or Research Resource Award Committee seeks nominations for the
best research or reference resource you've used throughout the year. Which ones were your favorite
or used all the time? If there's one or a few, please nominate them for this award. 

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Earlier this year, OCLC enriched more than 400 million WorldCat records with WorldCat Entities uniform resource identifiers (URIs). We are excited to share the extension of this initiative to routinely enhance WorldCat record quality through the automated addition of WorldCat Entities URIs to WorldCat records.

Here's how it works:

During our ongoing daily process that controls headings in WorldCat bibliographic records to link headings to authority records, this new process automatically inserts the relevant $1 URI link or updates the existing link in $1 (if needed), thus keeping records current and enriched with the latest WorldCat Entities URIs. 

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The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries invites articles highlighting professional practice, case studies, and research-based approaches on the role of map and geospatial library professionals in cataloguing and describing maps and other cartographic resources, such as geospatial datasets, aerial imagery collections, and web applications. A detailed description and submission instructions are provided on the special issue webpage: Cataloguing and Describing Maps: Advancing Discovery and Access for Cartographic Resources<https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/cataloguing-and-describing-maps-advancing-discovery-and-access-for-cartographic-resources/>. 

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All,

Last call for topos:

Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington TOPOS
1:62,500
1:125,000
1:250,000 (1x1 degree)

CANADA
1:50,000
1:250,000

Unclaimed are destined for the big recycle bin in the sky.

Christopher J.J. Thiry
Map & GIS Librarian
Academic Outreach Coordinator
Colorado School of Mines
Arthur Lakes Library
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
p. 303-273-3697

[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
http://library.mines.edu

Shipping address:
Colorado School of Mines
Christopher J.J. Thiry
Arthur Lakes Library
1301 19th Street
Golden, CO 80401

The University of Toronto’s Map & Data Library is hiring a Reference Specialist: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Reference-Specialist-ON/581670417/. The posting closes July 1, 2024. Please share with anyone in your networks who might be interested.

Reference Specialist
Date Posted: 06/17/2024
Req ID: 37335
Faculty/Division: Library
Department: Map and Data Library
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:
About Us:
The University of Toronto Libraries system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked in the top ten among academic research libraries in North America. The system consists of 40 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. This array 

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Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians<https://sites.google.com/site/greatlakessbc/home>: Final reminder to register!
July 10–12, 2024
In-person at the University of Toronto, St George Campus
Registration<https://sites.google.com/site/greatlakessbc/registration-info?authuser=0>

This is your last chance to register for the 2024 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians. Commuter registration will close on June 23, 2024 (registration with dorm accommodations closed on May 20). Located at the beautiful University of Toronto’s St George Campus in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This economical science conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science while immersing themselves in a collaborative environment. All librarians with an interest 

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Fellow librarian, geographer and map collector Charles Buckley Peterson III obituary
1936 – 2021

Charles “Charley” Peterson, an accomplished geographer, cartographer, librarian, and inveterate lover of maps of all kinds, died peacefully in his home in the Willow Valley Communities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on December 7, 2021. He was 85 years old. 

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Hello all,
The Pittsburgh Port Authority is hiring a Senior Planner in their Service Development team that will lead GIS analysis projects for the department and support the agency’s GIS needs. They will actually be hiring two positions from the same posting, one that has more of GIS focus, and one who has more of a service planning focus (bus routes, interconnecting different types of service, working on new corridors with our infrastructure teams, etc.). There will be a strong component of equity analysis in all of this work as well building on past efforts like their Equity Index of 

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A new book of likely interest to list members:

A British self-published book on the Hydrographic Department chart makers during World War Two, dedicated to all the staff in the Department who worked tirelessly during the war. Many worked round the clock on the run up to D-Day to supply some 450,000 charts for Operation Overlord. 

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***Apologies for possible cross-posting***

Dear colleagues,

We are glad to inform you about the distribution of a new gaze dataset, called OnMapGaze. The dataset includes both experimental and analyzed gaze data collected during the observation of different cartographic backgrounds used in five online map services, including Google Maps, Wikimedia, Bing Maps, ESRI, and OSM, at three different zoom levels (12z, 14z, and 16z). The dataset also involves the computation of a new graph-based metric, called GraphGazeD, which is based on the utilization of aggregated gaze behavior data and aims to model visual perception differences. Our dataset aims to serve as 

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Hi,

We have the potential to add a large maps themed graphic (vinyl wrap) outside our space. the wall is about 13x10.

I would love to see photos of what you all have in your spaces for inspiration.

Heather Ross (she/her/hers)
Map Specialist
Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information
Penn State University Libraries
1 Pattee Library
University Park, PA 16802
[log in to unmask]
814-863-1349
Schedule a consultation with me<https:[log in to unmask]>

All,

More to giveaway:

7.5' USGS orthophoto quads. Some were distributed via FDLP, but some were not.
A handful of each of the following states are available:

CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA

Contact me DIRECTLY in interested.

Christopher J.J. Thiry
Map & GIS Librarian
Academic Outreach Coordinator
Colorado School of Mines
Arthur Lakes Library
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
p. 303-273-3697 

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University of Minnesota Libraries, Twin Cities

Big Ten Academic Alliance Geospatial Information Network

Associate Director: Program & Outreach Coordination

The University of Minnesota Libraries invites applications for an Associate
Director responsible for Program & Outreach Coordination for the Big Ten
Academic Alliance Geospatial Information Network <https://gin.btaa.org/>
(BTAA-GIN). The Associate Director will work with the BTAA-GIN Program Team
under the management and direction of the University of Minnesota
Libraries, which holds responsibility for leading the BTAA-GIN. 

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Issue 95 of The Globe, journal of the Australian and New Zealand Map Society has just been published.

Contents, including two papers form our recent symposium at the State Library of NSW, are:

Conflicting Aetiologies: The Case of Dorre Island / Jan Tent , pp. 1-8

Who Wrote the Marginal Annotations in the Huydecoper Tasman Journal? / Carsten Berg Høgenhoff , pp. 9-24 

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Hello Maps-L:
Does anyone know of a site where one can download for free a copy of
the 2017 Panoramic map of Yosemite National Park by Heinrich Caesar
Berann? Berann drew the map in 1989 and the National Park Service at its
Harpers Ferry Center digitally revised it in 2017. Was this poster/map
shipped to Depository Libraries? The David Rumsey site will allow a
download for $40.00. I know a copy on eBay will run about $25.00. A
friend wants a copy for a museum display. Many thanks! 

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All,

We have begun our massive weeding project. We are discarding many maps.

I can send you small numbers of maps but due to postage & lack of availability of boxes, I can't send you large quantities of maps.
You are welcome to drive to my library to get things.

Maps being weeded:

Topos (24k, 25k, 31k, 62k, 63k, 100k, 125k, 250k) 

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All,

Does anyone have a printed, green-covered index of the topo maps of Colorado that they can send me?

Many thanks in advance,

Christopher J.J. Thiry
Map & GIS Librarian
Academic Outreach Coordinator
Colorado School of Mines
Arthur Lakes Library
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
p. 303-273-3697

[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
http://library.mines.edu

Shipping address:
Colorado School of Mines
Christopher J.J. Thiry
Arthur Lakes Library
1301 19th Street
Golden, CO 80401

Hi -

Has your library or science agency been challenged with how to address issues related to derogatory names that are found in published maps and books, or in databases or unpublished online resources? If so, I'd very much appreciate learning how you responded to that challenge.

For example:

*
Does your library or science agency redact, or partially redact, derogatory names in all publications managed by your organization?
*
Was that done in the paper copy, in the PDF, or in an image document such as a map?
*
Alternatively, was this issue addressed by appending to the published 

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Join us for our next cataloging community meeting on Friday, 21 June 2024 2-4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time [UTC-4]

We're excited to share details of our two-part agenda for this free, virtual event. Part one highlights an initiative to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in library metadata. In part two, OCLC staff will share updates on our cataloging products and services. 

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PERSUASIVE MAPS ONLINE - AN UPDATE

In collaboration with Cornell University, I've recently added more than 400 maps from my collection to the Persuasive Maps website, https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/. This is a collection of "persuasive" cartography: maps whose primary intent or effect is to influence opinions or beliefs - to send a message - rather than to communicate geographic information. There are now more than 1200 maps in the online collection, in some 27 languages, dating from 1491 to the present. 

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Hi all,

Does anyone have map scanner recommendations? Ours is no longer operational and I'm hoping to be allowed to purchase a new one soon.

Thank you,
Maggie Tarmey

Maggie Tarmey (he/they)
Librarian for Geography, Maps, and Economics
UCLA Library | Research and Rosenfeld Division
Charles E. Young Research Library A1540F
Book an appointment with me!<https://calendar.library.ucla.edu/appointments/maggietarmey>

UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

Virtual Orientation to the Geography and Map Division: Tuesday 6/11<https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZ3MubG9jLmdvdi9tYXBzLzIwMjQvMDYvdmlydHVhbC1vcmllbnRhdGlvbi10by10aGUtZ2VvZ3JhcGh5LWFuZC1tYXAtZGl2aXNpb24tdHVlc2RheS02LTExLz9sb2Nscj1lYW1hcCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDA2MDUuOTU4MTQ1MzEifQ.HwZwR6B96LVdGV7eN4LV0FpQyZBUuPibFUsPUzJToY4/s/761763191/br/243622503022-l>
06/05/2024 09:02 AM EDT

Curious about our collections? Please join Geography and Map Division staff next week for a virtual orientation to our collections and resources!
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Going to ALA Annual in San Diego in June? We invite you to attend our robust selection of sessions. There's a lot you won't want to miss, including a panel discussion on artificial intelligence, an introduction to OCLC Meridian and WorldCat Entitles, two sessions that focus on public libraries, and a breakfast for the resource sharing community.
You are especially invited to the Cataloging Community Meeting on Friday, June 28 from 10:30 to Noon (Pacific time) in the San Diego Convention Center Room 28 A B C. We'll have some interesting updates from OCLC staff, as well as a time 

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Event: Researching a Historical Route with NYPL's Collections
<https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2024/06/04/researching-historical-route-nypls-collections>
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 3 - 4 PM (EST)
Where: Virtual (Register Here
<https://nypl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mEXZT4wxR4SdGC5tVKTNpA#/registration>
)

Have you ever wondered how someone would have traveled in the past? If so,
join us, as we show you how to research and recreate historic routes with
NYPL's collections!

You will learn what types of material are useful for researching this topic
- such as maps, guidebooks, timetables, and many more - as well as how to
search for these materials within NYPL's collections. With these tools, you
will see how you 

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Hello all,

I have a local friend who is co-chairing the FOSS4G NA conference this
year, to be held in St. Louis Sept. 9-11. He asked that I spread the word
among the Academic and Library community that the Call for Presentations is
currently open. June 2 is the deadline, but he anticipates that it will be
extended. 

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Hi,

I have a graduate student coming to me with the following questions. Any suggestions on where to find some of this? I've been poking around looking for WWII maps though I don't think there is complete coverage. Looked at Eastview but hoping to not purchase anything as I'm out of funds for this year. Colorado school of Mines has a few sheets in this set. https://search.worldcat.org/title/48406645 

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Hello All!

Thank you so much to those who have claimed maps already! I am making one last plea before I start throwing these away. Please take a look at the maps I have left and let me know if you are interested in any of them. There are still a lot of PREX (CIA) maps and a few maps from other US Government Departments. Years ranging from 1968 to 2015 (lots of cool Cold War era maps!). If you have issues with the link below, please email me and I can send you the file! Cross posted on GovDoc-L, 

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Hi all,

Good afternoon! As a reminder, we are still accepting scholarship
applications to attend the WAML Annual Meeting at the University of New
Mexico, Albuquerque, NM September 25-28, 2024
<https://waml.org/conferences/waml2024/> until May 31!

This year, we will award *3 scholarships of $750.* Please see the full
announcement, description, and application instructions below.

And, if you know of anyone who might be interested, please share
this announcement! 

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Call for Proposals to present at both the in-person WAML conference to be held September 25th-28th on the University of New Mexico campus and the Virtual Symposium to be held October 10th.

Share with your fellow WAML-ites what’s happening at your organizations!
You can choose to do a 90 minute pre-conference workshop on Wednesday September 25th or give a 15 minute talk or a 5 minute lightning talk during the main conference.
If you'd like to present virtually, there will be opportunities to give workshops, talks, or a poster presentation at the Virtual Symposium. 

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Hello,

The MARC Advisory Committee will be meeting June 25-26, 2024.

There is one proposal that would add $0 (Authority record control number or
standard number) and $1 (Real World Object URI) to Field 506 (Restrictions
on Access Note) and Field 540 (Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note)
in the bibliographic format which developed from Discussion Paper 2024-04.
The goal is to enhance linked data compatibility for those resources that
use a standardized vocabulary in these fields. 

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Please join us for the Map Librarian's Toolbox<https://waml.org/resources/toolbox/> Editing Party on June 13th, 2024, at 1pm-3pm Central (2pm-4pm Eastern, 12pm-2pm Mountain, 11am-1pm Pacific).

It will be a relaxed two hours of co-working together on Zoom to create new entries, update entries, and chat about map and GIS librarianship. Feel free to stay for as little or long as you'd like. 

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We're pleased to announce that our next OCLC cataloging community meeting will be on Friday, 21 June 2024 at 2:00 pm EDT (UTC -4).

This free, virtual event promises to be informative and engaging and we'd be delighted to have you join us. It's a great opportunity to connect with fellow cataloging community members and stay in the know about OCLC's cataloging products and services. As in the past, we'll have a metadata DEI panel presentation to kick off the meeting followed by product updates. 

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Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians<https://sites.google.com/site/greatlakessbc/home>: Reminder to register!
July 10–12, 2024
In-person at the University of Toronto, St George Campus
Registration<https://sites.google.com/site/greatlakessbc/registration-info?authuser=0>

A reminder to register for the 2024 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians. Registration plus dorm accommodation will be closing soon (commuter registration will remain open). Located at the beautiful University of Toronto’s St George Campus in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This economical science conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science while immersing themselves in a collaborative environment. Whether you work with medical researchers, engineering undergrads, physicists looking for the 

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Dear colleagues,

If you are a supervisor or manager of people at any level in your
organization, you are invited to participate in a research study about
library managers' perspectives on support for employees with disabilities.
The purpose of this research is to better understand organizational and
managerial support of employees who may need accommodations, as well as the
related training and information needs of managers in libraries. 

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Hello Geo4LibCamp Enthusiasts!

Though you may not be able to join us in person in Minneapolis for the
Geo4LibCamp 2024 unconference sessions, we're hoping you will join us
virtually for our keynote presentation and two rounds of lightning talks!

Monday, May 20 - 11am (central)
Lightning Talks Round 1 - topics include: Open-Source Georeferencing and
Curating with Allmaps, Blacklight::Allmaps Plugin, GeoServer and You: Or
how I learned to stop worrying and ask Eliot to fix our ‘talk to GeoServer’
problems, and Ephemeral Geospatial Data: An Impending Dark Age
Zoom Registration Link
<https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W3A0jTW3T1macO_XE_W1zw> 

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On May 9, 2024, OCLC installed changes to WorldCat Validation. See the WorldCat Validation Release Notes, May 2024<https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Record_Manager/WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_and_known_issues/2024_release_notes/095WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_May_2024> for full details.

This validation installation includes the following new features and enhancements:
* OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced January 23-March 26, 2024
* Decommission of encoding level (ELvl) values I and J
* WorldCat Entity duplicate check 

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Hello,

I am sharing this message with you on behalf of my colleagues.

We're excited to announce the availability of OCLC Meridian, a web application and set of APIs that libraries and other organizations that manage metadata for knowledge collections can use to create, curate, and connect linked data entities.

Meridian enables metadata professionals to: 

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Hey Everyone,

I attended the first one of these in Pittsburgh and it was awesome. These
are all in the US.

*Civic Switchboard Institute: Apply to a 2-day Institute on civic data work
in libraries*

Civic data describes a broad range of information related to community life
and the decision-making and policies that affect people and places. It can
include not only data produced by governmental organizations, but also
non-profits, civic institutions (like libraries!), and other
community-based organizations. The Institute of Museum and Library
Services-supported Civic Switchboard project
<https://civic-switchboard.github.io/> focuses on building capacity for
libraries and archives to begin or 

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Sometimes it’s not obvious when to record your audience. If this is a puzzle with which you struggle, please attend our VAOH session to answer the question “Who’s Your Audience?”

Join us either Tuesday, 14 May at 10:00 am EDT (UTC -4) or Thursday, 23 May at 4:00 pm EDT (UTC -4), whichever is more convenient for you, for Who’s Your Audience?: Ways to Record Audience in Bibliographic Records. Kate James will provide an overview of recording audience characteristics in MARC 21 bibliographic records, including the benefits of various options, related RDA elements, and ethical considerations in providing this information. 

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Call for Proposals to present at both the in-person WAML conference to be held September 25th-28th on the University of New Mexico campus and the Virtual Symposium to be held October 10th.

Share with your fellow WAML-ites what’s happening at your organizations!
You can choose to do a 90 minute pre-conference workshop on Wednesday September 25th or give a 15 minute talk or a 5 minute lightning talk during the main conference.
If you'd like to present virtually, there will be opportunities to give workshops, talks, or a poster presentation at the Virtual Symposium. 

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Applications for the Library of Congress Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship are open!

Awardees conduct research at the Library of Congress in the largest and most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world. The 8 week residency includes an $11,500 stipend with the possibility of an additional $2,000 honorarium for a lecture and publication. Applications are due by September 15, 2024. 

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Attention Map and Geospatial Librarians!

We invite you to participate in a survey focused on the integration of critical information literacy into map and/or geospatial instruction.
As an incentive, we are offering a drawing for one of twenty five $15 gift cards. Winners will be randomly selected from respondents who choose to provide their name and email address in a separate form linked from the survey. 

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Hi all,

Just a reminder to take the WAML 2024 Conference Survey for the upcoming conference in Albuquerque, NM (September 25-28th, 2024). We have a few quick questions and would love to have your input if you're planning on attending. Don't worry, this doesn't mean you will be committed to the responses, we just want a better idea of what the numbers might look like. 

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CAMBRIDGE SEMINARS IN THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY

The next Cambridge Seminar in the History of Cartography will be held via Zoom

on Tuesday 7 May at 5.30pm (UK time)

The speaker will be Jana C Schuster, Historic England & New York University

The cartographic commissions of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690–1749)

All are welcome: please forward this email to anyone who you think might be interested in attending. 

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My father had a collection of 500+ USGS topo maps of the Western US. I am looking for a library that will accept this donation, rather than recycling these maps. These maps are not catalogued, so I cannot give specifics. UCLA suggested I post this here. I can be reached at [log in to unmask] Thank you.

Dear Map-L,

I'm writing to congratulate Meagan Snow on the publication of the 'Preserving Geospatial
Data' Watch Report by the Digital Preservation Coalition. Available here http://doi.org/10.7207/twr23-01

This was mentioned briefly on the list a couple of months back but I wanted to emphasise the importance of this report for our sector and beyond. Dr Snow has synthesised a broad range of material into an incredibly useful document and one that will no doubt be valuable for many years to come. The Legal Deposit Map Librarian's Group in the UK will certainly be consulting this regularly. 

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We are excited to highlight the proposed lightning talks for Geo4LibCamp
2024!

We have lightning talks proposed on the following topics:

- Open-Source Georeferencing and Curating with Allmaps
- GeoBlacklight Allmaps Plugin
- Enhancing Access to Digital Aerial Photography at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
- The UC approach: Single code base, separate deployments
- What is the National Geospatial Advisory Committee?
- Using Text Recognition to Georeference Aerial Photos?
- Ephemeral Geospatial Data: An Impending Dark Age
- Using Aardvark to Drive Public Health Data Discovery
- GeoServer and You: Or how I learned to stop worrying and ask Eliot 

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Hello,

A small group of us from the Map Curators' Group, British Cartographic Society, have been meeting to discuss topics around diversifying our map collections. Most recently we discussed collection content warnings or explanations. This is a topic under discussion across the GLAM sector.

Does anyone have examples of map collection or even map item specific content warnings they would be willing to share please? 

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Hi all,

We're in the midst of organizing the upcoming WAML conference in Albuquerque, NM (September 25-28th, 2024). We had a few quick questions and would love to have your input if you're planning on attending. Don't worry, this doesn't mean you will be committed to the responses, we just want a better idea of what the numbers might look like. 

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[https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe5JwT8y6kUxCm61aQHp7HqMweLFWZVmZ99OJ4LqJF8o4tLivNut1TMYR-KkpJChilfcdFt2gu-b4Zbuc63FUO-99ZXQG1MnVKkh70G-lc6FdemfNX65DiQuLEHeb2QJ4_fWp1-phj7lMHSlls8nBXds5VY?key=QyQ4Py2uhJ3cRtUebWJO8A]

**Please excuse cross-posting**

Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians<https://sites.google.com/site/greatlakessbc/home>: Reminder to register and to propose a Lightning Talk!

July 10–12, 2024

In-person at the University of Toronto, St George Campus

Registration<https://sites.google.com/site/greatlakessbc/registration-info?authuser=0>

A reminder to register for the 2024 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians! You don’t want to miss out! Located at the beautiful University of Toronto’s St George Campus in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This economical science conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science while immersing themselves in a collaborative environment. Whether you work with medical researchers, engineering undergrads, physicists 

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This message has been cross-posted. Please excuse any duplication.
The spring 2024 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting just over a week away. The final schedule and detailed agenda are now available. Have you registered to participate yet?

* Event page: https://fdlp.gov/about/events-and-conferences/2024-depository-library-council-virtual-meeting
* Register to attend: https://secure.icohere.com/registration/register.cfm?reg=10656&evt=Spring24-DLC<https://secure.icohere.com/registration/register.cfm?reg=10656&evt=Spring24-DLC&t=767106782>
* Detailed agenda: https://fdlp.gov/file-repository-item/detailed-agenda-spring-2024-dlc-virtual-meeting
* Final schedule: https://fdlp.gov/file-repository-item/schedule-spring-2024-dlc-virtual-meeting
* Open Forum discussion and poll questions: https://fdlp.gov/file-repository-item/open-forum-and-poll-questions-spring-2024-dlc-virtual-meeting 

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Aloha all,

I'm looking for a site that offers digital access to all the editions of the various sheets of the International Map of the World 1:1,000,000 (AMS 1301). It's for a research project I'm involved in.

Riley Moffat
BYU-Hawaii (retired)

Hello all,

The State Library of Kansas is weeding out old maps. We have about 900 maps to offer with most being PREX (CIA) maps and a round 35 maps from other departments. Years ranging from 1968 to 2015 (lots of cool Cold War era maps!). Here are a few examples of what we have to offer: 

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On April 25, 2024, OCLC expects to install changes to WorldCat Validation, including the following new features and enhancements:

* OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced January 23-March 26, 2024
* Decommission of encoding level (ELvl) values I and J
* WorldCat Entity duplicate check

The following bug fixes will also be included: 

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Hi all,

As presaged in a message in December, I have finally completed indexing our holdings of USGS 24k (and 25k) topos/orthophotos.
Thank you to those who provided feedback at the time.

We have a very incomplete set of these sheets, as the exchange arrangement with USGS, under which this series was received, was cancelled circa 1990 when we began to fully realise how much storage the series would require and how little it actually got used. Our current US 24k holdings occupy about 170 drawers. They are arranged by state, in the same shelf order as the LC G-schedule 

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Hello All -

I have recently become the liaison for several departments and am taking care of our print map collection as part of my duties. I am a complete novice here. We are planning to move most of the collection to an off-campus site. This is an opportunity to weed, and I wondered if folks keep copies of photorevised maps. I was thinking to just keep the most recent. Is there a reason to keep the older ones? 

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https://cartography.web.auth.gr/ICA-Heritage/Bologna2024/
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The *Registration system* of the *18th ICA Conference* *on “Digital
Approaches to Cartographic Heritage”*, in Bologna, 23-25 October 2024, is
now open here:
https://cartography.web.auth.gr/ICA-Heritage/Bologna2024/registration.html
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For your participation in the conference, please fill and submit *online
your participation form: *
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSex2CHldPdposyTPN3wptBFjmcnQVqvU50Zrucjn_vDPW78ZA/viewform
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*Early bird registration: 15 July 2024*

The *Call for Papers* is open here:
https://cartography.web.auth.gr/ICA-Heritage/Bologna2024/index.html
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For a paper contribution to the conference, please *fill and submit online
the paper title & summary form*:
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*Deadline for papers submission (abstract): 30 April 2024* 

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The spring 2024 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting (May 2) is just two weeks away. The event will feature an Open Forum, and the members of the Depository Library Council want to gain your input. The Open Forum discussion and poll questions are now available for you to review and contemplate prior to the Virtual Meeting. 

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I thought people might get a chuckle out of this;

https://xkcd.com/2920/

Susan

We are excited to announce the keynote speaker for Geo4LibCamp 2024!

Dr. David Haynes will deliver a talk titled "Bridging the Need Gap:
Designing a Digital Social Care Referral Platform to Address Health-Related
Social Needs."

Dr. Haynes is a broadly trained health geographer who uses spatial analysis
methods to advance our knowledge of health and cancer disparities. 

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Hi All-

I'm the Review Editor for the "Atlas and Book Review" section of the WAML Information Bulletin. I'm seeking reviewers for the following books (descriptions for these books are taken from Amazon):

* Tide Lines: A Photographic Record of Louisiana’s Disappearing Coast, by Ben Depp, University Press of Mississippi, January 2023, ISBN: 978-1496843913. 

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The spring 2024 Depository Library Council (DLC) Virtual Meeting is taking place May 2.

* A preliminary agenda is now available: https://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository-item/preliminary-agenda-spring-2024-dlc-virtual-meeting.
* View the event page where you can register to participate: https://www.fdlp.gov/about/events-and-conferences/2024-depository-library-council-virtual-meeting.
The DLC serves as an advisory committee to the GPO Director and the Superintendent of Documents and offers advice and recommendations on matters relating to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Your input to DLC discussions at the Spring Meeting is an important part of collaboration in the FDLP community, particularly in this time of transition to 

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Upcoming free map event at National Library of Australia (and online):

https://www.nla.gov.au/whats-on/events/spanish-mapping-empire-dennis-reinhartz-and-robert-clancy

Wed 24 April, 6-7 pm AET

In person and online

FREE!

Join American cartographic expert Emeritus Professor Dennis Reinhartz as he discusses the exploration and charting of the Americas and the Pacific undertaken by the Spanish from the 15th to the 18th centuries with map collector, curator and author Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy. 

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Hi all,

I'm pleased to announce that WAML is accepting scholarship applications to
attend the WAML Annual Meeting at the University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM September 25-28, 2024
<https://waml.org/conferences/waml2024/>!

This year, we will award *3 scholarships of $750.* Please see the full
announcement, description, and application instructions below.

And, if you know of anyone who might be interested, please share
this announcement! 

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Hello all,
I am starting to digitize large format materials. I have a camera set up with lights and a tether to the computer. The previous archivist also purchased Capture One software so I can control the camera from the computer.
I'm running into a few issues.

1. I have lots of maps on semi transparent paper. I think I've figured out that I need a white board behind them. Does anyone have any other suggestions for photographing maps on thin paper?
2. When I turn on the lights from the four side lights, the image looks very washed out. 

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We are excited to announce the workshops that will be offered at
Geo4LibCamp 2024! Thank you to those of you who are preparing content for
these workshops.

GeoBlacklight and Geospatial Metadata

- Part 1: GeoBlacklight for Beginners & Advanced GeoBlacklight
- Part 2: Medley of Metadata Workflows

Spatial Data Support Bootcamp

- Google Earth Engine
- Planet.com

Check out the full workshop descriptions
<https://geo4libcamp.org/2024/agenda-2024/#workshops>! 

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Good morning all,
I am the archivist for a repository at ASU (not part of the library). I have lots of maps/drawings/sketches of archaeological sites. These are original, hand drawn materials. We are moving buildings and I've been asked to move the maps myself with my student workers. We have trucks so we're fine taking apart and moving the map cases. However, I'm trying to work out how to move the more delicate maps. We moved a stack of smaller cases where I kept the USGS topo maps in the drawers. We had to turn the drawers at a 45 

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2024 Maps & America
The Arthur Holzheimer Lecture Series
 
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Newsroom Cartography
 

Tim Wallace

Senior Editor for Geography at
The New York Times

Tim Wallace helps to coordinate geospatial efforts across the newsroom in his role as Senior Editor for Geography at The New York Times. He creates visual stories that illustrate the geographic dimensions of current events. Tim has a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

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Dear colleagues,

Please join the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division for this upcoming webinar on Tuesday, April 9, at 3pm EST, and please share with anyone interested.

Register for the orientation here<https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/1017023898489/WN_IAvlP2frTpODvReYp4JihA>

Join Amelia Raines and Rachel Trent of the Geography and Map Division for a detailed introduction to Sanborn fire insurance maps. This orientation session will highlight the background of fire insurance mapping, the Sanborn map collections, and fire insurance maps made by other companies held in our division. We will cover how to search for, download, and interpret Sanborn map sheets. We will also discuss what's 

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The Map Curators’ Group (MCG) of the British Cartographic Society will hold its Annual Workshop online on the afternoons of Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th September 2024. 

MCG is for anyone interested in using and sharing maps, bound together by an interest in curating, maintaining, and sharing our map collections. Our annual workshops offer the opportunity to share expertise and learn from each other. 

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Hi All,

MIT has an open GIS Librarian position. Please see the attached announcement (and text below). While this is a librarian position, MLS, MLIS, or MIS degrees are not required. See the requirements below. Please let me know if you have questions about this position.

Thanks,
Daniel

Daniel Sheehan
Head, GIS and Statistical Software Services
MIT Libraries
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | 617-252-1475 

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Researchers at the Ohio State University Libraries would like to invite you to participate in a study looking at the role of instructional spaces in teaching with primary source materials. Academic archivists, special collections librarians, curators and all who teach with primary source materials in institutions of higher education are welcome to participate. 

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Dear all,

somebody asked me this question and asked me to ask you.

Is the information in OpenStreetMap reliable?

Would it be ok to draw coordinates from OpenStreetMap and put them in the 034 field for place authorities? Could OpenStreetMaps be a recognized source in $$2?

Thank you for your input!

Krina

Krina Doekes Brandt
Map Librarian, Librarian for Geography and Urban Studies
Bloomfield library for Humanities and Social Sciences
Hebrew University
Mount Scopus
Jerusalem
tel. 02-5883422
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Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians<https://sites.google.com/site/greatlakessbc/home>: Registration is now open! + Call for Lighting Talks!

July 10 - 12, 2024

In-person at the University of Toronto, St George Campus

Registration

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians! Located at the beautiful University of Toronto’s St George Campus in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This economical science conference offers librarians an opportunity to learn about current research advancements in science while immersing themselves in a collaborative environment. Whether you work with medical researchers, engineering 

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Hello all,

Here is the newest issue of the WAML IB: Volume 55.2 Spring 2024<https://waml.org/waml-information-bulletin/volume-55-number-2/>

Please let me know if there are any issues and I will fix it asap.

Enjoy!

Best,

Sarah

IB Editor

Sarah Zhang, MLIS M.S.

Librarian for Geography, GIS, & Maps
Simon Fraser University Library
8888 University Drive Burnaby BC Canada V5A 1S6
[log in to unmask] 778.782.9704
I respectfully acknowledge SFU is on unceded Coast Salish Territory; the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Kwikwetlem First Nations.

Hello all,

Does anyone know if Gizi Maps is still releasing new maps?

Thanks,
Sarah

Greetings from Rare Book School!

Expand your understanding of book history during a Rare Book School course
this summer! Our five-day intensive courses on the history of manuscript,
print, and digital materials will be offered online and in person at the
University of Virginia and other partner institutions.

Among our forty-two courses, we are pleased to offer the following one relevant
to map history: 

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The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the latest annual call for input from stakeholders involved in the lifecycle of creative works for the upcoming annual revision of the Recommended Formats Statement. The impactful changes made in recent years, including the expansion of content categories and improved tracking of changes, represent the Library's understanding of the growing importance of the Statement not merely in its own work, but to the broader community and its determination to ensure that it meet the needs of all its stakeholders. The RFS is a crucial tool in implementing the Library's Digital Collecting Strategy 

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Position announcement: RESOURCE DESCRIPTION LIBRARIAN AND CATALOGING COORDINATOR FOR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries seek an experienced, collaborative, and visionary cataloging and metadata librarian to join the Central Technical Services (CTS) Cataloging Department. The Cataloging Department is responsible for providing access to the UW-Madison Libraries' rich collection in all formats. This position focuses on Special Collections materials. The holdings of the Department of Special Collections include rare books, manuscripts, archival collections, printed ephemera, maps, broadsides, photographs, recordings, and other objects that benefit from special handling. 

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Upcoming map conferences, meetings, symposia, and events around the world, including our own symposium in Sydney on 1-2 May.

Bookmark http://docktor.com/meeting.htm for updates

March 21, 2024 - London (Hybrid) - The Thirty-Third Series of “Maps and Society Lectures” in the history of cartography are convened by Catherine Delano-Smith (Institute of Historical Research) and Philip Jagessar (King’s College London) with Tony Campbell and Peter Barber (both formerly Map Library, British Library) and Alessandro Scafi (Warburg Institute). Meetings are normally held on selected Thursdays at 5.00 pm and are followed by refreshment. Enquiries to , or . All meetings are hybrid but 

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Subject: Weeded maps for a service project
Dear Maps-L subscriber,

Would you have any weeded maps that you could donate for a service project? Any size, type or style would be fine. I would cut the maps into 9 ½ inch squares and create origami frames with messages. The frames would be included in care packages for U.S. service men and women sent by one of these organizations:
Operation: Care and Comfort [www.occ-usa.org<http://www.occ-usa.org/>]
Forgotten Soldiers Outreach [www.forgottensoldiers.org<http://www.forgottensoldiers.org/>]
Operation Gratitude [www.OperationGratitude.com<http://www.operationgratitude.com/>] 

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Mapping the Indian Ocean World, from ancient times to the present

Australian and New Zealand Map Society 2024 Symposium

State Library of NSW, Sydney

Wed 1 May (with additional public events on Thu 2 May)

Program: https://anzmaps.org/2024/03/08/2024-symposium-program/

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/anzmaps-symposium-tickets-858772029257

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY 1 MAY 2024

8.45 - 9.15am Registration and coffee

9.15 - 9.30am Welcome - Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon – CEO State Library of New South Wales 

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We're pleased to introduce a new look for Bibliographic Formats and Standards<https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/home.html> (BFAS).

What's new?

* Improved navigation - navigate with greater ease and benefit from a search bar on every page

* New homepage - personalized content, page updates, and news are available all in one place

* Mobile-friendly - access the same great content from anywhere, on your choice of device 

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Twice a year in January and June, Harvard University's Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) offers a two-week training course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application to research. The program is designed for Harvard graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff, as well as external researchers who want to integrate spatial thinking, incorporate GIS methods, learn spatial analysis tools, and communicate with maps in their research. The next offering will be on May 28 to June 7 of 2024, with an extended application deadline on March 22, 2024. Please visit https://gis.harvard.edu/gis-institute for more information, and https://gis.harvard.edu/event/gis-institute-summer-2024 for the important 

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Event: NYC's Subway and Rail Transit Systems at NYPL's Map Division
<https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2024/03/19/researching-nycs-subway-and-rail-transit-systems-nypls-map-division>
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 1 - 2 PM (EST)
Where: Virtual (Register Here
<https://nypl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8sPgWvZlQC2tAFVTvJS9WQ#/registration>
)

Join us, as we demonstrate how to use the collection at NYPL's Map Division
to research local rail transit routes in New York City. In particular, we
will focus on NYC's subway system, elevated rails, and commuter rail lines. 

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Hi everyone,

I am the interim chair of the Communications Committee of WAML. The committee is in the process of putting together a Map Librarian's Toolbox<https://waml.org/resources/toolbox/> Editing Party, and we'd like your feedback! The Map Librarian's Toolbox is a WAML-run kit with lots of topics that map librarians use daily: https://waml.org/resources/toolbox/ 

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Hi all, a long shot here, but I was hoping to access some of the California maps on seismic hazards?

I've contacted the California Conservation webmaster, but no response so far.

Anyone know where they may be hosted?

Here is what I found, but these links do not work: https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/Pages/Publications/Counties/lax.aspx

OFR 2000-005
Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Mt. Baldy 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California, 2000 - Download from SHMP<http://gmw.consrv.ca.gov/shmp/html/eval_rpts_so.html>
OFR 2000-006
Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Ontario 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California, 2000 - Download from SHMP<http://gmw.consrv.ca.gov/shmp/html/eval_rpts_so.html>
OFR 2000-008
Seismic Hazard Evaluation of the Thousand Oaks 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, 

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Hi:
The University of Utah's Marriott Library. Our Special Collections has a large number of aerial photographs, with no information about the terrain covered. The photos have the date and an identification number in top margin.

* Some were produced for federal agencies, and the "codes" consisted of letters, such as ALJ, COC-2A, CXN-2B, GS-VBLW,etc. 

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The Depository Library Council (DLC) and the staff at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) invite you to participate in the spring 2024 DLC Virtual Meeting, taking place May 2.
View the FDLP.gov event page where you can access the preliminary agenda and register to participate: https://www.fdlp.gov/about/events-and-conferences/2024-depository-library-council-virtual-meeting.
Event highlights include: 

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Dear All:

I’ll be teaching a course in late July at Rare Book School (University of Virginia). There are still some seats left!

— H-65: Material Foundations of Map History, 1450 – 1900 <https://rarebookschool.org/courses/history/h65/>

Evaluations from previous course offerings are all available at that link, too.

RBS staff tell me:

To be considered in the first round of admissions decisions, course applications should be submitted no later than February 19.Applications received after that date will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Visit our website at www.rarebookschool.org  for course details, instructions for applying, and evaluations by past students. Contact us at 

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Muriel Strickland passed away in San Diego at age 98 on February 13, 2024.
Muriel was a long-time member of WAML and of the Special Library
Association Geography and Map Section. She worked in the map collection at
San Diego State, and after she retired, she volunteered for years in the
map collection at the San Diego History Center. Muriel had also lived in
British Columbia and was originally from England. In accordance with
Muriel’s wishes, there will not be a memorial service. More information to
follow. 

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*18th ICA Commission Conference* on “Digital Approaches to Cartographic
Heritage”
*Bologna, 23-25 October 2024*
https://cartography.web.auth.gr/ICA-Heritage/Bologna2024/
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The ICA
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Commission on Cartographic Heritage into the Digital
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is pleased to invite you to the *18th ICA Conference* *on “Digital
Approaches to Cartographic Heritage”* in Bologna, 23-25 October 2024.

The *Call for Papers* is open here:
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For your participation in the conference, please fill and submit *online*
*your* *participation* *form:*
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All,

I have a number of large sheet (5 feet x 3 feet) satellite images, most dating from the 1970s. While cool, they never get used. The resolution is not great. The scale of these is, at best, 1:100,000. Multiple bands for some areas. Even the ones of Colorado never get used. 

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Registration for the 9th annual Geo4LibCamp is now open

Register for Geo4LibCamp 2024
<https://learning.umn.edu/portal/events/reg/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&entityId=45702457>

Where: University of Minnesota Campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota

When: May 20-24, 2024

Geo4LibCamp is a hands-on meeting for anyone interested in how libraries
can manage and provide access to geospatial resources. This event is often
attended by map librarians, metadata specialists, application developers,
geospatial professionals, and educators. The main focus is to share
best-practices, solve common problems, and address technical issues with
integrating geospatial data into a repository and associated services. For
the purposes of the camp, we broadly define geospatial data from scanned
maps and aerial 

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Does anyone have and index for, or know the extent of published sheets for AMS series V783 Oklahoma 1:50,000?

We have 2 sheets (Lawton & Cache, both printed 1978) , covering parts of Fort Sill Military Reservation. but how many more are there? One or two, or full state coverage?

Thanks for any help! 

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For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Education will join the annual Open Data Day celebration, where groups from all over the world create and participate in open data events throughout their communities. In commemoration of this year’s occasion and to build greater awareness and use of Open Data, the Department’s Office of the Chief Data Officer will sponsor a virtual Open Data Forum on Wednesday, March 6 from 12 – 1 PM ET. As part of the virtual Forum, the Department will showcase agency Open Data exemplars such as the Department’s Open Data Platform and highlight data-rich 

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Exciting news! The University of Oregon Libraries has committed to creating a full-time GIS Librarian position to support UO's growing Data Sciences Program and the increasing use of spatial technologies in research on campus. This newly defined position is a great opportunity to join a growing and dynamic Data Services team. I look forward to cross-departmental collaboration with this new position as I continue to work on making print collections more accessible and selective digitization of unique materials. If you are a GIS librarian interested in supporting students through GIS and spatial data-oriented instruction and research support, please consider joining 

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Hello Maps-L!

I am a relatively new maps/geospatial librarian and I am looking into acquiring a scanner for an aerial photos digitization project. Are there any scanners that you are using that you would recommend for this sort of project?

If it helps, quite a few of the photos have curled over the years and may not be compatible with a top-loading scanner. 

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Hi all,

For those of you in the Bay Area, please share if you can. Or better yet, join us for this event!

Eight Stories High, Comically Lo-Res, Visible for Twenty Miles: Spiraling Maps Atop Salesforce Tower

Since its Lisbon premiere in April 2022, Eric Theise has given thirty-some performances of A Synesthete's Atlas–during which he manipulates projected digital maps in collaboration with improvising musicians–across North America. His Carto-OSC began life as a rapid prototyping tool for designing web maps but morphed into the platform he uses for real time cartography and video creation. February finds his single-channel work, If 

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Please join the ALA's Map and Geospatial Information Roundtable (MAGIRT) for Leap into MAGIRT, to be held via Zoom on Thursday, February 29th, 12:30 pm - 5 pm EST (9:30 am - 2 pm PST). We'll have 13 presentations on an array of topics, ranging from a panel to lightning talks. 

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