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Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: LIBER Groupe des Cartothecaires
Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:29:03 -0500
From:   Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>





James, Francis, ... et al.

Just as a point of information, an article looking at map societies vs.
map organizations and a brief history of many of the same will be soon
published in the next issue of the /Journal of Map & Geography
Libraries/. (Vol. 3, No. 1 to be exact) To be honest, it is written at
an "overview" or "big picture" level, so a further comparison of
activities amongst or between similar organizations would likely still
be a worthwhile endeavor.

This discussion also reminds me that a few years ago a colleague here in
the U.S. did some research and wrote an article comparing the several
North American map librarianship organizations, especially looking at
the publications created and offered, which enlightened us as to the
lack of refereed journal opportunities for potential authors (and that
was at the nexus for Mary L. and I to look into starting JMGL). That
said, time passes so quickly, and with it our many similar organizations
ebb and flow, so I think an endeavor to capture and comparatively
analyze things would be of value to not only map librarians but other
similar professionals who might realize that a particular group or
organization could benefit them and their work. Carry on!

Paige

At 12:14 PM 11/30/2006, you wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: LIBER Groupe des Cartothecaires
> Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:03:14 -0400
> From:   James Boxall <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
> <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
>
> Francis!
> That sounds like a project! Ok, I am not going to submit my name
> to do it now...but it's something I could see doing (and the joys
> of having and supervising graduate students is that much work can
> be done by them and/or totally contributed by them :-)..I prefer that
> they get credit to start their careers..........
> I won't remark about quality of papers as I have been known to
> give some questionable ones :-)
>
> A review of activities over "there" and over "here" might be interesting
> to think about???
>
> yes..and FRGS in Halifax...only one in Nova Scotia...go figure :-)
> makes for an interesting local RGS(IBG) meeting :-) :-)
>
> all the best
> james
>
> Maps-L wrote:
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:        RE: MAPS-L: LIBER Groupe des Cartothecaires
>> Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:27:07 -0000
>> From:   Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]>
>> To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
>> <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Ah, an FRGS in Halifax . . .
>>
>> It would be interesting (?) for some map curating folk to 'compare and
>> contrast' the 'raison-d'-etre' of several overlapping (in membership,
>> objectives, quality of papers presented at conferences, the frequency of
>> latter, etc.) of all these map curators' societies.  A couple of us
>> European (LIBER GdC) members - 'names withheld to protect the innocent'
>> - have whispered about this subject in a quiet corner on occasions.  If
>> you're a Brit you have BCS and its Map Curators' Group, Society of
>> [University] Cartographers, LIBER GdC, IFLA Geogr. & Map, ICA, and ISCEM
>> [no need to spell out these acronyms as they are well-known to you all .
>> . .].
>>
>> Now just off to 'Auld Reekie' for the weekend (in time to avoid the
>> inevitable fall-out, raging, and gnashing of international teeth),
>> Francis Herbert Hon. FRGS
>> [log in to unmask]
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Maps-L [mailto:[log in to unmask] ]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 4:11 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: MAPS-L: LIBER Groupe des Cartothecaires
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:        Re: MAPS-L: LIBER Groupe des Cartothecaires
>> Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:04:53 -0400
>> From:   James Boxall <[log in to unmask]>
>> To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
>> <[log in to unmask]>
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>>
>> Great news that things are not moribund....slow..quiet...but not dead
>> :-) As for the education group...that looks great and thanks for the web
>> site... I may send along a bit of info to add related to a library
>> school course I have taught this term which, if the outline works, might
>> be of use to others???
>>
>> By the way, I have used many of the papers from the Group within the
>> course this year....those papers are wonderful, high quality sources for
>> relatively current views but (more importantly) great papers showing
>> where things have come from and some wonderful examples of what others
>> have done!
>>
>> thanks
>> james
>>
>> --
>> James C. Boxall, FRGS
>> Director and Curator
>> GIS Centre and Map Collection,
>> Killam Memorial Library
>> 6225 University Avenue,
>> Dalhousie University
>> Halifax, Nova Scotia,
>> B3H 4H8     Canada
>> http://www.dal.ca <http://www.dal.ca/>
>> [log in to unmask]
>> 902.494.6126/6719 (o)
>> 902.494.2062      (f)
>>
>> Vice President, Canadian Cartographic Association
>> http://www.cca-acc.org/
>>
>> Vice President, Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia
>> http://www.gans.ca <http://www.gans.ca/>
>
>
> --
> James C. Boxall, FRGS
> Director and Curator
> GIS Centre and Map Collection,
> Killam Memorial Library
> 6225 University Avenue,
> Dalhousie University
> Halifax, Nova Scotia,
> B3H 4H8     Canada
> http://www.dal.ca <http://www.dal.ca/>
> [log in to unmask]
> 902.494.6126/6719 (o)
> 902.494.2062      (f)
>
> Vice President, Canadian Cartographic Association
> http://www.cca-acc.org/
>
> Vice President, Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia
> http://www.gans.ca <http://www.gans.ca/>
>
>