----------------------------Original message---------------------------- For Your Information: ASIS is currently (May 23-26) holding its MID-YEAR 1993 Meeting in Knoxville. A panel session entitled: "Cartographic-Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Spatial Database Management Issues," was just completed. Margaret Brill (Duke University), Dr. Charlie Smart (TVA), and Dr. John Rehder (UT-Knoxville) presented papers that addresssed: 1. History of collecting spatial/geographic data in libraries, 2. Cataloging and classification systems, 3. Remote sensing - history and development, 4. GLIS (Global Land Information System), and 5. GIS, 6. Managing digital dta in map libraries. Forty five people were in attendance. Panel Chair: James O. Minton. Jim will be attending SLA in Cincinnati June 5-11 and Margaret will be attending ALA in New Orleans (June/July whatever ...) and you may ask us about the meeting. The presentations were well-received. (45 in attendance). James O. Minton [log in to unmask]