----------------------------Original message---------------------------- THE MAP LIBRARY IN TRANSITION ----------------------------- A Joint Conference Sponsored by the Congress of Cartographic Information Specialist Associations and the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress October 18 & 19 Mumford Room James Madison Building Library of Congress Washington, D. C. GOAL: To plan for the impact of the digital revolution in the realm of geographic information. THEMES: The relationship of map libraries to their parent organizations; the technical requirements for equipment, software, and communications to support digital forms of geographic information; the skills required for the map librarian of the future; defining the collections and services of the map library of the future. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: The Library of Congress; Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives; American Congress on Surveying and Mapping; Committee of Southeast Map Librarians (AAG); Geography & Map Division, Special Libraries Association; International Society of Curators of Early Maps; Map and Geography Roundtable, American Library Association; Map Online Users' Group; North American Cartographic Information Society; Northeast Map Organization; Western Association of Map Libraries. Monday, October 18 8:30--8:50 Registration and Assembly 8:50--9:00 Opening Remarks - Ralph Ehrenberg, Chief, Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. 9:00--9:10 Overview of the Conference Goals and Program - Gary Fitzpatrick, Chris Baruth 9:10--10:45 Where Map Libraries Are Today and Where They Are Headed, Panel Discussion. Debra Lords Patrick McGlamery John Sutherland Linda Zelmer 11:15--12:30 Reports on Initiatives: A. GIS in Libraries Survey B. ARL Literacy Project C. The Library of Congress Role in the Federal Geographic Data Committee 1. Steering Committee, Coordination Group, and Cultural and Demographic Data 2. Standards 3. Historic Data Subcommittee D. Large Application in A Library Setting E. A Medium Scale Approach in a Map Library 12:30--2:00 Lunch 2:00--4:30 Keynote Speakers (presentations and panel discussion) Map librarians face several difficult problems in planning for the future. First, how will the electronic revolution affect research libraries, the institutions which house many of the premiere map collections of the country? Second, how drastically will the concepts of GIS alter the nature of cartographic products by the turn of the century? Third, what skills are individuals going to need in order to function effectively within the realm of digital geographic information? Finally, what opportunities lie ahead for map librarians to ensure or enhance their chance for survival in an era when easily available electronic forms of digital geographic information will put a virtual map library at the reach of everyone who owns a computer and a telephone and in an environment where the business world seems to have discovered that maps are marketable products. Georeferencing and Mapping of Non-cartographic Information; David Beddoe, ESRI; Geographic Information in the Research Library of the 21st Century; Larry Carver, University of California at Santa Barbara; Essential Skills for GIS Competency in the Year 2000; Dr. Ron Abler, Executive Director, Association of American Geographers; Prospects for the Marketing of Maps; Barbara Fine, President, The Map Store, Washington, D. C. 5:15--6:45 Dinner 7:00--9:00 Discussion Groups: 1. Communicating with Library Directors about GIS, Remote Sensing, and the Map Library. Leader, Melissa Lamont. 2. Toward Defining the Technical Requirements for a Map Library in the year 2000. Leader, Grace Welsh. 3. Toward Defining Training and Education Strategies for Map Librarians. 4. Inventories and Services: Looking at the Map Library of the Future. Leader, Jim Minton. Tuesday, October 19 8:30--9:00 Assembly 9:00--11:30 The Federal Geographic Data Committee and the Federal Depository Program: Prospects for the Map Library of the Future (Presentations and Panel Discussion). To examine the availability and nature of geographic information in the future. Will the NSDI eliminate the need for depository arrangements? How might the nature and quantity of geographic data publishing change in the next few years? Will federal geographic data be useful in its own right, or will "value added" versions from the private sector be necessary for effective use? Sheila McGarr, Chief, Depository Program Michael Domaratz, USGS Larry Carbaugh, Census (301-763-1384) Millington Lockwood, NOAA 11:45--1:00 Lunch 1:00--3:00 Presentations of GIS Applications Within the Federal Government 3:00--3:30 Break 3:30--5:30 Reports from Discussion Groups and Open Microphone 5:30--8:00 Reception PARTICIPATION: This is a conference open to all interested individuals from the cartographic information field. NACIS, one of the participating orgainzations, has agreed to handle registration funds. To register, send $30.00 (Check payable to NACIS) to: NACIS AGS Collection PO Box 399 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0300 Direct any questions to Gary Fitzpatrick, Library of Congress, (202) 707- 8542 or Chris Baruth, AGS Collection, (800) 558-8993. ACCOMODATIONS: This conference immediately preceeds the Annual Meeting of the North American Cartographic Information Society. There are rooms set aside at the NACIS conference hotel, the Quality Hotel in Silver Spring, MD (3 blocks from the Silver Spring Metro Stop on the Red Line). The rates are $69.00 for a single and $77.00 for a double. Rates include free buffet breakfast. To make reservations call (301) 589-5200. Indicate you are with NACIS. PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Gary Fitzpatrick, Geography and Map Division, LC. Christopher Baruth, American Geographical Society Collection. Patrick McGlamery, University of Connecticut. Johnnie Sutherland, University of Georgia. Alberta Auringer Wood, Memorial University of Newfoundland.