2 messages.-------------------Johnnie ------------------------------------------------ >Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 09:05:48 -0400 (EDT) >From: Margaret Brill <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: acronyms GODORT is the American Library Assocation (ALA) Government Documents Round Table CUAC is the Cartographic Users Advisory Council (reps. of the various map librarians groups meet with the government about the depository program.) MAGERT is the ALA Map and Geography Round Table PUMS - Public User Microdata Sample (I think!) from the Census DMA _ Defense Mapping Agency TPCs - Tactical Pilotage Charts (1:500,000) ONCs- Operational Navigation Charts (1:1.000,000) The latter are both important map series from the DMA. Also from DMA: JOGs - Joint Operations Graphics and DCW - Digital Chart of the World (based on the ONCs) GNIS - Geographic Names Server Other acronyms for map organizations: WAML - Western Assoc of Map Librarians NACIS - North American Cartographic Information Society SLA G & M - Special Libraries Assoc. Geography and Map Div. Does anyone have any others? THis would be perfect for a FAQ. (Sorry about all this, but this is a map librarians' listserve!) +++++ Tue, 3 Oct 1995, Allen Hall wrote: > Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 17:14:04 EDT > From: Allen Hall <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: acronyms > > ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > GODORT,CUACMAGERT,PUMS,DMA,TPC'S. Is there any kind of glossary to explain & > identify these acronyms for newcomers? > ************************************************************************* * Margaret Brill * * Public Documents and Maps Phone: (919) 660-5850 * * Perkins Library Internet:[log in to unmask] * * Duke University or : [log in to unmask] * * Durham, NC 27708-0177 * * * ************************************************************************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Mon, 09 Oct 95 16:16:54 EDT >From: [log in to unmask] >Organization: Yale University >Subject: Re: acronyms CUAC is I believe the Cartographic Users Advisory Committee. Sandy Peterson Government Documents Yale University [log in to unmask]