MAGERT Response to Proposed Changes to LCSH
Kathy Weimer, Chair of the Map and Geography Round Table and Susan Moore, Chair of the MAGERT Cataloging and Classification Committee here make available their response to Proposed Change to the Structure of LCSH Subdivisions Used for Cartographic Materials.
Map, GIS and Cataloging /Metadata Librarian Core Competencies
MAGERT presents the Map, GIS and Cataloging /Metadata Librarian Core Competencies tool for professionals who need specialized knowledge of maps, geographic information systems (GIS) and all other cartographic resources, whether in hardcopy or digital form, and the cataloging of, or metadata creation for these same resources. The document will support those new to the profession as well as those taking on additional duties in this specialty area. A list of helpful links and readings is included. Prepared by the MAGERT Education Committee and subcommittees on GIS Librarian Core Competencies, Map Librarian Core Competencies, Cataloging and Metadata Core Competencies.
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic)
Via the Cataloging and Classification Committee (CCC) and the executive board, MAGERT members have supported a proposal to develop a manual for the cataloging of early maps as part of a series of such manuals, the creation and publication of which is being coordinated by the Bibliographic Standards Committee (BSC) of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ALA. A status announcement and the proposal have recently been mounted on the Web site of the BSC. To see them in context, please start by going to http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/index.shtml
and then under Descriptive Cataloging Rules, click on Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic). Action on the proposal depends on its approval by the BSC at ALA; it will be considered at their Saturday morning meeting, June 28, 2008, in Anaheim.
Thank you for your support. We will keep you informed of developments. We are hopeful that this will transpire and look forward to the input of CCC and other MAGERT and BSC members along the way.
Nancy Kandoian,
representing also Todd Fell, Carolyn Kadri, and Seanna Tsung
DCRM(C) Initial Proposal Team
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