Federal Spatial Data Discussion Group

Committee Members

Edith Scarletto, Coordinator

Purpose, Membership, and Duties

Purpose. To provide a forum within ALA for the discussion of issues concerning the availability and quality of cartographic materials produced by the federal agencies and to increase cooperation and communication between librarians and these agencies.

Membership. Coordinator, MAGERT's senior representative to the Cartographic Users Advisory Council. (CUAC consists of two representatives from each of the following organizations, ALA/MAGERT, Special Libraries Association Map and Geography Section, Geoscience Information Society, North American Cartographic Information Society, the Western Association of Map Libraries.) The junior CUAC representative and as many members as the coordinator deems necessary complete the membership.

Duties. Assists the MAGERT chair in organizing a government mapping update program for the Annual conference. Compiles concerns and issues to be raised at the CUAC annual meeting.

Revised 9/24/2003