http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/6318 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:43:23 GMT 2013-02-17T11:43:23Z http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/129115 The Founding of ALA's Map and Geography Round Table : Looking Back to See the Future In 1979, a group of map librarians founded the American Library Association’s Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT). An examination of the organization’s creation and early history offers a glimpse into the state of map librarianship at that time, as well as into the role of professional organizations of map librarians for their members, and how these founding concepts are still relevant today. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/129115 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85748 GIS and Digital Geospatial Data at TAMU Libraries - White Paper A white paper delivered to library administration in May, 2005, regarding planning for GIS services at the TAMU Libraries. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:11:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85748 2008-08-22T17:11:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85729 Library of Congress Call Numbers for Maps of the United States The map shows Library of Congress classification numbers of each state in the U.S. Created by Texas A&M University Libraries, Map and GIS Collections and Services, July 2006. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:05:21 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85729 2008-08-05T16:05:21Z http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/6335 An Alternate Career Choice for the Geography Major: Map, GIS, or Geographic Information Librarianship The field of Map, GIS and Geographic Information Librarianship has expanded over the past decade. This expansion is due in part to the addition of GIS dataset collections in many university libraries, specialized government or corporate information agencies. Librarians holding a bachelor’s degree in geography, earth sciences or environmental sciences, are in high demand to fill positions as a Map, GIS or Geographic Information librarian. The standard requirement for these positions, beyond the bachelor’s degree, is a master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited library/information science program. There are 57 ALA accredited library/information science programs in the US, four of which are located in the SWAAG region. Master’s degree curriculum varies, but generally requires 36 hours or more, and some programs require a thesis or practicum. Undergraduates who are interested in a service profession and enjoy the research process, instruction and organization of information are good candidates for this career. A description of the traditional and evolving work duties, starting salaries, and how the geography degree supports this specialization will be included in the presentation. PowerPoint presentation at the SWAAG / Mid-South ASPRS 2007 (Southwestern Division of the Association of American Geographers) Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/6335 2007-11-03T00:00:00Z