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Geography and Map Libraries Section

Scope

The Section is an international forum to promote and coordinate the collection, storage and access to geographic and cartographic information. It provides communication between and the professional development of map curators. The Section's objectives are to initiate projects and studies, the findings of which are published in the form of technical monographs, occasional papers, standards, cataloguing rules, manuals, directories, bibliographies, newsletters, etc. In addition, close liaison with cartographic, geographic and related organizations is created and maintained.

Strategic Plan

2008-2009 | 2006-2007

Publications

ISBD(CM): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials

Proposals for a Revision to include Electronic Resources.
[Adobe Acrobat PDF format 364KB]

Newsletter

Annual Report

2006-2007 | 1994-1995

Conferences

Useful Addresses

Chair:
Anita K. Oser
Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
P.O. Box 2834
Cullowhee, NC 28723
USA
Tel. +(1)(828)2935484
E-mail: oanitak@yahoo.com

Secretary:
Elizabeth Tilley MA, MCLIP
Librarian
Faculty of English
University of Cambridge
9 West Road
Cambridge
CB3 9DP, United Kingdom
Tel: +(44)(1223)767296
Fax: +(44)(1223)762838
E-mail: eat21@cam.ac.uk

Treasurer:
David McQuillan
Map Cataloger, Thomas Cooper LibraryUniversity of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29201
USA
Tel: +(1)(803)7774723
Fax. +(1)(803)7776871
E-mail: davidmcq@sc.edu

Information Coordinator/Editor of Newsletter:
Véronique Thomé
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Quai François Mauriac
75013 Paris
France
Tel: +(33)(1)53798356
Fax: +(33)(1)53798361
E-mail: veronique.thome@bnf.fr