Spaces are available for the following SOLINET workshop (Please excuse
cross-posting):



**********CARE AND CATALOGING OF MAP COLLECTIONS************

Friday, June 4, 2004 at the Nashville Metroplitan Archives, Nashville,
TN from 10 am to 5 pm.

Institutions caring for large map collections find that these
collections pose special problems. Many are oversized or rolled and hard
to store; others are unique and require special cataloging.

This one-day workshop covers basic care and cataloging issues of map
collections. The first half is devoted to a discussion of the
characteristics of the materials; a review of factors that cause the
deterioration of materials: environment, chemical, and physical
deterioration; an outline of storage, handling and other preservation
issues; and an overview of developing use policies. The second half
gives a basic introduction to the format of maps and map cataloging
principles, including the major differences between book and map
cataloging in the areas of main entry, chief source of information,
physical description, and notes. MARC tagging, scale, projection and
coordinates, and subject classification will be discussed, as well as
resources for map cataloging and tips on searching for copy.
 
The workshop is designed for staff of libraries, archives or other
cultural institutions as a basic introduction to preservation issues and
basic cataloging procedures for map collections.

Cost is $115 SOLINET members ($105 early bird, $135 late registration),
$155 Non-members ($145 early bird, $175 late registration). Any
institution in Tennessee qualifies for the member rate.


For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at
800-999-8558, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
or visit our website at www.solinet.net for full descriptions and online
registration.


These workshops are funded in part by a grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.

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