ALA MAGERT Opens Map Scanning Registry

Organizing content, elminating duplication in effort, making resources available to all

The American Library Association’s Map and Geography Roundtable (ALA MAGERT) have announced the establishment of a new Map Scanning Registry. In a mailing to members of the Maphist mailing list, the University of Arizona’s Christine Kollen put it thus:

The Map Scanning Registry is a searchable database that can be scanned by keyword, and also accepts new information from users, who can submit information on thier own scanning projects at any time.

The service is free but requires a user name and password to access. If you aren’t a memeber of Maphist, instructions on how to obtain this can be had by going to the ALA MAGERT Map Scanning Registry homepage here and following the contact instructions, located near the bottom of the page.