MAGIRT - Map and Geospatial Information Roundtable (ALA)

Join NMRT and MAGIRT for a joint panel discussion about map and GIS librarianship. This is an opportunity to learn more about the field, the duties of a geospatial librarian in different library settings, and map and GIS trends for the future.

April 2nd, 11am CT/12pm EST

You can register at: http://bit.ly/GeoLibWebinar

Tsering Wangyal Shawa is our 2020 Honors Award recipient. Congratulations Wangyal!

MAGIRT's Virtual Annual 2020 Meeting will take place on June 27 and 29 (Saturday and Monday)

MAGIRT Virtual Annual 2020 Meeting Schedule June 27 & 29, 2020 - ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL STANDARD TIMEVirtual meeting schedule for MAGIRT 2020 Annual Conference.

Please join us Friday, May 15th at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific for the first in a new series of free webinars co-hosted by MAGIRT and WAML. Our speaker will be Deirdre Dalpiaz Bishop, Chief of the Geography Division at the U.S. Census Bureau. Talk and Q&A will last approximately 50 minutes.

The 2020 Census is underway! This presentation will share the ways in which the Census Bureau has modernized the decennial census taking process, with a focus on:

-The comprehensive national address list and associated geospatial database
-Invitation and self response phases
-Non-response follow up phase
-Data tabulation and dissemination

The presentation will share the current status of operations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and plans for completing the 2020 Census count.

Link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/94053904021