5 week course beginning March 25 via Coursera (FREE)
https://www.coursera.org/course/maps
The past decade has seen an explosion of new mechanisms for understanding and using location information in widely-accessible technologies. This Geospatial Revolution has resulted in the development of consumer GPS tools, interactive web maps, and location-aware mobile devices. These radical advances are making it possible for people from all walks of life to use, collect, and understand spatial information like never before.
This course brings together core concepts in cartography, geographic information systems, and spatial thinking with real-world examples to provide the fundamentals necessary to engage with Geography beyond the surface-level. We will explore what makes spatial information special, how spatial data is created, how spatial analysis is conducted, and how to design maps so that they’re effective at telling the stories we wish to share. To gain experience using this knowledge, we will work with the latest mapping and analysis software to explore geographic problems.
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
2015 sessions: Introduction to Spatial Literacy and Online Mapping (RUSA)
March 23 - April 12, 2015
Other
upcoming sessions:
July 13 – August 2, 2015
November 23 – December 13, 2015
Since the emergence of dynamic and easily accessible
online mapping tools, there has been a drastic increase in geographic interest
and awareness. Whether for personal, social, professional or academic use,
people are using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to communicate
information in a map format. Whether it’s using Google Earth to study urban
change, or creating Google Map Mashups to show cemetery locations, more and
more members of society are turning to online mapping programs for their
visualization needs. With so many using GIS technology in their daily lives, it
is time to train librarians to not only assist library clients with their
inquiries, but to use the technology themselves
- $130 for RUSA members
- $175 for ALA members
- $210 for non-ALA members
- $100 for student members and retired members
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Feb'15: Cartographic Resources Cataloging with RDA: An Introduction (ALA)
90-minute workshop
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
2:30pm ET /1:30 CT / 12:30 MT / 11:30am PT
$85
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11314
The flexibility of RDA: Resource Description and Access facilitates the cataloging of myriad unique types of library materials, including maps and cartographic resources. In this workshop, Susan Moore, a cataloger who teaches about the specific challenges of cataloging cartographic resources, will teach you the basics of creating a bibliographic record for a sheet map using RDA. Particular emphasis will be given to selecting a title, calculating scale, recording coordinates, measuring maps, and filling out the 336, 337, and 338 MARC fields.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
2:30pm ET /1:30 CT / 12:30 MT / 11:30am PT
$85
http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=11314
The flexibility of RDA: Resource Description and Access facilitates the cataloging of myriad unique types of library materials, including maps and cartographic resources. In this workshop, Susan Moore, a cataloger who teaches about the specific challenges of cataloging cartographic resources, will teach you the basics of creating a bibliographic record for a sheet map using RDA. Particular emphasis will be given to selecting a title, calculating scale, recording coordinates, measuring maps, and filling out the 336, 337, and 338 MARC fields.
Monday, November 10, 2014
Jan'15: Coding maps with Leaflet.js (LITA)
Tuesday January 6, 2015, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Central Time
Part 3 of Re-Drawing the Map series.
Maps and geographic location data are a big part of our online presence, and go beyond merely creating a directory of branch locations. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn to create your own maps using the Leaflet JavaScript library. You’ll learn to plot locations, build data layers, and add photos and text to enrich your maps. Participants will need to be familiar with HTML, CSS, and some JavaScript before the course.
http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online/redrawingmap
Single Webinar:
LITA Member: $39 / Non-Member: $99 / Group: $190
All three webinars:
LITA Member: $99 / Non-Member: $279 / Group: $499
Part 3 of Re-Drawing the Map series.
Maps and geographic location data are a big part of our online presence, and go beyond merely creating a directory of branch locations. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn to create your own maps using the Leaflet JavaScript library. You’ll learn to plot locations, build data layers, and add photos and text to enrich your maps. Participants will need to be familiar with HTML, CSS, and some JavaScript before the course.
http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online/redrawingmap
Single Webinar:
LITA Member: $39 / Non-Member: $99 / Group: $190
All three webinars:
LITA Member: $99 / Non-Member: $279 / Group: $499
Dec: OpenStreetMaps: Trust the map that anyone can change (LITA)
Tuesday December 9, 2014, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Central Time
Part 2 of Re-Drawing the Map series.
It's been said that "the map is not the territory". But when when the most of the world's websites and mobile apps rely on maps from private corporations who selectively show you places based on who you are (and who pays for the privilege), perhaps we should cede that territory for higher ground. It's counter-intuitive to trust a map that anyone can edit, but OpenStreetMap is already the geospatial foundation of some of the world's most popular sites including Pinterest, Evernote, and github. This session will introduce you to OpenStreetMap and show you how you can both contribute to and make use of the "Wikipedia of Maps".
http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online/redrawingmap
Single Webinar:
LITA Member: $39 / Non-Member: $99 / Group: $190
All three webinars:
LITA Member: $99 / Non-Member: $279 / Group: $499
Part 2 of Re-Drawing the Map series.
It's been said that "the map is not the territory". But when when the most of the world's websites and mobile apps rely on maps from private corporations who selectively show you places based on who you are (and who pays for the privilege), perhaps we should cede that territory for higher ground. It's counter-intuitive to trust a map that anyone can edit, but OpenStreetMap is already the geospatial foundation of some of the world's most popular sites including Pinterest, Evernote, and github. This session will introduce you to OpenStreetMap and show you how you can both contribute to and make use of the "Wikipedia of Maps".
http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online/redrawingmap
Single Webinar:
LITA Member: $39 / Non-Member: $99 / Group: $190
All three webinars:
LITA Member: $99 / Non-Member: $279 / Group: $499
Nov: Web Mapping: moving from maps on the web to maps of the web (LITA)
Tuesday Nov. 18, 2014, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Central Time
Part 1 of Re-Drawing the Map series.
The transition from paper maps to digital maps was a profound one. It was such a sea change that the current shift from Digital Mapping to Web Mapping may have escaped notice even through it brings a fundamental shift of its own. This presentation will introduce you to the new tools of web mapping. These tools allow for new forms of journalism, citizen activism, and scholarship. Web mapping allows more people to tell more stories with maps. This presentation will help you tell yours.
http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online/redrawingmap
Single Webinar:
LITA Member: $39 / Non-Member: $99 / Group: $190
All three webinars:
LITA Member: $99 / Non-Member: $279 / Group: $499
Part 1 of Re-Drawing the Map series.
The transition from paper maps to digital maps was a profound one. It was such a sea change that the current shift from Digital Mapping to Web Mapping may have escaped notice even through it brings a fundamental shift of its own. This presentation will introduce you to the new tools of web mapping. These tools allow for new forms of journalism, citizen activism, and scholarship. Web mapping allows more people to tell more stories with maps. This presentation will help you tell yours.
http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online/redrawingmap
Single Webinar:
LITA Member: $39 / Non-Member: $99 / Group: $190
All three webinars:
LITA Member: $99 / Non-Member: $279 / Group: $499
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