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Papers from a conference on cartography in geolinguistics include: "The Political Importance of Visualisation of Language Contact" (Yvo J. D. Peeters); "Some Considerations on People and Boundaries" (Guy Heraud); "Geolinguistic Developments and Cartographic Problems" (Colin H. Williams, John E. Ambrose); "A Conceptual Home for Geolinguistics: Implications for Language Mapping in South Africa" (I. J. van der Merwe); "Methods and Possibilities for Mapping by Onomasticians" (Ferjan Ormeling); "'Easy Geolinguists' and Cartographers" (Roland Breton); "Regionalism and Ethnic Distribution in Today's Hungary" (Jozsef Toth); and "Putting Regional Identity on the Language Map: Some Reflections on Recent Developments in South Africa" (Karel Prinsloo). A number of maps and data tables are included. Information about the European Centre for Ethnolinguistic Cartography (Brussels, Belgium) is also included. (MSE)

The 29 papers in this collection were presented at 9 conference workshops: "Inset Maps and Proposals for Their Description" (V. Kusov); "The Utilization of the Old Maps in Modern Researches" (H. Melnikova); (3) "New Series of Maps for Higher Schools: Their Role in the Cartographic Provision for the Higher Education" (O. Yevteyev); "The Contribution of Maps to the Development of Society" (Y. P. Arzhanov); "The Indivisibility of Art Librarianship" (P. Pacey); "International Exchange of Art Publications: Some Points for Discussion" (J. M. Shaw); "Materials for the Study of Russian/Soviet Art and Architecture: Problems of Selection, Acquisition, and Collection Development for Research Libraries, in Historical Perspective" (E. Kasinec, R. H. Davis; "The National Art Library and the USSR: Connections and Collections" (J. van der Wateren); "Collections, Scientific Activities, Literature Acquisition in the Library of the State Hermitage" (E. I. Makarova); "Tretyakov Gallery Scientific Library Collection" (A. Bolotova); "From Keeping to Knowledge. Theatre Library in Changing World" (L. V. Krotkova); "Fine Arts Data and Data Banks in the USSR" (D. G. Pertsev); "Automated Data Bank on Culture and Arts" (L. Tikhonova); "Young Adults and Libraries--A Troubled Relationship?" (I. Glashoff); "The Role of Reading in the Life of Contemporary Children and Teenagers" (A. Lebedeva); "Factors Which Contribute to Reading Motivation by Middle Grade Students in the United States" (S. Fitzgibbons); "How To Encourage Children To Read Foreign Literature?" (O. Miaotz); "We Have Read Different Tales (on value models in children's reading)" (M. Dubrovskaya); "Children's Literature Documentation Centres in the USSR: The Present-Day Situation and the Trends of Development" (Y. Prosalkova); "International Interlending of Materials in Alternate Formats: Planning and Executing a Worldwide Project" (E. Massis); "Conversion Technology of Multilingual Card Catalogues of Lenin State Library in Machine Readable Form with the Use of Scanning Devices" (A. Vostrikov, Y. Fenin); "The Application of Life Cycle Costing in Libraries: A Case Study Based on Acquisition and Retention of Library Materials in the British Library" (A. Stephens); "Library Use of Cost Analysis and Cost Recovery" (J. Goforth, M.E.D. Koenig); and "Management Education and Training for Librarians in Scotland" (I. M. Johnson, and others). (MAB)

Papers on geography and map libraries and a paper on European access to biomedical databases, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "History and Current Status of the Globe Museum of the Austrian National Library" by Franz Wawrik (Austria); (2) "Earth Science Products for Tomorrow's Libraries," in which Gary W. North (United States) outlines the history of mapmaking and developments in satellite imagery, digital cartography, earth science computerized image processing, and microfilm, videodisk, and optical disk storage of earth science images and information; (3) "Influence des Nouveaux Types de Documents Cartographiques sur la Politique d'Acquisition d'une Cartotheque Nationale (Acquisition Policy for a National Map Library)," in which Edwige Archier (France--paper in French) describes the acquisition of maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images at the National Library and other French information centers and the need for a national policy to coordinate map acquisition activities; (4) "British Map Collections: Cooperative Planning and Projects," in which Helen Wallis (United Kingdom) describes the activities of the British Committee for Map Information and Catalogue Systems, progress toward developing a United Kingdom (UK) Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) format for maps, the MAPLIB information retrieval system, and other cooperative projects; and (5) "Le Reseau EURONET et l'Acces aux Bases de Donnees Biomedicales (The EURONET Network and Access to Biomedical Databases)," in which H. F. Alfred Cordoliani (France--paper in French) describes the EURONET-DIANE packet switching network and the biomedical databases available via EURONET, PRESTEL (British videotex), TRANSPAC (French videotex) and BILDSCHIRMTEXT (German videotex). (ESR)

Papers on geography and map librarianship presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Geographical Canada-Research and the Network of Canada Collections in the Federal Republic of Germany" by Hermann Gunzel, which describes the history of German research in Canadian geography, the development of Canadian studies in Germany, the location and activities of German centers for research in Canadian geography, and the location and scope of Canadian collections in German libraries, with emphasis on library holdings and research activities at the University of Marburg; (2) "Remotely Sensed Imagery Information in Research Libraries: First Inter-University Network for Satellite Imagery" by Larry G. Carver (United States), which includes a brief history of satellite imagery, a description of the Landsat satellites, an explanation of the remote sensing concept, a discussion of applications of Landsat imagery data, the use of this data in libraries, the development of an inter-university network for sharing satellite imagery, and the use of the Landsat Worldwide Reference Systems (WRS) for organizing and accessing Landsat images; and (3) "The Exchange of Map MARC Tapes on an International Level: A Possibility for International Cartographic Networking?," a discussion by E. Hans van de Waal (Netherlands) of the use of International Standard Bibliographic Descriptions (ISBD) and Unimarc guidelines for the cataloging of cartographic materials and the creation of authority files at the Dutch Union Map Catalogue (DUMC). (ESR)

This document comprises two papers on geography and map libraries and cartographic materials which were presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference. "Cartographic Materials as a Resource for National and Regional Planning and Development," by E. Hans van de Waal (Utrecht), addresses the importance of cartographic materials for development planning. It is divided into two sections: Cartographic Materials as Multi-Functional Sources of Information, including recent innovations related to earth resources satellites and synthetic aperture radar; and Public Policy-Making, Development Planning, and Cartographic Information, which addresses the possible aims of a national cartographic information policy, the need for coordination of research, and support for professional organizations. In "Geography and Map Library Equipment and Space Management as a Basis for Information and Service," Hermann Gunzel (West Germany) reports on a survey project of the IFLA Geography and Map Library Equipment and Space Management Working Group which is being conducted to help establish guidelines for map curators around the world. A copy of the questionnaire is appended. (THC)

The four papers in this collection report on geography and map libraries: (1) "Changing Patterns of Map Availability" (C. R. Perkins and R. B. Parry, United Kingdom), which presents the results of a three year survey into the state of world mapping, a discussion of the implications of changing patterns of map availability for map library acquisitions, an evaluation of worldwide availability of conventionally published mapping, and a statement of conclusions regarding this availability; (2) "L'automatisation au Departement des Cartes et Plans de la Bibliotheque nationale (Automation in the Department of Charts and Maps in the National Library)" (Pierre-Yves Duchemin, France), which appears only in the original French; (3) "Online Bibliographic and Circulation Systems: The Illinois Example" (David Cobb, United States), which discusses the recataloging project of the University of Illinois Map and Geography Library, supported by a Title II-C grant; and (4) "CARTO-NET: Graphic Retrieval and Management in an Automated Map Library" (Barbara Morris, United Kingdom), which provides descriptions of CARTO-NET, a fully functioning, automated map cataloging and retrieval system, and a study of the feasibility of setting up a cooperative map cataloging network. (CGD)

Four papers on geography and map libraries were presented at the 1986 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference. "Generation and Utilization of Maps and Atlases in Japan," by Takashi Morita of Japan, presents an overview of the making and uses of maps and atlases in Japan and concludes that a comprehensive national map cataloging system is needed as well as a nationwide map library or museum. Related statistics are presented in graphic format. In "Report on the Library of Congress and Other Federal Agencies' Optical Disc Development for Cartography," Ralph E. Ehrenberg (United States) presents a status report on the Library of Congress Optical Disc Pilot Program and the development of optical disk technology projects for cartographic materials at several official mapping organizations. "Map Libraries and Optical Disks" (Lorraine Dubreul, Canada) describes optical disk technology as well as applications at the National Library of Canada and the U.S. Library of Congress. Finally, "Digital Maps and Map Libraries" (Sarah Tyacke, United Kingdom) considers the issues involved in establishing a series of national geographic/cartographic databases, including monitoring database production, new forms of storage and information retrieval systems for archiving, legal deposit and copyright laws, the organization of an archive at the national level, and the necessity for setting up a consultative body. (KM)