DIRECTORY OF CANADIAN MAP COLLECTIONS (Announcement)
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Canadian map collections, map collection history, map collections, map directories, North/Nord, National Shared Print Collaboration, Long-term RetentionAbstract
AnnouncementNineteen sixty-nine. Inaugural ACML[A] Bulletin. Page two (of two). The Directory of Canadian Map Collections, compiled by Joan Winearls and Yves Tessier, would be bound and retail at $1.00 for ACML[A] members and $2.00 for non-members1 The members of the Association of Canadian Libraries ACML, established two years earlier in 1967, felt it was important “to have a directory of the main [map] collections as soon as possible.”2 Arranged by province, city, and institutions listed alphabetically, the first edition of the Directory of Canadian Map Collections is a foundational collaboration.3 Once published, it provided detailed bearings for researchers, and the public when navigating the Canadian map collection landscape. The directory would continue to be useful for researchers and the public throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s – as another six editions followed 4.[...]
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