Posted by
Tracey P. Lauriault-2 on
Oct 13, 2006; 5:35pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/Re-Decision-on-Topographic-Maps-tp735p736.html
A beautiful Thing!
Just to keep the record straight!
*Heather McAdam*, the Geomatics Librarian
(
http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/maps/gisweb/index.htm) at
Carleton University MADGIC (Maps and Data and Government Information
Centre -
http://www.library.carleton.ca/madgic/index.html) spearheaded &
pretty much singlehandedly ran this campaign, on her dime and personal
time. It is really important to give credit where credit is due. It is
very rare to see this type of activism in the Map & Data Librarian
Community and dang it she did it well!
Here is the campaign website Heather Created -
http://www.mapsforcanadians.ca/And for historical folkloric fun - Heather and I came up with the idea
while giggling at a presentation being given at GeoTec 2006 this summer!
We were taking notes, drawing pictures and well we were shusshed for
having too much fun at a serious event! Thanks goodness for fun i say!
If anyone on the list knows of a community ISP that can host the that
would be great cuz it will be taken down soon as heather is footin' the
bill!
Eric Lilius wrote:
> Here's a little more on this good news.
> Eric
>
> OCTOBER 12, 2006 - 18:53 ET
>
> Industry Canada: Minister Bernier Issues Statement on the Status of the
> Community Access Program
> Here's a little more on this good news.
> Eric
>
> Thanks to the efforts of some map librarians, geographers, and
> cartographers, it seems
> as if we have helped to reverse a decision put in place in 2001 and set
> to be carried out
> in 2007. We "hope" paper maps will continue to be printed and
> distributed via the
> Canada Map Office - there will be a close monitoring of this to make
> sure the decision
> to reverse the decision (awkward thought) remains.
>
> A couple of map librarians deserve some great praise - Heather McAdam
> (Carleton)
> and Susan Mowers (Ottawa) - for it was their efforts that really moved
> this along!
> Librarian lobbyists!!
>
> cheers
> james
>
>