Welcome to the ANZMapS Workshops
Presented by the Australian and New Zealand Map Society for GeoCart'2018
The Australian and New Zealand Map Society is proud to offer two workshops preceding GeoCart'2018: Historical Maps Online and ANZMapS Map Conservation. These will be taught by Christopher Fleet of the National Library of Scotland and Margaret Morris of the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Both workshops are a half-day in duration and will be held on 4 September 2018. Each workshop must be registered for separately and space is limited, so register today!
Historical Maps Online
The Historical Maps Online workshop will be held the morning of 4 September 2018 at the Victoria University of Wellington's School of Information Management. Chris Fleet, Map Curator of the National Library of Scotland will demonstrate using open-source tools and applications to put maps online and to create online map collections. This will cover such aspects as search and retrieval interfaces for maps and georeferenced viewers.
ANZMapS Map Conservation
The ANZMapS Map Conservation workshop will be held the afternoon of 4 September 2018 at the Alexander Turnbull Library. Margaret Morris, Senior Conservator Works on Paper at the Alexander Turnbull Library, will demonstrate how to assess maps for treatment, techniques for conservation and repair, and share recommendations for housing and storing maps.