Title<\/strong>:\u00a0base line ISSN<\/strong>: 1943-65481<\/sup><\/p>\n Website<\/strong>:\u00a0base line<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission<\/strong>:\u00a0base line<\/em>\u00a0is the official publication of the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT). MAGIRT \u201cleads and inspires information professionals at all levels of expertise in their work with map and geospatial information resources, collections, and technologies in all formats, through community, education, and advocacy.\u201d2<\/sup>\u00a0\u201cThe purpose of base line is to provide current information on cartographic materials, other publications of interest to map and geography librarians, meetings, related governmental activities, and map librarianship.\u201d3<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience<\/strong>: As per MAGIRT\u2019s site: \u201cPeople interested or involved in any aspect of map or geospatial librarianship.\u201d4<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher<\/strong>: American Library Association.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed<\/strong>? No.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Type<\/strong>: LIS professional news.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium<\/strong>: Online.8<\/sup><\/p>\n Content<\/strong>: Each issue \u201cprovide(s) current information on cartographic materials, other publications of interest to map and geography librarians, meetings, related governmental activities, and map librarianship.\u201d9<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication<\/strong>: base line is published electronically six times a year: in February, April, June, August, October, and December. All older issues of base line are now freely available on the MAGIRT website.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines<\/strong>: On the first page of each issue:\u00a0base line<\/em> Publications<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted<\/strong>:\u00a0base line<\/em>\u00a0calls itself \u201ca medium of communication for members of MAGIRT and information of interest is welcome.\u201d11<\/sup> Articles related to cartography, geography, \u201crelated governmental activities, and map librarianship\u201d would be welcome.12<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process<\/strong>: Depending on article content, contributions can be sent to one of the editors, check the first page of the latest publication. These are the editors as of April 2020:<\/p>\n Editor: John A. Olson Distribution Manager: Mike Smith Cataloging Editor: Tammy T. Wong Digital Mapping Editor: VACANT<\/p>\n New Maps and Books Editor: Kim Plassche Editorial tone<\/strong>: Articles tend towards an informal, but professional voice.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Style guide used<\/strong>: Not specified.<\/p>\n Although there is an informality in tone to this publication, there is still room for a more professional article related to geospatial information. This publication offers a good opportunity for a writer with experience in this field of librarianship to be published.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation<\/strong>: As a benefit of membership in MAGIRT,\u00a0base line<\/em>\u00a0reaches 313 members on top of being freely available on the web.15<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations<\/strong>: This publication is based in the U.S. and is written in American English.16<\/sup>\u00a0As members hail from across North America, authors should avoid using local terminologies or dialects, and should be tailored to a national audience.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics<\/strong>: Readers are mostly members of MAGIRT. As such, one can assume that the majority of readers are \u201cinvolved in the geospatial librarianship world.\u201d17<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader knowledge of LIS subject matter<\/strong>: Readers are generally professional librarians, so a high degree of specialized LIS knowledge can be assumed.<\/p>\n The readers of\u00a0base line<\/em>\u00a0are interested in professional news. Authors would want to write short articles and reports relevant to MAGIRT committee work and topics related to geospatial librarianship. Members of MAGIRT seem eager to \u201cconnect with like-minded people, to learn, or to impart\u2026knowledge.\u201d18<\/sup>\u00a0Although the pool of readers is relatively small, the LIS author who is interested in geospatial information will find a supportive and interested readership in\u00a0base line<\/em>.<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0base line ISSN: 1943-65481 Website:\u00a0base line Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0base line\u00a0is the official publication of the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT). 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\n<\/em><\/p>\nAbout the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
\nGovernment and Geo-Information Librarian
\nSyracuse University
\nTel: 315-443-4818 E-mail: jaolson@syr.edu<\/p>\n
\nSubject Specialist for Maps, California Gov Info, GIS
\nCoordinator, UCSD
\nTel: 858\/534-1248 E-mail: mls003@ucsd.edu<\/p>\n
\nCartographic Materials Cataloger
\nGeography and Map Division, Library of Congress
\nTel: 202\/707-6735 E-mail: twon@loc.gov<\/p>\n
\nSciences Librarian, Liaison to Geography & GIS
\nUniversity at Buffalo
\nTel: 716\/645-8168 E-mail: kf43@buffalo.edu13<\/sup><\/p>\nConclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
Audience analysis<\/h2>\n
\nAbout the publication\u2019s readers<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
\nReferences<\/h4>\n
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