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Subject:        new digital resources at U-Iowa
Date:   Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:29:19 +0000
From:   McInroy, Mary R <[log in to unmask]>
To:     'Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship'
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Fyi, a press release on some newly-posted digital items at UI.

Mary McInroy

Reference & Library Instruction/ Map Collection

University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242-1420

(319)335-6247

FAX: (319)335-5900

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The University of Iowa Libraries has recently posted the _Iowa
Geological Survey Annual Report_ (1893-1941) online at
(http://ir.uiowa.edu/igsar/all_issues.html). The _Iowa Geological Survey
Annual Report_ (IGSAR) contains information on the topography and
geological formations of all of Iowa’s counties, assessments of Iowa’s
mineral resources, and reports on Iowa’s water resources. Whether being
used to grow crops in the field, livestock in the pasture, or to harvest
minerals from the ground, the physical environment of Iowa has been the
lifeblood of Iowa’s economy. These reports were the first detailed,
organized reports on the geology and natural history of Iowa and
sometimes included other information like the plant species of the time.

We anticipate this material will be most useful to educators and other
individuals in Iowa and surrounding states. This digital collection
features the full volumes, complete with scans of both the color and the
oversized plates. Some images in this publication may be of lower
quality, but there is a collection of exceptional photographs of many
parts of Iowa by one of IGSAR’s frequent authors (and former State
Geologist), Samuel Calvin at
(http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/calvin/index.php).

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