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Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Contribute to the Registry of U.S. Government
Publication Digitization Projects
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:04:59 -0400
From: Tsering W Shawa ([log in to unmask]) <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
I do agree with Paige, Phil and David about consolidating map scan register project. However, at this stage I do not see any problem in starting different scanned map registry databases, because they serve different constituencies and also give different options of registering scanned materials at different portals. The WAML main focus (my understanding talking to their chair last year) is on their regional libraries whereas GPO focuses on government maps. MAGERT registry will allow anyone who wishes to registry their scanned materials.
When I and the WAML chair had a talked about their registry project, I encourage her to start their registry whenever they can and told the WAML?s chair that MAGERT will also start a map scan registry soon. I told her that in future we could merge our databases. The WAML?s goal and our goal were to encourage libraries and institutions to registry their scan materials, if possible.
At this stage, I am not worried about people getting confused about where to registry their materials what I am worried about is how many libraries will actually registry their scanned materials on the three known registries.
As far as MAGERT is concern our ultimate goal is to merge the MAGERT?s scan registry into a national or an international scanned map database. This is not just my opinion we discuss the above goals in our MAGERT?s meetings. Am I right Chris? Chris Kollen, University of Arizona Library is the charge of MAGERT map scan registry.
Right now, map community has an option of registering their scanned materials in three portals. More options may encourage more people to register their collections. I would encourage libraries and institutions to registry their scanned maps in whichever portals they feel comfortable in registering. If your materials do not fit under the GPO registry definition, then use either MAGERT or WAML registries.
Thanks,
-Wangyal
Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Geographic Information Systems Librarian
Head, Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center
Geosciences and Map Library
Fine Hall B Level, Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Phone: (609) 258-6804
Fax: (609) 258-4607
www.princeton.edu/~geolib/gis
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From: "Angie Cope, AGSL" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2006 4:29 pm
Subject: MAPS-L: Contribute to the Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects
To: [log in to unmask]
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Contribute to the Registry of U.S.
> GovernmentPublication Digitization Projects
> Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:18:35 -0400
> From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]>
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> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <MAPS-
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> And now there are three was my first thought? And which one do I seek
> out before I duplicate something? The GPO site seems to be obviously
> restricting itself to U.S. Government publications - which are
> certainlynumerous enough in themselves - while both WAML and
> MAGERT would accept
> materials produced by the Dutch, an individual, and/or the U.S.
> government. I agree with Paige and Phil that consolidation is
> somethingthat we should work towards as such projects are growing
> geometricallyit seems.
>
> David Cobb
>
> Angie Cope, AGSL wrote:
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Contribute to the Registry of U.S.
> Government> Publication Digitization Projects
> > Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:01:43 GMT
> > From: Philip Hoehn <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Consolidation is a very good idea.
> >
> > Another restriction on the GPO site is:
> >
> > "[Contributions] are from libraries, government agencies, or other
> > non-profit institutions."
> >
> > This would exclude the David Rumsey Collection, even though we have
> > scanned hundreds of items published by the federal government.
> >
> >
> > Philip Hoehn, Map Librarian
> > San Francisco -- [log in to unmask]
> > -----------------------------------
> > Contractor for David Rumsey Collection:
> > http://www.davidrumsey.com
> >
> > -- "Angie Cope, AGSL" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: MAPS-L: Contribute to the Registry of U.S.
> Government> Publication Digitization Projects
> > Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:25:12 -0400
> > From: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks go to Kathy for providing this important information
> about a GPO
> > digital project repository. Which brings up a thought/question:
> I am
> > aware of at least two other similar projects in the U.S., one
> sponsored> by WAML and one by MAGERT, and I think there is
> something similar going
> > on amongst the California universities too. Then there is one
> for the
> > United Kingdom that I remember seeing a notice on here awhile
> ago. So,
> > at least considering the United States offerings -- is it time to
> > consider merging these efforts into one big digital cartography
> projects> repository? This is an idea that was considered at last
> year's> CUAC-sponsored national meeting in Washington, D.C., and I
> know WAML
> > acted on it very quickly to everyone's benefit. I certainly am not
> > implying that anyone should let excellent work and effort go by the
> > boards here, only that if there is a national government agency
> willing> to host such an important "creature" that it appears to
> me an
> > opportunity has arisen.
> >
> > At the same time the one "restriction" I see with this
> notification is
> > that GPO is accepting projects for their list that contain U.S.
> > government-based data, and maybe that is enough of a restriction to
> > maintain more than one such registry?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Paige
> >
> > At 10:46 AM 8/2/2006, you wrote:
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: Contribute to the Registry of U.S. Government
> >> Publication
> >> Digitization Projects
> >> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:29:07 -0400
> >> From: Kathy Brazee <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The U.S. Government Printing Office encourages you to contribute
> >> information
> >> about your institution's digitization projects containing U.S.
> >> Government
> >> cartographic publications to the Registry of U.S. Government
> Publication>> Digitization Projects at
> http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legacy/registry/.>>
> >> The Registry's goal is to provide comprehensive coverage of all
> >> appropriate
> >> digitization projects that include U.S. Government
> publications. The
> >> Registry is designed to:
> >>
> >> Serve as a locator tool for publicly accessible collections of
> digitized>> U.S. Government publications;
> >> Increase awareness of U.S. Government publication digitization
> >> projects that
> >> are planned, in progress, or completed;
> >> Foster collaboration for digitization projects; and
> >> Provide models for future digitization projects.
> >>
> >> Projects represented in the Registry must be freely accessible and
> >> entirely
> >> composed of digitized U.S. Government publications or include a
> >> substantial
> >> number of them. You may update information about projects as they
> >> progress.
> >>
> >> If you have questions or comments, please use the GPO online help
> >> service
> >> at: http://gpo.custhelp.com/cgi-
> bin/gpo.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php. To
> > ensure
> >> that your question is routed to the correct area, please choose the
> >> category
> >> "Federal Depository Libraries" and new sub-category "Digitization".
> >>
> >> You may also contact the GPO Customer Contact Center at 866-512-
> 1800>> (Toll-free) or at 202-512-1800 (DC Metropolitan Area),
> Monday through
> >> Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., EST.
> >>
> >> GPO Customer Contact Center
> >
>
> --
> David A. Cobb
> Harvard Map Collection
> Harvard College Library
> Cambridge, MA 02138
> Tel. 617.495.2417
> FAX 617.496.0440
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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