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From: Christopher Thiry <[log in to unmask]>
To: Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>, WAML <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:18:41 -0600 (CST)
Subject: RE: Your participation is needed in the CLEARINGHOUSE to GIS-based indexes to paper map sets
All,
forgot to mention:
I can only invite or add those folks with institutional accounts, not public ones.
Also, you need to set your account as "Everyone (public)".
Lastly, please fill out your profile a little bit. This helps find you.
thanks,
Christopher J.J. Thiry
Map Librarian
Colorado School of Mines
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
p. 303-273-3697
f. 303-273-3199
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
http://library.mines.edu/
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From: Christopher Thiry
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:26 AM
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship; WAML
Subject: Your participation is needed in the CLEARINGHOUSE to GIS-based indexes to paper map sets
Your participation is needed in the CLEARINGHOUSE to GIS-based indexes to paper map sets
Last month, I announced the creation of the clearinghouse of GIS-produced indexes to paper map sets.
http://tinyurl.com/nx9anx3
Now your participation is needed. In order to become a member of the group, you first must have an account on arcgis.com After signing in, search for the group and request to become a member.
This group contains ArcGIS layer packages to indexes to paper map sets. The layer packages were created a part of a co-operative initiative begun by the Colorado School of Mines, Yale University, and the American Geographic Society (AGS) Library at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
This group is an open resource to all who may find it useful to have GIS-based indexes to paper maps.
The map packages contain only base information about the paper maps; no library holdings information is included the indexes. At a minimum, the indexes have the sheet numbers. Other data is often added; these fields include, but are not limited to, sheet name, alterative sheet number, year of publication, and series name. When available, links to scanned copies of the paper maps are added.
It is hoped that this will be a co-operative project (a crowdsourced solution to access problems) with the goal of providing a space to house GIS-based indexes to paper maps.
These indexes can be used to create plain map indexes or create indexes that show library holdings. Here is an example of pdf created by joining the map package and library holdings information -- http://library.mines.edu/digital/maps/Mexico_250k.pdf
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
You can create indexes using ArcGIS and upload the map packages to arcgis.com. At a minimum, your index must have the outline of ALL the maps in a series (not just the maps that your library owns), and the sheet number (or sheet name if no number exists). The file should be clearly named (e.g. Spain 1:100,000 maps index), and have appropriate tags (country name, scale (e.g. 50k, 100k), "index", and theme (topography, geology, etc.)). The file must be shared with everyone.
This group is maintained by Christopher J.J. Thiry, Map Librarian, Colorado School of Mines. [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 303-273-3697
Christopher J.J. Thiry
Map Librarian
Colorado School of Mines
1400 Illinois
Golden, CO 80401
p. 303-273-3697
f. 303-273-3199
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
http://library.mines.edu/
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