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Subject: Re: Paper vs. Digital maps
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:47:35 -0500
From: Patrick McGlamery <[log in to unmask]>
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Scott's logic is good and reminds us of the first step in the work
flow of building digital collections; that is determining copyright
status. However, we should not lose sight of the the fact that it is
a "first step" and we should strive to continue on the journey. Of
our research map collections a good portion are AMS or DMA collections
which map the WWII and post-WWII world. Are those in the public
domain? Can they be digitized, geo-referenced and enhanced in a
cooperative, collaborative manner? Scanning these maps as part of, or
modeled by GPO's Digitization of the Legacy Government Documents
Collection http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=13&l2=19&l3=121.
Certainly making these available online would alleviate space issues
in many research libraries and empowering these images as digital
geo-spatial data objects would provide pedagogic and research
opportunities.
Patrick McGlamery
Map Librarian emeritus
MAGIC@UConn
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Maps-L Moderator for Scot McEathron
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> Subject: RE: Paper vs. Digital maps
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:08:04 -0600
> From: McEathron, Scott R <[log in to unmask]>
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> Consider the transition from paper to digital in terms of other formats
> (books, journals, manuscripts). Have you transitioned 100% of your
> books from a paper based to digital only? No, of course not. Why would
> maps be any different? The biggest factors retarding the transition to
> digital in all formats is probably the U.S. Congress' continuous
> enhancement copyright protections (even for dead folks) over the past 40
> years. While at the same time degrading the constitutional and common
> law of Fair Use. Thus, for most items in library collections,
> libraries' own the paper and cloth binding--but not the intellectual
> content. If all your maps are in the public domain and none of your
> users wish to view anything in hard copy, then you certainly can
> consider going all digital. Another factor that we are experiencing are
> the complexities and expense of digital storage, management, etc.
> Best wishes,
> Scott R. McEathron
> University of Kansas Libraries
>
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> From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
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> Cane
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> Subject: Maps
> Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:13:49 -0500
> From: Jean <[log in to unmask]>
> Organization: University of Notre Dame
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Map Colleagues,
>>
>> We are in the process of reevaluating our map collections and future
>> directions we would like to pursue, primarily paper vs. digital
>> collections. Has anyone here transitioned their collections from a
>> paper base to digital only collection? If so, what factors were
>> considered of primary importance in that pursuit of that policy
>> direction? What has been the positive and negatives as a result?
>> Similarly, was such a transition under consideration at your
>> institution and why wasn't it pursued? You may also respond directly
>> to me at our email address. Any feedback and input would be greatly
>> appreciated. Thanks for your time and assistance.
>>
>>
>> You may contact me at [log in to unmask]
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>>
>> Mike Lutes
>>
>> Jean Cane
>>
>
> --
> Jean Ann Cane
> Supervisor of Government Documents
> 208H Hesburgh Library
> University of Notre Dame
> Notre Dame, IN 46556
> Phone: (574) 631-5685
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