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Subject: Re: use of cartographic materials in a coffee shop]
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:56:58 -0500
From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]>


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Janet -

For those interested there is a "map cafe" at the Boston Public Library:

         www.bpl.org/general/restaurants.htm

They have incorporated many maps (assuming not from their collections?)
into the decor: table tops, wall decorations, etc.

David


At 05:34 PM 2/17/2004 -0500, you wrote:
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>Subject: use of cartographic materials in a coffee shop
>Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:05:56 -0800
>From: Janet Collins <[log in to unmask]>
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>Hi,
>
>The Huxley Map Library at Western Washington University is one of a few
>collections still affiliated with an academic unit and not part of the
>main library.
>
>Adjacent to the Map Library is a coffee shop which will start expansion
>and remodeling this summer.  The really cool part is that folks involved
>in the project would love to have maps integrated into the design in
>several ways...the tops of the tables in the seating area and displayed
>in several panels at the base of a large expresso bar.  Great publicity
>for us next door!
>
>The facility concept ties our campus geography to our regional
>geography...landscaping and brickwork outside our building represents
>the San Juan Islands, while directly behind our building is Sehome
>Hill...our regional geography includes glaciated volcanic mountains to
>salt water and the Puget Sound.  Emphasis is on the historical "Salish
>Sea", but our committee is open to all ideas, including nautical charts,
>aerial photographs, contemporary material...anything that students might
>be interested in looking at or learning more about...
>
>Have any of you had opporunity to input into similiar projects or do you
>have any ideas on how we might proceed?
>
>unless there is significant interest, would you please respond to me
>directly? Thanks!
>
>
>With appreciation for any assistance,
>Janet Collins, Map Librarian and Director
>Huxley Map Library
>Huxley College of the Environment, WWU
>
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