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Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:58:17 -0500
From: "Elaine L. Westbrooks" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Digital Sanborn Maps
Sender: "Elaine L. Westbrooks" <[log in to unmask]>


Dear Kay,

At the University of Pittsburgh, we have mounted G M Hopkins maps, which
are not the same as Sanborn Maps, but they contain quite a bit of
detail.  First, check out Historic Pittsburgh at:
 http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/

You can direct questions to [log in to unmask]

Hope this helps


> _______________________________________________________________________________
> Subject: Digital Sanborn maps
> From:    <[log in to unmask]> at {ucsdhub}
> Date:    12/15/99  1:33 PM
>
> Greetings
> I am interested in acquiring the digital Sanborn maps for our collection.
> I have visited with Chadwyck Healy and received a sample disk from them.
> It appears that the data is pretty raw and that we would need to do quite
> a bit of modifying/customizing to make it useful to library patrons. I am
> nervous about investing in something that may be problematic down the
> road.
>
> Have any of you attempted to mount the digital Sanborns? Are you having
> problems or is it a decent product?
>
> Please respond to the list--I'm sure others will be interested in this
> product also.
>
> Thanks!
> Kay Logan-Peters
> Architecture Librarian
> University of Nebraska-Lincoln
>
>
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Elaine L. Westbrooks
Digital Research Librarian and Cataloger
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
G20-P Hillman Library
Pittsburgh, Pa 15260
412/648-7883
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