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Subject:        Re: wide format scanners/historic map image servers
Date:   Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:20:29 -0400
From:   Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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This is not a direct answer, but I would suggest looking at the
following short essay by Tony Campbell, regarding posting images on the
web: http://www.maphistory.info/aboutim.html#hosts . This is part of a
broader explanation of some of the varied issues involved:
http://www.maphistory.info/aboutim.html , and part of an assertion that
there is more to this than simply posting the images themselves.

             Joel Kovarsky

On 8/18/2010 9:16 AM, Angie Cope wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        wide format scanners/historic map image servers
> Date:   Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:57:12 -0400
> From:   Dave Broer <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Our library has about 5,000 historic map images available online but we
> have over 35,000 more maps that we want to make available online so I'm
> reaching out to fellow map librarians for ideas on how to achieve our
> goal in a cost effective manner.  With that in mind, I have two main
> questions:
>
> 1.  Are there any economical wide format scanners out there?  From what
> I've seen, a scanner is going to cost several thousand dollars that we
> don't have so I thought I would see if there are some other solutions
> out there.  I can have some maps scanned at nearby in institutions, but
> I don't want to overwhelm them.  It appears that a grant hunter is in my
> future!
>
> 2.  What is available for an open source CMS application to act as a
> map/image server?  We currently use a makeshift photo gallery software
> that allows for using bandwidth saving tools such as Zoomify and batch
> uploading.  We'd love to add links for users to download full images,
> but can't offer that with all maps due to copyright issues.  I'd love to
> find a CMS that would allow us to batch upload images into categories,
> add the geodata and select which ones could be fully downloaded as well
> as using some kind of bandwidth saving measures.  Any thoughts on this?
>
> I appreciate any input that you can offer and I thank everyone for there
> generous input in the past.
>
> Dave Broer
> Broer Map Library
> http://www.broermapsonline.org/
>
>
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Joel Kovarsky
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