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Subject: Re: RFID tags on maps
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:44:41 -0700
From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
CC: April Carlucci <[log in to unmask]>
Hi April,
Most of our antiquarian maps are in Special Collections rather than here at
Branner. Given that, we do have about 20 drawers of maps we keep
locked. I can only send about 30-50 maps per year to conservation for
encapsulation. The ideal situation is to get the map encapsulated in mylar
and then add a barcode and the call number to mylar. All of the older maps
have call numbers written on them (many times in ink rather than pencil)
and many have property stamps in ink. We now only use pencil for the call
numbers on any map we acquire. Also, if I have to barcode one of the older
maps, I will do my best to put it on the back in a place that will not
damage the printing inside the neat line. I don't like putting barcodes on
antiquarian maps, but sometimes have little choice.
My long-term goal is to get an encapsulation machine here at Branner. I
think that's do-able. The question is who would pay for the mylar - my
library or conservation? If we could do that, we could get a lot more
things preserved each year.
RFID has been discussed here off and on with each discussion tabled due to
the high cost of purchasing the tags.
Hope this helps,
Julie
At 01:24 PM 7/30/2007, Maps-L wrote:
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>Subject: RE: RFID tags on maps
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:23:22 -0400
>From: April Carlucci <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: Yale Univ Library
>To: 'Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum' <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
>Toni
>
>Thanks for your message. We can put barcodes on the mylar but not all our
>maps are in mylar and if we tried to do that the collection might fall
>through the floor due to the added weight (amongst other problems)!
>
>Does anyone else have any thoughts, or are we all waiting for someone else
>to figure it out?!
>
>Regards
>
>April
>
>Catalog Librarian for Maps
>Yale University Library
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum
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>Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 9:33 AM
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>Subject: Re: RFID tags on maps
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>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Re: RFID tags on maps
>Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:17:21 -0600
>From: Toni Alexa Briere <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
>April,
>
>I wanted to let you know what we do for our historic Wyoming maps. All
>of them are encapsulated and any tags, barcodes, labels, etc. go on the
>mylar. Some maps are actually property-stamped, others are not, but our
>barcode has "University of Wyoming" on it as a sort of property stamp.
>
>Hope this helps,
>Toni
>
>
>Toni A. Briere
>Brinkerhoff Earth Resources Information Center
>(geology library)
>307-766-2633
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>
>
>
>Hello
>
>I would like to widen out the discussion and ask if anyone has any
>experience they would be willing to share with using
>identifying/tracking
>mechanisms on maps (other than the standard ink ownership stamp),
>especially
>with antiquarian materials. As we are yet to meet the preservation
>department which is willing to let us slap barcode stickers on 400 year
>old
>maps, has anyone made any other progress with this issue?
>
>Thanks.
>
>April Carlucci
>Catalog Librarian for Maps
>Yale University Library
Julie Sweetkind-Singer
Head Librarian; GIS & Map Librarian
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
397 Panama Mall, M/C 2211
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
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Phone: 650-725-1102
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