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Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 13:29:30 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Grant awarded to Branner Library
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Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections, of the Stanford University Libraries, is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant through the California State Library to scan and catalog the maps and field notebooks of the Stanford Geological Survey from 1897 to the present.  This two year project will be funded jointly by funds from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford, and the Stanford University Libraries.

The collection includes approximately 5,000 manuscript items that primarily cover portions of the state of California.  As the maps and field notebooks are held exclusively at Branner Library, they are a unique resource for the people of the state of California and across the county.  The scanned maps and field notebooks, as well as the accompanying metadata, will ultimately be available to all for free over the Web.  Although it is expected that the project will take two years to complete, the Web site will be fully functional after the first year with a goal of 500 images and records available to view.

Julie Sweetkind-Singer, GIS & Map Librarian
Charlotte Derksen, Head Librarian

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Julie Sweetkind-Singer
GIS and Map Librarian
Branner Earth Sciences Library
201 Mitchell Bldg., M/S 2210
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
650-725-1103
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