--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:03:00 -0700 From: Mary Larsgaard <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Retrospective-cataloging project completed Sender: Mary Larsgaard <[log in to unmask]> Contact: Map & Imagery Laboratory Davidson Library University of California Santa Barbara CA 93016 Contact: Mary L. Larsgaard 805/893-4049; [log in to unmask] ACCESS TO THE WORLD: PRE-1900 MAPS OF THE WORLD AND MAPS OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara, CA, October 16, 2000 -- The Map and Imagery Laboratory (MIL), Davidson Library, UCSB, has successfully completed a one-year retrospective cataloging project for ca. 650 pre-1900 maps of various areas of the Earth and ca. 12,000 mainly 20th-century maps of California. The project was funded by LSTA, Federal monies administered by the California State Library. Previously these pre-1900 maps (held by the Special Collections Department of the Davidson Library) and the maps of California (held by MIL) were not in the Library's online catalog (PEGASUS); users had no way of finding out about the maps except by asking staff of the two departments. These records now appear not only on PEGASUS but also on MELVYL - the online catalog of the libraries of the University of California - and on OCLC, a source for catalog records and information as to what libraries hold what items. To search for these maps via the Web: a. Go the Website for the California Digital Library (http://www.cdlib.org) and select MELVYL Catalog. b. Or go to the Website for the Davidson Library (www.library.ucsb.edu) and select PEGASUS; this will require a TN3270 application. For more information on the project, contact Mary Larsgaard, who was project director. ______________________________________ Mary Lynette Larsgaard Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 93106 telephone: 805/893-4049 fax: 805/893-8799 email: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________ --- End Forwarded Message ---