Chris, Thank you for taking on this very important task. This was something discussed at the Conference in May of 2005 on the future of map libraries and I for one am quite please to see MAGERT stepping up to the plate on this project. Not everyone on this list will be able to attend the Mid-Winter conference and so discussion, feedback, comments are welcome on Maps-L. So, let me begin ... I am curious as to how you plan to obtain the information from libraries? Will you create some type of an online form? And then, because many scanning/digitizing projects are ongoing, will there be a means by which information may be updated? Also, it would be nice to have a 'field' where information about raw images vs. georeferenced images can be included. Angie .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ ANGIE COPE American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm [log in to unmask] (414)229-6282 / (800)558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) / (414)229-3624 (FAX) .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Scanned Map Registry Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:37:01 -0700 From: Kollen, Chris <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Hi everyone: > As part of a MAGERT Publications Committee project, I have been investigating the development of a registry for scanned mapping projects. The purpose of such a registry would be several fold: > * To find out what scanning has been done in a particular geographic area > * Head off any duplication of effort > * Resource to use for finding a particular digital image > * Way to review various technical parameters were used in different projects -- file format (original scan), file format (display), resolution, color compression, and image management software used > > I am recommending that the registry be web-based and have a database behind it. People would input the information that would be fed into a database. Then others could do a search by title, keyword or subject (geographic area). I plan on presenting this at Midwinter at the MAGERT Publications Committee and MAGERT Executive Board. > I have developed three prototype pages to give people an idea of what the pages might look like: Input Form -- http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/sst/registry_inputform.html Search Screen -- http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/sst/registry_search.html Search Result screen -- http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/sst/registry_searchresults.html If you plan on attending Midwinter, please join us for the discussion at the MAGERT Publications Committee meeting on Saturday January 21st from 4-6 pm in the Convention Center room: Room 003B. Thanks > Chris Kollen > > Chris Kollen, Geography, Planning and Psychology Librarian > University of Arizona Library > P.O. Box 210055 > Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 > (520) 621-4869 > [log in to unmask] > > --