Sure, I'll let you know how it goes.
Julie
At 08:56 AM 11/30/2006, Linda P Newman wrote:
>Thanks, Julie, for the update. There are so many more 'cities' in CA!
>I did not subscribe to the online Sanborns for CA [just NV] because of
>the cost so it will be good to have them available.
>We hope to begin scanning soon, but the `presentation' is my `spring
>project.'
>Linda
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Julie Sweetkind-Singer [mailto:sweetkind@stanford.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:44 PM
>To: Linda P Newman
>Cc: calmap@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Re: [CALMAP:45] Sanborn maps
>
>Hi Linda,
>
>We are slowly (glacially) moving towards getting the LoC scans done.
>This
>will ONLY be California Sanborns, pre-1923. We are probably going to
>start
>with a pilot project of a few cities to work out all the kinks before
>wholesale scanning of the state begins. If all goes well, with fingers
>crossed, we hope we'll start scanning in the spring. It depends how
>long
>it takes to come to an agreement on a contract.
>
>So, please, scan away!
>
>Julie
>
>Quoting Linda P Newman <lnewman@unr.edu>:
>
> > Good afternoon, CalMappers, I just read in the latest base line a
>brief
> > mention in John Hebert's report that the UC/Stanford group had
>approached
>LoC about scanning the Sanborn maps, pre-1923. Can you tell me of the
>progress of this project?
> >
> > Is it just CA Sanborn maps or all US?
>
> > --I ask because I'm about to begin scanning pre-1923 NV Sanborn
>maps.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > Linda Newman
> >
> > University of Nevada Reno
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>***
>
>Julie Sweetkind-Singer
>Head Librarian, GIS & Map Librarian
>Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
>Stanford University
>650-725-1102
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
sweetkind@stanford.edu
Phone: 650-725-1102
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