Hi, folks -
I gather that the purpose of this discussion is whether to get the
sheets into a digital format of some kind. One thing that I ran into
awhile back when I needed some people power was that retired staff,
administrators, and faculty in the Cal State system often volunteer for
data entry and similar kinds of work. You might want to see whether the
campuses involved have a retiree-emeritus organization (UCLA does) that
might have people who are willing to help out.
If I'm wrong about the purpose of the discussion, please ignore the
interruption.
v
-- \ / Virginia R. Hetrick, here in sunny California 0 Email: drjuice@ieee.org Oo "There is always hope." My fave: http://www.washington.edu/cambots/camera1_l.gif -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK------ GAT/d+(--) s++ a+++ C+++ UB++ UL++ US++ P+ L+ !e W+++ !N !o !K w+ O+ !M V PS+ PE- T++ PGPP t- 5 X R+++ tv+ b++++ DI+ D---G e+++ h+ r x? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK-------Mary Larsgaard wrote:
> i asked Phil Hoehn before we scanned > it if by any slight chance he had a copy of > the word-processing file, and he said > that was long gone. > > Cynthia has kindly already sent me > a dig-file inventory for the series she > has. (?i can't remember if she sent it > just to me, or to all of calmap). > > am sure everyone can come up > with more pros and cons than i have listed :-) > ' > pros: > - it can be difficult to find bib records for topographic-map > series (and thematic series, although these are easier to find) > in MELVYL because the subject headings > can include single-sheet maps; also i regret to say > not all of the top-series bib records for this > collection have "maps, topographic" in the > subject heading; it can be just "Maps." > Limiting by beginning date of publication > does help but the problem there is often > we aren't really sure when a series began; > and it does take a little while to look that info > up (e.g., the Bohme 3-v inventory; World Mapping Today) > - it gives an overview of what the various collections > have, in one relatively convenient place > - as topo and thematic series get more expensive > per sheet and as the emphasis on shared-print increases > for UC collections, it's more than ever important > to know if a given series is already owned by > one of us and if it's maintained. > > cons: > - updating would be a considerable amount of > work and would be in addition to the Conspectus; > there might be a way to use the Conspectus instead. > - cataloging is very labor-intensive and > the idea of in effect recording holdings > twice is wasteful of time. > > > Mary > Kathleen Stroud wrote: > >> Mary, >> >> Your email & attachment came through. Obviously this was a massive >> effort typed up years ago. How much of it is now duplicated by our >> OPACs? Is it worth the effort to update? >> >> Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian >> Government Information and Maps, Shields Library >> 100 NW Quad Ave. >> Davis, CA 95616-5292 >> 530-752-5248 >> >> ----- "Mary Larsgaard" <mary@library.ucsb.edu> wrote: >> >> >>> please let me know if you receive this. >>> >>> -- >>> Mary Lynette Larsgaard >>> Director, Map Library >>> Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory >>> Davidson Library >>> University of California, Santa Barbara >>> Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010 >>> USA >>> mary@library.ucsb.edu >>> voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk >>> fax: 805/893-8799 >>> >> >> >> > > >
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