[CALMAP:436] Re: Mary to email GEoff Forbes right after this email re CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps (no further message)

From: Mary Larsgaard (mary@library.ucsb.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 03 2008 - 11:20:01 PDT

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    Hargis, Jonnie wrote:
    > I like the entire package, and we might also be interested in an
    > additional paper set.
    >
    > How soon can this be pulled off? I would like to encumber the funds asap.
    >
    > Thanks, Jonnie
    >
    > Jon Hargis
    > Cartographic and GIS Specialist
    > Collections, Research, & Instructional Services Dept.
    > Young Research Library, UCLA
    > (310) 206-7413
    >
    > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    > *From:* owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu on behalf of Mary Larsgaard
    > *Sent:* Tue 6/3/2008 10:39 AM
    > *To:* Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    > *Cc:* calmap@ucdavis.edu
    > *Subject:* [CALMAP:434] Re: perhaps more than 1 set of paper maps??
    > CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps
    >
    > why don't i ask him about buying
    > more than 1 set of the paper maps if
    > they have them?
    > so for example we could have 1 set
    > north and 1 set south.
    >
    > mary
    >
    > Julie Sweetkind-Singer wrote:
    > > Mary,
    > >
    > > Would you be willing to talk to Geoff about a discount based on shared
    > > purchase? As I mentioned, SU would like to get the paper copies as
    > well.
    > >
    > > Julie
    > >
    > >
    > > Quoting "Julia M. Gelfand" <jgelfand@uci.edu>:
    > >
    > >> we are also very interested in this opportunity at Irvine - for
    > >> the digital - any special features like zooming in/out, searching, and
    > >> how effective are the copying possibilities if a user needs to do
    > >> that? Costs per campus if we share digital collection among more
    > >> campuses & I assume that this is one-time purchase? Thanks, julia
    > >>
    > >> On 6/2/2008 9:05 AM, Hargis, Jonnie wrote: [CALMAP:422] Re: CHINA &
    > >> TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps - possible shared
    > >> purchase? Mary, This is something we're interested in. Please call
    > >> me for details. Thanks. Jon Hargis Cartographic and GIS
    > >> Specialist Collections, Research, & Instructional Services Dept.
    > >> Young Research Library, UCLA (310) 206-7413
    > >> FROM: owner-calmap@ucdavis.edu on behalf of Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    > >> SENT: Fri 5/30/2008 3:55 PM
    > >> TO: Mary Larsgaard
    > >> CC: calmap@ucdavis.edu
    > >> SUBJECT: [CALMAP:422] Re: CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l
    > >> topographic maps - possible shared purchase?
    > >>
    > >> Hi Mary,
    > >>
    > >> Yes, I'm interested. Can we work a deal with Geoff so that we can
    > >> both
    > >> have digital files? I'd be glad to keep all the paper maps as well.
    > >>
    > >> Julie
    > >>
    > >> Mary Larsgaard wrote:
    > >>> anyone interested in going
    > >>> in with me on a shared purchase
    > >>> of this next fiscal year?
    > >>> anyone tossing money in to the
    > >>> kitty i'll have the digital
    > >>> files sent to you.
    > >>> i'm fine with the paper maps
    > >>> being kept somewhere other than here.
    > >>>
    > >>> mary
    > >>>
    > >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    > >>> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 13:12:33 -0500
    > >>> From: Geoff Forbes <gforbes@landinfo.com>
    > >>> To: 'Mary Larsgaard' <mary@sdc.ucsb.edu>
    > >>> Subject: CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps
    > >>>
    > >>> Dear Mary,
    > >>>
    > >>> I have assembled what I think you will agree is a very interesting
    > >>> assortment of very scarce (classified!) large-scale Chinese
    > >> military
    > >>> topographic maps of Tibet and other nearby regions (please see
    > >>> attached .pdf
    > >>> index that depicts ALL of the maps):
    > >>>
    > >>> 1:100,000 scale: 138 maps. Mostly Sichuan; also Qinghai, Gansu &
    > >> Tibet
    > >>> (this includes 12 Tibet maps that did not come with the set that
    > >> you
    > >>> already
    > >>> bought)
    > >>> 1:50,000 scale: 129 maps. Mostly Yunnan; also Sichuan, Hubei,
    > >>> Shaanxi &
    > >>> Tibet (see second index for clear view of this coverage; and 3rd
    > >> map for
    > >>> TIBET detail)
    > >>> 1:25,000 scale: 10 maps. Tibet (over Mt. Everest/Chomolungma;
    > >> see 4th
    > >>> .pdf index for detail)
    > >>> 1:10,000 scale: 46 maps. Chengdu city (see last index for
    > >>> detail--by the
    > >>> way, the area where two maps are missing is completely covered by
    > >> the 50k
    > >>> mapping above)
    > >>>
    > >>> We would normally sell these for $149 each individually or $69 per
    > >> map
    > >>> as a
    > >>> package deal; but in light of your continued large volume of
    > >> business
    > >>> with
    > >>> us, I will offer them to you at a highly discounted rate:
    > >>>
    > >>> 323 national maps of China & Tibet:
    > >>>
    > >>> 1 set of Full (uncropped) Tiff files (scans)
    > >>> 1 set of cropped georeferenced files (300 or 400 dpi/8-bit color
    > >> GeoTiff)
    > >>>
    > >>> Plus: PAPER lithos: 92 of the above 50k topos and 90 of the above
    > >> 100k
    > >>> topos = 182 paper maps
    > >>>
    > >>> Price:
    > >>>
    > >>> 323 Digital maps x $29.95 = $9,674
    > >>> 182 Paper maps x $12.95 = $2,357 (as part of total package only)
    > >>> + cost of hard drive: $179
    > >>> + cost of shipping
    > >>>
    > >>> Please let me know if you are interested. If you confirm that you
    > >>> will be
    > >>> placing an order for the above, I will reserve it for you until
    > >> your new
    > >>> fiscal year funds become available.
    > >>>
    > >>> Cheers,
    > >>>
    > >>> Geoff
    > >>>
    > >>> Geoffrey A. Forbes, M.S.
    > >>> Director of Sales
    > >>> LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC
    > >>> Tel: +1.763.428.4129
    > >>> Fax: +1.303.790.9734
    > >>> E-mail: gforbes@landinfo.com
    > >>> Web site: www.landinfo.com
    > >>
    > >> --
    > >> Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    > >> Head Librarian, GIS & Map Librarian
    > >> Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
    > >> 397 Panama Mall; MC/2211
    > >> Stanford University
    > >> Stanford, CA 94305
    > >> 650-725-1102 (phone)
    > >> sweetkind@stanford.edu
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > ***
    > >
    > > Julie Sweetkind-Singer
    > > Head Librarian, GIS & Map Librarian
    > > Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
    > > Stanford University
    > > 650-725-1102
    >
    >
    > --
    > 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
    > http://www.sdc.ucsb.edu <http://www.sdc.ucsb.edu/>
    > voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk
    > fax: 805/893-8799
    >
    >
    >
    >

    -- 
    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
    http://www.sdc.ucsb.edu
    voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk
    fax: 805/893-8799
    



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