[CALMAP:439] 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: Fatemah Van Buren (fvanbure@library.berkeley.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 03 2008 - 15:43:13 PDT

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    Hi Mary,

    I am interested in the shared purchase of the entire package.

    Thanks,
    Fatemah

    Fatemah van Buren <mailto:fvanbure@library.berkeley.edu>
    Head, Earth Sciences and Map Library <http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/>
    #50 McCone Hall
    University of Calfornia, Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA 94720-4767
    Phone: 510-643-2684
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    http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/

    Mary Larsgaard wrote:
    > 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
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >
    >



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