[CALMAP:442] Re: add UCB to shared purchase - CHINA & TIBET 100k, 50k, 25k & 10k nat'l topographic maps (no further message)

From: Mary Larsgaard (mary@library.ucsb.edu)
Date: Wed Jun 04 2008 - 08:08:08 PDT

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    ok, Fatemah, will add your
    campus to our list.

    mary

    Fatemah Van Buren wrote:
    > 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
    > Fax: 510-643-6576
    > 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
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>

    -- 
    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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