Blog topic: Maps

6th annual Geo4LibCamp moves online with record attendence

February 11, 2021
by Jack Reed
Blacklight
Digital library
Digital library architecture
Geospatial
Government information
Maps
Open source
Web

On February 8, 9, and 10th 2021, 175 people from across the globe met for the 6th annual Geo4LibCamp. This time the conference was hosted online using the Zoom platform. Previous Geo4LibCamps have been hosted on Stanford University's campus at the Hartley Conference Center and in the David Rumsey Map Center. This year's online event broke prevoius attendence records of the event that brings together those building repository and associated services for geospatial data to share best practices, solve common problems, and address technical issues.

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Science and Engineering Libraries NGSO Video

September 12, 2020
by Zac Painter
Engineering
Events
Geospatial
Maps
News
Q&A
Science

On Tuesday September 01, the Stanford Libraries Science and Engineering Group hosted a one-hour information session for new graduate students in the STEM disciplines. The services of the Libraries, and an introduction to the people involved, were on the agenda.

A recording for the event is available at this link. The content is available to all members of the Stanford community who would like to know more about our services. Please say hello to us! We are excited to welcome you for the 2020-2021 Academic Year.

TJ Cruzada

TJ Cruzada

August 28, 2020
by G. Salim Mohammed
Maps

It is with profound shock and sadness that we share this devastating news with you.  TJ Cruzada, David Rumsey Map Center’s Services Supervisor, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, August 23rd, 2020. TJ began working in the libraries as a Computer Support Technician, spent four years as the Circulation Supervisor at the Engineering Library, and two years as the Microforms Stacks Manager in Media/Microtext.

Cartographic Symbologies: The Art and Design of Expression in Historic Maps

August 18, 2020
by Andria Olson
Maps

Introduction

A wrench was thrown into the gears of our maps digitization and GIS teams on March 16, 2020 when the shelter-in-place order was announced, and we entered the period of great uncertainty. Without access to the physical maps and digitization lab, our intense commitment to digitizing any map out of copyright was brought to a standstill, and our focus shifted to optimizing the remote experience for working, teaching, and learning.                                                  

Introducing Andrea Renner, Assistant Rare Map Librarian, Rumsey Map Center

Introducing Andrea Renner, Assistant Rare Map Librarian, Rumsey Map Center

June 25, 2020
by G. Salim Mohammed
Maps

 

It gives me great pleasure to introduce Andrea (pronounced An-Drey-Yah) Renner, our new Assistant Rare Map Librarian, who actually started on March 9, 2020, one day before we were all sent packing to our homes due to COVID-19 and the soon to follow shelter-in-place order.

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