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By bmatthie, July 11, 2011 3:06 pm

From a recent USGS Announcement:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project (HQSP) is in the process of releasing all editions and all scales of more than 200,000 historic topographic maps of the United States dating from 1884-2006.

For more than 130 years, the USGS topographic mapping program has accurately portrayed the complex geography of our Nation. The historical topographic map collection contains all editions and all scales of USGS topographic quadrangles. Files are high resolution (600 DPI) scanned images of all maps from the USGS legacy collection.

The historical topographic map collection includes all States and U.S. territories mapped by the USGS. The HQSP creates a master catalogue and digital archive for all topographic maps and provides easy access to the public to download this historical data to accompany topographic maps that are no longer available for distribution as lithographic prints.

Historical maps are available to the public at no cost in GeoPDF format from the USGS Store. These maps are georeferenced and can be used in conjunction with the new USGS digital topographic map, the US Topo.

Future plans include providing the historical maps in GeoPDF andGeoTIFF formats through The National Map in the fall of 2011. The GeoTIFFs can be imported into a Geographic Information System and overlain with other data sources.

See Also: More Info About the Historical Quadrangle Scanning Project

See Also: Video of the HQSP Presentation Given at The National Map Users Conference in May

Comments Off on Independence Day Weekend Hours

By Laina Ridenour, June 30, 2011 8:44 am

Due to a campus wide planned power outage and the 4th of July holiday, both the Irwin and Science Libraries will be closed from Friday July1st – Monday July 4th.  Both libraries will re-open on Tuesday July 5th.  Click here for a full listing of library hours.

Comments Off on Library Hours for Summer Semester Break

By Laina Ridenour, June 23, 2011 11:27 am

Butler University Libraries will be closed Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26 for the break between Summer I and Summer II classes.

Regular summer hours will resume on Monday, June 27. Visit http://www.butler.edu/library/library-hours/ for a full listing of library hours including breaks.

Comments Off on British Library 19th Century Historical Collections iPad App.

By bmatthie, June 14, 2011 12:40 pm

The British Library announced that it is making 1,000 e-books available via its iPad App.

“This application provides access to titles from the British Library’s 19th century book collection. It includes classic novels, works of philosophy, history and science. Browse, search and read these historic books on a platform that enhances the reading experience. These digital book images have been captured in color to preserve the look of the original book. Marbled papers, embossed covers, engraved illustrations maps, and beautifully colored plates are intact and help create a unique reading environment.”

For more information please see this link.

Comments Off on Book Covers to Tables

By sneal, June 10, 2011 9:58 am

Art coming from Butler Libraries….

Read Mack Hickman’s Eco-living blog post:  ICFF 2011:  Derrick Method Designs for more information.