Beginning Saturday, November 29th, the Earth Sciences and Map Library will be closed on weekends. The library will be open during the following days and times:

Additionally, the library will be closed Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday. The library will reopen on Monday, December 1st at 9am.

The Circulation Desk closes 15 minutes before the library closes.

Wednesday, November 19 is GIS Day. The UC Berkeley Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF), Northern California Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) the Bay Area Automated Mapping Association (BAAMA) are co-hosting an afternoon and evening of activities and presentations at the GIF in Mulford Hall.

Sessions include a GIF open house, geocaching, poster session, education, and professional sessions. For more information and directions, see the GIF's GIS Day site.

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) has created a demonstration of a subscription-based service for Web-based GIS mapping titled GIS-UDRIL. This service allows users to display and modify various thematic maps related to petroleum geology and exploration using GIS data prepared by AAPG.

The site uses ArcIMS from ESRI for its interface. Users can add predefined GIS layers, get information from vector data displayed on the maps, as well as modify and measure distances on the maps.

AAPG publishes a list of maps available through their subscription service. There is also a set of demonstration maps that are available to use without the subscription.

The Earth Sciences and Map Library is proud to announce that, beginning November 3, 2008, the library will offer large format scanning, print, and copy services for UC students, faculty and staff.

The library's scanner, an HP Designjet T1100 MFP, is capable of scanning maps with a maximum dimension of 42 inches. Maps are scanned at 400dpi and are delivered as high quality TIFF files via web download, USB drive, or DVD. Prints can be made from maps in the library collection or from user supplied USB drives or disks and are printed on bond paper.

Orders and payment are accepted Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm in person or via phone only. Payments must be made by credit card. Order forms and a fee schedule are available online as well as at the Earth Sciences and Map Library.

Library users who are not affiliated with the University should contact Interlibrary Services (ILS) to find out more about the large format scanning, copy, and print services for maps.

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