Arts March 19 talk to feature discussion of maps and technology
| March 19 talk to feature discussion of maps and technology |
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| Monday, March 03, 2008 | |
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Many of us collect objects such as baseball cards, dolls and coins – and of course, we can’t forget the Beanie Baby fad. But unlike many private collectors, David Rumsey transformed his private maps collection, one of the country’s largest, into a public resource. The historical map collector and scholar will share the story of this transformation at 2 p.m. March 19 in a free public lecture in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rumsey, president of the Cartography Associates and chairman of Luna Imaging, Inc., will present “Turning Private Collections into Public Resources Using Digital Technologies and the Internet.” He will discuss and demonstrate how his online library offers a growing number of digitized maps for free public use. Using imaging software including geographical information system and popular applications including Google Earth and Second Life, Rumsey has given new life to old maps. His work revolutionized the ability to unlock hidden information in maps for a wide-range of disciplines. The event will be the second annual Online Computer Library Center and Frederick G. Kilgore Lecture in Information and Library Science, sponsored by UNC’s School of Information and Library Sciences. Seating is limited; advance registration is requested. To register, call (919) 962-8366. Event Web site: http://sils.unc.edu/news/releases/2008/02_rumsey.htm Rumsey’s online map library: www.davidrumsey.com School of Information and Library Science contact: Wanda Monroe, (919) 843-8337 |