2. Branner Earth Sciences Library Receives Grant
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections, of the Stanford University
Libraries, is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant through the California
State Library to scan and catalog the maps and field notebooks of the Stanford
Geological Survey from 1897 to the present. This two year project will be
funded jointly by funds from the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA),
the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford, and the Stanford University
Libraries.
The collection includes approximately 5,000 manuscript items that primarily
cover portions of the state of California. As the maps and field notebooks are
held exclusively at Branner Library, they are a unique resource for the people
of the state of California and across the county. The scanned maps and field
notebooks, as well as the accompanying metadata, will ultimately be available
to all for free over the Web. Although it is expected that the project will
take two years to complete, the Web site will be fully functional after the
first year with a goal of 500 images and records available to view.