[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] State of the map of Evergreen libraries?

Ben Hyman ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop
Wed May 9 15:43:33 EDT 2012


On 2012-05-09, at 12:23 PM, Soulliere, Robert wrote:

> Mohawk College is on the map but it is too far north. We are near Hamilton ,Ontario but have been placed deep in the Canadian Shield.
:) …not that there's anything wrong with the Canadian Shield. You are now back in Hamilton.
As a disclaimer, this map was initially created in the late evening on 25 April - probably at an Indianapolis BBQ joint. All locations are approximate.
Cheers
bh
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert
> 
> Robert Soulliere, BA (Hons), MLIS
> Systems Librarian
> Mohawk College Library
> robert.soulliere at mohawkcollege.ca
> Telephone: 905 575 1212 x3936
> Fax: 905 575 2011
> ________________________________________
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Ben Hyman [ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop]
> Sent: May 9, 2012 3:00 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] State of the map of Evergreen libraries?
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> On 2012-05-09, at 11:29 AM, Tony Bandy wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> At the risk of being the cause of too much email in folk's inboxes, could COOL be added as well (server maintained @OHIONET in Col. Ohio, several libraries around the state)?
> How Cool! ;)
> 
>> We're two libraries strong and counting, with 8 in the consortium by next year.  Here's our catalog:  http://cool-cat.org  Here's our consortial map:  http://info.cool-cat.org/?page_id=13
> Added a place mark for COOL with the description you provided. I think the KML file will get fleshed out with specific branch locations as a next step in this mapping adventure.
> But for now, at least, this quick'n'easy map can do the trick.
> 
> If there are other consortia or standalones that folks don't see on the map, let me know!
> Cheers
> Ben
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> *******************************************
>> Tony Bandy
>> tonyb at ohionet.org
>> OHIONET
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Ben Hyman <ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop> wrote:
>> On 2012-05-09, at 10:15 AM, Mary Toma wrote:
>> 
>>> None of the Manitoba libraries are included on this map.
>>> Mary
>> Hi Mary,
>> They actually were, but for some reason, they appeared in Minnesota ;)
>> In the correct jurisdiction now, though likely not the correct lat/long
>>> 
>>> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Ben Hyman
>>> Sent: May 9, 2012 8:11 AM
>>> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
>>> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] State of the map of Evergreen libraries?
>>> 
>>> Resending belatedly. Initial reply went -->abyss
>>> 
>>> On 2012-05-05, at 8:23 PM, Ben Hyman wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> HI Dan,
>>> On 2012-05-05, at 2:40 PM, Dan Scott wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi:
>>> 
>>> During Ben Hyman's opening bit on international libraries, he
>>> mentioned that he had started trying to resurrect the map of Evergreen
>>> libraries that Bob Molyneux had originally created.
>>> Here's the map I threw together for the presentation: http://g.co/maps/6pgfb
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I know that several people have obtained copies of Bob's KML file; I'm
>>> wondering if it makes sense to try and organize a collaborative effort
>>> on keeping the data up to date?
>>> Love that idea. Happy to help keep it current.
>>> Ben
>>> 
>>> 
>>> (I'll admit that I have an ulterior motive of wanting to point at a
>>> map with such data during an upcoming presentation at PGCon 2012 - and
>>> while there's Mr. Breeding's effort, I have a strong bias towards
>>> community-maintained data...)
>>> 
>>> Dan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ben Hyman
>>> Managing Director | BC Libraries Cooperative
>>> ben.hyman at bc.libraries.coop
>>> (tf) 1.855.383.5761 ext 1001
>>> (p) 250.590.7676
>>> (f) 250.984.7459
>>> bc.libraries.coop
>>> 
>>> <image001.jpg>
>> 
>> 
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