[This is the first response (of two) on above subject forwarded from
'MAPS-L', that could inform/update 'Lis-maps' subscribers and/or BCS Map
Curators' Group's 'Toolbox']
From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Christopher A. Alario
Sent: 22 June 2015 10:18
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Subject: Map Scale Indicators, again
Greetings Everyone,
By way of introduction I'm the newly appointed - and first - map librarian
for the Heritage Collection at the Qatar National Library. I was fortunate
to have both worked and interned at the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal
Map Division of the New York Public Library while attending library school.
Working with such a fantastic collection and with some amazingly
knowledgeable librarians whom many of you on this list know was an education
in itself (Hi Nancy!). I also have a previous background in Arabic and
Islamic studies.
I'm having trouble sourcing a clear plastic map scale indicator. I've
written Dr. Clifford H. Wood a couple of times at the email address given on
the WAML website but have not received a reply. Googling around for vendors
isn't getting me anywhere either. And I've searched the Maps-L archives but
the answers found there appear inconclusive and a few years old to boot.
Does anyone know where I can find a clear plastic map scale indicator for
sale?
Best regards,
Christopher Alario
Information Services Librarian - Historical Maps,
Globes, and other Cartographic Material
Tel: +974 4454 6529 PO Box: 5825, Doha - Qatar
Fax: +974 4454 0401 Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Mob: +974 3357 2825 Website: <http://www.qnl.qa/> www.qnl.qa
