{"id":415,"date":"2009-08-04T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-04T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2009\/08\/04\/introducing-outside-the-neatline\/"},"modified":"2009-08-04T19:52:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-04T19:52:00","slug":"introducing-outside-the-neatline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/outsidetheneatline\/2009\/08\/04\/introducing-outside-the-neatline\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Outside the Neatline!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh7wHK5SuI\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/zvCaarDyG04\/s1600-h\/Outside_the_neatline.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh7wHK5SuI\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/zvCaarDyG04\/s320\/Outside_the_neatline.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family:verdana;font-size:180%\">About Outside the <span>Neatline<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<div>Outside the <span>Neatline<\/span> is a collaborative effort of graduate students who work at The University of Connecticut Libraries&#8217; Map and Geographic Information Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/magic.lib.uconn.edu\/\">MAGIC<\/a>). Our aim is to give the public a better understanding of what we actually do all day besides high-<span>fiving<\/span> each other when we find a neat new map. What we actually hope to illuminate is the usefulness of historic maps, digitally storing and displaying paper maps, and how they may be used in current mapping technologies. <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>Things to look forward to from Outside the <span>Neatline<\/span> include: <\/div>\n<ul><\/p>\n<li><strong>Featured Map of the Week<\/strong> \u2013 The staff\u2019s favorite picks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How in the World?<\/strong> \u2013 How the graduate students turn paper maps into digital wonders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Did You Know?<\/strong> \u2013 General geography facts, definitions, and other tasty tidbits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>And More!<\/strong> \u2013 We\u2019re open to suggestions, what do you want to see?\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>The main objective of Outside the <span>Neatline<\/span> is to provide our audience geographical knowledge in a fun and lighthearted way. So we hope you enjoy your visits to our site and please feel free to make this an interactive experience!<br \/><span style=\"font-size:180%\"><br \/><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><strong>About the Authors:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:verdana\"><strong><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh7PlGcdOI\/AAAAAAAAABI\/UcOE46CVNs4\/s1600-h\/20090728_Brandon_Jeff_Blog_AVATAR_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh7PlGcdOI\/AAAAAAAAABI\/UcOE46CVNs4\/s320\/20090728_Brandon_Jeff_Blog_AVATAR_1.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/span>Jeff Dunn earned his <a href=\"http:\/\/wvuscholar.wvu.edu:1801\/webclient\/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&amp;owner=resourcediscovery&amp;custom_att_2=simple_viewer&amp;pid=12702\">M.A. in Geography<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/geo.wvu.edu\/\">West Virginia University<\/a> and is currently a PhD student of Geography at the <a href=\"http:\/\/geography.uconn.edu\/\">University of Connecticut<\/a>. During semester breaks he works at <a href=\"http:\/\/magic.lib.uconn.edu\/\">MAGIC<\/a> as a <span>GIS<\/span> Analyst scanning maps, <span>georeferencing<\/span>, and developing geography curriculum. Jeff\u2019s specific areas of interests are in remote sensing and coastal geography. Outside of academics, Jeff is an avid fly fisher.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a name=\"_Toc216078435\"><\/a><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh6xHXeG6I\/AAAAAAAAABA\/vW_MHmBl1Po\/s320\/Coral.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh80g-4ADI\/AAAAAAAAABY\/KAv4BzrLtPA\/s1600-h\/20090728_Brandon_Jeff_Blog_0004_AVATAR.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh80g-4ADI\/AAAAAAAAABY\/KAv4BzrLtPA\/s320\/20090728_Brandon_Jeff_Blog_0004_AVATAR.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Brandon <span>Cramer<\/span> is a PhD student in Geography at the <a href=\"http:\/\/geography.uconn.edu\/\">University of Connecticut<\/a>. He received his M.A. in Geography from the University of Connecticut in 2008. Brandon is mainly interested in using geography to examine environmental and health issues. He has worked with government agencies to reduce agricultural pollution and analyze geographic disparities in disease and illness. Over winter and summer breaks Brandon is a <span>GIS<\/span> Analyst at <a href=\"http:\/\/magic.lib.uconn.edu\/\">MAGIC<\/a> and works on scanning and <span>georeferencing<\/span> current maps and creating custom maps to fit users\u2019 needs by special request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_8_Fszb0X5EE\/Snh6PuivA4I\/AAAAAAAAAA4\/DdzG8Nut4MM\/s320\/ARM.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Outside the Neatline: Outside the Neatline is a collaborative effort of graduate students who work at The University of Connecticut Libraries&#8217; Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). 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