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Subject: Re: How many maps in your collection?
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:06:40 -0400
From: David J. Bertuca <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear John,
This is the best source:
C. J. J. Thiry, D. A. Cobb and Map & Geography Round Table (American
Library Association)
Year: 2006
Title: Guide to U.S. map resources
City: Lanham, Md.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Number of Pages: vii, 511 p.
Edition: 3rd
Short Title: Guide to U.S. map resources
ISBN: 0810852683 (pbk. alk. paper)
9780810852686 (pbk. alk. paper)
--On Friday, April 24, 2009 8:01 AM -0500 Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Subject: How many maps in your collection?
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:15:05 -0500
> From: John M Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
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>
> Hello All,
>
> Sorry the about the rude subject line and abrupt message, but I'm in
> need of some statistics to present to our Provost on short notice and I
> haven't found a current list of map library collection statistics.
>
> I would like to have the following information about your collections
> (Using my library as an example):
>
>
> Name: Cartographic Information Center
>
> Institution: Louisiana State University
>
> If an academic institution, is the collection part of the main library
> or an academic department? Academic Department
>
> If the collection is part of the main library, which unit is it under
> (Example; Gov. Docs., Reference): N/A
>
> If the collection is part of an academic department, which department?
> Geography & Anthropology
>
> Number of maps: 347,786
>
> Number of aerial photographs: 124,698
>
>
> Number of full-time staff: 1
>
> I will send a compilation of the replies to the list.
>
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration.
>
>
> John
>
> John M. Anderson
> Map Librarian and Director
> Cartographic Information Center
> Department of Geography & Anthropology
> LSU
> Baton Rouge, LA 70803
> (225) 578-6247
>
>
David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian
225 Capen Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-1672
716-645-2947 x229
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