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Subject: RE: Map call numbers
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 15:07:44 +0100
From: Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]>
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Sorry, Carlos, at the end of your message you've omitted - from the St
Pbg sequence - Petrograd (1914-24).
Francis Herbert (former Curator of Maps, RGS-IBG, London [or Londinium .
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From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope
Sent: 04 August 2011 13:31
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Subject: Re: Map call numbers
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From: "Carlos Diaz" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 7:52:16 PM
Subject: Re: Map call numbers
The Soviet Union existed from 1922 - 1991. Therefore, anything
pertaining to that time period should be under that name.
Russia existed before 1922 and was re-established after 1991, therefore,
anything pertaining to those time period should fall under that name.
Also, remember the name changes to the cities:
--St. Petersburg, Leningrad, St. Petersburg
--Stalingrad, Volgograd
--Moscow should remain Moscow throughout
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From: "Krista Anderson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 11:18:13 AM
Subject: Map call numbers
Hello,
I am currently in the process of assigning Library of Congress call
numbers to a map collection and have come across a confusing issue
regarding Russia versus the Soviet Union. Russia falls under the LC
class range of G7060 - G7064, and the Soviet Union falls under the LC
class range G7000 - G7004. At first, I thought that this was pretty
straightforward. But I have come across a number of situations in which
I don't know where to put certain maps. One example is with historical
maps. Both LC classes have the same exact range of subheadings for
historical maps (17th, 18th, 19th century, etc). So where, for example,
would I put a map depicting the Crimean War? Under the Russian category
for the Crimean War (G7061.S54) or under the Soviet Union category for
the Crimean War (G7001.S54)?
Another issue that I have come across with this is where to put city
maps. Would a city map of Moscow go under Russia or the Soviet Union?
Because, after all, Moscow was Moscow in both Russia and the Soviet
Union....
I guess the general question here is, does anyone know what properties
of a map are used to make the distinction between maps that should be
classified under Russia and maps that should be classified under the
Soviet Union? I'd really appreciate any help that could give me!
Thank you!
Krista Anderson
Intern, Library and Information Services
National Geographic Society
Washington, D.C.
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