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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:38:18 -0700
From: John Creaser <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: WHAT ARE THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY MAP COLLECTIONS IN THE
U.S.? <fwd>
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Check the ARL Website:
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/newarl/list.html
You can rank academic libraries by holdings and specify cartographic
materials. Here is the results for 2000 for the top 20 map holding libraries
Ranked List for 2000
Rank Library Cartographic Materials
1 CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA 3620514
2 ALBERTA 1383050
3 FLORIDA 727220
4 OREGON 720863
5 ILLINOIS, URBANA 633170
6 CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 623835
7 GEORGIA 608106
8 INDIANA 596204
9 BRITISH COLUMBIA 540879
10 YALE 447684
11 PENNSYLVANIA STATE 439180
12 CHICAGO 408054
13 MINNESOTA 404729
14 CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY 397868
15 TENNESSEE 372341
16 IOWA 370168
17 WASHINGTON 346618
18 TEXAS 341794
19 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 327179
20 NORTH CAROLINA 322791
John
At 05:19 PM 04/15/2002 -0400, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
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>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 16:03:11 -0500
>From: "Youngblood, Dawn" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: WHAT ARE THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY MAP COLLECTIONS IN THE U.S.?
>Sender: "Youngblood, Dawn" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Dear Maps-L Colleagues:
>
>I was wondering if there exists a list somewhere of map libraries by size
>of holdings. If not, please respond if your collection holds more than
>250,000 maps, and I will try to put together such a list. This is the
>approximate number held by the University of Texas at Austin, as a
>starting place. Princeton claims more than 300,000 on their web site.
>Others??? I am particularly interested in university libraries; I realize
>the Library of Congress and the New York Public probably has us all
>beat. So, If you have a list, or more than 250,000 maps, please send in
>your numbers!!!! Thanks.
>
>Dawn Youngblood
>Edwin J. Foscue Map LIbrary
>Southern Methodist University
>P.O. Box 750375
>Dallas TX 75275-0375
>214-768-2285: work
>214-768-4236: FAX
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