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Subject:        RE: Folded vs. flat
Date:   Tue, 9 Oct 2007 11:22:02 -0400
From:   April Carlucci <[log in to unmask]>
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Organization:   Yale Univ Library
To:     'Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum' <[log in to unmask]>




Hi Hallie

Your question has generated some interesting examples of how this sticky
issue is handled in various collections. For a general discussion of flat vs
folded, see my article "Physical Considerations of the Storage of Printed
Cartographic Materials in Libraries, or, My Life in a Map Case" which
appeared in the Map Curators' Group special issue of The Cartographic
Journal, volume 42, Number 3, December 2005, pp. 245-254. I hope you find it
helpful.

Regards
April Carlucci


-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Folded vs. flat
Date:   Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:01:16 -0400
From:   Hallie Pritchett <[log in to unmask]>
To:     'Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum'
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Hello!  I'm looking for some advice.  We have a large number of folded maps
(road maps, travel maps & the like, including maps with attached covers)
that we intend to start cataloging soon.  Because there are so many of them,
I'm debating the best way to store them once they're cataloged - unfold &
flatten them to put with the rest of our thematic maps or leave them folded
& file in hanging files.  How do other libraries or collections handle this
issue?  If you have a section of folded maps, what criteria do you use to
decide what to flatten & what to leave folded?  Any information people can
provide will be helpful.

Thanks!

Hallie Pritchett
Map Librarian
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens, GA 30602
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706-542-0690  FAX: 706-583-0631
http://www.libs.uga.edu/maproom/