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Subject:        Re: closed, in threat of closing map libraries
Date:   Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:33:10 -0700
From:   Cynthia Jahns <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Alice,

Another aspect of this question is whether retiring or resigning map
librarians are being replaced.  If a collection is left without
appropriate supervision, or inadequate staffing, its usefulness can
be greatly diminished.

Looking forward  to hearing the results of your survey.

Cynthia Jahns, UC Santa Cruz

>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        closed, in threat of closing map libaries
>Date:   Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:32:49 -0400
>From:   [log in to unmask]
>To:     [log in to unmask]
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>
>For a talk I am preparing on promoting map libraries, [as in p.r.]  I am
>seeking info on map libraries here in US or Canada which have closed, or
>been moved under another administrative unit [gov docs, history, social
>sciences, etc.], or to a remote locale, in the last 5 years. And if any
>seem under threat of major admin change in the next 5 years. [The signs are
>usually there well in advance.]
>
>
>Feel free to email me off line if more comfortable doing so.  This will
>help me set up boundaries around a perceived, imagined or real threat to
>map libraries...
>
>Many thanks, and always happy to bring sunshine into your day!
>
>
>Alice C. Hudson
>Chief, The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division
>The Humanities and Social Sciences Library
>The New York Public Library
>5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117
>New York, NY 10018-2788
>
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