Jeff,
Before disposing of the geologic map sets, especially the set of Africa,
and the Quaternary of Europe, see if geology faculty have any interest.  It
may be that you are right about academic value, but if there is academic
interest and value, they are difficult to replace.


Ken Grabach
Maps Librarian, retired
Miami University Libraries

On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 10:45 AM Jeff Essic <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm the "map librarian" at NC State Univ. Libraries, although maps take
> probably less than 1% of my time.  The map collection was moved to an
> off-site storage building about 15 years ago.  Although this building is
> still on campus and maps are accessible by appointment, there have been
> fewer than 30 requests for maps in that time, and none that I'm aware of in
> the last 5 years.  The administration has been patient, but the space is
> becoming more desired for other things, so I've been spending a bit of time
> looking to see what we've got and preparing for major weeding.
>
> My question today is, I'd like to get some assessment of the value of the
> following items or types of items to let me know if they are worth anything
> to anyone.  These were not obtained through the Federal Depository, so I'm
> free to toss them into recycling at any time.  I could also put them in a
> box to sell at our last book sale coming up this Spring, after which we're
> going to just box unwanted books (and maybe maps and cds) and sell them at
> our campus surplus sales for $1/box.
>
> -  55 folded very assorted world travel maps from the late 80's to early
> 2000's (picture attached).  Are there collectors for these?  If you are
> interested, get in touch.
>
> -  Maps of the world at 1:4,000,000 scale, circa ~1954, Army Map Service
>
> -  International geologic map of Africa, 1:5,000,000
> <https://www.worldcat.org/title/carte-geologique-internationale-de-lafrique-international-geological-map-of-africa/oclc/15267202>,
> 1990 (multiple sheet collection)
>
> -  New Zealand topographical maps 1:250,000, 1972
> <https://www.worldcat.org/title/new-zealand-topographical-map-1250000/oclc/505233198>
> (multiple sheet collection)
>
> -  International quaternary map of Europe
> <https://www.worldcat.org/title/international-quaternary-map-of-europe/oclc/624471460>,
> 1:250,000
>
> -  Various small-scale maps of world geology (very colorful but of little
> academic use IMO)
>
> -  A LOT of various National Geographic maps and posters, assorted
> locations and topics
>
> FYI, our eventual goal is to only have a North Carolina-based map
> collection, and I hope we can have selected ones in a more visible and
> accessible location.
>
> Thank you!
> Jeff Essic
>
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> Jeff Essic
> GIS and Data Librarian
> North Carolina State University
> D.H. Hill, Jr. Library, Data & Visualization Services
> Box 7111, Raleigh, NC  27695-7111
> (919) 515-5698
> http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis
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