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Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:56:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Lily Wai <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: deaccessioning of national topographic map collections
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We still keep all paper topos for the fifty states in our Library.  We
only keep the earlier editions of topo maps for our own state, and keep
the revised latest editions for the other 49 states.  However, we do not
attempt to replace missing ones if they are stolen.  Lily

Lily Wai, INSIDE Idaho Project Director   Phone: 208-885-6344
Professor, Head of Government Documents   Fax:   208-885-6817
University of Idaho Library (0135)        E-Mail:[log in to unmask]
Rayburn Street                            http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/govdoc
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2353                  http://inside.uidaho.edu

On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Johnnie Sutherland wrote:
> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:20:06 -0400
> From: ahudson <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: deaccessioning of national topographic map collections
> Sender: ahudson <[log in to unmask]>
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> Over and over I see map libraries getting rid of their non-regional topos
> and sending them off to other libraries around the US.
>
> What is happening here? Is this a result of topos being available on the
> web and cds? Is it a space issue? Budget issue?
>
> Are there libraries that are committed to retaining as complete collections
> as possible [all 50 states, including back issues] for research use?  Seems
> to me the map library community should be aware of locations of
> retrospective USGS topos, outside of the National Archives. So far NYPL has
> been able to retain ours, despite moving non-northeast historical sheets to
> remote storage. Budget cuts or space issues some day may require more
> drastic moves, but so far...
>
> Which libraries around the country are retaining their entire USGS
> collections? topos that is...Just curious!
>
> Alice C. Hudson
> Chief, Map Division
> The Humanities and Social Sciences Library
> The New York Public Library
> 5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117
> New York, NY 10018-2788
>
> [log in to unmask]; 212-930-0589; fax 212-930-0027
>
> http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html
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