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Subject: Re: [Fwd: U. Calgary Map Thefts]
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 13:15:07 -0700
From: Rixanne Wehren <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>

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Hello Map Librarians,

Regarding this message, it occurs to me that it would be hugely valuable to
have all the rare maps scanned before they disappear from the Atlases. Is
there a widespread effort to get this done? Or perhaps a collective effort
among rare map librarians as a group to solicit funding for such an effort?

Thanks for your protection of these materials,

Rixanne

On 7/6/04 9:57 AM, "Johnnie D. Sutherland" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        U. Calgary Map Thefts
> Date:   Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:18:18 -0500
> From:   Zellmer, Linda R <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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>
> Hello,
>
>        The following is from today's Library Journal Academic News
> Wire. Linda Zellmer
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> THIEVES STEAL MAPS AND BOOKS FROM U. CALGARY LIBRARY
> Staffers at the MacKimmie Library of the University of
> Calgary, AB have reported about $25,000 CAD ($18,350 USD)
> in thefts of rare books and damage to rare maps from which
> pages have been excised. University spokeswoman Beth Frank
> told the CALGARY HERALD, "If somebody steals a book, you
> know that it's gone. But if you're just taking pages out of
> a book or a map out of a book, you have to go through your
> whole collection to see which books are intact." The map
> pages are from survey and western geological map plates
> dating back to the 1890s. It's unclear where the items have
> been offered for sale.
>
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> Linda Zellmer
> Head, Geology Library
> Geology Building, Room 601
> 1001 E. 10th Street
> Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1405
> Phone: (812) 855-2275 Fax: (812) 855-6614
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