Hi Jeff,
At Northwestern University Library we maintained an email list of people
who expressed interest in knowing when duplicate or withdrawn maps were
available. It was always a wildly anticipated event.
Once the entire Map and Gov Docs collections were being relocated, I
offered Free Map giveaways on scheduled days. We posted to the email list
plus just put out a sign the day before in a well trafficked area. There
was always a group of delighted students, faculty and staff waiting when I
would bring the maps out. It was a positive experience and a win/win every
time!
Best of luck!
Ann Aler
On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 9:03 AM Michael M Noga <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I worked at 3 geology libraries. We had these geology maps. If you have
> incomplete sets and your users don’t need them, I would say that you could
> remove them.
>
> Michael Noga
> MIT Libraries (retired)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 8, 2021, at 3:50 PM, LOUISE RATLIFF <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> What is/are the publication date(s) of the folded maps for Pakistan,
> Afghanistan, and Indonesia? It might be worth cataloging and saving those,
> since boundaries are always in dispute, and these could be good for
> studying change over time. Just a thought.
>
> Louise Ratliff
> Retired UCLA map cataloger
>
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 7:45 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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