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Subject: RE: Atlas Suggestions
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:34:32 -0000
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Dear Joan Goodbody,

One guiding criterion from this side of the pond, regarding place-names as
an essential feature to be critically examined what standard of romanisation
and transliteration is being used in the chosen atlas (both on the maps and
in the gazetteer/index)?

A reputable atlas publisher ought to be using a cartographic firm that
applies the standards, conventions, and recommendations promulgated by your
US Board on Geographic Names.  If the mapping component is 'imported' (e.g.
from Germany) then, in all probability, it won't be following BGN
guidelines.  Look to see how, for example, the Ukrainian placename
'Kiev'/'Kijev'/'Kiyev' (etc.) is shown - instead of in BGN's recommended
form transliterated from the Ukrainian Cyrillic language and alphabet.

Sincerely
(Mr) Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps)
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Subject: Atlas Suggestions

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Subject: Suggestions
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:04:08 -0500
From: Joan Goodbody <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>

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If we wanted to get a really good, comprehensive World Atlas that has
recently been published, which one would this group suggest? Just
wondering since all ours are over 10 years old and I have to come up
with reference suggestions by the end of the week. Thanks much. Joan
Joan Goodbody
Reference/Instruction Librarian
Government Documents Coordinator
Michigan Technological University Library
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
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