----------------------------Original message----------------------------
At 10:05 24/10/96 -0400, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>The British Ordnance Survey has had Print on Demand in their largest maps
>stores for a year or more. It is only for the larger scales (1:12,500 etc.)
>if I remember correctly and not for the 1:25,000 series. It is aimed at the
>commercial users; builders, real estate agents, etc. that need land plats,
>building info, etc., rather than the hiker, etc. that is a major user of
>topos here in the USA.
I think the Print-on-Demand service from the (UK) OS has been on the go for
quite a few years now. But this wee exchange got me wondering.... how does
the poor Map Librarian deal with P-O-D maps? Especially if, as will soon be
the case if it is not already, the output maps can be almost infinitely
customised and varied in terms of contents, coordinate footprint, etc., at
the request of the customer. If any of these maps end up in map library
stocks, how do you catalogue and manage them???? For the original (special)
customer they may be great. For the archivist or collector, or even the
secondary user (including students...) I can see all sorts of problems!
Ah well, that's progress for you!
Darius
***************************************************************************
Darius Bartlett Darius Bartlett
Department of Geography Roinn na Tireolaiochta
University College Cork Colaste na hOllscoile Corcaigh
Cork, Ireland Corcaigh, Eire
Phone: (+353) 21 902835 Fax: (+353) 21 271980
Internet: [log in to unmask] WWW: http://www.ucc.ie:80/ucc.depts/geography
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This message was transmitted using 100% recycled electrons....
***************************************************************************
|
