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Subject: MAPS-L: Chart No. 1 - USA Nautical chart Symbols & abbreviations
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005
From: Steve Beleu <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum

The only reason to keep old nautical charts is for historical purposes
as requested by historical researchers. Old, superceded versions of
sailing charts should never be used in lieu of the most recent editions,
and in fact their use could endanger the user and possibly make the
library liable. Any older charts that you keep you should plainly label
with something like "for historical information purposes only" and even
the most recent editions should be labeled with something like "for
informational purposes only" since even a chart alone isn't enough
information to base safe sailing upon.

We landlubbers here in Oklahoma keep only the most recent edition--it
simply makes for less worry.

S. Beleu
Federal Depository Librarian/Maps and GIS Librarian
Oklahoma Department of Libraries

Angie Cope, AGSL wrote:

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> Subject: Chart No. 1 - USA Nautical chart Symbols & abbreviations
> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005
> From: Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi,
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> I'm not as familiar with Nautical Charts as I am with some of the other
> series. I've just come across 1968, 1970, and 1972 editions of the above
> document.  They are uncataloged. We do have the 1990 and 1997 editions
> cataloged in our map collection.  Is there enough difference between the
> older editions and the newer ones that I should have the old versions
> cataloged and officially added to our collection? I'm tempted to discard
> the older versions in the interest of shelf space.
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> Your advice is appreciated.
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> Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
> Government Information and Maps
> Peter J. Shields Library
> 100 NW Quad
> Davis, California 95616-5292
> (530) 752-5248
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