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Greg,
Our plan is similar to yours, with a couple cruseifications: shelve
census maps in Docs stacks. Shelve Thomas Bros.'
county street atlases, census editions, in Docs Ref. We're
buying all the CA metro counties. THEN, we're trying to get
the census tract maps done by each county's planning dept.
These we laminate, including a tattle tape. These can be
folded as necessary (shelve next to Thomas Bros.?). We have
the San Diego version posted on a piller in the middle of
Docs Ref. This is the one students photocopy from because
local planners have superimposed neighborhood and regional
economic area boundaries on appropriate tract groupings.
Also, "SANDAG" has reconfigured the data to match their map
nesting arrangement. I assume that SCAG has done something
similar for the remaining SoCal counties. AND, I'll bet
there's equivalent SMSA mapping done for the rest of the
U.S. Would make a great list if everybod pitched in and sent
info on their county planning dept. equivalent census tract
map to you and you compiled a list, including cost, if any.
Let me know if you're willing.
By these means, I'm hoping that our GPO tract maps will
hardly ever be used, won't need preservation treatment and
won't be stolen.
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At CSU-Long Beach, we have our 1990 Census of Population and Housing Tract and
Block maps in open government document stacks, arranged by sudoc. They are
folded in their original white and green envelopes. I am looking for ways to
make at least the Los Angeles and Long Beach maps more durable. I am
considering "Chartexing" them, folding them accordion-style to 1/3 their
original size, and binding every 5 sheets with three or four key-ring holders
at the edge. By using this method, the maps would still be flexible and
maneuverable for photocopying.
Does anyone have any other ideas? I do not have the option of enclosing them
behind a service point or into the map collection. Any other conservation
methods employed out there?
Thanks.
Greg Armento
California State University, Long Beach
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