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Subject: Rumsey Collection MARC records
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:46:35 GMT
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David Rumsey Collection MARC Records, 2001-2002

As of  December, 31, 2002, the David Rumsey Collection created in OCLC
3,480 Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) records representing 4,338
images in its online library.  Maps represented 92% of the records, and
views, graphs and other illustrations 8%.   Eight percent of the records
were for images published before 1751, 9% from 1751-1800, 30% from
1801-1850, 50% from 1851-1900, and 3% after 1900.  About 79% of them
were in English, 10% French, 7% German, 2% Spanish, 1% Latin and .5% in
Italian.

Of the map images 58% covered North America, 21% Europe, 7% Asia, 5%
World and its hemispheres, 4% South America, 3% each for Africa and
Oceans/Polar Regions.  Most of the maps were general, but 14% were
assigned subject or special form headings:  8% were assigned an economic
geography heading (primarily cadastral maps), 3% each for transportation
and physical geography (mostly geology), 1% history, and 2% other forms
or subjects (e.g., aerial views, population).

To receive (as email attachments) checklists of the images cataloged in
2001 and 2002, or monthly updates contact the undersigned.  They include
the OCLC number.

I would be curious to know of libraries adding these records to their
online catalogs (two University of California campuses are, but are
there others?)



Phil Hoehn, Librarian
David Rumsey Collection
San Francisco
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http://www.davidrumsey.com