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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:05:25 -0600
From: macmap <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: Cartographic Perspectives, No. 38, Winter 2001 <fwd>
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David, Colleagues,

I have already written about a nine page response to Kellor's article that I
hope Cartographic Perspectives will publish in the next issue.  One of the big
flaws in his argument is that he assumes that all users of map libraries in
the future will be like he is (an expert GIS user).  This is simply not true.
Most map libraries have a diversity of users and thus need a diversity of
information resources to meet their needs.

Scott R. McEathron

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>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:19:08 -0500
>From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Cartographic Perspectives, No. 38, Winter 2001
>Sender: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]>
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>Colleagues -
>
>I am a little surprised that nobody has made any reference to C. Peter
>Keller's article 'The Map Library's Future' in the recent Cartographic
>Perspectives? He lays out some very interesting challenges to the future of
>map collections and it is well worth the read. While I believe some of his
>statements are a bit harsh/extreme (although they probably represent an
>important segment of our user community) I also believe that much of what
>he says reflects issues that we should be considering. So, will we need
>physical map libraries in the future he asks?
>
>David Cobb
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Scott R. McEathron
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Map and Geography Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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