Hi Michael,

We fall under the first category.  We currently keep all physical USGS topo sets onsite.  Tennessee maps are cataloged at the item level.  We fill in gaps when possible for the 7.5' scale topo maps.  There are plans for our university to build a shared offsite storage facility in the future.

-Greg

Gregory H. March
Associate Professor
Map & Government Information Librarian
University of Tennessee
152 Hodges Library
Knoxville, TN 37996
865-974-3878
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Subject: USGS Topo map survey

Greetings,

I have seen a lot of offers of USGS topo sets on Maps-L for several years.  I was wondering if you would answer this quick question.

My library is

1)       Keeping all our print USGS topo maps.  (perhaps storing all or some off-site)

2)      Keeping only the print maps for the states (regions) that mainly interest my library's community.

3)      Withdrawing our print USGS topo map collection.


You can reply directly to me or respond to the list.
I will post the results.

Thanks.

Michael

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Earth and Planetary Sciences Librarian
MIT Libraries
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