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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:44:45 -0400
From: mike furlough <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: RE: deaccessioning of national topographic map collections
Sender: mike furlough <[log in to unmask]>




Had we space enough, and trays, these withdrawals Alice, would be
crazed.

I can't speak for  everyone, but: I don't believe that digital
reformatting or web availability really replaces the printed map.
For us at U of  Virginia, it is totally about space.  We simply
don't have room to  retain all editions--I truly wish it were
otherwise.  So we pull the outdated editions as new ones come in.

Before we offer them out we review what we pulled and retain items
that have likely historical import or use for the research/teaching
interests of our community.  That doesn't mean some aren't gone
that I wish we had back.

We commit to retaining all editions of Virginia, and we frequently
claim offers for Virginia to ensure that we have multiples.  I'm
not above going after other states when I think we've screwed up in
the past and I really need some older sheets of a particular area
because of requests.

mike

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Mike Furlough
Electronic Text Center &
Geospatial and Statistical Data Center
University of Virginia Library
(434) 924-3169


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> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:20:06 -0400
> From: ahudson <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: deaccessioning of national topographic map collections
> Sender: ahudson <[log in to unmask]>
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> Over and over I see map libraries getting rid of their
> non-regional topos and sending them off to other libraries around
> the US.
>
> What is happening here? Is this a result of topos being available
> on the web and cds? Is it a space issue? Budget issue?
>
> Are there libraries that are committed to retaining as complete
> collections as possible [all 50 states, including back issues]
> for research use?  Seems to me the map library community should
> be aware of locations of retrospective USGS topos, outside of the
> National Archives. So far NYPL has been able to retain ours,
> despite moving non-northeast historical sheets to remote storage.
> Budget cuts or space issues some day may require more drastic
> moves, but so far...
>
> Which libraries around the country are retaining their entire USGS
> collections? topos that is...Just curious!
>
> Alice C. Hudson
> Chief, Map Division
> The Humanities and Social Sciences Library
> The New York Public Library
> 5th Avenue & 42nd Street, Room 117
> New York, NY 10018-2788
>
> [log in to unmask]; 212-930-0589; fax 212-930-0027
>
> http://nypl.org/research/chss/map/map.html



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