--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 16:52:14 -0500 From: Ellen Crosby <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Shelving maps with covers <fwd> Sender: Ellen Crosby <[log in to unmask]> As Sue notes, separating maps from their covers can be a problem for catalogers. In my case, it's double work, because we separate ALL maps from their covers; the map has its own record and then I (am supposed to at least) catalog the cover as if it were a book as well. Thus the map cataloging backlog... <sigh> E -- Ellen Crosby, Head of Cataloging Indiana Historical Society Library 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis IN 46202 voice 317/234-0043 fax 317/234-0169 www.indianahistory.org [log in to unmask] --- Begin Forwarded Message --- When I started retrospectively cataloging our collection, I was dismayed to find a lot of maps that had been separated from their covers (and, hence, from the information that the cataloguer needs.) Handling these *orphans* was something of a challenge. For the sake of your cataloguer, I hope you are not planning on discarding the covers. Sue Haffner, Map Cataloguer Henry Madden Library, CSU Fresno --- End Forwarded Message ---