-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [MapHist] Harvard Map Cataloging Project Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 16:26:59 -0900 From: Dee Longenbaugh <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ >Somehow I am thinking that the date today might have something to do >with the breaking of duplicate atlases at Harvard. Is this a flat assertion? Dee the doubter > >After several years of discussing the possibilities, we are pleased >to announce that the Harvard Map Collection has begun to catalog its >antiquarian map collection. This weekend (April 2-3) we will be >remodeling the interior of the Map Collection to create a more >efficient processing area so that we can have more room to review >and catalog the maps. We will, of course, concentrate our cataloging >efforts initially on the Boston and New England regions. Our plans >are to quickly move into the America's, North America, and colonial >America collections as well. Initial sampling for some of these maps >reveals that we will be able to take advantage of the excellent >cataloging already completed at the Library of Congress and other >research library institutions. > >As with any such project, it is inevitable that duplicates will be >identified. We are also finding many duplicates between our atlas >collection and those of the flat map collection. Since so many of >the atlases are difficult to use and our patrons always want the >area usually found in the "gutter" it is had been decided that these >maps would be far more valuable to our users if they were flat. >Since we have no intention of selling the atlases, thereby the atlas >value is inconsequential, it will be far easier to rid ourselves of >the limits of those volumes. Therefore, it will be easier to >"debind" and catalog them as flat maps and they are far easier to >copy that way as well. > >Since we have begun our cataloging this seems an appropos time to >complete two projects at the same time and make our collection more >accessible and much easier for us to file. We look forward to >keeping everyone aware of our progress. > >David Cobb > >*************************************************************************** >David A. Cobb Tel. 617.495.2417 >Harvard Map Collection FAX 617.496.0440 >Harvard College Library Email: [log in to unmask] >Cambridge, MA 02138 HTTP://hcl.harvard.edu/maps >************************** VERITAS **************************************** > >_______________________________________________________________ >MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography >hosted by the Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Utrecht. >The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of >the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of >Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for >the views of the author. >List Information: http://www.maphist.info -- The Observatory, ABAA 200 North Franklin Street Juneau, Alaska 99801 907/586-9676 fax 907/586-9606 [log in to unmask] http://www.observatorybooks.com Since 1977