-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [MapHist] Harvard Map Cataloging Project Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 10:11:35 +0100 From: Carlucci, April <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ All The question is, is all of the Original Harvard Foolster's message a joke, or just the bit about debinding old atlases? I'd be sorry to hear there's no cataloging project, as I'm sure we're all dying to know what Harvard's got in its collection. April Carlucci British Library Map Collections PS For those who might be thinking they'd like to know what's in the BL map collection too, you will in a few months when our new integrated catalogue goes on the Internet. Details will follow. -----Original Message----- From: David Cobb [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 01 April 2004 18:53 To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: [MapHist] Harvard Map Cataloging Project Dear Colleagues - 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 ************************************************************************** Experience the British Library online at www.bl.uk Adopt a Book this season ! Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. www.bl.uk/adoptabook ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. *************************************************************************