-------- Original Message -------- Subject: FW: National Geographic Map Supplements] Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:00:43 -0600 From: Booth, Arlyn <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Many years ago, when the individual issues of the magazine were bound here at the Illinois State Library, an edge of the maps was bound into the binding. I haven't tried to pull them out as a rule. They don't circulate. In more recent times, I've asked to have pockets made at the back of the binding to put the maps that belong to that issue into. The current issues circulate only overnight. I catalog the maps, and shelve them in the map cabinets, only when I get a second copy, through one method or the other. We have a staff member who regulary donates the maps now. And over the years I've gotten a lot of donations. So quite a few maps are in the map collection. We also got the cd collection for back up. And, we used the National Geographic Library's list of National Geographic maps by date and subject to check how complete our collection of separate maps, and then the bound-in maps, was. The news was pretty good. Just flattening the maps out and shelving them in the map cabin! ets doesn't solve the whole preservtion problem, though. Because they were folded, quite a few of them tear very easily at the folds if used at all. We've had to encapsulate quite a few of them. Arlyn Booth Illinois State Library 217/558-4140 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Johnnie D. Sutherland Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 1:26 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: National Geographic Map Supplements] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: National Geographic Map Supplements Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:49:39 -0500 From: David J. Bertuca <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps List <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ greetings in the map libraries; We are considering the pros and cons of separating our NG supplement maps from the bound volumes in order to conserve them, protect them, and to catalog them for better access. My questions are: 1. how have other collections handled this (separate or leave in issues) 2. For libraries that keep the maps with the bound volumes--how much theft or missing maps have you discovered? We want to catalog each map with the appropriate cross-links to the issues and also from the magazine to the maps so that access will be maintained for anyone needing to put the map and the articles together for study. Thank you all. David J. Bertuca, Map Librarian University at Buffalo Map Collection [log in to unmask]