-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fw: USGS Maps and the GPO Survey on Essential Titles Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:38:23 -0800 From: Vera Giles <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> For those of you not on GOVDOC-L, I am surprised that this has not been cross-posted. For those on both, my apologies for the duplication. Cheers, Vera Giles (lurking map lover and librarian) ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell, Judith C. (SuDoc) <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:59 AM Subject: Re: USGS Maps and the GPO Survey on Essential Titles As Donna discovered, the survey web page states: "GPO will continue to follow SOD 71, Dissemination/Distribution Policy for the Federal Depository Library Program, (http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/sod71.html). This will ensure that maps and other items for which there is no useful electronic format continue to be distributed in tangible form, even when they are not on the list of Essential Titles." Since the survey is based on items with high selection rates, which are therefore presumed to be of greatest interest to the largest number of libraries, few maps are included in the top 100 items by library type. That said, GPO is committed to continuing paper distribution of maps, including products issued from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (formerly known as NIMA, DMA), and the Central Intelligence Agency. GPO will continue to work with the Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC) and agency representatives to ensure public access to geospatial resources, including printed maps. If there is a map series that you feel should be added to the Essential Titles list and distributed in a tangible format regardless of any useable electronic equivalent, please use the survey's "write-in" option. If the series has separate item numbers for each state, please use the item for your state and this will be considered a recommendation for all states in that series to be considered for addition to the Essential Titles list. Judy Russell Judith C. Russell ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) Managing Director, Information Dissemination (Superintendent of Documents) U.S. Government Printing Office Phone: 202-512-0571 Fax: 202-512-1434 -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of Government Document Issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Donna Koepp Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: USGS Maps Further clarification is in order now that I have read over the survey and associated documents. Reference is made in a couple of places to SOD 71, which is the Dissemination/Distribution Policy for the Federal Depository Library Program at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fdlp/pubs/sod71.html http://www.gpoaccess.gov/essential/ which is "Additional information about the survey and the login screen..." states that "GPO will continue to follow SOD 71, ..." "This will ensure that maps and other items for which there is no useful electronic format continue to be distributed in tangible form, even when they are not on the list of Essential Titles." It pays to read the fine print. Donna P. Koepp Government Documents & Microforms Harvard College Library Lamont Library, Level One Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-2105 voice 617-496-0440 fax [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> At 11:15 AM 3/8/2005, you wrote: >Grace and others, > >Yes, I believe it is true that USGS wants to continue distributing USGS >maps in paper. This is what we have learned each year at our CUAC >meetings in D.C. where a representative of USGS is always present. > >We should make sure, however, that this is coordinated properly with >GPO. As I am the liaison to GPO from CUAC, I will make some inquiries >to get clarification and post what I am able to determine. > >Donna P. Koepp >Government Documents & Microforms >Harvard College Library >Lamont Library, Level One >Cambridge, MA 02138 >617-495-2105 voice >617-496-0440 fax >[log in to unmask] > >At 10:09 AM 3/8/2005, you wrote: > >> Karl Longstreth, our map librarian, believes USGS wants to >>continue distributing its maps in paper. Can anyone confirm that this >>is true? If so, there would be no need to add them to the Essential >>Titles List from GPO's standpoint in this particular survey but we >>would want them added to the Essential Titles List when the new >>version is finally published. >> >> >> Grace York, Coordinator >> Documents Center >> The University of Michigan Library >> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1205 >> >> Phone: (734) 936-2378 >> Fax: (734) 764-0259 >> E-Mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/ >> >> * Future Recipient of FULL Social Security Benefits >> *