================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: MAPS-L: Chart No. 1 - USA Nautical chart Symbols & abbreviations Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 From: Steve Beleu <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum The only reason to keep old nautical charts is for historical purposes as requested by historical researchers. Old, superceded versions of sailing charts should never be used in lieu of the most recent editions, and in fact their use could endanger the user and possibly make the library liable. Any older charts that you keep you should plainly label with something like "for historical information purposes only" and even the most recent editions should be labeled with something like "for informational purposes only" since even a chart alone isn't enough information to base safe sailing upon. We landlubbers here in Oklahoma keep only the most recent edition--it simply makes for less worry. S. Beleu Federal Depository Librarian/Maps and GIS Librarian Oklahoma Department of Libraries Angie Cope, AGSL wrote: > ================================================ > MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L > ================================================ > > > Subject: Chart No. 1 - USA Nautical chart Symbols & abbreviations > Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 > From: Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]> > To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> > > Hi, > > I'm not as familiar with Nautical Charts as I am with some of the other > series. I've just come across 1968, 1970, and 1972 editions of the above > document. They are uncataloged. We do have the 1990 and 1997 editions > cataloged in our map collection. Is there enough difference between the > older editions and the newer ones that I should have the old versions > cataloged and officially added to our collection? I'm tempted to discard > the older versions in the interest of shelf space. > > Your advice is appreciated. > > Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian > Government Information and Maps > Peter J. Shields Library > 100 NW Quad > Davis, California 95616-5292 > (530) 752-5248 > > > -- > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~