-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Library of Congress Authority Records and Map Collecting Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:57:05 -0400 From: Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]> CC: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> For a number of reasons, I was recently searching the University of Virginia for items related to "map collecting." While I never expected the list to be close to those linked to the subject of "book collecting," I was a little surprised when the number for the former was "0", and the number for the latter exceeded 600. Then I went to the LC Authority Records, now suspicious of what I would find, and again, nothing for "map collecting," while there were nearly 300 subheadings on variations of "book collecting." While I understand how this has happened over the years, it strikes me as something that could use some form of correction. Maybe a few topical authority records for "map collecting"? Since a number of people on this list are involved with such things, I thought it worth mentioning. I also posted this to the Maps-L list. Joel Kovarsky