-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Gazeteers - how important? Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:24:24 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> I agree strongly with Arlyn on this. Scanning a few pages of place names in the BGNs allows possible spellings to reveal themselves in a way that searching some of the major online databases does not. Nancy A. Kandoian Map Cataloger The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division Stephen A. Schwarzman Building The New York Public Library 5th Ave. & 42nd St. New York, NY 10018-2788 [log in to unmask] phone 212-930-0586, fax 212-930-0027 Re: Gazeteers - how important? Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee to: MAPS-L 06/14/2011 01:37 PM Sent by: "Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship" <[log in to unmask]> Please respond to "Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship" -------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: Gazeteers - how important? Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:23:59 +0000 From: Booth, Arlyn <[log in to unmask]> To: 'Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship' <[log in to unmask]> It's a whole lot easier to browse in the hard copy than online. And the spelling patrons give can be very "off". I wouldn't pitch my BGN gazetteers. They include much smaller places than any other gazetteers we have. Arlyn Arlyn Booth Map Coordinator Illinois State Library 300 S. 2nd, Rm. 305 Springfield, IL 62701-1796 (217) 558-4140 FAX (217) 557-6737 [log in to unmask] Jesse White, Secretary of State & State Librarian -----Original Message----- From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Gazeteers - how important? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Gazeteers - how important? Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:48:49 +0000 From: Robert Lopresti <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]> We are in the midst of consolidating our map library into the main library. I have approximately 22 shelves of paper gazetteers from around the world. Most but not all our from the US government, and the most recent seem to be from the 1990s. Most are from the 1950s to 1970s. My question is: how useful/important are they today? Should I be saving eight shelves worth of them? Thanks, Rob Rob Lopresti Map Librarian, Liaison for Huxley College and Government Information Librarian Western Washington University 360-650-3342 [log in to unmask] ************************************************ Disclaimer - This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and contain privileged or copyright information. You must not present this message to another party without gaining permission from the sender. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete this email from your system. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State. ************************************************