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Subject:        Re: Gazeteers - how important?
Date:   Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:08:41 -0400
From:   Michael Fry <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Our collection was heavily weeded a couple years ago when the library
was relocated to a smaller space. The gazetteers were a casualty of that
move. When I arrived last year I learned that several members of the
cartographic staff, particularly those who do map research and
editing--and all of whom are well acquainted with GNIS and GEOnet--were
sorry to have lost access to the print editions. So I started rebuilding
the collection. I don't expect them to see a *lot* of use, but that's OK
w/ me. Many things that don't get used often are still worth having (IMO).

mf

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Michael Fry
Senior Map Librarian
National Geographic Society
1145 17th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.857.7098
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