I would use the following criteria to make a determination.
* Historical significance:
o Was additional information added that differs from the originals, perhaps handwritten notes or markings, that suggest how the maps were used?
o Is there any identification of the company that printed the blue line maps that at least documents the printer's existence and function?
o Can you determine when the blue line version of the maps were printed?
* Is your organization interested in documenting map printing processes and/or the era of blue-line map printing?
* Do you have space to store the maps and does their condition and/or content warrant preservation?
Leslie Wagner
Metadata Archivist
Access & Discovery
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
817-272-6209
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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carlos Diaz
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:39 AM
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Subject: Blue Line Maps?...I Think
Going through some batches of where I found what looks like blueline maps from the USGS . They are blue lines with no additional data 100,000 scale maps...it is literally just the geography with a few place names on what looks like newsprint paper.
Do maps collections keep such maps? How useful are they?
Any help you can give me would be most appreciated.
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Carlos A. Diaz
Government Publications, Maps, and Microforms
James E. Brooks Library
Central Washington University
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