Dear Kathleen et al.,

I've attached a copy of Multnomah County Library's current map collection policy. It's part of the larger, library-wide collection policy which is on our website as a lengthy pdf -- in that version the map policy is on page 37, and the Oregon Collection policy (to which the map collection policy refers several times) starts on page 63.

Hopefully this is helpful, though I would guess that MCL's collection is quite different in scope, focus, and size than yours at Michigan State University!

best wishes,

Emily-Jane Dawson | reference librarian

Multnomah County Library

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 6:48 AM, Weessies, Kathleen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I’m overhauling my maps collection development policy and am curious to see those of other libraries. I found a random assortment in a google search, but mostly smaller places that only mention maps in a couple of sentences.

The CD policies I’m most interested in seeing are those of very large map collections – ones that are actively being built above and beyond federal depository shipments.

If you have a policy, please share.

Thank you!

Kathleen Weessies

Geosciences Librarian; Head, Map Library

Michigan State University

Main Library

366 W. Circle Drive, W308

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-884-0849