Hi: I can certainly do it, since I also have,among others, a degree in engineering geology, I've used extensively every type of geological maps --for decades -- and, as Geospatial Director of Afriterra Foundation, we hold geological maps. I can contribute in any kind, shape and form you need....and I'm in the Boston area. Count me in. Take care. Lucia On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Angela R Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Virginia R > Hetrick PhD <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Saturday, July 11, 2015 6:29 PM > *To:* Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. > *Subject:* Michael Noga's request for volunteers to help develop a White > Paper on the value of old geologic maps? > > Hi, Michael and Hallie - > > As a peripheral map person (in case y'all don't know, I worked for Mr. > Buffum at the Geography and Map Division of LoC for about two years while I > was an undergraduate geography major at GWU); I with the guy from MIT who's > worried about old maps disappearing. In my case, besides old printed paper > maps, I'm concerned about the data in Open File Reports which may be > missed. One resource that I use a lot is the Friends of the Pleistocene > Field Trip Report on Death Valley National Park. I've had it in my web > bookmarks since I first found it in 2006 thanks to one of the interpretive > rangers at Death Valley. Today I tried to access the link and it's no > longer available, at least at the link I've been using, though I sent a > query to the folks at USGS asking for the new link (if there is such a > thing). > > This is not the only document that I use on a regular basis that was > originally developed as an Open File Report; it is simply the most obvious > example. > > I don't know what I could contribute, but I'd be willing to help if your > decision is to broaden the documents that are addressed as a "scholarly > protective function", for lack of a better term. My concern is that, in > the case of OFRs, professional geologists and others have put significant > work into a lot of these documents and they should be protected as a > scholarly resource. > > Good luck with this project. > > virginia > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > Virginia R. Hetrick, here in sunny California > Email: [log in to unmask] > "There is always hope." > My fave: http://www.washington.edu/cambots/camera1_l.jpg > There's no place like: 34N 8' 25.40", 117W 58' 5.36" > if you can't be at: 48N 7' 4.54" 122W 45' 50.95" > ------------------------------------------------ > > >