Fyi-- his response from GPO today: … “USGS/DMA map distribution was initiated via an interagency agreement and the first map shipments went out in October 1984. You can find the history of this documented in GPO's "Administrative Notes" publication. The cumulative index to Administrative Notes is available on FDLP.gov in the File Repository (http://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository/historical-publications/administrative-notes/940-administrative-notes-cumulative-table-of-contents)<http://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository/historical-publications/administrative-notes/940-administrative-notes-cumulative-table-of-contents%29>, as well as digitized issues from 1996-2009 when it ceased publication (http://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository/historical-publications/administrative-notes)<http://www.fdlp.gov/file-repository/historical-publications/administrative-notes%29>. USGS ceased printing the 7.5 minute topographic map series and replaced them with digital US Topo maps in 2009 (http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/)<http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/%29>. Please feel free to contact us with any further questions!” Melissa From: Hartley, Melissa Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 12:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: When did federal maps begin distribution to depository libraries? Fyi-- As I recall, listservs don’t allow attachments, but here is a spreadsheet of my findings showing the number of number OCLC GPO map records for USGS and sampled OCLC holdings between 1980 to 2014. It looks like there many maps fitting these search criteria between 1996 and 2005, and very few in 1983 for some reason. Melissa From: Hartley, Melissa Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 11:41 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: When did federal maps begin distribution to depository libraries? Thanks, everyone, your knowledge and helpfulness are greatly appreciated, and this is all very interesting and useful information. You probably know this already, that vol. 10 (July-Aug 1983) of Government Publications Review is a special issue on maps. Gary W. North’s article, Maps for the Nation: the Current Federal Mapping Establishment, also includes historical information on map programs. This is where I read the reference to FDLP taking over distribution in the future. The article mentions that depository libraries were being surveyed re: what maps they wanted. We surmised that before the date whenever FDLP began distributing USGS maps, there were probably fewer numbers of maps distributed to selective FDLP depository libraries. However, perhaps not. The reason for wanting a date for when USGS maps were likely to have had wider distribution is that we are trying to define our retention policies in an era of light staffing in this area. As a regional depository for A and I classes in this neck of the woods, we can be inundated with discard requests from selective libraries whenever selective map and SuDoc collections are weeded. We want to have an informed policy. Perhaps there is not an easy answer to this. BTW, is there an offers list specifically for maps? Both depository and non-depository would be of interest. Thanks again, and thank you for the warm welcome. I am an experienced multi-format cataloger and docs person, but fairly new to map cataloging and the history of map publishing. Melissa Melissa Hartley Federal Documents Center for Digital Scholarship and Services The Valley Library Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-4501 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (541) 737-7317 From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nancy Kandoian Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 7:15 AM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: When did federal maps begin distribution to depository libraries? But does Melissa mean when USGS switched from doing their own distribution to having the distribution go via the FDLP? I recollect that there was a relatively recent (to my way of thinking) change on this, that might have been around 1984. Nancy Kandoian ++++++++++++++ Nancy A. Kandoian Map Cataloger The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, Room 117 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building The New York Public Library 5th Avenue and 42nd Street New York, New York 10018 (212) 930 0586 On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Melissa, Do you by any chance mean 1894? I don't have immediate access to the book Maps for America (all our copies are in remote storage), but I think it would have been some time before the turn of the 20th century. I think one of the first series was the 15-minute series, at 1 inch to a mile (1:63,360) and later at 1:62,500. Ken Ken Grabach Maps Librarian BEST Library, 219D Miami University Libraries Oxford, OH 45056 USA [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 513-529-1726<tel:513-529-1726> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 7:27 PM, Hartley, Melissa <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hello. I am new to maps cataloging and to this list, so please pardon my ignorance of the answer to this question. Does anyone know when federal maps (USGS in particular) began distribution via FDLP depository libraries? My research points to sometime around 1984. Does anyone know if this date is correct? Thanks, Melissa Hartley OSU Libraries and Press Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4501 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 541 737-7317<tel:541%20737-7317>