My library is 2. Keeping only the print maps for the regions that mainly interest my library's community. This region comprises Southwest Ohio, extending from the Dayton area to the Cincinnati area, and including the region surrounding Oxford, Ohio. It also comprises the adjacent areas of Southeastern Indiana, and North Central Kentucky. We formerly had kept all print topographic maps, and in the past 5+ years had had to keep them in a remote storage facility. In the past year the Libraries lost this space, which was also being used to hold other library materials, especially print serials and microforms. With the loss of the space, and no additional space being allotted, it was necessary to perform some serious withdrawals. And frankly, when those print serials were replaced to the extent possible with electronic back files, it would not have made sense to make an exceptional case for 50,000+ print topographic maps, all of which are available from USGS. Ken Grabach Maps Librarian BEST Library, 219D Miami University Libraries Oxford, OH 45056 USA [log in to unmask] 513-529-1726 On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 5:39 PM, Michael M Noga <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Greetings, > > > > I have seen a lot of offers of USGS topo sets on Maps-L for several > years. I was wondering if you would answer this quick question. > > > > My library is > > 1) Keeping all our print USGS topo maps. (perhaps storing all or > some off-site) > > 2) Keeping only the print maps for the states (regions) that mainly > interest my library’s community. > > 3) Withdrawing our print USGS topo map collection. > > > > > > You can reply directly to me or respond to the list. > > I will post the results. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Michael > > > > ________________ > Michael M Noga > > Collections Strategist > > Earth and Planetary Sciences Librarian > > MIT Libraries > > [log in to unmask] >