Michael, We are a 1 -- we keep all USGS topos (including previous editions) on-site in the Map Library. I could see off-site storage at some point for part of the collection, but we're not there yet. Best, Ryan On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 6:51 AM, March, Greg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > > > We fall under the first category. We currently keep all physical USGS > topo sets onsite. Tennessee maps are cataloged at the item level. We fill > in gaps when possible for the 7.5’ scale topo maps. There are plans for > our university to build a shared offsite storage facility in the future. > > > > -Greg > > > > Gregory H. March > > Associate Professor > > Map & Government Information Librarian > > University of Tennessee > > 152 Hodges Library > > Knoxville, TN 37996 > > 865-974-3878 > > Research Guides – Anthropology <http://libguides.utk.edu/anthropology>, Earth > & Planetary Sciences <http://libguides.utk.edu/subject/eps>, Geography > <http://libguides.utk.edu/geography>, Maps <http://libguides.utk.edu/map>, > Government <http://libguides.utk.edu/sb.php?subject_id=39793> > Tennessee Committee on Geographic Names <http://libguides.utk.edu/TNCOGN> > > > > *From:* Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Michael M Noga > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2016 5:40 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* USGS Topo map survey > > > > 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] > -- Ryan Mattke Head, John R. Borchert Map Library University of Minnesota S-76 Wilson Library 309 19th Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55455 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.lib.umn.edu/borchert <https://www.lib.umn.edu/borchert> Phone: 612.624.5757 ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8816-9289