Hello,
So far, nobody has said anything about us getting rid of topographic maps for the entire US. However, we do have extremely incomplete sets of things like non-US topographic maps (Australia & Canada) that are not appropriate for our collection. I am working on finding the maps to keep, cataloging as much as I can, and am marking file folders for weeding this summer (they are marked DNA for Do not Add). I am also trying to find homes for items that I know should be kept that are inappropriate for our collection. I long for the old days when we would send maps to other libraries and the other library would send us back postage stamps to pay the cost of shipping.
I think what frustrates me the most is that I seem to be going through different drawers, marked with different geographical descriptions and finding the SAME MAPS (think of how many ways someone can describe areas of the Southwest Pacific -- we must have the same Special Strategic Maps filed in each of those areas).
We are planning to hold a map give-away next fall. If anything, the Art Department, local schools and day cares will get a lot of paper on which their
students can paint. Anything not claimed will be recycled.