Many thanks to everyone who contacted me on and off the list. Most of you have given me the same response which includes what I have been doing which include ignoring the boundaries of the US
to include British Columbia. We are developing an Environmental Studies program and have strong Geography, Geology, Anthropology, and History programs which focus on the American west so your thoughts about not using the government’s boundaries will help
me justify what I was already thinking of a more expansive approach than just Washington and Oregon.
Aimée
Life should be lived so vividly and so intensely that thoughts of another life, or of a longer life, are not
necessary. -- Marjory Stoneman Douglas
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Subject: Re: states which compose the Pacific Northwest
Since I have an ecology/environmental science background I wouldn't define the Pacific NW by state boundaries. (It's not really an administrative unit.) I would include Washington, Oregon, British
Columbia, and Northern California. I might also include parts of Idaho and a small portion of Alaska. This answer is only really helpful if you have a strong environmental studies program (or perhaps geology).
As a map librarian, think about what state coverage your patrons are likely to want. At a minimum, I'd collect your state and adjacent states and provinces. Expand to include other nearby states
and tell the administrators they are part of the Pacific NW if you think the maps will be wanted by your patrons.
If you're working with only government maps, I'll be happy to provide further insight into what to deselect. I have also recently withdrawn portions of our government maps that don't get much use
and have a substitute online. (Think topos and geology maps, although geology maps can be a political hot button if you have a long established geology department.)
Hope that's helpful.
Kathy Stroud
Map/GIS/Aerial Photography Librarian
University of Oregon.
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Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 11:36 AM
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Subject: states which compose the Pacific Northwest
Hello folks,
I’ve been asked to come up with collection scope including a specified geographic limit for our map collection perhaps just to the Pacific Northwest, however, the U.S. government does not appear
to have a consistently defined geographic area for the Pacific Northwest. So I thought I would turn to my colleagues to see how you define this region of the United States. Below are a sample of different geographic definitions currently in place by the federal
government.
Census Bureau
Division 9: Pacific
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/maps/reg_div.txt
Bureau of Reclamation
Columbia River Basin in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming
https://www.usbr.gov/pn/index.html
USDA, Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Region
States of Oregon and Washington, Including Portions of Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties in California, and Portions of Nez Perce, Salmon, Idaho, and Adams Counties in Idaho
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3812803.pdf
USA.gov
Oregon & Washington
USGS
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming
Your advice is greatly appreciated with many thanks,
Aimée
Aimée C. Quinn
Assistant Professor | Government Publications Librarian
James E. Brooks Library, Depository 0649-A
Central Washington University
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-963-1592
“Life should be lived so vividly and so intensely that thoughts of another life, or of a longer life, are not
necessary.” -- Marjory Stoneman Douglas