I'm the "map librarian" at NC State Univ. Libraries, although maps take probably less than 1% of my time. The map collection was moved to an off-site storage building about 15 years ago. Although this building is still on campus and maps are accessible by appointment, there have been fewer than 30 requests for maps in that time, and none that I'm aware of in the last 5 years. The administration has been patient, but the space is becoming more desired for other things, so I've been spending a bit of time looking to see what we've got and preparing for major weeding.
My question today is, I'd like to get some assessment of the value of the following items or types of items to let me know if they are worth anything to anyone. These were not obtained through the Federal Depository, so I'm free to toss them into recycling at any time. I could also put them in a box to sell at our last book sale coming up this Spring, after which we're going to just box unwanted books (and maybe maps and cds) and sell them at our campus surplus sales for $1/box.
- 55 folded very assorted world travel maps from the late 80's to early 2000's (picture attached). Are there collectors for these? If you are interested, get in touch.
- Maps of the world at 1:4,000,000 scale, circa ~1954, Army Map Service
- Various small-scale maps of world geology (very colorful but of little academic use IMO)
- A LOT of various National Geographic maps and posters, assorted locations and topics
FYI, our eventual goal is to only have a North Carolina-based map collection, and I hope we can have selected ones in a more visible and accessible location.
Thank you!
Jeff Essic
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Jeff Essic
GIS and Data Librarian
North Carolina State University
D.H. Hill, Jr. Library,
Data & Visualization ServicesBox 7111, Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
(919) 515-5698
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis