Here are three answers to the question about the new format for the USGS topo indexes.-------Johnnie ------------------------------ Wed, 25 Aug 93 12:19:13 CDT Jim Coombs <JAC324F@SMSVMA> Re: New format for USGS topographic indexes (?) Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <MAPS-L@UGA> I know my users will prefer the new USGS topo indexes. They didn't like the book format because they were used to the old map indexes and/or they didn't like the multi-step method of finding the name of the quad which showed the area or feature they were interested in. These new indexes do not use the one-degree square grids with the 5-digit numbers and the letter-number codes, though. I wonder if they're abandoning that system or if they will still issue the books and accompanying indexes? Jim Coombs Map Librarian Southwest Missouri State Univ. ---------------------------------- Wed, 25 Aug 93 09:46:01 -0500 [log in to unmask] (UNO Network News Server) [log in to unmask] (Bryan Stack) Re: New format for USGS topographic indexes (?) [log in to unmask] (UNO Network News Server) University of Nebraska at Omaha Wed, 25 Aug 1993 14:36:21 GMT J Fieber <[log in to unmask]> writes: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >I just received three new "Index[es] to topographic and other map >coverage" and instead of the familiar green book, brown map, >brown book format, there is only one folded sheet that appears to >be a synthesis of the green book and brown map. > >Why this new format? I never used the brown maps much, but the >green books always worked well for me, particularly because of >their compact size that permitted them to be easily taken and >used in the "map stacks". The books are also proved to be >considerably more durable than any of the folded indexes. >-john > >=== [log in to unmask] ================================================ >=== 42 19 30 N 72 38 30 W ========== Come up and be a kite! --K. Bush === I seem to recall that a USGS representative (whose name I can't recall) at the Depository Library Conference in April said something to the effect that the budget for publication of topographic maps doesn't allow for the publication of books, so they had to convert the indexes to map format in order to continue issuing them. -- Bryan Bryan Stack, Government Documents Librarian, University Library University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha NE 68182-0237 USA Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 402-554-3258 FAX: 402-554-3215 --------------------------------------- Tue, 24 Aug 1993 16:47:08 -0700 (MST) Linda Zellmer <[log in to unmask]> New Map Indexes John, The reason for the new map indexes is that GPO apparently told USGS that they are not supposed to be printing books format materials, that is GPO's turf. So it is back to the old paper maps. I think that we will probably encapsulate them (on 3 sides so that we can insert new updates as received, and leave them in one area of the collection for patron use. Linda Zellmer