Three messages on the DOQ problem. ------------ Johnnie ----------------------------------------- Wed. Dec. 1, 1993 Johnnie D. Sutherland DOQ Problem The University of Georgia Libraries, a Regional Dep., will request all the DOQ CD-ROMs on the survey. The DOQs will be housed and serviced out of the Map Collection. The Gov Doc Librarian and I came to this solution after a short talk. The UGA Map Collection has very large holdings of air photos and imagery usage makes up about 30% of the collection's usage. Users want coverage outside of Georgia!! A large comprehensive map collection should acquire the material. The Map Collection will probably buy second copies of the Georgia CDs to use for circulation. We would plan to ILL most of this data. There are large questions of space, hardware/software, personnel, and loan policies. These can limit what a collection should acquire of this imagery. A Regional also has some responsibility to serve the needs of the selectives in the region as well as the public. The selective dep. map collections will have to make sure their regional acquires the DOQs that the selective is not able to select. You have to decide what you need and CALL at once the Regional Gov Doc Dept and request (demand??) that they select the states and regions you need. The U.S. map community, and organizations, need to get together to arrange a solution to the potential problems. If the Dov Doc Departments are left alone in this case we will be in trouble. They do not usually see the users, understand the problems, and put the priority on imagery. Johnnie Sutherland JSUTHERL@UGA University of Georgia ---------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 01 Dec 1993 09:56:23 -0700 (MST) Linda Zellmer <[log in to unmask]> Re: DOQ Comment Jim, There is another alternative, however. The largest selective in each state should be given the option of selecting their own state and surrounding states. In addition, limiting REGIONALS to their own and surrounding states would eliminate some of the cost. All together, my solution would not cost a whole lot more than their solution. If some large collections, like Santa Barbara, AGSC, LC, etc. wanted the whole thing, they should have the option of appealing to USGS, who could then direct GPO to send them the whole thing. Face it, these are going to be needed by natural resource type agencies in every state, and these agencies don't stop at political boundaries. Right now, Wyoming is fighting with Nebraska over the North Platte (for the umtydidleyeth time!) and will be involved with the Fish & Wildlife Service's plans to save water for an endangered fish in California (the sucker or chub or something). GPO is thinking $$ instead of user needs, and they need to start thinking user needs. I am trying to coordinate the selectives here in the state so that each of us selects either Wyoming or a surrounding state, so the state will have access to everything. Plus we will get extra data for Wyoming to ILL in the state. Hopefully, this solution will work. That is my $.02 (boy I really miss the cents sign). Linda Z. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed, 01 Dec 93 13:16:18 EST Gwen Curtis <[log in to unmask]> DOQ's For those depository libraries considering the selection of DOQ CD's from GPO... I just discovered that a sample DOQ was distributed to depository libraries called the "Olmsted County" project, Minnesota under Sudoc number I 19.120:OL 5/CD. You might want to take a look at it before making your selection. I've not had any luck getting mine to display yet, but we're still working on it. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has been able to use theirs. Gwen Curtis ([log in to unmask]) Map Collection, Univ. of Ky. Libraries