----------------------------Original message---------------------------- A consultant is a great idea. In the early 70s George Dalphan came from Dartmouth to McGill to recommend what to do with widely and wildy dispersed map collections. Many of his recommendations have been carried out. Sadly we never got to be as 'world class' as he had hoped- very little moeny put in the collections over the years. But it's a great idea- probably better than visiting well-run collections. [log in to unmask]