----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Such a proposal is akin to asking all of us to request from all depository libraries if we might discard an item and if several say no then we would not be able to. There is also an implication that a new listserv may be formed because of dissatisfaction with an existing listserv - nothing could be further from the truth in the case of MapHist. Discussions concerning this listserv began at the last IFLA Conference in Barcelona and much of that discussion was led by some European libraries. MAPS-L has, and will continue, to serve an audience with very valuable information and discussion and Johnnie Sutherland is to be complimented and has been rewarded (I believe recently by SLA G&M) for his efforts. The need for, and future success of, MapHist is reflected by its nearly 300 subscribers in less than two weeks and the fact that it has brought a number of humanities scholars to the discussions that is important to the study of the history of cartography. Their opinions and research interests may not ever represent the majority but such a significant minority should not have to request the permission of the majority to speak! David A. Cobb Harvard Map Collection