3 messages.--------------------------Johnnie -------------------------------------------- >Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 09:21:33 -0700 >From: [log in to unmask] (Paul R. Larson) >Subject: Re: Maps with books >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >As for my 2 cents worth-- > DON'T SEPARATE THE MAPS FROM THE BOOKS. > A pocket map is typically central to the value of the whole >report, and it's crazy to split the whole report apart. > > Connie Manson > Having attended schools where both systems were used, one (BYU) that left the maps in the pockets and the other (University of Utah) where they stored them separately, I definitely vote for the second. The maps were always right where they were supposed to be, and they were in relatively good condition, neither of which is guaranteed if the map is left in the book's pocket. Oh, I know it is an inconvenience to have to go somewhere else for the map, but it beats the alternative of not finding it at all. I agree with Connie's statement, but it does not always work. Oh, and in spite of this little quirk, I still wear blue to football games. Paul R. Larson _________________________________ Paul R. Larson. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Geography Physical Science Department Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah 84720 tel: (801) 865-8244 fax: (801) 865-8051 E-mail [log in to unmask] __________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 16:04:36 -0400 (EDT) >From: william j thornton <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Maps with books I think it is better to seperate the map from the book and preserve it for future generations than it is to leave it in the book to have it disappear. At the U of Mich. we remove loose maps from the Graduate Library, stamp the book saying the map is in the Map Library, and house the maps in vertical files. -------------------------------------------------------------- >Date: 14 May 96 14:29:12 EDT >From: "Russell E. Guy" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: books with maps; As a frequent user of books with maps (field guides, etc.), I prefer to have the accompanying maps filed in flat-file cases. In my experience maps folded in the backs of books tend to fall apart alot faster, maps become illegible around the creases, etc. The drawback is that you have to look in two places for the map and book, and sometimes maps get lost. Still, having a legible flat map sure beats a beat up one in the back pocket. Russell Guy OMNI Resources