----------------------------Original message---------------------------- We recently received The world factbook <computer file> (item 0856-A-10, SuDocs number PREX 3.15/2:) on deposit and it appears to offer the features of the printed version does without offering new ones. The major disappointment is in the resolution of the color maps. The World map appears blurry even when enlarged on a 17" high resolution monitor. Most of the labels never become readable. Even the smaller maps, e.g., Ethnic Groups of Eastern Europe, which look promising because the country names are clear, have unreadable keys. One has to know the names of the Ethnic groups in order to guess at where they are represented! Has anyone gotten this to work properly? I think they're scanned at too low a resolution. Is there any way to give constructive feedback to the producer? The World and Oceana maps are pretty much unusable except as colored wallpaper, but if they were clear, this would be a very useful product. John Stevenson University of Delaware Library Government Documents and Maps Newark, DE 19717-5267 [log in to unmask] 302-831-8671