----------------------------Original message---------------------------- In the Nov. 1996 (vol.9, no.11) issue of GIS World, there is a short piece titled "USGS, 3M Enter 'Print on Demand' Agreement. Prototype hardware and software are to be developed to allow retail shops to access, download maps, and print maps on demand. This is to help the USGS reduce the costs of storing and printing maps. I was wondering if that is what a map room in a library will also be required to do in the future. The rest of the Depository program is heading this direction. Joyce Ryerson Baker Library Map Room Dartmouth College