----------------------------Original message----------------------------
 Russell Guy's message struck a familiar cord. As someone who holds a
secondary (6-12 grades) teaching credential in Social Science, there were
many times when I could have used a Wall Map of the World or Europe as of
a certain date. It is very difficult to talk about Prussia (East & West)
and what it looked like or How it got divided, et cetera without a Map.
 
 As far as Universities and Wall maps, Mister Guy put it very well.
Usually it is the History Department that has the need.  So for any excess
Wall Maps, please try the History Dept. and the local school district. You
will probably make some teacher's Year.
 
 Thank you
 
  Peter Gratton      [log in to unmask]
  Library Assistant IV
  Government Publications Dept Library
  Univ of Nevada, Las Vegas
 
 I have all the answers. I just don't know, what questions they go to.
 
On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Customer Service wrote:
 
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >From a vendor's perspective, we never sell Klett-Perthes or National
> Geographic (we are dealers for both) wall maps to university libraries - it
> is always to a department.  Typically we deal with a professor wanting
> specific titles, or someone in charge of outfitting a new lecture room, etc.
> We also get requests for older editions of wall maps - a map printed between
> WWI and WWII, prior to WWI, etc.  Typically these come from a history
> department.   As Dave said, what is trash to you is probably someone else's
> ideal teaching aid.  High schools can often use cast-off wall maps.
>
> Russell Guy
> Omni Resources
> International Map Specialists
> www.omnimap.com/catalog
>