----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask] wrote: > Most frustrating is the fact that all the title info. is on the cover, so, > since we pull off covers because they tend to catch on other maps in a > drawer and tear them and/or take up additional critical space, someone > casually leafing through the folder it is in might not instantly recognize > what he/she is looking at! I feel funny about having a bib. record with a > specific title and then once the cover is tossed the physical piece really > does *not* have a title! Just another complication... > > We used to do this, too, for the same reason. Then our preservation librarian proposed an alternative approach: keep them in the cover, folded up, in vertical files, AND in outer book-like covers which his department makes for each map. Makes for both preservation of map and ease of circulation (which we do). Main drawback is that it creates a separate run of call numbers, a separate location which can be overlooked by the casual browser who doesn't find it using the online catalog. -- KR Ken Rockwell "Just another map librarian" at Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah "Without Geography--you're NOWHERE!"