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Paul,
 
   GPO's Administrative notes technical supplement, v.5
n.1 (Jan 1998) reports this change with I-2522.  Don't
complain: this is the kind of thing that keeps carto-, geo-
and biblio- people off the streets.
 
  Phil
 
On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:12:01 EST
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>      I just noticed that the USGS "I" series seems to have a new series
>      name.  For decades this has been known as the MISCELLANEOUS
>      INVESTIGATIONS SERIES.  I received USGS I 2616 and this is now their
>      GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS SERIES.
>
>      The USGS already has a GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE SERIES "GQ"; why does the
>      world need a GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS SERIES?
>
>      Thanks for any clarification.
>
>      - Paul Leverenz
>        Scripps Institution Oceanography
 
Phil Hoehn, Map Bibliographer
Branner Earth Sciences Library
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2210
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