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From: "Robert S Dalton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship ([log in to unmask])" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:49:12 PM
Subject: query about BLM maps




Folks,



This question is particularly targeted toward you if you work in a Regional FDLP library, but I welcome insight from any one on the list.



The question is about the BLM minerals management and surface management maps. It arises from several years experience working with our maps collection but not really trained as a maps librarian. In other words, I know enough to be dangerous.



If I am reading the FDLP supersede list correctly, Regionals are supposed to keep all editions of these maps. I would like to know the rationale, and I have two reasons in particular for asking.



As far as I can tell, these maps exclusively cover states in the US West, and as you can see from my signature, my library and its community are not there. Secondly, to my knowledge, no one has ever asked for one of these maps. I take that to mean that researchers and students here are not interested in these.



So, why does Regionals have to keep all of these?



Thanks,

Robert



Robert S. Dalton

Interim Head, Davis Research and Instructional Services

Subject Librarian for History, Religious Studies, and Jewish Studies

PO Box 8890

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB# 3922

Chapel Hill, NC 27515-8890

Phone: 919-962-1151

Fax: 919-962-5537

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