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From: "Hallie Pritchett" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:39:59 AM
Subject: RE: Map Thefts followup -- seeking other possible collections as victims
With this in mind, I would like to remind everyone of MAGIRT's Electronic Publication no.8 (2010) - Map Collection Security Guidelines. As described in the introduction, the guidelines will allow librarians and curators to better assess their map collections, prepare security proposals for their administrations, and provide a more secure environment for their map collections.
Map Collection Security Guidelines (MAGIRT Electronic Publication no.8) - http://www.ala.org/magirt/sites/ala.org.magirt/files/content/publicationsab/Map%20Coll%20Security%20Guidelines.pdf
Hallie Pritchett
Map and Federal Regional Depository Librarian
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens, GA 30602
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706-542-0664
706-583-0631 (FAX)
Map and Government Information Library -
http://www.libs.uga.edu/magil/
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From: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Angie Cope [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 11:18 AM
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Subject: Map Thefts followup -- seeking other possible collections as victims
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From: "Paige G Andrew" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Air Photo Maps, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 10:14:55 AM
Subject: Map Thefts followup -- seeking other possible collections as victims
The Chicago Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the theft of historical topographical maps from various educational institutions. The maps are mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, including: Poland, Germany, Austria, and western Russia and their scales vary between 1:25,000 to 1:100,000. The maps are considered to be Interwar, meaning they were published between 1919 and 1939. Of particular interest are maps published by the Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny Instytut (Poland). The investigation has also revealed the theft of 19 th century Austro-Hungarian topographical maps. The thefts have occurred as far back as 2008 and as recently as the spring of 2013. The FBI would like to identify as many victims as possible, and would like to interview individuals who may have been in contact with the individual or individuals responsible for these thefts. If you have information or believe your institution may have been the victim of a similar thef!
t, please contact Special Agent Luigi Mondini at 312 829-5526 or [log in to unmask] .
Paige G Andrew
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