sad news from Australia ... forwarded from ANZmaps -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ANZMapS] UWA library flooded Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:59:55 +0000 From: Brendan Whyte <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: AMC <[log in to unmask]> Several campus libraries of UWA were badly flooded in the storms yesterday afternoon. This gives an idea http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2010/03/22/a-flooded-library/ More here http://podblack.com/2010/03/the-storm-that-destroyed-the-library-at-uwa-22nd-march-2010/ Can Viv give us any update on the map collections? Dr Brendan Whyte Assistant Map Curator Map Section National Library of Australia Parkes ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA _________________________________________________________________ H