----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Eric, You said: During the age of the card catalog, I doubt any librarian would have wanted to undertake such a task. Not so. At U of Utah, we have always cataloged them down to the sheet level. In the manual catalog, we used a form card. For the OPAC, we use a computer program to complete a form record. We have, for a long time, tried to hold to the philosophy that format is not justification for different (i.e. less) treatment. Over time, we have received shaken heads, even light criticism from the Map Community for our "insanity". But our automated system of processing federal maps got the "thumbs up" and strong commendations in the official report from the Federal Inspector. Currently we are working on a publication about that system and its future direction. Debra Lords [log in to unmask] Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112