----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Greetings and salutations to my colleagues on maps-L and lis-maps: As a public service I would like to let you know that I subscribed to the new roadmaps-L list of Friday 1 March and on Monday morning over sixty messages were waiting for me; after lunch another twenty had arrived, with new messages coming in every few minutes. Obviously, a heavy traffic list. So far there have been one or two messages that have mentioned an interesting article or book. The majority though fall into the following categories: "I love maps" I collect "X;" does anyone have any to trade? I sell "X;" does anyone want to buy them? How do I store maps? Where can I buy maps? Where can I buy maps cheap? And lots of questions and answers that make me sad to see there are still so many people in the world who don't know what libraries are for. So far it's very American oil company and state departments of transportation. There were a few mentions of other countries. Obviously, all very 20th century. Map librarians may actually find a few things of use in acquisitions; trouble is, you'll have to wade through quite a bit. To my British friends, the word "trainspotting" comes to mind. Any American friends who don't know what that means are very welcome to send a private message. And I like road maps! ********************************************************************** April Carlucci [log in to unmask] The British Library Voice +44 171 412 7000x4167 Map Library +44 171 412 7703 Great Russell Street Fax +44 171 412 7780 London WC1B 3DG United Kingdom "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" **********************************************************************