This message was sent to the list by Larry Cruse for your information. The Maphist list has been discussing the use of that list as a sales tool. About 70% of the replys have been against 'sale' messages. One thread has been the establishment of a web site or a list for such messages. This appears to be a followup to that thread.------------------Johnnie ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Andrew, et. al., we are setting up an automated approval/ordering system for maps on the WAML Masp Librarian's Homepage. we did a test cycle with a vendor and the UC/Stanford Map Librarian's Group in january and will implement the automated sign-up system at end of june (all institutional and commercial parties welcome). detils: we're working on a vendor fee structure to make it self-sustaining, establishing minimum record standards for automating through an acqusitions dept., a few things like that. i'll put out a general invitation as soon as we finish this academic quarter (circa June 15th). LC Now if someone were to set up a new list, and , instead of 'Maphist', call it 'Mapsell' .... (Say it to yourself, slowly.) Andrew Cook >-- Saved internet headers (useful for debugging) >Received: from VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM by mail.ucsd.edu; id IAA15810 sendmail 8.6.12/ >Message-Id: <199605241542.IAA15810@ mail.ucsd.edu> >Received: from PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM (205.186.43.4) by VMS.DC.LS >Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 16:15:41 +0100 >Reply-To: Map History Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: Map History Discussion List <[log in to unmask] >From: Andrew Cook <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: To sell or not to sell (almost the last message, I hope) >X-To: [log in to unmask] >To: Multiple recipients of list MAPHIST <[log in to unmask]>