It looks like being part I we need to
discuss additions.
The way I compiled part IIt time
was that each person wrote the section
for her/his collection and emailed it to
me as MSWord doc - then I just
copied and pasted them all together.
Worked quite well so we can
do that again this time unless
someone has a better method.
Mary
Kathy Stroud wrote:
> Mary and all,
>
> I think the conspectus is only listing areas where we are collecting at level 4 or higher, thus some areas, such as other US states, will be skipped. I'm collecting very little from other states unless I know they would be of interest to a specific group of patrons (i.e., I collect all wine and grape related maps I can.)
>
> I've looked over the attached email and don't have any major changes for Davis. My edits, in green, specify that Davis is collecting the valley floor for Fresno, Kern, Madera, and Tulare Counties. Berkeley is listed as collecting the foothills and mountains for these counties.
>
>
> Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
> Government Information and Maps, Shields Library
> 100 NW Quad Ave.
> Davis, CA 95616-5292
> 530-752-5248
>
> 1. And here's the most current copy
> of the Conspectus that I can find.
> The one on the Website is dated
> 1997.
> I get the feeling I may be the
> one responsible for this
> 2002 edition not making
> it to Cynthia to be posted.
>
> The problem was that
> in order to reflect any collection
> changes, either the doc had to
> be routed around, or the changes
> had to be sent in to someone
> (which I suspect was me)
> and then The Someone would
> have a student assistant
> input changes. Which I'm
> under the impression happened -
> but please check and make
> sure that your collection levels
> are correctly stated.
>
> Since I know my map library's
> collecting parameters have
> changed to some extent since
> 2002, I'd be willing to give
> the updating one more try,
> if you're willing to give me
> the chance:-)
>
> The easiest way to do this
> updating, if we're having
> the changes sent to one
> of us and then changes input
> on the MSWord file,
> is for persons to make
> the changes on a printout
> in a color - red is good.
>
> 2. The Question:
> Why does the Conspectus
> go from "G3650-3654 St. Pierre & Miquelon"
>
> to "G4360-4361 California" and
> later on from the end of California
> "G4364.S5 San Francisco"
> right to "G4410-4763 Mexico"?
> Why are we leaving out the
> other states of the U.S.?
> My guess is it's because we
> figure that the map libraries in
> each state are responsible for
> collecting intensively for that
> state.
>
> Mary
>
>
>
>
-- Mary Lynette Larsgaard Director, Map Library Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA 93106-9010 USA mary@library.ucsb.edu voice: 805/893-4049; 2779, reference desk fax: 805/893-8799
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