i asked Phil Hoehn before we scanned
it if by any slight chance he had a copy of
the word-processing file, and he said
that was long gone.
Cynthia has kindly already sent me
a dig-file inventory for the series she
has. (?i can't remember if she sent it
just to me, or to all of calmap).
am sure everyone can come up
with more pros and cons than i have listed :-)
'
pros:
- it can be difficult to find bib records for topographic-map
series (and thematic series, although these are easier to find)
in MELVYL because the subject headings
can include single-sheet maps; also i regret to say
not all of the top-series bib records for this
collection have "maps, topographic" in the
subject heading; it can be just "Maps."
Limiting by beginning date of publication
does help but the problem there is often
we aren't really sure when a series began;
and it does take a little while to look that info
up (e.g., the Bohme 3-v inventory; World Mapping Today)
- it gives an overview of what the various collections
have, in one relatively convenient place
- as topo and thematic series get more expensive
per sheet and as the emphasis on shared-print increases
for UC collections, it's more than ever important
to know if a given series is already owned by
one of us and if it's maintained.
cons:
- updating would be a considerable amount of
work and would be in addition to the Conspectus;
there might be a way to use the Conspectus instead.
- cataloging is very labor-intensive and
the idea of in effect recording holdings
twice is wasteful of time.
Mary
Kathleen Stroud wrote:
> Mary,
>
> Your email & attachment came through. Obviously this was a massive effort typed up years ago. How much of it is now duplicated by our OPACs? Is it worth the effort to update?
>
> Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
> Government Information and Maps, Shields Library
> 100 NW Quad Ave.
> Davis, CA 95616-5292
> 530-752-5248
>
> ----- "Mary Larsgaard" <mary@library.ucsb.edu> wrote:
>
>> please let me know if you receive this.
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>
>
-- 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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