Richard - Here in Herts we are discussing digi mapping with our
Environment Dept. There is a possibility that landmark may change
their licence limitations in the future. We are not the only local
authority to contact them so may be having a rethink. We want the
maps to be available in The Record Office plus 52 libraries around
Herts for public access - not possible at the moment from landmark.
If we all lobby hard enough they will take notice. At the moment we
are not even able to provide libraries with any meaningful current OS
mapping. We don't have the computer hardware in place yet either for
the digi data. But that time will come
Sue
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Subject: Map cabinets/digital OS maps
Author: "Richard Bond" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: 19/10/00 16:35
From: "Richard Bond" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Map cabinets/digital OS maps
I didn't contribute to this discussion earlier but Clare has
now put up a very useful summary. While the focus was naturally
on archive maps, I think Martin Taylor's point regarding
Ordnance Survey maps was worth underlining. Our local studies
collections in Manchester include ane xtensive range of OS maps
which have been stored in horizontal map cabinets for many
years. As a result, their condition has deteriorated markedly,
as staff are inevitably tempted to try and pull out a map
without removing those stored on top. We switched some maps to
vertical file cabinets as an experiment several years ago, and
these are clearly superior in terms of preservation, since it
is much easier to access individual maps. We have had no
problems with hangersb ecoming detached, though we were careful
to use the (admittedly expensive)h angers supplied by the map
cabinet company, which need no specialist equipment to attach.
Our OS maps are very heavily used indeed, and where this is the
case, I would argue that a vertical map cabinet is a more
efficient use of floors pace, as stacking horizontal map
cabinets more than about 1 metre high would simply not be
practicable.
Incidentally, if any one has any experience of using digital
copies of OS maps in place of the originals, I'd be interested
to hear them. The Ordnance Survey can supply digital copies
made by Landmark but these are hedged with all sorts of
restrictions. Following Jonathan Pepler's mailbase message, we
purchased from an alternative source, Sitescope; this was a
much better deal but they still have not supplied the promised
tweaks in the printing software. Does no one else have major
problems with crumbling OS maps?
Richard Bond
Archives and Local Studies Officer
Central Library, St. Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD
Tel 0161 234 1960 Fax 0161 234 1927
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