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>From: "Paul Cooper" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: RE: Estimating value of map collection
>Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 19:39:01 +0100
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>Dear Clare,
>
>I tried to post this to LIS-MAPS, but I am working at home and the posting
>was rejected. Can you please post it on LIS-MAPS?
>
>
>I don't know about yours, but ours certainly contains a lot of material that
>could not be replaced - maps that are out of print, were only ever produced
>in very small runs or are only available as manuscripts. It is of little or
>no commercial value, but is of value in resolving issues such as feature
>naming, the history of exploration and even documenting change. If I were
>ever asked, I would simply state that there were aspects of the work of our
>organization (naming them) that would be severely hampered if the map
>collection were dispersed. You are in a similar position, I guess - your OS
>maps are a historical resource as well as a current one, and copies of older
>versions cannot readily be purchased. You have to ask what is the value to
>your clients of the service you provide - what would it cost if they had to
>go elsewhere, what would be the cost of lost research opportunities if you
>did not provide the basis of a wel-founded laboratory and so on. I would say
>it isn't the value of the stock you should be looking at - that may well be
>priceless - but the value of the service you provide.
>
>Paul Cooper
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Clare Gordon
>Sent: 25 May 2004 10:45
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>Subject: Estimating value of map collection
>
>
>Does anybody have any ideas about how to estimate the value of a map
>collection, please? I've been asked to do this for insurance purposes in
>the past, but this time I need to come up with a figure for "political"
>reasons and I may need to be able to defend it in a staff meeting.
>Last time I think I came up with an average price based on the replacement
>cost of the maps that were fairly easy to find out (such as the BGS 1:50 000
>series, and the OS Landranger and 1:10 000 sheets), then multiplied that
>average price by the total number of sheets in the collection.
>
>Thank you for any suggestions.
>
>Clare Gordon
>
>Librarian / Web Manager
>
>School of Earth Sciences
>The University
>Leeds
>LS2 9JT
>U.K.
>
>Tel: 0113 343 5210
>Fax: 0113 343 5259
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>Website: http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/
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Librarian / Web Manager
School of Earth Sciences
The University
Leeds
LS2 9JT
U.K.
Tel: 0113 343 5210
Fax: 0113 343 5259
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/
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