“Will Work for Maps”: A History of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Special Map Processing Project
After World War II, the Geography and Map Division at the Library of Congress acquired large quantities of military-related maps through the U.S. Army Map Service and similar military agencies, as well as from traditional domestic and foreign sources. The Division found itself in possession of many duplicates or otherwise expendable cartographic materials. The division managed the surplus with its Special Map Processing Project. It recruited from the ranks of students, faculty, and librarians to secure hands-on staffing assistance with a kaleidoscopic variety of frontline projects. The Project served as a conduit to redistribute maps and other cartographic materials from their surplus “duplicates” collection. As the Division enjoyed the benefits of this arrangement – such as gaining control of their collections – many university, college, and other libraries benefited from acquiring LC’s duplicate materials, which strengthened, enlarged, and sometimes “seeded” map collections. The authors explore the Special Project's1 roots and founding; its structure, staffing, impacts, and outcomes; and important changes.
This is the Accepted Manuscript version of an article published in the Journal of Geography and Map Librarianship, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15420353.2021.1923611.
Dated PDFs are portions of unpublished appendices to the LC annual reports.
Working bibliography is a listing of all relevant resources; not all referenced in the published work.
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Work Title “Will Work for Maps”: A History of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Special Map Processing Project Access Creators - Paige G. Andrew
- L. K. McElfresh
- L. R. Musser
Keyword - Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
- Maps
- Summer projects
- Librarian education and training
- Library technical services
- Gifts
- Provenance
- Acquisitions
License CC BY 4.0 (Attribution) Work Type Article Publisher - Journal of Map & Geography Libraries
Publication Date May 26, 2021 Publisher Identifier (DOI) - https://doi.org/10.1080/15420353.2021.1923611
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division; maps; summer projects; librarian education and training; library technical services; gifts; provenance; acquisitions- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, Maps, Summer projects, Librarian education and training, Library technical services, Gifts, Provenance, Acquisitions
Publisher Identifier (DOI)- Journal of Map & Geography Libraries
Publication Date- https://doi.org/10.1080/15420353.2021.1923611
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