The greater detail of geographic information, the more voluminous (and expensive) it is. Therefore the following geographic priorities are set for the most detailed systematic collection. However selected detailed acquisitions may be made for places of note or for its subject matter of interest for any place in the world.
Academic Library Collection Development Policies often communicate collection intensity levels using the Library of Congress classification breakdown as you see below. The MSU sheet map collection is currently arranged using the American Geographical Society system, which is
LC Call Number Range. Subject | AGS Classification Equivalent | Collection Level* |
G1000-3122 Atlases | ||
G1000-1000.5 Atlases of the moon, planets, etc. | 1 | |
G1001-1046 World atlases. Atlases of the Earth | 3 | |
G1050-1052 Northern and Southern Hemispheres | 3 | |
G1053 Tropics. Torrid Zone | 3 | |
G1054-1055 Polar regions. Frigid Zone | 2-3 | |
G1059-1061 Maritime atlases (General) | 2 | |
G1100-3102 By region or country | 3 | |
G1105-1692 North America | 3- 4 | |
G1110-1114 Greenland | 3 | |
G1115-(1193) Canada | 3-4 | |
G1200-1534.24 United States | 4 | |
G1535-1537 Caribbean area | 3 | |
G1540-1542 Latin America (General) | 3 | |
G1545-1549 Mexico | 3 | |
G1550-(1594) Central America | 3 | |
G1600-1692 West Indies | 3 | |
G1700-1779 South America | 3 | |
G1791-2196 Europe | 3 | |
G2110-2196 Former Soviet republics. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). Russia (Empire) G2200-2444.84 Asia | 2 | |
G2445-2739 Africa | North Africa: 3; West, East, and Southern Africa: 4-5 | |
G2740-2799 Australasia | 2 | |
G2800-3064 Oceans (General) | 2 | |
G3100-3102 Antarctica | 2-3 | |
G3122 Atlases of imaginary, literary, and mythological regions, etc., A-Z | 2 | |
G3160-3171 Globes | 2 | |
G3180-9980 Maps | ||
G3180-3182 Universe. Solar system | 000, 010, 1040 | 2 |
G3190-3191 Celestial maps | 2 | |
G3195-3197 Moon | 049 | 1 |
G3200-3202 World. Earth | 050 | 2 |
G3210-3221 Northern and Southern Hemispheres | 057, 055 | 2 |
G3240-3241 Tropics. Torrid Zone | 2 | |
G3250-3251 Temperate Zone | 2 | |
G3260-3272 Polar regions. Frigid Zone | 060-075 | 2 |
G3290-9880 Maps by region or country | ||
G3290-5667 America. Western Hemisphere | ||
G3300-5184 North America | 100 | 3 |
G3380-3384 Greenland | 110 | 2 |
G3400-(3612) Canada | 120 | 3 |
G3700-4384 United States | 800 | 3-4 |
G4110-G4114 Michigan | 843 | 4 |
G4390-4392 Caribbean area | 2-3 | |
G4410-4763 Mexico | 210 | 3 |
G4800-4874 Central America | 220-227 | 2-3 |
G4900-5184 West Indies | 230-243 | 2-3 |
G5200-5667 South America | 250-267 | 2-3 |
G5670-8904 Eastern Hemisphere. Eurasia, Africa, etc. | ||
G5700-7342 Europe | 600-687 | 2-3 |
G7000-7342 Former Soviet republics. Union of Soviet Socialist | 670-687 | 2-3 |
Republics (U.S.S.R.). Russia (Empire) | 2-3 | |
G7400-8198.54 Asia | 400-494 | 2-3 |
G8200-8904 Africa | 300-380 | 3-4 |
G8950-9084 Australasia | 500-531 | 2 |
G9095-9794 Oceans (General) | 700-787 | 2 |
G9800-9804 Antarctica | 070 | 2 |
GA1-1776 Mathematical geography. Cartography | 3-4 |
*RLG Conspectus levels: 0) Not collected 1)Basic layperson 2)Undergraduate 3)Research 4)Comprehensive