Do not forget that maps may also be found in books and journals, it is worth checking the catalogue for publications on the area you are looking for. A copy of the Times Atlas of the World, a Road Atlas of Britain, an A-Z of Leeds and town plans of many town centres in Britain are available from the librarian. New maps in the collection are announced on the Kennedy Library WWW pages. Maps are expensive and we do not have the funds to replace them if damage occurs, therefore, in order to protect the collection please observe the following rules whenever you use the maps. Unfolded maps should never be folded.
Folding reduces the lifetime of the map.
If you have trouble refolding a folded map, then leave it unfolded, the librarian will fold it. No item should ever be marked even with pencil. Tracing should be done with a soft pencil only, as hard leads and pens damage the surface of the map. A leaflet is available on using the catalogue. Also a variety of graphic indexes are available for countries outside Britain marked with the stock of the Kennedy Library.