The 2-year programme has not changed from the previous reporting period and is still very successful. Though this configuration is faster and more stable, the functionality of the CCK-system unfortunately could not yet be extended. During the next period AIW will research the possibilities of creating superindexes, amongst others, on the CCK-database. To create a union catalogue seems to become a mirage as research during the Almanac-project found some 64 formats used to describe maps and visual documents. After a period of only retro-cataloguing the Map Room of the University Library Amsterdam started in 1995 the complete cataloguing of all new acquisitions in the PICA cataloguing system.
Many problems still have to be solved.
In the last quarter of 1994 a successful exhibition was mounted, which was completely dedicated to the cartographic activities of Frederick de Wit. Since then, one rare map and one rare atlas, published by De Wit, were acquired for the collection. In summer 1995 an exhibition was mounted on documents on Surinam in the library. A complete printed catalogue was published of all titles on that subject in the University Library, which includes all maps. The acquisition of modern maps was reasonably continued, despite dramatically diminished budgets of both the library and the university as a whole.