Current collection focus
Collection Cycles — Q3-Q4 2026
July-December 2026
These are the current collection-development and curation priorities for the BTAA-GIN collection.
Last updated October 5, 2026
Focus area 1
Existing BTAA scanned map collections
ActiveAugust-December 2026
Goal: Improve the accessibility and usability of existing BTAA library map collections.
- Complete the evaluation and analysis of existing BTAA library maps.
- Fix as many thumbnail and preview omissions as possible.
- Produce a short follow-up report.
Intended outcome: A stronger existing BTAA Library map collection and a repeatable process for future reviews.
Focus area 2
Urban Base Layers
ActiveJuly-December 2026
Goal: Grow archive of municipal datasets in phases with Team Member cohorts
Cohort 2
CompleteJuly-October 2026
- Archive datasets for two cities in states that were not part of Cohort 1.
Cohort 3
PlannedOctober-December 2026
- Archive datasets for a second city in states that were part of Cohort 1.
Intended outcome: Archived data for two cities per each BTAA state.
Focus area 3
New Member and New Geography Integration
PlannedOctober-December 2026
Goal: Make sure recently added institutions and their regions are represented in the Geoportal.
USC / California
Planned- Review and index the California state clearinghouse.
- Index a small number of county sources and the Los Angeles open data portal.
- Index a map collection hosted at USC.
University of Washington and University of Oregon
Waiting- Index university-hosted scanned map collections from each institution.
Purdue and University of Iowa
Planned- Check with new team members about collections or resources they consider priorities.
Intended outcome: Each BTAA member has an identifiable presence in the collection.