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ISSN 1943-6548
a newsletter of the Map and Geography Round Table
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4 From the Chair 5 On the Cataloging/Cataloguing Front 5 ALCTS CCS/MAGERT Cartographic
Resources Interest Group - January 17, 2010 8 Correction - CCC Minutes - Boston, 2010 9 New Maps and Cartographic Materials 21 GIS Program in Washington, D.C. - June 26 22 Great (Color) Moments in Map Librarianship
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/index.cfm
Volume 31, Number 2 April 2010
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base lineisanofficialpublicationoftheAmericanLibraryAssociation’sMapandGeographyRoundTable(MAGERT).Thepurposeofbase lineistoprovidecurrentinformationoncartographicmaterials,otherpublicationsofinteresttomapandgeographylibrarians,meetings,relatedgovernmentalactivities,andmaplibrarianship.ItisamediumofcommunicationformembersofMAGERTandinformationofinterestiswelcome.TheopinionsexpressedbycontributorsaretheirownanddonotnecessarilyrepresentthoseoftheAmericanLibraryAssocia-tionandMAGERT.Contributionsshouldbesenttotheappropriateeditorlistedbelow.
Editor:SteveRogers,MapLibrarian(retired),ThompsonLibrary,OhioStateUniversity,1858NeilAvenueMall,Columbus,OH43210E-mail:[email protected]
Distribution Manager: JamesA.Coombs,MapsLibrary,MissouriStateUniversity,901S.National,#175,Springfield,MO65897Tel.:417/836-4534E-mail:[email protected]
Cataloging Editor:TammyT.Wong,CartographicMaterialsCataloger,GeographyandMapDivision,LibraryofCongress,101IndependenceAve.SE,Washington,DC20540-2232Tel:202/707-6735E-mail:[email protected]
Electronic Mapping Editor: C.C.Miller,GeographicInformationSystemsSpecialist,PurdueUniversityLibraries,2215CivilEngineeringBldg.,WestLafayette,IN47907Tel:765/496-9474E-mail:[email protected]
New Maps and Books Editor: DavidJ.Bertuca,MapLibrarian,Science&EngineeringLibrary,225CapenHall,UniversityatBuffalo,Buffalo,NY14260-1672Tel:716/645-2947x229Fax:716/645-3710E-mail:[email protected]
Membership Committee Chairperson: RogerKnouff,Map/GISLibrarian,ArizonaStateUniversity,NobleScience&EngineeringLibrary,P.O.Box871006,Tempe,AZ85287-1006Tel:480/965-5973E-mail:[email protected]
Advertising Rates: For one issue: full page $100; half page $50; quarter page $25. Opposite “Great Moments in Map Librarianship”: full page $150; half page $80; quarter Page $40.Sendgraphicorwordprocessingfileasanemailattachmenttotheeditorormailhardcopytoeditor.Submissionswillbere-formattedtotheextentnecessarytofitthesizeandproportionrequested.Considerthatthefinalsizeandproportionofafullpageis5.5x8.5inches.Advertiserswillbeinvoiced.MailcheckstotheMAGERTTreasurer,payableinU.S.dollarstoALA-MAGERT.
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base lineispublishedelectronicallysixtimesayear:inFebruary,April,June,August,October,andDecember.Singleprinted pre-2008issuesofbase lineareavailableatacostof$5.00perissue,U.S.andCanadianorders;$7.00perissueforallotherforeignorders.Checks,payabletotheAmericanLibraryAssociation,shouldbemailedtoJimCoombs,base lineProductionManager,MapsLibrary,MissouriStateUniversity,901S.National,#175,Springfield,MO65804-0095.
MembersofMAGERTcanaccessbase lineasabenefitoftheirmemberships.Non-membersubscriptionratesare$25.00,U.S.andCanada;$30.00forallotherforeignsubscriptions.Checks,payabletotheAmericanLibraryAssociation,shouldbemailedtoPeterLinberger,SubscriptionManager,base line,BierceLibrary,UniversityofAkron,Akron,OH44325-1709.Tel:330/972-8230.Fax:330/972-7225.E-mail:[email protected]
AmericanLibraryAssociationpersonalandinstitutionalmembersmaychooseMAGERTmembershipfor$20.00(personal)or$60.00(institutional)bysoadvisingtheAmericanLibraryAssociation,50W.HuronSt.,Chicago,IL60611.
MAGERT OFFICERS:
Chairperson:KathyWeimer,CoordinatorofMapandGISCollectionsandServices,TexasA&MUniversityLibraries,EvansLibrary,Rm.1.202,CollegeStation,TX77843-5000Tel:979/845-6588E-mail:[email protected]
Vice-Chairperson (Chair-Elect):MarcyAllen,Head,MapsLibrary,PennsylvaniaStateUniversityLibraries,1PaternoLibrary,UniversityPark,PA16802-1807Tel:814/865-0139E-mail:[email protected]
Interim Secretary:EdithScarletto,Head,MapLibrary,KentStateUniversityLibraries,410McGilvreyHall,Kent,OH44202-0001Tel:330-672-1674(a.m.)E-mail:[email protected]:MichaelSmith,MapLibrarian,UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,GeiselLibrary,9500GilmanDrive,#0175-R,LaJolla,CA92093Tel:858/534-1248FAX:858/534-7548E-mail:[email protected]
Past Chairperson:CarolynKadri,SpecialCollectionsCataloger,UniversityofTexasatArlingtonLibrary,Box19497,702PlanetariumPlace,Arlington,TX76019-0497Tel:817/272-7153E-mail:[email protected]
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FROM THE CHAIRKathy Weimer, Texas A&M University
ForthepastthreemonthsIhavespentalmosteveryMondayat3p.m.onALAConnect‘chating’withtheEmergingLeadersProjectR.TheteamiscomposedofMegganSmith,NicoleStroud,KariKozak,andEricResnis.Theyarehereinthephotobelow(lefttoright)alongwithDanielleAlderson,ourALAliaison,andme.TheEmergingLeadershaveateamnickname‘TeamReMAP’andareworkingonamarketingplanforus.Amajorpartoftheirprojectisamembersurvey.Soonyouwillbereceivinganemailaskingforyourparticipationinthesurvey.Shareyourthoughtsandhelpplanforfutureofourroundtable.
OurpreliminaryscheduleforAnnualisnowonourWebpageunder‘meetings.’Assoonastheroomsareassignedwewillfillthatin.SaveSundayevening,June27thforourAnniversarydinner.Ihopeeveryonehasmadetheirhotelandflightplans.Junewillbeheresoon!
KathyWeimer
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ON THE CATALOGING/CATALOGUING FRONTTammy Wong, Library of Congress
ALCTSCCS/MAGERTCartographicResourcesCatalogingInterestGroupSunday,January17,2010
TheregularALCTSCCS/MAGERTCartographicResourcesCatalogingInterestGroupmeetingwascanceledforthisMidwinterMeeting,andinsteadattendeeswereencouragedtoattendtheSACO-at-Largemeeting.
Onlytheportionsofthismeetingpertainingtocartographicmaterialscatalogingareincludedinthisreport.ForthecompletesummaryoftheSACO-at-Largemeeting,pleasereferto:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/archive/SACOAtLarge10m.html
Paige Andrew’s Online Map Cataloging Web site Presentation
PaigeAndrew,MapsCatalogingLibrarianatthePennsylvaniaStateUniversity(PSU),presentedthecontentsofan“under-construction”Websiteonmapcata-logingthatwillservebothasareferencesiteandeventuallyanonlinecourse.TheWebsiteishostedonaPSULibrariesserverandwillbeopenedtothepubicwhenPaigeisreadytoreleaseafirstiterationinthenearfuture.ThisWebsitewillintroduceuserstothebasicsofmapcatalogingthroughtheuseoftext,mapimagesasillustrationsofpoints,andbriefaudio-visual“howto”clips.Itwillalsoprovidelistsof—andlinksto—toolstohelpinthecreationofaccurateandhighqualitybibliographicrecordsforsheetmaps.
TheimpetusforthecreationoftheWebsitecomesfromPaige’srecently-com-pletedtermonthePCC’sStandingCommitteeonTraining(PCCSCT).HewasinvitedtojointhePCCSCTin2006inlargepartbecausethecommitteeneededsomeonetoprovideanonlinetrainingpresenceforcartographicmaterials.PCCSCTmembersinrecentyearshavecreatedWebsitesandonlinecoursesforthingssuchasMeSHheadingsandlearningtocreateseriestitles,andparticipatedinjointPCC/ALCTSprogramsandonlinetrainingeffortsinfulfillmentofitschargeto“identifytheneedfortrainingprograms,workshops,andinstitutesaimedatdevelopingcatalogingskillsthatsupporttheProgramgoalsforbothnewpartici-pantsandforcontinuingeducationandshallidentify,developasnecessary,andpromotethedistributionofeasy-to-usedocumentationinsupportofProgramgoals.”Paigehasbroughttogether15yearsoftrainingexperienceinprovidingtraditionalface-to-facemapcatalogingworkshops,andanextensivecollectionofhardcopyinstructionalmaterials,manyofwhicharerevisedandrewrittenforanonlineenvironment.TheWebsiteisaworkinprogressthatwilladdonemorecataloger’straininginitiativetothePCCSCT’songoingefforts.
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TheWebsiteisorganizedbyareasofthebibliographicrecord:title(s),mathematicaldata,physicaldescription,subjectaccessandclassification,fixedfieldsandnotes.Othertopicsincludesubjectanalysisandthetreatmentoffacsimiles,photocopies,andreprints.
ThisreferenceWebsiteincludesaToolboxformapcataloging,providinganextensiveandcurrentlistofreferencesourcesandtoolsinpaperandelectronicform.Thelistincludesindividualonlinecatalogingtools,andlinkstodiscipline-basedWebsites(e.g.,onesforscale,understandinglatitudeandlongitude,etc.)thatfacilitatesthedescriptivecatalogingprocess.Alsoincludedarespecialdictionaries,referenceatlases,andsourcesforgeographicnames.
Examples of URL’s to Sites:
SUNYBuffaloMapCollectionWebsitehttp://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/maps/cat/map_cat_tools.html
MapsandGeographyRoundTable(MAGERT)How to Get Help from Colleagueshttp://news.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/help/askmap.cfm
WesternAssociationofMapLibrariesMap Librarians’ Toolboxhttp://www.waml.org/maptools.html
KyleBanerjee’sCatalogingCalculatorhttp://calculate.alptown.com
AssociationofCanadianMapLibrariesandArchivesCataloging Toolkithttp://www.acmla.org/toolkit.html
Thereareplanstoincludeinstructionalvideoclipsofmeasuringmaps,usingtheNaturalScaleIndicatortodeterminescalewhenitisonlyprovidedin“bar”or“graphic”form,recordinggeographiccoordinatesinthe034and255fieldsinproperformats,andbuildingaLibraryofCongressG-classificationnumber.
Paigeisalsoscanningahostofhisteachingmapsthatareusedinhismapcatalogingworkshops.TheWebsitewillincludeavisualreferenceguidebyusingexamplesofmapsinwholeorinpart(e.g.,a1770facsimilemapofPennsylvania,animageofabarscalefromaparticularmap,andimagesofmappanelstoshowwherepaneltitlesarederivedfrom).Separatepagesofmapimageswillbeestablishedforshowingdifferenttypesofrelief,andcomparing/contrastingmaptypes(topographicversuspictorialversussatelliteimage,etc.).Variousbibliographicrecordexampleswillbeprovidedtosupplementinstructionalmaterialwhenappropriate.
TheWebsiteisidealfornoviceorinexperiencedmapcatalogersandlibrarystaff
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whoonlydealperipherallywithmaps.TheWebsitewillalsobeusefultocata-logersofotherformatswhomightnothaveformaltraininginmapcataloging,andwhoarenowaskedtohandlecartographicmaterials.Advancedmapcatalogerswillfindsomeoftheresourceshelpfulintheirday-to-daycatalogingactivities.
TheonlinemapcatalogingcourseportionoftheWebsiteisaworkinprogress.Theinitialreference-basedWebsitewillbeusableasareferencesiteandwillbelaunchedbytheendoftheyear.
Cartographic Materials Genre/Form Subject Headings Project
JanisYoung,LibraryofCongress,PolicyandStandardsDivision,waspresenttodiscussgenre/formprojectscurrentlyunderway,includingthestatusofthecartographicmaterialsgenre/formsubjectheadingsproject.Anoralreportwasnotgivenbecauseoftimeconstraints.However,thefollowingsectiononthecartographicgenre/formheadingsprojectfromJanis’updatedocumentisincludedhere:
InJune2009PSDpostedapaperdiscussingtheprosandconsofsimplifyingformsubdivisionsusedforcartographicmaterials.Thosesubdivisionsconsistingofanadjectiveandtheword“maps”wouldberevisedtoremovetheadjective(e.g.,–Maps, Comparative wouldbecome–Maps).Thespecifictypeofmapwouldthenbebroughtoutwiththegenre/formheading.Thecommentswere
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generallypositive,buttherewereconcernsrelatedtothelimitedsearchanddisplaycapabilitiesofmanycurrentILS’s;theneedtoundertakeextensivebibliographicmaintenance;andtheneedtoimplementthenewgenre/formheadingsbefore,orcoincidentwith,therevisedsubdivisions.PSDhasdecidedtofollowthroughwiththeproposalpresentedinthepaper,inthebeliefthattheconcernsareshortterm(i.e.,searchanddisplaycapabilitiesandfilemaintenance)orcouldberemedied.Withregardtothelatter,PSDwillnotrevisetheexistingformsubdivisionsuntilthegenre/formheadingsareinplace.PSDiscurrentlymakinggenre/formproposalsforcartographicmaterials,andwillalsocreateproposalstoreviseexistingtopicalheadingstobringheadingsintonaturallanguageorderwherenecessary.Itexpectstoapprovethefirstgroupofcartographicgenre/formheadingsinlatespringorearlysummer2010.
CORRECTION: MAGERT Cataloging and Classification Committee (CCC) Minutes, 2010 ALA Midwinter, Boston
TherearefewcorrectionstotheMAGERTCCCminutesthatwerepublishedinFebruary2010base line:
Underitem#4intheparagraph“toattendtheSACOatlargemeeting...”;thenameofthegroupis“SACO-at-Large”andthusthisshouldread“toattendtheSACO-at-Largemeeting...”
UnderNewBusinessandtheannouncementfortheupcomingALCTSPreconferenceoncatalogingcartographicmaterials,Mary’sformertitleneedstobechangedfrom“(Formerly,HeadMapLibrary)”to“(formerlyHead,Map&ImageryLibrary)”
Onpage15:currentlyitsays“PaigeAndrewservedonthecommitteethatdevelopedthecorerecordforcartographicmaterials...”andthisshouldread“PaigeAndrewchairedthecommitteethatdevelopedthePCCBIBCOCoreLevelRecordforCartographicMaterials...”
Thenextparagraphreads,“Susanaskedustoittakealookatthestandardrecordforprintedmonographs.”BecausetherewasaformalstandardsetinplacebyPCCinDec.2009,thisshouldread“SusanaskedustotakealookattheBIBCOStandardRecordforPrintedBooks.”
Also,intheheaderforthissection,thewords“cartographicmaterials”shouldbecapitalized,asthisistheformalnameofthecommittee.
TammyWong,Cataloging Editor
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New Maps and Cartographic Materials,Along with Other Items of Interest
David J. Bertuca, Map LibrarianUniversity at Buffalo Libraries Map Collection
Overthepastsixweeksorso,Ihavebeenworkingonrequestsforavarietyofthemes.Duringthesesearches,ImanagedtohittheveinsofgoldundertheWeb-layersofmapsthataren’tsouseful.SomeoftheseIhaveincorporatedintothecolumnthismonth.OthersareitemsthatIfoundinteresting,useful,orimportantenoughtokeepinmindforthefuture.
Iconcentratedonelectronicmapsthistime;nexttimeIwillhaveamoreroundedlistingofnewmaps,atlases,andbooks,asIusuallyhave.Ihavealreadyprepared,butwillsavefornexttime,materialsrelatingtowaterandsoilresourcesworld-wide(onerelatedtopicwillbeworthwaitingtoread).
News
Lasers Shine Light on Detailed Mapping(SeeGeographicalarticle:http://www.geographical.co.uk/Magazine/Worldwatch/Lasers_-_Dec_09.html)
TheOrdnanceSurvey(UK)hascreatedan“incrediblydetailedthree-dimensionalmapofBournemouththattheorganisationsayscouldrevolutionisepersonalnavi-gation,tourismandplanning.”Aspartofatrialproject,700millionindividuallaserbeamswereshoneonthetownfromvansandaircraft,tocreateanextremelydetailedcollectionofspatialdatathatcanbeusedtomakebothflatmapsandathree-dimensionalmapthatcanbeusedforpersonalnavigation.
Bournemouthisnowthebest-mappedplaceontheplanet.Suchaccuratemapscanbeusedforavarietyofpurposes,including:emergencyservices,“…allowingteamstoaccuratelyvisualisethesceneofaseriousincidentbeforearrival.Theywouldhaveforeknowledgeofpointsofaccess,beabletoseeanyobstructionsandknowthesizeandshapeofanybuildingsinvolved.”
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Thissystemisexpectedtobecomepracticalwithinthenextfiveyears.ReadtheOSannouncement,with3Dsamples:http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/osweb-site/media/news/2009/october/futuremap.html.
Seethe2DportionofthetestprojectattheExploreOrdnanceSurveysite:http://explore.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/os_routes/show/167.(AlsogotothemainEOSpagetoviewadetailedmapoftheUK:http://explore.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/.
Ifthisisn’tenough,OSalsohastheirownYouTubeportal:http://www.youtube.com/OSMapping.
Map
North American Land Cover = Couverture terrestre de l’Amérique du Nord.Scale1:16,700,00(appearsassupplementinCanadian Geographic(Dec.2009).
AsatelliteviewofNorthAmerica,thismapisshadedwithvariouscolorstoshowgenerallandfeaturesfortheentirecontinent(excludingCentralAmerica).Eachlandcovertypeiskeyedtoalegendandiseasytovisualizeseparatetypes.Includedamongthelandcovertypesare“Barrenland,”“Urbanandbuilt-up”land,andothers.Theurbanconcentrationsaddtothismapbyshowingtheamountofspacetakenupbypopulationcongestion.
Themaprelatestothemulti-governmentNorthAmericanLandChangeMonitor-ingSystem(NALCMS),whichtrackslandcoverchanges,andwhichisusefulforpromotingbetter“understandingofsignificantcontinental-scaleenvironmentalissues.”MoreinformationcanbeobtainedbyvisitingtheCommissionforEnvi-ronmentalCooperations(CEC)Website:www.cec.org/naatlas/nalcms.
Ontheversoisamap“WildlifeMigrationsofNorthAmerica”thatshowsmajorbirdflyways.Alsoonthissideareancillarymapsshowingspecificbirdandanimalspecies:Arctictern,blackpollwarbler,monarchbutterfly,humpbackwhale,salmon,caribou,andantelopemigrationpaths.
Themapisnicely-coloredandprovidesshortdescriptionsofeachfeaturedspeciesanditsmigrationhabits.TextonbothsidesofthemapisinEnglishandFrench.The“migrations”mapisgoodforasimpleviewofmigrationsacrossNorthAmerica,butdifferslittlefromothermapsofthistype.
Theprimaryvalueofthesheetisthelandcoverside.Itwouldbeusefulforanyage,providinganicevisualrepresentationfordisplaysrelatingtotheenvironment.Forstudentuse,thiswouldhelpthemtoseehowNorthAmericanspaceisarranged.
Formoreinformationonthismapandtopic,visittheCanadianGeographicWeb
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site:http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/.Whilethere,alsogotothe“Atlas”pageorthe“Mapping”page:http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/mapping/.Bothhavecarto-materialsthatcanansweranumberofneeds.
WebsitesandResources
246 kottke.org Posts About Mapshttp://kottke.org/tag/maps
Wantsomemapcuriosities,or“hardtocategorize”mapstoexamine?Lookingfortheuniqueandunusualinyourcartographiclife?Visitthisblog,andyouwon’tbedisappointed.
Atypicalexampleisforthosewhostilllikepaperovere-maps.The“ZoomablepapermapofLondon”(http://kottke.org/10/01/zoomable-paper-map-of-london)iswhatyou’vebeenwanting.(Viewandpurchaseathttp://www.thezoomablemap.com/buy-london-map.html).
Population Atlas: Map of the World Showing Population Density in Each Countryhttp://anhngu.tumblr.com/post/206517754
Moreinterestingcartograms,thesefocusonpopulationinrelationtogeo-spatiallocation.“Themapoftheworldhasbeenredrawninanewatlaswhichusespopulationratherthanlandmasstoillustratethesizeandshapeofeachcountry.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofSheffieldcreatedtheonlineatlasof2000.”
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Formorecartograms,remembertovisittheWorldMapperWebsite:http://www.worldmapper.org/countrycartograms.
Legal Systems of the Worldhttp://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2007/08/08/LegalSystemsOfTheWorld-Map.png
Anicevisualworldmapshowingthedifferentlegalsystemsbycountry(e.g.,CivilLaw,ReligiousLaw,etc.).Itisasimplevisualizationusefulforaspotinapresentationorpaperonthesubject.ItwaspresentedontheblogofThomasP.M.Barnett(http://thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/).
Emergence of Modern Global Communityhttp://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~batchelo/History1112LSylSp08.htm
Thisisapagethatisahistorycourseresourceguide,butithasidentifiedlinkstoavarietyofmapsonmanytopics(e.g.,SonghaiEmpiremap:http://www.metmu-seum.org/TOAH/HD/sghi/hd_sghi.htm).ThemapsaremostlylocatedinmuseumoruniversityWebsites.Usingthecoursepage,youmaysearch(find“map”)forspecifichistoricandothermaps.
Themapsareusefulforhighschoolthroughadultlearnerandaremostlygeneral;however,includedonmanyofthepagesisadditionaltextonthethemesdisplayed.
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World “Tag Cloud” Maphttp://kelsocartography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/vladstudio_typo-graphic_world_map_1600x1200.jpg
Youarefamiliarwith“tagclouds”asusedinsearchingfordata.Thismapisatagcloud“look-alike”thatmakesanicegraphic.FromtheblogKelso’s Corner: Blogging at KelsoCartography (http://kelsocartography.com/blog/?tag=tag-cloud).Visitthemainsitetoseeothervisualizationsofdataasappliedtothespatialform.
Great Map bloghttp://greatmap.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html
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Thisisaprojecttocreate“Non-Geo”GraphicalInformationSystems,“withaparticularfocusonmappingknowledgedomains.I’minterestedincreatingvisualizationsof‘ideas’thatdonotnecessarilyhaveageobasistothem.”—blogpage.
Proofthatmapsarenotalwayslimitedtogeo-spatialdata,thisisanabstractap-proachtomappingsomethingreallydifferent.Anexampleoftheartist’sconceptisshownhere:http://www.1-900-870-6235.com/eLearning/DiscoveryEmail.htm.
Theblogisdeceptiveinthatitappearstobesimplysomeone’sattemptstobecre-ative;however,readingdownthepage,onecanfindavarietyofmap-relatedlinksthatmaybeofinterest,oratleastmaydemonstrateconceptsthatmightbeuseful.
Iwon’ttrytoclassifythisinregardtoaudience,excepttosaythatart,literature,andothervisualartistsmayfindthisinterestingfortheirwork.
Religion Maps of the Worldhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Religion_maps_of_the_world
Muchmoreconcreteformappers,thispagehaslinkstoworldmapsthatshowthedistributionofmajorreligionsandsome‘sect’types.Thesemapswouldbehelpfulforgradeschoolthroughadultlearner,whoneedssimpleviewsofthedata.Thevarietyisverygoodhereandthemapsareconsistentenoughthatonemaymakecomparisonstudiesofgeneraldata.
ManyothermapsshowingreligionareavailableontheInternet,includingthisone:http://www.mapsorama.com/maps/world/map_world_religions.gif.
Mapping Globalization Projecthttps://qed.princeton.edu/index.php/MG
Thisisasitedevotedtothetopicofglobalization.Itsintentisto“makeempiricalworkonglobalizationaswidelyaccessibleaspossible.”ThegrowingWebsiteincludesresourcesthatareusefulforstudents,instructors,andresearchers.
Materialsanddataarefromreliablesources,withemphasisonrawdataandinthevisualizationofsuchdata,includingmapsandanimations.Globalchangeisshownformanythemes,including:historical,trade,migration,transportation,communication,empires,andothertopics.
Thissiteisactuallyawikiindisguise,andisajointeffortofPrincetonandtheUniversityofWashington,foruseintheircourses.Dataandresourcesareverygood,andsourcesareprovidedtooriginaldata.
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MappingGlobalizationisagreatsiteforhighschoolthroughadultlearner,offeringin-depthmaterialsonworldglobalizationthatwouldbeusefulforhistory,politicalscience,anthropology,humangeography,worldeconomics,andotherrelatedfields.
Interlinked Climate & Energy Challengeshttp://colli239.fts.educ.msu.edu/tag/flooding/
ThisWebsite“isanon-profit,university-basedresearchprojectthataddressesglobalchallengesandsustainabilityinaninterconnected,complexworld.”Maintopicscoveredare:biodiversity,climatechange,eco-migrations,economy,energy,food,health,hunger,populationgrowth,poverty,security,sustainability,transportation,urbanization,andwaterstress.
Includedonthesiteareimages,text,maps,andotherdatafromallformsofmedia:articles,podcasts,blogs,pressreleases,institutionalreports,testimonies,encyclopedias,books,anddocumentaries.Thedataismadesearchable,andallarelinkedtooriginalsourcestomakecitingandresearchmorethorough.
Thenatureofthedatabaseistoprovideeasyaccesstospecificdatabits,tomakethetopicaldatamoreaccessible,aswellasvisual.Usersareencouragedtousethiscontenttofurtherpromoteanddescribetheglobalchallenges.
Thesiteisrichinmapsandspatialimageryandprovidesdatathatcanbeusedbystudentsatalllevels,andbyinstructorswantingtoteachthevarioustopicscoveredonthisWebsite.AlongwithMapping Globalization (above),thissitemaybeanessentiallinkforavarietyofusers.
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Flood Maps on your Web sitehttp://flood.firetree.net/
Thissitewillanswerthatquestion“whereshouldwebuythatshorelinepropertywhenweretire?”Youwillunderstandwhatitdoeswhenyoutryit.Youcanviewanyregionoftheworldandseewhatwillhappeniftheoceanlevelincreasesby1meterintervals,upto14m.
ThemaprunsoffofGoogleMaps,soyoucanusethefamiliar“map”“satellite”“hybrid”viewsandzoominorout.Thismapwouldbeusefulforallagesandforanyonewantingtoeasilyshowpotentialdamagefromclimatechangesthatwouldaffectoceanlevels.
…andhere'saBigTip:don’tconsiderbuyinglandintheNetherlands!
Noise Mapping Englandhttp://services.defra.gov.uk/wps/portal/noise
Pollutionandtheimpactofmodernlifeonourenvironmenttakesonmanyforms.Thissitecoversonethatisoftenoverlookedonalargerscale.“ThenoisemapsonthissitehavebeenproducedbyDefratomeettherequirementsoftheEnvironmentalNoise(England)Regulations2006,andareintendedtoinformtheproductionofnoiseactionplansforlargeurbanareas,majortransportsources,andsignificantindustrialsitesinEngland.”—Website.
Themapsprovidevisualviewsofallaspectsofnoise,fromproduction,effectontheenvironment,andtheeffectsofexposuretoharmfullevelsofnoise.Datafor
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mapscanbeviewedbytype(e.g.,roadnoise),location,andotherfeatures.TheinterfaceisastandardGISallowingthebasictoolsforfindinganddisplayingdataforspecificlocales.
Thissiteoffersresearchandvisualmaterialsofusetocollegeandresearch-levelstudies,butcanalsobehelpfultohighschoolstudentsorprofessionalplannersneedingdataonnoisepollutionanditseffectontheenvironment.
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Maphttp://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp
Japan’sAdvancedSpaceborneThermalEmissionandReflectionRadiometer(ASTER),whichisattachedtoNASA’sTerrasatellitehasbeenusedtoproducetheGlobalDigitalElevationMap(GDEM).Thisincredibletopographicmapoftheworldwasmadefrom1.3millionindividualsatelliteimagescovering99percentoftheEarth’ssurface.CoverageincludesEarth’slandsurfacebetween83°Nand83°Slatitudes.TheGDEMisproducedwith30meterpostings,andisformattedin1x1degreetilesasGeoTIFFfilesandisavailablefordownloadfromNASA’sEOSdataarchivehttp://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem-wist.asp.
Asmallsamplemapoftheworldisavailableandmaybemorethansomepeoplewillneed.Themainimageswillbeveryusefultocartographers,environmentalresearchers,andthoseinotherearthsciences.Itissuitableforcollege-levelandprofessionalusers,butisalsofascinatingforanyonewishingtoseedetailedviewsoftheworld.
Maps on Stampshttp://www.danstopicals.com/map1index.htm
ThisWebsiteisbysomeonewhocollectspostagestampswithcartographicthemes.Includedarestampsshowinginstrumentsofnavigation,mapprojections,mapping,andotherthemes.
HealsomentionstheCarto-PhilatelicSociety,whichhascompiledachecklistof15,000+mapsonstamps.VisittheCarto-PhilatelicSocietyhttp://www.mapson-stamps.com/index.html,ortheMapStampStudyGroup(http://mapstamp.org/index.html).
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Maps of Afghanistan
ThefollowingWebsitescontainsizeablecollectionsofmapsonAfghanistan,coveringawideassortmentoftopicsandthemes.Allaresuitablecollectionsthatwouldbeusefulforanyonefromgradeschoolthroughadultlearner.
Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)http://www.aims.org.af/
“TheAIMSprojectisbuildinginformationmanagementcapacityingovernmentanddeliversinformationmanagementservicestoorganisationsacrossAfghanistan.AIMSseekstobuildappropriateskillsingovernmenttomanageinformationmanagementsystems.AIMSseekstoexitfrominformationsystemactivitiesoncecapabilityexistswithingovernmenttomanagelineactivitieswiththespecificinformationsystemsconcerned.”—Website.
WithinthisWebsitearealargecollectionofmapsandGISdatathatareavailableforviewingordownload:http://www.aims.org.af/root.aspx?seckeyz=39.Includedaretopographic,planimetric,andothermaps,groupedbytopic,suchasurban,district,province,orcountrymaps.Oneoftheseriesofmapscoverstheentirecountryin65sheets(scale:1:300,000),showingroadsandinfrastructureandmajorrivers(http://www.aims.org.af/sroots.aspx?seckeys=125).Thesearetitled“topographicmapswithoutbackground”meaningtheyarereallyplanimetric.Theimagesarepdfandcanbeenlargedsignificantlytoviewdetails.
Inaddition,thereisasectiononthesitefortheGISUsersCommunity(GUC)inAfghanistan(http://www.aims.org.af/sroots.aspx?seckeys=70)thatprovidesdataandcontactsforGISprojectsinthecountry.
ForstudiesofAfghanistanorfordetailedmapstouseforhistorical,politicalscience,orotherresearch,thisisagreatsitetokeepinmind.
Afghanistan Mapshttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/maps-people.htm
GlobalSecurityisanorganizationthatprovidescountry-specificdataforpolitical/militaryregionsoftheworld.ThispageisdevotedtoAfghanistanwithmapsofalltypes.
Afghanistan Mapshttp://www.afghaneic.org/maps.phpThiscollectionprovidesdetailedmapsofthecountry,withanemphasisonenergyproduction.TheAfghanEnergyInformationCenter(AEIC)is“thecentralrepositoryanddistributorofthemostaccurate,reliable,andunbiasedenergydata,information,andanalysisinAfghanistan.”—Website.Includedaremapsand
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GISshowingpowerproductionsites,naturalresources,riverbasins,political,andothertopics.Theymaybedownloadedasneeded.
Political map of Afghanistan and Pakistanhttp://www.mapsorama.com/category/asia-maps/afghanistan/
Thismapandothersoftheregion,aredescribedandpostedontheMapsoramablog-site.Whileyouarethere,takealookaround,asthisblogcontainsloadsofmaps,mapconcepts,andlinkstoevenmoremaps.
Earth Snapshot: Indus Riverhttp://www.eosnap.com/?tag=indus-river
Satelliteimageryoffersthechancetoviewanareawithoutpoliticalboundaries.Thisisimportantwhenstudyingaregionthroughhistory,orforshowingtheregionfreeofhumanelements.
ThispageisgreatforAfghan/Pakistanregionalcoverage.AnevengreateruseoftheWebsiteis:
Earth Snapshot: a Daily View of the Planethttp://www.eosnap.com/
UsethisWebsitetofindlocationsofcurrentevents,suchasdisasters,orforview-inganyplaceintheworld.Anewfeatureis“Mosaics,”whereyoucanseetheworld-viewathighresolution:
“InthissectionyoucanfindmosaicsgeneratedbyMOSRI,aRealTimeMosaicgenerationsystem.Imagesarepublishedassoonasproductscoveringnewtimeperiodsareprocessed,orwhencertaintimeseriesfocusingonaspecificareaoftheEartharerequestedbyusers.Themosaicsarecategorizedbymission(Envi-sat,Alos,Terra,Aqua,Metop,etc.)andbysensor(Asar,Meris,Modis,etc.).”—Mosaicspage.
Availablearehigh-resolutionsatelliteimagesoftheworld,includingafullmosaicoftheEarththatcanbepannedandzoomed.
EarthSnapshotisagreatsiteforanyonewishingtoseetheworldfromauniqueperspective.Itiseasytonavigateandtheimageryisspectacular.
Maps of South Asia (and beyond)http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/index.htmlThisisanicecollectionofSouthandSouthwestAsianmapscompiledbyFrancesPritchett,ProfessorofModernIndicLanguagesatColumbiaUniversity.It
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Rare, Antiquarian, or Just Plain Old:Cataloging Pre-Twentieth Century Cartographic Resources
TheWorkbookusedandissuedtoparticipantsduringtheJune2007ALApreconferenceoncatalogingearlymapsandatlasesisnowavailabletopurchasefor$40.TheWorkbookincludesillustrationsandcatalogingexamplestakenfromsheetmaps,atlasplatesandatlases,focusingonearlyandpre-twentiethcenturycartographicmaterials.Elementsofdescription,transcription,mathematicaldataandsupportiveresearcharesomeoftheareascoveredbytheWorkbook.Thepriceincludesshippingandhandling.
OrdersshouldbesenttoJimCoombs,MAGERTPublicationsDistributionManager,MapsLibrary,MissouriStateUniversity,901S.National,#175,Springfield,MO65897E-mail:[email protected]
containsimagesofmapsfromearliestthroughmorecurrent,includingpolitical,geologic,historic,andotherthemes.IncludedtooaremapsofAfghanistan.
Itwasdesignedforusebycollegestudents,andisalsousefulforhighschoolthroughadultlearner.
Persian Gulf Region Maps(Gulf/2000Project,ColumbiaUniversity)http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/maps.shtml
FormapsofthePersianGulfandcountriessurroundingit,thisWebsiteoffersagreatcollectionofmaps,onavarietyoftopics,andincludeslinkstoadditionalcollectionsofrelatedmaps.Thoughland-locked,Afghanistanhasaneffectonthisregion.
“TheGulf/2000Projectwascreatedin1993asaservicetoscholars,governmentofficials,businesspeople,journalistsandotherspecialistswhohaveaprofessionalassociationwiththePersianGulfandGulfstudies.”—Website.
Conclusion
Enjoythespring,andkeeponmapping.–DJB
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The ALA Map and Geography Round Table invites you to attend…
ALA Annual Conference – Washington, DCSaturday June 26, 2010
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Would you like to incorporate GIS into your library’s services but don’t know where or how to start? Are you interested in GIS but afraid it may not be within your library’s scope or budget? Join an interactive panel presentation and discussion on how geographic information systems (GIS) have been implemented in three distinct settings: an academic library just starting a GIS program, an academic library with an established GIS program, and GIS services offered for public libraries. Our panelists will discuss how GIS services originated in their institutions, describe their service models including staffing, facilities, reference services, data storage, and instruction, and provide examples of how their users have embraced GIS in a library setting. Please join us to discover how to make GIS happen in EVERY library, including YOURS!
Our panelists:Frank Donnelly: Geospatial Data Librarian, Newman Library, Baruch College CUNY
Christie Koontz, PhD: Director, GeoLib, Florida State University, College of Communication and Information
Chris Miller: Assistant Professor of Library Science and Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Co-sponsored with: PLA| RUSA–BRASS | GODORT | FAFLRT
This program is made possible with financial support from: ESRI and Geographic Research Inc.
For more information visit the MAGERT Website:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/index.cfm
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c Jim Coombs 4/10
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I SEE YOU‛RE INTO MAPS
I COLLECT MAPS, TOO
I HAVE A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF U.S. STATE ROAD MAPS
I KEEP TRACK OF ALL MY TRIPS
YEP
THAT‛S NICE
SO DO I
ME TOO
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ON COUNTY HIGHWAY MAPS
Great Moments In Map Librarianship by Jim Coombs
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I‛M A MAP LIBRARIANOK, YOU WIN