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Map Librarianship

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  1. Cover image
  2. Map Librarianship
  3. Title page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1: Introduction to Maps and Librarians
  10. Chapter 2: Spatial Thinking and Geo-Literacy
  11. Chapter 3: Basic Map Concepts—The Science of Cartography
  12. Chapter 4: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
  13. Chapter 5: Terrain Mapping Meets Digital Data
  14. Chapter 6: Map and Geospatial Librarianship
  15. Chapter 7: Geospatial Resources and Instruction Services
  16. Chapter 8: Reference Desk
  17. Chapter 9: Collection Development
  18. Chapter 10: Cataloging and Classifying
  19. Chapter 11: Promotion and Summary of Map and GIS Resources and Services
  20. Appendix A
  21. Appendix B
  22. Appendix C
  23. Index

Index

Note: Page numbers followed by f indicate figures and t indicate tables.

A

Academic curriculum 
history 102–105
transitions 105–108
Academic preparation 96
Accreditation 101
Accredited course 102–105
Active remote sensing (RS) 75
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) 93
Aerial photography 47, 48f, 53–55, 79
Aeronautical charts 26, 27f
ALA and MAGIRT 
core competencies 100–102
history 100
American Geographical Society Classification Systems 225–227
American geographical system (AGS) 225
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) 186, 247
American Library Association (ALA) 
core competencies 100–102
history 100
American Psychological Association (APA) 193
Anglo–American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) 233
ArcGIS 132–134, 133f
ArcMap 133, 167f
Assess library users and usage 206–207
Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) 187
Association of research libraries (ARL) 108
Atlas 28–29
Azimuthal projections 60

B

Base maps 40
Basic map 
geodesy 56–58
grids and graticules 63–64
latitude and longitude 64–65
legends 63
north defined 61–62
projections 58–61
scale and resolution 53–56
State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) 66
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) system 65–66
Bedolina map 4–5, 5f
Berne Convention 125–126
Bird’s-eye view map 29, 29f
Boggs and Lewis (B&L) system 225–227

C

Canada’s GeoGratis 163
Caretakers 11
Cartesian planes 63
Cartogram map 23, 24f
Cartographers 
Bedolina map 4–5, 5f
digital map making 8
geographic information systems (GIS) 8
legends 63
printer 7–8
roles 7–8
volunteered geographic information 8
woodblock printing 5, 7f
Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC) 188–189
Cartography 4, 20
Cataloging and classifying maps 
cartographic resources 232–237
classification systems 225–232
history of 221–225
Cataloging cartographic resources 
inevitable change 235–237
progress in 232–235
tools of 235
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) 145
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 146
World Factbook 146–147, 147f
Cholera map 19, 20f
Choropleth map 20–22
Coal investigation map 30, 30f
Collection development 
CDP 212–216
map and GIS resources 205–212
Collection development budgets 209–210
Collection development gifts 210–212
Collection development policy (CDP) 212–216
Dartmouth College Library 214–215
LOC 215
Louisiana State University 216
The University of California Santa Barbara Map 216
The University of Chicago 215–216
Conformal projections 59–60
Copy cataloging maps 265
BIBFORMAT 265
encoding standards 265
Copyright 
Berne Convention 125–126
definition 124
law 124–127
piracy 124–125
Copyright Advisory Office 129
Creative Commons license 127–128, 128f
Crisis mapping 9–10
Crosswalks 111, 236

D

Dartmouth College Library 214–215
Data, layering 
GIS 72, 73f
site suitability 73–74, 74f
spatial statistical analyses 74
spatial vector data 72
Datum 56–58
Degrees-minutes-seconds (DMS) 64–65
Desktop GIS 82–83
Dewey decimal classification (DDC) 224, 227–228
Digital data preservation 99
Digital elevation models (DEMs) 91–93, 91f
Digital geodata 113–114
Digital geospatial data 76–77
Digital Line Graphs (DLGs) 89
layers 90t
Digital philanthropy 210–212
Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) 87–89
Digital surface model 91
Digital terrain model 91
Dot density map 22–23, 23f

E

Earth 9
shape 56, 57f
surfaces 58, 59f
terrain 87
EarthExplorer 153–154
Earth Science Week (ESW) 246–247
Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) spectrum 75–76, 76f
Electronic maps 3
Ellipsoid 56–58, 57f
EMR  See Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) spectrum
Enumeration maps  See Choropleth map
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 31–35, 189
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) 3
ENvironment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) 138, 139f
Equal-area projection 58–59, 59f
Equidistant projection 60
ERDAS IMAGINE 137–138, 138f
Esri’s ArcGIS software 72, 82, 113
European Environment Agency (EEA) 147–148
European Union INSPIRE Directive 149–151, 150f

F

Fair use 129–130
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 26
Federal Copyright Law 125
Federal Depository Library program 10
Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) 134
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) 237

G

Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth 151
Gazetteers 28–29, 151–152
Geocaching 247–248
Geodesy 56–58
GeoEye-1 sensor 79–80
Geographic information (GI) 107
Geographic information librarianship (GIL) 107
Geographic information science (GISci) 71–72
Geographic information systems (GIS) 
GIS day 246–247
remote sensing 71–72, 131–141
resources and services 
earth science week 246–247
GAW 246–247
geocaching 247–248
GIS day 246–247
GPS activities 247–248
information challenges 241–242
library resources 242–244
map librarianship 249–251
tools 87
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 175, 180
Geography 3–4
Geography and Maps (G&M) 185
Geography Awareness Week (GAW) 246–247
Geography/Library & Information Systems (GELS) 104
Geo-literacy 
aerial photography 47
aeronautical charts 26
atlas and gazetteers 28–29
bird’s-eye view 29
cartogram 23
choropleth map 20–22
coal, oil, and natural gas investigation maps 30
decision-making 17–18
dot density map 22–23
geo-education 17–18
geologic and mining 31–35
globes and raised-relief models 45–47
historic map 35
location-based spatial thinking 17–18
mapping data–map symbology techniques 20
mapping data–map types 25–26
mapping terrain 25
maps 18–19
National Geographic Society 17–18
national parks 36–37
nautical charts 37
physiographic maps 38
planimetric maps 40
proportional symbol map 23
reference and thematic maps 19
soil maps 40–41
spatial thinking 17
topographic maps 41–43
Geologic maps 31–35, 32–33f
GEOnet Names Server (GNS) 28–29, 180
Georeferencing 87
Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) 186
Geospatial data gateway 165–167
Geospatial librarians 11–12
Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership (GeoMAPP) 152–153
Geospatial resources 
Censusreporter.org 142–145
CIA World Factbook 146–147
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) 145
EarthExplorer 153–154
European Environment Agency (EEA) 147–148
Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth 151, 151f
gazetteers 151–152
GeoGratis 163
GeoMAPP 152–153
geospatial data gateway 165–167
Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) 153–154
Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS) 154–155
INSPIRE Geoportal 149–151, 150f
Library of Congress 155–156
National Atlas 156
National Geologic Map Database (NGMD) 158–159
National Geospatial Digital Archives (NGDA) 159
Soviet topographic maps 163–165
The National Map (TNM) 159–162
US Census Bureau 142–145
web soil survey 165–167
Geospatial technology 10
Geotagged Twitter 82–83
GeoWeb 
digital data preservation 99
growth 99
librarians problem 99
map librarianship, field of 99
significance 99
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) 175–176
Global Land Information System (GLIS) 153
Global positioning systems (GPS) 8–9, 64
Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis) 153–154
Globe gores 45, 45f
Globes 45
and raised-relief models 45–47
Google Earth 9, 83–84, 131, 132f
Google Maps 9, 82–83
GRASS GIS 135, 136f
Graticules 63–64
Great Sand Dunes National Park 37, 38f
Grids 63–64

H

Hammer–Aitoff projection 58–59, 60f
Harrison’s marine chronometer 64
Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS) 154–155
Historic map 35
Historic Topographic Map Collection (HTMC) 43
Hyperspectral data 80–81
Hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) 81

I

IDRISI 139
Image rectification 79
Imagery Laboratory Collection of maps 216
Information challenges 241–242
INSPIRE Geoportal 149
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 206
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 26
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 188
Isolines 25

J

Job descriptions 12
Job opportunities 108–114

K

Kansas 
Meades Ranch 56–58, 57f
mineral resource map 31–35, 34f
physiographic map 38, 39f
populations 
cartogram map 23, 24f
counties and larger cities 20, 21f
dot density map 22–23, 23f
3D view of 20–21, 21–22f

L

Labyrinth—legal considerations 123–130
copyright 124–125
copyright law 125–127
Creative Commons license 127–128, 128f
GIS and remote sensing fields 131–141
Library of Congress (LOC) 123–124, 124f
print-on-demand model 130
Lambert conformal conic projection 66
Landsat 8 satellite 53–55, 79–80, 81f
Latitude 64–65, 65t
Layering data 72–74
Legends 63
Librarians 11
Library 
copyright policy 192–193
historic map collections 35
resources 242–244
Library and information science (LIS) 10
Library of Congress (LOC) 123–124, 124f, 155–156, 215
LIDAR 75
Line-route maps 40
LOC  See Library of Congress (LOC)
Long Beach harbors 37, 39f
Longitude 64–65, 65t
Louisiana State University 216

M

MAchine–Readable Cataloging (MARC) 233–234
MAGIRT  See Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT)
Magnetic Atlas 125
Magnetic declination 61–62, 62f
Magnetic north 61–62, 62f
Map 
and geospatial librarians 193–196
and geospatial librarianship 
academic curriculum 105–108
academic preparation 96
accredited course 102–105
challenges in 108–114
equipment 114–117
GeoWeb 98–100
history and transitions 96–98, 97f
importance of 95
job opportunities 108–114
map library work space 114–117
and GIS resources 205–212
collection development budgets 209–210
collection development gifts 210–212
digital philanthropy 210–212
users and uses of maps and GIS 207–209
librarianship 249–251
academic curriculum 102–108
Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) 187
Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC) 188–189
geography and maps 185–186
geospatial data 190–200
Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) 186
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 188
journals and social media 189–190
Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT) 187
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) 188
Northeast Map Organization (NEMO) 189
social sciences division of SLA 185–186
Western Association of Map Librarians (WAML) 186
qualitative approach 207–209
Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT) 12, 178
core competencies 100–102
course competencies 263, 263t
history 100
Mapbox 9
Map distance/earth distance 53
MapInfo 134, 135f
Map library work space 114–117
Mapping data–map symbology techniques 20
Mapping data–map types 25–26
Mapping Display and Analysis System (MIDAS) 134
Mapping terrain 25
combined approach 25, 26f
hypsometric tinting 25, 26f
shaded relief approach 25, 26f
Maps 
cartography 18–19
citing and referencing 190–200
classification systems and 225–232
definition 18
and librarians 
cartographers 4–8
geography 3–4
historic progression of 4–8, 10–11
neocartography 8–10
neogeography 8–10
neomap librarianship 11–12
spatial compass 1–3
librarianship 
caretakers 11
Federal Depository Library program 10
librarians 11
library and information science (LIS) 10
library collections 10
north arrows 61
projections 58–61
resolution 53–56
scale 53–56, 55f
mapView 31, 33f
MARC  See MAchine–Readable Cataloging (MARC)
Mercator projection 59–61
Metadata object description schema (MODS) 212–213
Mineral resource map 31–35, 34f
Mining maps 31–35
Mobile GIS 139–141, 141f
Mollweide projection 58, 59f
Multiband imagery 80
Multispectral imagery 80–81

N

Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) 236
NASA World Wind 45
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 2
National Atlas 156
The National Atlas of the United States 28
National Cooperative Soil Survey 40–41
National Education Association (NEA) 246
National Elevation Dataset (NED) 93
National Geologic Map Database (NGMD) 31, 158–159
National Geospatial Digital Archives (NGDA) 159
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) 2
National Library of Medicine (NLM) 224
National Map 106
National Map Small-Scale Collection website 28
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2, 37, 39f, 189
National parks 36–37
Natural breaks approach 21–22
Natural gas investigation maps 30
Nautical charts 37
NEMO  See Northeast Map Organization (NEMO)
Neocartography 8–10
Neogeography 8–10
Web GIS 81–82
Neomap librarianship 
geospatial librarians 11–12
job descriptions 12
Map and Geospatial Information Round Table (MAGIRT) 12
Master in Library Science (MLS) 12
traditional map 11–12
New York Public Library (NYPL) 192–193
NOAA  See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Nonphotographic raster conception 78, 78f
North 
arrows 61
defined 61–62
star 64
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) 188
Northeast Map Organization (NEMO) 188–189

O

Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) 233
Oil investigation maps 30
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) 227
Online Web Soil Survey 40–41
Open-public-access catalog (OPAC) 212–213
OpenStreetMap 9
Operational Land Imager 53–55
Orthophotos 79
Outline maps 40

P

Paper maps 40–41, 42f
Passive remote sensing (RS) 75
Physiographic maps 38
Pixel 53–55, 56f
Plagiarism 191
Planimetric maps 40
PLSS  See Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
Pole star 64
Polish cartographers 46–47, 46f
Political maps 40, 41f
Polygons 76–77, 77f
Prime Meridian 64, 65f
Principal meridians 66, 67f
Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) 236
Proportional symbol map 23, 24f
ProQuest 180
Public domain 130
Public Land Survey System (PLSS) 66–69, 67–68f
land ownership 66
principal meridians 66, 67f

Q

QField 140–141
QGIS 135, 136f

R

RADAR 75, 91
Raised-relief models 46
Raster-based DEMs 91
Raster data 
aerial photographs 79
Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) 80
GeoEye-1 sensor 79–80
hyperspectral data 80–81
image rectification 79
Landsat 8 79–80, 81f
multiband imagery 80
multispectral imagery 80–81
orthophotos 79
satellite imagery 79
vs. vector 76–79, 77f
Reference desk 
citing and referencing maps and geospatial data 190–200
librarian duties 177–178
location matters 173–177
map librarianship 183–190
question types 179–183
Reference librarian duties 
basics 177–178
core competencies 178
Reference maps 19
Remote sensing (RS) 
active 75
aerial platforms 75
electromagnetic radiation (EMR) spectrum 75–76, 76f
passive 75
raster data 75
spectral response 75–76
vegetation monitoring 76, 77f
Resolution 53–56
Road layouts 29
Rocky Mountain National Park 36–37, 36f

S

Satellite imagery 53–55, 79
Scale 53–56
Science and Technology Section (STS) 189–190
Shaded maps  See Choropleth map
Shaded relief approach 25, 26f
Shared cartobibliographies 98
Site suitability 73–74, 74f
SLOs  See Student-learning outcomes (SLOs)
Small-scale maps 61
Soil maps 40–41
Soviet topographic maps 163–165
Spatial compass 1–3
Spatial database approach 71
Spatial statistical analyses 74
Spatial vector data 72
Special Libraries Association (SLA) 185
Spectral response 75–76
State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) 66
Student-learning outcomes (SLOs) 107, 263, 263t
SuDocs system 229–230

T

Tabulating Machine Company 143
Terrain mapping 
digital elevation models 91–93
Digital Line Graphs (DLGs) 89
Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) 87–89
earth’s terrain 87
TerrSet 139, 140f
Thematic maps 19
Topographic map 41–43
corporate author and map title location 267f
horizontal planimetric data 41–43
Historic Topographic Map Collection (HTMC) 43
latitude and longitude 268f
National Map Viewer 43
public catalog record 269f
Topo Quadrangle series 43
uses 41–43
United States Geological Survey (USGS) 43, 44f
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) program 145
Topo Quadrangle series 43
Traditional map 11–12
techniques 4
Transverse Mercator projection 65–66
Triangulated irregular network (TIN) 91
Tri-state mining map collection 35

U

United States Geological Survey (USGS) 2, 2f, 28, 30, 242–244, 243f
topographic maps 36–37, 36f
website 2, 2f
Universal decimal classification (UDC) 228–229
Universal Polar Stereographic System 65–66
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) 64–66
The University of California Santa Barbara 216
The University of Chicago 215–216
U.S. Board of Geographic Names 28–29
US Census Bureau 
FactFinder 142–143
storage and tabulation of data 143
surveys 142
TIGER program 145
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 189
U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Program 82
USGS  See United States Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. Library of Congress Classification, Schedule G 230–232
U.S. National Park System (NPS) 36–37
U.S. Public Land Survey System 64
UTM  See Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

V

Vector vs. raster data 76–79, 77f
digital geospatial data 76–77
electronic displays 78
nonphotographic raster conception 78, 78f
polygons 76–77, 77f
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) 26, 27f
Visualization techniques 20
Volunteered geographic information (VGI) 8, 82–84
GPS role in 83–84
NeoGeography 84

W

Web GIS 81–82
Web Soil Survey (WSS) 165–167
Western Association of Map Librarians (WAML) 186
Woodblock printing 5, 7f
World Factbook, CIA 146–147, 147f
World Wide Web 237–238