Map Librarian's Toolbox
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS Services at institutions with WAML members
- Arizona State University
- Stanford Earthworks (GeoBlacklight)
- University of British Columbia – LibGuide
- University of California Santa Barbara
- University of California Davis
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of California Santa Barbara
- University of Oregon
- University of Victoria – LibGuide
Web Maps
Converters between British-centric systems
Current Literature on GIS in Libraries – from McMaster University Libraries Lloyd Reeds Map Collection.
Metadata for Geospatial Data
Metadata Primer for Map Librarians – from MAGIRT.
GeoNetwork Catalog and metadata authoring tool.
OpenGeoMetadata – Metadata corpora and software tools for OpenGeoPortal installations.
Desktop Software Systems
QGIS Free and Open Source desktop GIS system. Windows, Mac, and Linux versions
ArcGIS Desktop System Requirements System Requirements for GIS Computers – from Esri
Esri ArcGIS Version history – from wikipedia
Web Mapping Tools
- ArcGIS Online Add-on’s
- Managing AGO Users Use Python to delete unused users
- DataLab at Tufts Web Applications
- Includes web mapping tools, graphic design tools, and other web-based data visualization tools.