INFORMATION BULLETIN (WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF MAP LIBRARIES)
ISSN: 0049-7282
Part 14, March 1996. To be included in a future print version
of the "Information Bulletin."
Contents:
1. News
1.1 Electronic News & Notes Editorship changes at WAML
1.2 Editorship changes at ACMLA
1.3-1.5 Job Announcements
2. New books, maps, etc.
2.1 New Mapping of Western North America, compiled by Ken Rockwell
2.2 Other new materials
3. Internet resources:
3.1 WWW Access to GIS conference proceedings
3.2 Cybersites--CyberSavvy, by Chris Hodge (from _Mercator's World_)
4. Contributors to this issue
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries
1. News
1.1 Editorship changes at WAML
WAML President Kathryn Womble is pleased to announce that WAML member
Lucinda Hall of the University of Minnesota has stepped forward to edit
the WAML Electronic News & Notes. Lucinda will begin with the April 1996
issue and has agreed to serve for at least one year.
You may now submit items for the Electronic News & Notes to Lucinda at:
hallx030@tc.umn.edu
Many thanks also go to Connie Manson for her work as News & Notes
editor during the past year.
1.2 Editorship changes at ACMLA
Rosaline Milks of the Paul E. Vandall Map Library, University of
Windsor, has agreed to serve as Editor of the Association of Canadian Map
Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) _Bulletin_. She will be taking over from
Colleen Beard with the 1996 issues of the _Bulletin_. Alberta Auringer
Wood, ACMLA President, said "At this time, I would like to take the
opportunity to publicly thank Colleen for her years of service in this
capacity. This contribution is much appreciated, and we know that she
will continue to participate actively in ACMLA. Rosaline, we welcome you
heartily to the 'fold' of active members of ACMLA! Thanks much and shall
look forward to working with you."
1.3 Job Announcement: Unit Head: Government Publications/Maps, University
of California Santa Cruz, CA
Title: Unit Head:Government Publications/Maps
Rank: Assistant/Associate Librarian
Appointment Salary Range: $32,544-$39,648 commensurate with
experience and qualifications
Position Available: July 1, 1996
The University Library, Government Publications/Maps Unit offers a
challenging team approach to reference and research services related to a
substantial federal (51%) and state depository documents collection as
well as a selective world-wide and com prehensive regional cartographic
collection. The unit is located in two separate areas of the McHenry
humanities and social sciences library, and is staffed by a group of
highly motivated paraprofessionals. The unit head is responsible for the
management of the two collections, supervising work-flow in both areas,
maintaining a high public service orientation, and contributing leadership
in an expanding electronic environment. This position calls for an
innovative vision of Government Publications/Maps librarianship in an
area of the library that serves a diverse population of faculty, staff,
students and members of the local community.
Reporting to the Head of Reference Services, the Head of the
Government Publications/Maps Unit administers reference services,
collection development, and coordinates technical processing functions of
the unit. Participates in providing in-depth reference service related to
a sizeable federal and state depository documents collection, law, and
cartographic materials. Incumbent offers bibliographic instruction to
faculty, staff and students; plans and administers electronic support
required to utilize government data and cartographic materials in machine
readable formats including Geographic Information Systems (GIS),
coordinating with other units as necessary. Appointee participates in
library-wide activities, including administrative committees and
represents UCSC at the local, state and national levels for all duties of
the position.
Qualifications:
Required: Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited school; a minimum
of 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience including
supervision of staff; demonstrated commitment to client-centered services
in a culturally diverse environment; demonstrated written and oral
communication skills; hands-on experience with documents depository
collection procedures; library instruction and general reference
experience; experience with a networked environment and microcomputer
applications relevant to a documents and/or maps collection; demonstrated
ability to work effectively with all levels of staff and patrons in a
technologically intensive environment.
Preferred: Familiarity with state and federal depository
collection procedures; knowledge of maps and cartographic information in
digital form; hands-on experience with Geographic Information Systems
(GIS); ability to maintain and preserve collections of aerial photos,
maps, rare cartographic materials, and books by using acceptable
preservation techniques; ability to work with local government agencies
and libraries in the acquisition of local documents, maps and cartographic
data; familiarity
with state and federal depository collection procedures; working
knowledge of reference tools in law.
The Campus and the Library: One of the nine campuses of the
University of California, UC Santa Cruz is located in a redwood forest
overlooking the ocean, 75 miles from San Francisco, 25 miles from San Jose
at the north end of the agriculture and ma rine rich Monterey Bay area.
Approximately 10,000 students, including 900 graduate students are
enrolled. The library has a full-time equivalent staff of 140, of whom 30
are librarians.
Librarians at the University of California are academic appointees.
They are entitled to two days per month vacation and one day per month
sick leave. The University has an excellent social security/university
retirement plan, as well as a variety of optional health/dental and life
insurance plans. Appointees are subject to periodic peer review for
career status, merit increase, and promotion, at which time they are
judged on the basis of professional competence and quality of service
within the library and to the extent that they are relevant, on
professional activity outside the library, University and public service,
and other creative activity. This position is represented by the
University Federation of Librarians, AFT.
To Apply: Applicants should supply a complete statement of their
qualifications, a resume of their education and experience, as well as the
names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three
referees.
All letters and documents should be addressed to: Kate McGirr, AUL-
Human Resources Please refer to position: # T95-34 University Library
University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Phone #: 408.459.2076 fax:
408.459.8206 e-mail: liboff@scilibx.ucsc.edu
Closing Date: The deadline for application is March 29, 1996
UCSC is an EEOC/IRCA/AA employer
WOMEN AND MINORITIES ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
1.4 Job Announcement: Electronic Information Resources Librarian,
University of California Santa Cruz, CA
Title: Electronic Information Resources Librarian
Rank: Assistant or Associate Librarian
Appointment Salary Range: $29,532-$37,800, commensurate with
experience and qualifications
Position Available: April 1, 1996
The Science Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz,
seeks an individual with excellent skills for the position of Electronic
Information Resources Librarian.
Position and Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Head of the
Science Library, the appointee coordinates access to science information
in non-print form, including mediated searching. CD-Roms, Internet
Resources, and other electronic formats.
The appointee works with subject bibliographers in planning and
implementing electronic access; then coordinates and facilitates training
and current awareness in these areas for Science Reference Desk staff.
Commensurate with the high public service goals of the unit, the
appointee coordinates and facilitates end user training on automated
sources, including handouts, classes, consultations, and other related
administrative duties surrounding end-user services. The Electronic
Information Resources Librarian provides reference service in the Sciences
including weekend and evening assignments; and participates in reference
group planning and activities.
Under the direction of the Head of the Science Library, and in
coordination with other Science Library staff, the appointee will plan for
new automation in the Science Library, including identification,
implementation, and training for new technologies in the UCSC Library and
campus, and outreach in the Monterey Bay Region.
Qualifications:
Required: Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited school of
librarianship, experience in science reference and library instruction,
demonstrated knowledge of the Internet, demonstrated experience in
planning and implementing technology in the support of library services,
demonstrated project management skills, demonstrated strong communication
and organizational skills, evidence of strong leadership skills including
the ability to foster self-management and cooperation among science
library staff, demonstrated effectiveness working with library
patrons. Preferred: demonstrated management or supervisory skills, previous
responsibility for the coordination of a library function, experience in
the design of Web pages, technical expertise with PCs, Macs, and UNIX
workstations, prior experience working with a campus computer center
staff.
The Campus and the Library: One of the nine campuses of the
University of California, UC Santa Cruz is located in a redwood- forest
setting overlooking the ocean, 75 miles from San Francisco, 25 miles from
San Jose at the north end of the agriculturally rich Monterey Bay area.
Approximately 10,000 students, including 900 graduate students are
enrolled. The library collection of more than 1 million volumes is
growing at a rate of 30,000 volumes annually. The library has a full-time
equivalent staff of 140, of whom 30 are librarians.
Librarians at the University of California are academic appointees.
They are entitled to two days per month vacation and one day per month
sick leave. The University has an excellent social security/university
retirement plan, as well as a variety of optional health/dental and life
insurance plans. Appointees are subject to periodic peer review for
career status, merit increase, and promotion, at which time they are
judged on the basis of professional competence and quality of service
within the library and to the extent that they are relevant, on
professional activity outside the library, University and public service,
and other creative activity. This position is represented by the
University Federation of Librarians, AFT.
To Apply: Applicants should supply a complete statement of their
qualifications, a resume of their education and experience, as well as the
names of three (3) referees' names and addresses, telephone numbers, and
e-mail addresses.
All letters and documents should be addressed to: Kate McGirr, AUL-
Human Resources. Please refer to position #T95-33 University Library
University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone #: 408.459.2076fax: 408.459.8206
e-mail: liboff@scilibx.ucsc.edu
Closing Date: The deadline for application is March 30, 1996 WOMEN
AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY UCSC IS AN EEO/IRCA/AA EMPLOYER
1.5 Job Announcement: Government Information/Maps Librarian, Valparaiso
University, Valparaiso, IN
Moellering Library, Valparaiso University, Position Announcement,
(Search Reopened)
Government Information/Maps Librarian. Department head responsible
for collection development (60% U.S. Depository), technical processing,
preservation, and user services. Supervise hourly and student personnel.
Participate in general reference and library instruction, collection
management, and library planning. Continuing appointment; faculty rank.
Salary and rank commensurate with experience; minimum $25,000/12-month
contract. Required: ALA accredited master's degree; experience with
government information sources and delivery formats; strong public
service orientation and collegial outlook; experience with networked
environments and microcomputer applications; willingness to work in a
university committed to Christian higher education in the Lutheran
tradition. Desired: Map library experience; familiarity with MARCIVE and
Innovative Interfaces. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and
three letters of reference to: Judith Miller, Chair, Search committee,
Moellering Library, Valp araiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Review
of applications will begin January 8, 1996 and continue until position is
filled. AA/EOE.
Donna Resetar, Assistant University Librarian for Access Services,
Moellering Library
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383
219-464-6183 email: dresetar@orion.valpo.edu
2. New books, maps, etc.
2.1 New Mapping of Western North America
New Mapping of Western North America
compiled by
Ken Rockwell
University of Utah
ALASKA
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 900 Hz coplanar
resistivity of the Circle Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of
investigations 94-17. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253425
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 900 Hz coplanar
resistivity of the Richardson Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of
investigations 95-12. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253419
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 900 Hz coplanar
resistivity of the Valdez [Creek] Mining District. Scale 1:63,360.
Report of investigations 94-21. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253379
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 7200 Hz coplanar
resistivity of the Fairbanks Mining District. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale
1:63,360. Report of investigations 95-8. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253666
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 7200 Hz coplanar
resistivity of the Richardson Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of
investigations 95-13. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253731
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. 7200 Hz coplanar
resistivity of the Valdez [Creek] Mining District. Scale 1:63,360.
Report of investigations 94-20. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253730
Alaska. Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Color shadow
total field magnetics of the Circle Mining District. Scale 1:63,360.
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Report of
investigations 94-15. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253414
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field
magnetics and electromagnetic anomalies of the Fairbanks Mining District.
1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of Geological and
Geophysical Surveys Report of investigations 95-4. Published 1995. OCLC
#34252004
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field
magnetics of the Circle Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division
of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-14.
Pub. 1994. OCLC#34253423
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field
magnetics of the Richardson Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of
investigations 95-10. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253792
Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field
magnetics of the Valdez [Creek] Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report
of investigations 94-18. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253408
Haeussler, Peter J., and George Plafker. Earthquakes in Alaska. Scale
ca. 1:4,200,000. USGS Open-file report 95-624. Published 1995. OCLC
#34123872
Kelley, K. D., et al. Geochemistry and mineralogy of heavy- mineral
concentrates from the southern part of the Killik River 1- x 3- degree
quadrangle, Alaska. 6 maps on 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. USGS
Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2225-D. Pub. 199 5. OCLC #34173973
Kelley, K. D., and Charles G. Mull. Geochemistry of minus-100- mesh and
minus-80-mesh sediment samples from the Killik River 1- x 3-degree
quadrangle, Alaska. 4 maps, scale 1:250,000. USGS Miscellaneous field
studies map MF-2225-B. Published 1995. OC LC #34173825
Kelley, K. D., and Charles G. Mull. Maps showing areas of potential for
mineral resources in the Killik River 1- x 3-degree quadrangle, Alaska. 3
maps on 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map
MF-2225-A. Published 1995. OCLC # 34173627
Miller, John W. Mesozoic macrofossil locality map, checklists, and
pre-Quaternary stratigraphic section of the Mt. Katmai and adjacent parts
of the Afognak and Naknek quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska. Scale
1:250,000. USGS Miscellaneous field stud ies map MF-2021-G. Published
1995. OCLC #34123110
Reger, Richard D., et al. Geologic and derivative materials maps of the
Anchorage C-7 NW quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:25,000. Alaska Division of
Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-25. Pub.
1994. OCLC #34253321
Reger, Richard D, et al. Geologic and derivative materials maps of the
Anchorage C-8 NE quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:25,000. Alaska Division of
Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-26. Pub.
1994. OCLC #34253333
Reger, Richard D., et al. Geologic and derivative materials maps of the
Anchorage C-8 NW quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:25,000. Alaska Division of
Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-27.
Published 1994. OCLC #34253582
Reger, Richard D., and DeAnne S. Pinney. Surficial geologic map of the
Circle Mining District, Alaska. Scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of
Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 95-2c.
Published 1995. OCLC #34253315
Wiltse, M. A. Bedrock geologic map of the Circle Mining District, Alaska.
Scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys,
Report of investigations 95-2b. Published 1995. OCLC #34253466
Wiltse, M. A. Geologic map of the Circle Mining District, Alaska. 2
maps, scales 1:63,360 and 1:150,000. Alaska Division of Geological &
Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 95- 2a. Published 1995.
OCLC #34253442
ARIZONA
Biekman, Helen M. Geologic map of the Tohono O'odham Indian Nation,
southern Arizona. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous
investigations series map I-2017. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34122718
Bryant, Bruce. Geologic map, cross sections, isotopic dates, and mineral
deposits of the Alamo Lake 30 x 60 quadrangle, west- central Arizona.
Scale 1:100,000. USGS Miscellaneous investigations series map I-2489.
Pub. 1995. OCLC #34178970
Ratte, James Clifford, and William E. Brooks. Preliminary geologic map of
the Big Lue Mountains 15-minute quadrangle, Greenlee County, Arizona, and
Catron and Grant Counties, New Mexico. Scale 1:48,000. USGS Open-file
report OF-95-263. OCLC #34270951
Sawyer, David A. Geologic map of the Silver Bell and West Silver Bell
Mountains, southern Arizona. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open- file report
96-006. Published 1996. OCLC #34288382
Thompson, Kathryn S., et al. Topographic map showing historic features of
the Lees Ferry area, Marble Canyon, Arizona. Scale 1:2,000. USGS
Open-file report 95-592. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34130087
CALIFORNIA
Frank, Phil. San Francisco water system. Pictorial map, not to scale.
[San Francisco] : San Francisco Water Dept., 1995. OCLC #34275842
Hearn, B. C., et al. Geologic map and structure sections of the Clear
Lake volcanics, northern California. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:24,000.
USGS Miscellaneous investigations series map I- 2362. Published 1995.
OCLC #34123426
Howard, Keith A. Preliminary geologic map of the Little Piute Mountains,
San Bernardino County, California. Scale 1:10,000. USGS Open-file report
95-598. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34172266
Lorenson, Thomas D., et al. Chart showing concentration and isotopic
composition of hydrocarbon gases from selected springs and seeps of the
northern California coast ranges. Scale 1:750,000. USGS Open-file report
95-671. Published 1995. OCLC #34130 095
Real, Charles R. Reconnaissance seismic hazard maps of portions of Los
Angeles and Ventura counties, California. 16 maps, scale 1:24,000.
California Dept. of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, open-file
report 96-01. Published 1996. OCLC #3 4200251
Sowers, Janet M., et al. Maps showing quaternary geology and liquefaction
susceptibility in the Napa, California, 1:100,000 sheet. 2 maps, scale
1:100,000. USGS Open-file report 95-205. Published 1995. OCLC #34270943
Vedder, John Graham. Preliminary geologic map of Big Pine Mtn.
quadrangle, California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-554.
Published 1995. OCLC #34172224
Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the
Fillmore 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS
Open-file report 95-502. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34232920
Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the
Moorpark 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS
Open-file report 95-827. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34288388
Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the
Newhall 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS
Open-file report 95-503. Published 1995. OCLC #34232948
Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the
Piru 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file
report 95-511. Published 1995. OCLC #34232932
Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the
Santa Susana quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS
Open-file report 95-829. Published 1995. OCLC #34288400
Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the
Simi 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file
report 95-828. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34288408
Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the
Val Verde 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS
Open-file report 95-504. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34232958
COLORADO
Colorado bridge weight limit map. 2 maps on 1 sheet, scale not given.
[Denver, Colo.] : Colorado Geographic Information System, 1995. OCLC
#34126206
Kirkham, Robert M., et al. Geologic map of the Glenwood Springs
quadrangle, Garfield County, Colorado. Scale 1:24,000. Colorado
Geological Survey, Open-file report 95-3. Published 1995. OCLC #34159991
Kirkham, Robert M., et al. Geologic map of the Shoshone quadrangle,
Garfield County, Colorado. Scale: 1:24,000. Colorado Geological Survey,
Open-file report 95-4. Published 1995. OCLC #34159980
Moore, David W., and Glenn R. Scott. Generalized surficial geologic map
of the Bayfield quadrangle, La Plata County, Colorado. Scale 1:24,000.
USGS Open-file report 95-266. Published 1995. OCLC #34270980
Trails Illustrated. Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, Lake City, Colorado :
featuring Big Blue, Lizard Head and Mount Sneffels Wildernesses. Scale
1:66,667. Evergreen, Colo.: Trails Illustrated, rev. 1995. OCLC
#34161916
Trails Illustrated. Vail, Frisco, Dillon, Colorado : featuring Vail
Pass-Tenmile Canyon National Recreation Trail. Scale 1:40,680.
Evergreen, Colo.: Trails Illustrated, rev. 1994. OCLC #34161012
IDAHO
Lewis, Reed. Geologic map of the Belt Supergroup in north- central Idaho
and western Montana. Scale 1:500,000. USGS Open- file report 95-513.
Published 1995. OCLC #34187966
U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Idaho, Pocatello Resource Area recreation
map (north half). Scale ca. 1:170,000. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34156889
MONTANA
Omang, R. J. Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed
100-year flood, Rosebud Creek, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,
Montana. 1 map on 2 sheets. Scale 1:18,000. USGS Water-resources
investigations report 95-4093. Published 1995. OCLC #34072940
Trails Illustrated. Glacier National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park:
Montana/Alberta. Scale 1:125,000. Evergreen, Colo.: Trails Illustrated,
rev. 1994. OCLC #34145578
NEVADA
Nutt, Connie J., and William E. Brooks. Geologic map of parts of the
Tippett Canyon and Spring Creek Flat NW, Nevada, and Georgetta Ranch,
Nevada, Utah, quadrangles, emphasizing Tertiary rocks and including
chemical analyses. Scale 1:50,000. USGS Open- file report 94-632. Pub.
1995. OCLC #34270964
Page, William R., and E. B. Ekren. Preliminary geologic map of the
Bristol Well quadrangle, Lincoln County, Nevada. Scale 1:24,000. USGS
Open-file report 95-580. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34172238
Shelp, Suzanne. Mountain bike trail map and guide, Las Vegas single track
gourmet: a tear-proof, water-proof map and guide to 15 major single track
mountain bike trails in the Las Vegas area. Scale not given. Evergreen,
Colo.: Chockstone Press, 1994. OCLC #34146816
OREGON
Priest, George R., et al. Chronic geologic hazard maps of coastal Lincoln
County, Oregon. 19 maps accompanied by diskette, scale 1:4,800. Oregon,
Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-file report O-94-11 through
O-94-30. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34159 817.
U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. Oregon Dunes National
Recreation Area...Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, 1995. Scale 1:63,360.
Pub. 1995. OCLC #34164000
UTAH
Barnes F. A. Hiker's & cross-country skier's map of the La Sal Mountains.
Scale ca. 1:27,000. Moab, UT: Canyon Country Publications, 1995. OCLC
#34174175
Blackett, Robert E. Thermal springs in Utah. Scale 1:1,000,000. Utah
Geological Survey Public information series no.32. Pub. 1995. OCLC
#34259846
WASHINGTON
Palmer, Stephen P., et al. Liquefaction susceptibility for the Des Moines
and Renton 7.5-minute quadrangles, Washington. 2 maps, scale 1:24,000.
Washington State Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Geologic Map no.
GM-41. Pub. 1994. OCLC #341633 00
Mabey, Matthew A., et al. Relative earthquake hazard map for the
Vancouver, Washington, Urban Region. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:24,000.
Washington State Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Geologic map no.
GM-42. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34163523
2.2 Other new materials
The Index to the Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society
(1966-1994) is DONE. It's available for $15 (paper); $5 (3.5" floppy in
ASCII); free on the Internet at
http://www.indiana.edu/~libsci/geology/gis/gis.html Checks should be made
payable to the Geoscience Information Society. Order from Lois Heiser,
Geology Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405; Phone:
812-855-7170; Fax: 812-855-6614; e-mail: Heiser@indiana.edu
3. Internet resources
3.1 WWW Access to GIS conference proceedings
The University of Maine Library and the National Center for
Geographic Information and Analysis, Orono, Maine are pleased to announce
Spatial Odyssey, WWW access to the full text of GIS conference proceeding
articles.
http://www.odyssey.maine.edu/gisweb/
Leading professional organizations involved in publishing GIS
conference proceedings are contributing files for the years 1994 and
forward:
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping / American Society for
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ACSM/ASPRS)
Automated Mapping and Facilities Management (AM/FM International)
European GIS Foundation (EGIS)
Association of American Geographers (GIS/LIS)
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
Spatial Odyssey also provides WWW access to the NCGIA GIS Annual
Bibliography Series which lists the contents of numerous major GIS
conferences and published collections of articles annually, from 1991 to
present. Hypertext links from the bibliograph ic citations to the full
text of articles are in place for the 1994 proceedings.
This project was funded in part with a US Department of Education
Research and Demonstration Grant. A descriptive overview of the project is
available at the WWW site.
Project Contacts: -- Marilyn Lutz, Assistant Director, Information
Systems, University of Maine System, Raymond H. Fogler Library 5729,
University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5729, Phone (207)581- 1658, FAX
(207) 581-1653, E-mail: lutz@maine.maine.edu -- Harlan J. Onsrud, Chair,
Dept. of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, Scientist, National
Center for Geographic Information, and Analysis, 5711 Boardman Hall,Rm.
348, University of Maine, Orono,Maine 04469-5711, Phone (207) 581-2175,
FAX (207 581-2206, E-mail: onsrud@spatial.maine.edu,
http://www.spatial.maine.edu
3.2 Internet resources: Cybersites--CyberSavvy, by Chris Hodge
Cybersites--CyberSavvy
(from _Mercator's World_)
By Chris Hodge
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Last spring, while I was putting together a collection of
cartographic materials on South Africa for our local map library, a remark
by a geography professor stopped me in my tracks: "You know, in a few
years, none of this will matter. We won't need a map library. We'll have
the Internet."
Now I don't think of myself as a Luddite. Every day includes at least
one five-hour session trawling the Net. l actually read WIRED magazine.
And when I ask someone for their e-mail address and they don't have one,
my withering glance has been honed to perfection. But could the Internet
actually replace a map library? I didn't think so.
As a lover and collector of maps-- as well as a Net-Nut-- I appointed
myself to test the WWW's cartographic gusto. I began to compare my print
items with what was available electronically. What I found on the Internet
surprised me: sure, there were few historical maps on South Africa out
there, and I never found a good road map; but most of the information I
had found in print I also found on the Internet, for free; and in some
cases-- climate maps, for instance-- the resources on the Internet were
far better than anything I could have ever purchased in print. You'd think
that after 40 years, being wrong would have gotten easier.
The first place to stop is the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
at the University of Texas at Austin
(http://www.lib.utexas.edu:80/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html).
This is one of the most comprehensive map collections on the
Internet. Perry-Castaneda has 1990 census tracts for Austin, a 1985
1:24,000 topographic map for San Antonio from the United States Geologic
Survey, and a 1989 tourist map for Guadalupe Peak National Park; a 1908
map of the City of New Orleans from the New Encyclopedic Atlas and
Gazetteer of the World (1917); A Survey of the Sea of Aral by Commander A.
Butakoff, Imperial Russian Navy, 1848 69 1849; and eleven maps of Bosnia,
including Ethnic Majorities From Bosnia and Hertegovina (1993), and a
1:500,000 pilotage chart for Northwest Bosnia and neighboring Croatia
(1992), produced by the United States Defense Mapping Agency. And don't
miss the Bosnian Virtual Fieldtrip (http://geog.gmu.edu/gess/jwc/bosnia/
bosnia.html), which has been rated one of the Top 5% websites by Point
Communications: here, maps are joined with pictures and sound to show the
history, the people and the tragedy of the Balkans.
The Peters Project on (http://www.webcom.com/~bright/petermap.html)
created in 1974 by Arno Peters, believes that every square inch is created
equal; the neat order of the Mercator map here gives way to nations and
continents that bulge and shrink, snake and swallow. Educational, yes;
but that doesn't have to spoil the fun.
Earth Viewer (http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html) is one of
the latest examples of Internet map making, but (in my experience) very
slow. From this site you can generate a topographic map of any location
simply by identifying its longitude, latitude and the distance above the
earth's surface. (You can also choose from which satellite you want to
receive this data, but here, you're on your own.) This site provides
access to weather imagery and composite cloud cover. And the best feature,
as far as I'm concerned, allows you to look at the earth, as it looks now,
at this moment in time, as if you were standing on the sun or on the moon.
If you watch your screen long enough, you can watch whole continents slink
into darkness or break into light.
Interactivity is one of the advantages the Internet has over print.
For example, by entering the name of any city in the US Gazetteer
(http://wings.buffalo.edu/geogw) you can determine its latitude,
longitude, population, elevation, and zip codes. Or better still, give
How far is it?(http://www.indo.com/distance/) a try: 2,451 miles from Los
Angeles to New York, as the crow flies. (How far is it? is a service
provided, by the way, by Bali Online, with offices in Denpasar, Bali and
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and works only for cities within the United
States.)
Another real-time site to check out is the homepage for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (http://www.noaa.gov/). Why
do I need to watch the local TV news for the weather when a click of the
mouse will give me a current radar image for the United States? And check
out the photographs of Hurricane Emily hitting the Outer Banks! Leaving
the earth altogether for a moment, The Web Window to the Invisible
Universe (http://wwwpks.atnf.csiro.au/databases/surveys/aitoff/aitoff.html)
provides us with a map of the sky as it appears to the aided radio eye;
these images of ionized hydrogen clouds, galactic spurs and quasars
viewed first thing in the morning can put the rest of the day in a
healthy perspective.
Rural Tennessee is always a heaven for bird watchers, but the flocks
take on migratory urgency this time of the year. The Northern Prairie
Science Center has produced a wonderful interactive map, The Ranges of
North American Breeding Birds (http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/distr/
birds/breedmg/breedmg.htm). Sightings of the turkey vulture in my home
state of Tennessee have been increasing steadily since the 1970's; should
I start to worry?
Did I say I had trouble finding a good road map? Check out these
detailed street maps (complete with freeway information) for the museums
and art galleries of Southern California
(http://artscenecal.com/Maps.html). An interactive map of the New York
City subway is located at (http://www.mediabridge .com/nyc/trans
portation/subways/picker.html). But wait a minute! This map only shows
Manhattan! What about the other boroughs? Better yet, try out the Subway
Navigator (http://metro.jussieu.fr:l0001/bin/cities/english), another
one of Point Communication's Top 5% websites. Here you can study maps of
the subway systems for Caracas, Singapore, Calcutta, Kiev, Amsterdam,
Milan or Paris, to name but seven of the 58 cities listed. There's even a
homepage, with map, for the 122 year old East Broad Top Railroad, a 33
mile narrow gauge line in eastern Pennsylvania
(http://www.he.tdl.com/-colemanc/ebt.html) .
Historic Maps of Dutch Cartographers
(http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/maps.html) provides maps of
breathtaking beauty (provided, of course, you have a decent monitor and
graphics card). From here you can access, say, Dutch city maps from
Blaeu's Toonneel der Steden (http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/blaeu.html),
that date from 1652. The Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia
Library (http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html)
contains over 800 rare maps from the 16th through the 20th centuries;
some of these maps, such as Apian's 1544 Charta cosmographia and Speed's
1676 A new descripaon of Carolina, are available at this site. The Jarnes
Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota
(http://www.lib.umn.edu/jflb.html) also has a number of antique maps
available, including a 1673 map of the Mississippi River, based on the
explorations of Marquette and Joliet. New York State Maps: Cartographic
Images Created Prior to 1830 (http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/nymaps.htm)
contains images selected from a soon-to-be-released two-CD compilation,
with 120 images in all; while the quality of the maps at this site vary
considerably, don't miss Nicholaes Visscher's 1656 Novi Belgii Novaeque
Angliae from the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University.
The purpose of the Rykiner Project
(http://ubeclu.unibe.ch/STUB/RYHINER/RYHINER.HTML) is to conserve,
microfilm, and catalog the holdings of the Ryhiner Map Collection (Beme,
Switzerland), which includes over 15,000 maps and views from the 16th
through the 18th centuries, as well as 20,000 manuscript maps from Beme's
Public Records Office. Some of their holdings have been scanned and can
be viewed from their homepage. A useful tool under construction at this
site is a dictionary of mapmakers associated with the Ryhiner Project.
The Perseus Atlas Project (http://perseus.holycross
.edu/PAP/Atlas_project.html) is the joint project of the College of the
Holy Cross (Worcester, MA), Bates College (Lewiston, ME), and Tufts
University (Medford, MA). Among the many resources this project provides
is a gazetteer to archeological sites
(http://perseus.holycross.edu/cgi-bin/query_gaz.perl).
The Israel Information Service (gopher://israel-info.gov.il:70/11/gifs)
provides a series of historical maps ranging from the Kingdom of David
and Solomon (c. 1000 b.c.e.) to the Israel-Palestinian Interim Agreement
Map (dated September 28, 1995).
Older still is the Global Atlas of Palaeovegetation since the Last
Glacial Maximum (http://www.soton.ac.uk/~tims/adams4.html). This site
allows you to look at every region of the world at various points in time
and view the plant life. Term paper due ? Need to know what was growing in
North America circa 16,000 b.c.e.? This site has the answer.
The History ef Cartography Project (http://elvis.neep.
wisc.edu/~cdean/index.html) is sponsored by the Department of Geography,
University of Wisconsin at Madison. The History of Cartography Project
produces and sells books-you do still remember what
a book looks like, don't you? -the most recent of which is Cartography in
the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies (1994).
Looking to collect old maps? Try the Heritage Map Museum, which is
physically located in Lititz, Pennsylvania (Amish country!), and has a
homepage (http://www.carto.com/intro.html) that both displays and sells
original antique maps from the 15th through the 19th centuries.
Want to go shopping for maps and atlases, but, uh, can't seem to pull
yourself away from your computer? Why not visit the Adventurous Traveler
Mapstore (http://www.gorp.com/atb/maps.htm): you can even place your order
online, and for those of you who are really adventurous- you can give
them a credit card number! From the homepage of the United States
Geological Survey (http://macdgs4.er.usgs.gov/) you can order products
directly, or locate the name and address of a map dealer near you. Or
tour the Canadian Cartographic Exhibit at the 17th International
Cartographic Association Meeting (http://www
nais.ccm.emr.ca/barcelona_map_exhibit/estart.htm),
and place an order there. The fact that the Association met in Barcelona,
Spain, back in September 1995, means nothing on the Internet: click the
mouse, and make it so!
While you're visiting Canada, check out the homepage for the National
Atlas Information Service (http://ellesmere.ccm.emr.ca/), which is
responsible for the development amd maintenance of an authoritative
synthesis of the geography of Canada. A new feature here is the
interactive National Pollutant Release Inventory, which allows you to
generate a map detailing the release of almost 200 pollutants, by land,
air or water. Or else just make a note to yourself to avoid this site
altogether.
There are also a number of educational sites on the Internet that
will make map reading a more meaningful experience for novice and expert
alike. Among these are Finding Your way with Map and Compass)
(http://info.er.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/finding~your-way/finding-your-way.html;
illustrated), and What Do Maps Show?
(http://www.usgs.gov/education/teacher/what-do-maps show/index.html) both
produced by the United States Geological Survey, and Making Maps Easy to
Read (http://acom.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/ShellCent/maps/), produced by the
University College, London, the Royal College of Art and the University of
Nottingham, and Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map (http://loki.ur.utk.
edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html), produced here at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville. Nottingham University's Department of Psychology, Blind
Mobility Research Unit, also has an extensive bibliography relating to
tactile mapping and fieographical Information Systems for the Blind
http://www.psyc.nott.ac.uk/bmru/archive.html.).
I've saved my favorite map for last. During the 1993-94 school year,
three students from Mrs. Collins' sixth grade class at Hillside Elementary
School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, prepared a term paper on Antarctica
(http://hillside.coled.umn.edu/1993-94/research/Antarctica.html); check
out the map that goes with the paper
(http://hillside.coled.umn.edu/1993-94/research/map.gif)!
As I finish writing this article, I am sitting at the desk in my
bedroom; above my desk hangs a map of New York and New England, very
similar to Nicholaes Visscher's, painted in rich reds, blues and greens;
across the landscape are the names of Indian tribes -Ottawa, Mohawk,
Algonquin-and small pen-and-ink drawings of their cities, wisps of smoke
rising in the autumn air (for there is no doubt in my mind that this is an
autumn map); across this landscape has been laid the borders of the "old"
new world order-Nova Anglia, Nova Belgica, Nova Franciae; and down at the
bottom, im a small inset, the Dutch and the Manhattas are conducting their
business among the skyscrapers of New Amsterdam. Nothing on the Internet
gives me the pleasure I take every time I look up and study this map. What
the Internet cannot convey-not yet-are the wrinkles and creases and musty
smell a map acquires after it has been touched and cared for by
generations of lovers.
4. Contributors to this issue:
Lois Heiser
Chris Hodge
Mary Larsgaard
Ken Rockwell
Kathryn Womble
Alberta Auringer Wood
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries
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