Electronic Version - April 1998. To be included in a future print version of the "Information Bulletin."

1. News
2. New Maps, Books, Etc.
      2.1 New Mapping Of Western North America Compiled By Ken Rockwell
      2.2 Other New Materials
2.3 Articles Of Interest
2.4 Internet Resources
3. Meetings And Other Educational Opportunities
4. Contributors To This Issue
5. The Western Association Of Map Libraries

1. News

2. New Maps, Books, Etc.

2.1 New Mapping of Western North America by Ken Rockwell

ALBERTA

PTC Phototype Composing Ltd. Alberta recreational atlas. 64 pages, scale 1:750,000. Victoria, B.C. : Informap, 1996. OCLC #38574402

ARIZONA

Maricopa Association of Governments. Bikeways in the metropolitan Phoenix area. 11 maps on 1 sheet, scale 1:95,040. Phoenix, Ariz. : Maricopa Association of Governments, 1997. OCLC #38760944

CALIFORNIA

Brabb, Earl E. Geologic map of Santa Cruz County, California, a digital database. ACCESS: Host: wrgis.wr.usgs.gov USGS Open-file report 97-489. OCLC #38888029

Echoe-Map Publishing Co. California 1997 agri-land Fresno County : property ownership maps, plat book & guide. 235 p., scale ca. 1:31,680. San Mateo, CA : Echoe-Map Pub. Co., 1997. OCLC #38845121

Echoe-Map Publishing Co. California 1997 agri-Land Madera County : property ownership maps, plat book & guide. 102 p., scale ca. 1:31,680. San Mateo, CA : Echoe-Map Pub. Co., 1997. OCLC #38845198

Tan, Siang S. Geologic maps of the northwestern part of San Diego County, California. 2 maps, scale 1:24,000. Photocopy. California Division of Mines and Geology open-file report 96-02, pub. 1996. OCLC #38851866

Thomas Bros. Maps. California road atlas & driver's guide. Scales 1:316,680 and 1:26,400. Irvine, Ca. : Thomas Bros., 1997. OCLC #38570504

Youngs, Leslie G. Map of California historic gold mines. Scale 1:1,500,000. Sacramento : Calif. Division of Mines and Geology, 1998. OCLC #38740263

COLORADO

Luedke, Robert G., and Burbank, Wilbur Swett. Preliminary geologic map of the Silverton 7.5-minute quadrangle, San Juan County, Colorado. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 96-275, pub. 1996. OCLC #38883722

Pierson Graphics Corp. Boulder/Longmont (close up), atlas-street guide. 53 p., scales differ. Denver, Colo. : Pierson Graphics, 1996. OCLC #38573161

Pierson Graphics Corp. Denver Metropolitan (close up): atlas - street guide. 152 p., scales differ. Denver, CO: Pierson Graphics, 1996. OCLC #38573169

Pierson Graphics Corp. Regional Denver (close up) atlas - street guide. Scales differ. Denver, CO : Pierson Graphics, 1996. OCLC #38887692

Pierson Graphics Corp. Pikes Peak Region (close up), atlas-street guide. 333 p., scales differ. Denver, Co.: Pierson Graphics Corp., 1997. OCLC #38573191

TOPO! Interactive maps on CD-ROM. Colorado Front Range cities and recreational areas, Version 1.0.1. 2 computer optical discs. San Francisco, Calif. : Wildflower Productions, 1997. OCLC #38826389

IDAHO

Tysdal, Russell G. Geologic map of part of May Mountain quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 96-537, pub. 1997. OCLC #38882956

U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Salmon Recreation Area map. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale ca.200,000. [Idaho?]: BLM, 1998. OCLC #38576302

U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Upper Snake River districts recreation map. 2 maps, scale ca. 1:170,000. [Idaho?] : BLM, 1998. OCLC #38508924

NEVADA

DePolo, Diane M., and dePolo, Craig M. Earthquakes in Nevada, 1852-1996. Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology map no. 111, pub. 1998. --Reported by Linda Newman, UN-Reno. ACCESSION: 38741486

NEW MEXICO

Dethier, David Putnam. Geology of White Rock quadrangle, Los Alamos and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico. Scale 1:24,000. New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Geologic map no. 73, pub. 1997. OCLC #38741486

OREGON

Johnson, Jenda A. Geologic map of the Page Springs quadrangle, Harney County, southeastern Oregon. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 96-675, pub. 1997. OCLC #38883315

U.S. Geological Survey. Aeromagnetic map of the Roseburg area on parts of the Roseburg, Coos Bay, Medford, and Cape Blanco 1-degree x 2-degree quadrangles, Oregon. Scale 1:100,000. USGS Open-file report 96-695, pub. 1997. OCLC #38883396

UTAH

DeLorme Mapping Company. Utah atlas & gazetteer : topo maps of the entire state. 2nd ed. 64 p., scale 1:250,000. Yarmouth, Me. : DeLorme, 1998. OCLC #38739720

Steiger, Judy I. Recharge areas and quality of ground water for the Glen Canyon and valley-fill aquifers, Spanish Valley area, Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah. 3 maps on 1 sheet, scales ca. 1:69,000 and ca. 1:80,000. USGS Water-resources investigations report 97-4206, pub. 1997. OCLC #38867807

Swanson, Donald A. Geologic map of the Packwood Lake quadrangle, southern Cascade Range, Washington. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 96-704, pub. 1996. OCLC #38884544

WASHINGTON STATE

Advanced Satellite Productions Inc. Puget Sound from space. 1 remote-sensing image, scale ca. 1:184,000. Kelowna, B.C. : Advanced Satellite Productions Inc, 1996. OCLC #38563659

Dragovich, Joe D. Geologic map and interpreted geologic history of the Kendall and Deming 7.5-minute quadrangles, western Whatcom County, Washington. 2 maps, scale 1:24,000. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open-file report 97-2, pub. 1997. OCLC #38876607

WYOMING

U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Thunder Basin National Grassland, Wyoming, 1997. Scale 1:126,720. Denver, CO : The Regional Office, 1997. OCLC #8761970

2.2 Other new materials

2.3 Articles Of Interest

2.3.1 American Libraries, April 1998, vol. 29, no. 4

Newman, Linda and Glee Willis Mackay Mines, Comstock Treasure, pp. 84-85

2.4 Internet resources

2.4.1 New version of Index and Inventory of USGS Maps using Microsoft Access version 2.1

There is a new version of Index and Inventory of USGS Maps using Microsoft Access, version 2.1. The maps listed now include their coordinates. The program has been reorganized for easier use and includes updates to Februrary 1998. The database is free and available at our homepage http://www.mines.edu/library/maproom/. It is in the "downloadable database" section.

2.4.2 Current Geographical Publications - The April 1998 issue of Current Geographical Publications is now available at http://leardo.lib.uwm.edu/cgp.

3. Meetings and Other Educational Opportunities

3.1 Upcoming Conferences in the United States

GIS in Public Health Conference, San Diego, California, 17 - 20 August 1998. This conference will highlight innovative applications of GIS (geographic information systems) and spatial analysis techniques for the protection of public health and the environment. Complete conference details can be obtained on ATSDR's Home Page, located at "http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/GIS/conference/."

3.2 Upcoming International Conferences, Seminars, Talks, etc.

26th Annual Conference of the Australian Map Circle, University of Wollongoon, NSW, Australia, 8 - 11 February 1998. "Mapping Today - History Tomorrow." Conference details are available at Web site "http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/maps/amc.htm."

Maps and Society Lectures at the Warburg Institute Seventh Series - Programme for 1997-1998


• April 30, 1998 - Geraldine Beech (Public Record Office, London) A Wall of Glass'? Mapping Boundaries in the Balkans since 1830.
  
• May 28, 1998 - Professor David Buisseret (Department of History, University of Texas-Arlington). A New Vision: Artists and Maps in Early Modern Europe.
  

The Oxford Seminars in Cartography - Programme for 1997-1998

• Thursday, 14 May 1998 - Edmund Spenser and the culture of Geography JOANNE WOOLWAY, Oriel College, Oxford
  
All Seminars commence at 5pm in the Schola Rhetoricae et Astronomiae, Schools Quadrangle, Bodleian Library. Sponsored by Sanders of Oxford (Prints and Maps). Supported by the Historical Geography Research Group and Lovell Johns Ltd

Canadian Cartographic Association and the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives - A Joint Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 27 - 30 May 1998.

1998 International Symposium for Spatial Data Handling, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, 12 - 15 July 1998

11th Annual Conference of the European Map Curator's Group (Groupe des Cartothecaires de LIBER), September 1998. Preliminary information is available at site "http://www.konbib.nl/kb/skd/liber/11th.htm."

6th ACM Symposium on Geographic Information Systems, Washington, DC, 6 - 7 November 1998

18th International Conference on the History of Cartography, Athens, Greece, 11 - 16 July 1999. The Society for Hellenic Cartography and the National Hellenic Research Foundation in collaboration with Imago Mundi, Ltd organise the conference. The Conference theme is "The Cartography of the Mediterranean World" and any other aspect of the history of cartography.

4. Contributors :

Lucinda M. Hall hallx030@tc.umn.edu
Ken Rockwell krockwel@library.utah.edu
Dale Steele dasteel@dlapr.lib.az.us
Kathryn Womble kwomble@u.washington.edu

5. The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML)

WAML News and Notes is a moderated bulletin of the Western Association of Map Libraries The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is an independent association established to encourage high standards in every phase of the organization and administration of map libraries. Membership in WAML is open to any individual, institution, or business interested in furthering the purposes of the organization. For further information, contact the WAML Secretary.

WAML Officers as of July 1, 1997

Robert Sathrum, President
University Library
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
(707)826-4930
rls2@axe.humboldt.edu

Linda Zellmer, Vice President/President Elect
University Libraries
Noble Science Library
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
(602) 965-5973
lzellmer@imap3.asu.edu

Sue Haffner, Secretary
Henry Madden Library
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA 93740-0034
(209)278-2405
sue_haffner@csufresno.edu

Muriel Strickland, Treasurer
2465 Baja Cerro Circle
San Diego, CA 92019
(619)274-0613
103251.1605@CompuServe.COM

Yvonne Wilson, Past President
UC-Irvine
Gov. Pubs & Microforms Dept.
PO Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92713
(714) 856-7362
ymwilson@uci.edu

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