INFORMATION BULLETIN (WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF MAP LIBRARIES)
ISSN: 0049-7282
Part 7, August 1995. To be included in Vol. 27, no. 1
Message from WAML President
Welcome to the first issue of electronic News & Notes put together by our
new News & Notes editor, Connie Manson.
WAML is currently reviewing the frequency and content of the "Information
Bulletin," but our current plan is to continue reprinting the electronic
News & Notes in the "Information Bulletin" as a permanent record.
Another change is that beginning with this issue, in addition to being sent
directly to WAML members via e-mail, News & Notes will also be sent to the
broader map library community via the MAPS-L listserve.
The WAML Board made this decision in order to invite broader
participation of the map library community to contribute news and to
encourage other map library organizations to follow suit with their
organizational news. We will also invite other map library organizations
to participate in discussions about the possibility of moving toward a
unified print serial publication.
If you have any comments or questions about these decisions, please
contact me a kwomble@u.washington.edu or (206) 543-9392.
Thank you.
Kathryn Womble
WAML President
Contents:
1. News
1.1 Articles about Map Librarianship
1.2 Philip Lee Phillips Society Created by LC Geography and Map Division
1.3 Rare Maps at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
1.4 Exhibit of pictorial maps at Los Angeles Public Library
2. New books, maps, etc.
2.1 New CDs from the National Geophysical Data Center:
2.2 New Russian Maps
2.3 Road Map Guide to Microbreweries and Brewpubs
2.4 New releases
3. Internet resources
3.1 SuDocs Home Page
3.2 US EEZ Seafloor Images
3.3 Eco-Compass Newsletter
4. Meetings
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries
1. News
1.1 Articles about Map Librarianship
The Spring 1995 issue of "Cartographic Perspectives" (journal of the
North American Cartogrphic Information Society) includes articles from
the 1993 Map Libraries in Transition Conference. These include:
-- Map libraries in transition, by Christopher Baruth
-- The future of digital data in map collections, by Colleen Beard
-- Disenfranchisement: paranoia or possibilities, by Debra D. Lords
-- Building the virtual map library: some concerns and considerations,
by Patrick McGlamery
-- Transition in the world of map libraries, by Gary W. North
-- Source error in a map series..., by Peter Gould
-- Planning for GIS in libraries..., by Linda Zellmer
1.2 Philip Lee Phillips Society Created by LC Geography and Map Division
The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress recently
established the Philip Lee Phillips Society, named in honor of the first
chief of the Geography and Map Division. The Society will serve as
an auxiliary fund- raising organization to further develop, enhance, and
promote the historical collections of the Geography and Map Division. The
goals of the society are to stimulate public interest; encourage financial
donations to supplement appropriated funds for the acquisition of rare maps
; facilitate gifts and bequests of significant geographic and cartographic
materials; and advance the division's publication, education, and exhibition
programs. The Geography and Map Division, the nation's premier map collector,
maintains a collection of 4.5 million maps, 60,000 atlases, 1 million
microform maps, 500 globes, and 2,000 spatial digital data sets. Dating
from the 1300s, the collections are worldwide in coverage.
Membership benefits will include a semiannual newsletter describing
current acquisitions, publications, forthcoming Library events, and
activities of regional map societies; an annual dinner and lecture held
in the Library of Congress in association with a locally sponsored map
fair or map auction; special invitations to exhibition openings sponsored
and hosted by the Geography and Map Division; invitations to map symposia
and workshops of interests to Society members; guests lectures provided by
Division specialists to organizations with which Society members are
affiliated; and workshops that provide opportunites for working with
specialists in map preservation, map cataloging, and cartographic research.
Membership is open to anyone interested in supporting the goals of
the Society and will be based on a primary donation of fifty dollars per
year, with higher levels of giving also designated. To apply for membership
or to obtain further information, contact Ralph E. Ehrenberg, Chief, or
Ronald E. Grim, Executive Secretary, Philip Lee Phillips Society, Geography
and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540
(telephone,(202) 707-8532; FAX, (202) 707-8531; Email, grim.@mail.loc.gov)).
1.3 Rare Maps at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Golda Meir Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has
acquired a rare collection of original Middle Eastern maps. This collection,
of international significance, includes maps dating from 1482 to the late
1800s, and are all in excellent condition. For further information,
contact Jeane Knapp, 414/229-4786.
1.4 Exhibit of pictorial maps at Los Angeles Public Library
A collection of richly illustrated maps of Los Angeles, some as early
as 1871, will be on display at the Central Library's Main Floor Galleries,
Fifth and Flower streets, downtown Los Angeles, from June 7 through September 3.
For further information, fax Glen Creason, Los Angeles Public Library, Histo
2. New books, maps, etc.
2.1 New CDs from the National Geophysical Data Center:
The "Global View CD-ROM Set" contains datasets for climate and global
change research. It includes:
Disc 1: Coastal change analysis project (Chesapeake Bay Region)
Disc 2: Global ecosystems database
Disc 3: Experimental calibrated global vegetation Index
Disc 4: TerrainBase--Worldwide digital terrain data
The set sells for $261; Discs 1, 3, and 4 are also available separately.
For information, contact:
National Geophysical Data Center Phone: 303/497-6277
NOAA, Code E/GC1 Fax: 303/497-6513
325 Broadway, Dept 966 TDD: 303/497-6958
Boulder, CO 80303-3328, USA internet: info@ngdc.noaa.gov
2.2 New Russian Maps
[From the publisher's brochure]: PolyPlan St. Petersburg Publishers was est
St. Petersburg, its region, and Moscow, and plan to issue road maps and maps of
more Russian cities. For additional information:
PolyPlan St. Petersburg Publishers
2, Bolshoy Smolenskiy Prospect, 193029
St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
phone int. +7 812 567 9169
fax int. +7 812 265 1596
2.3 Road Map Guide to Microbreweries and Brewpubs
Coop's 1995 Road Map Guide to Microbreweries and Brewpubs of California
now includes Nevada. They produce similar maps for: *Pacific Northwest,
including Alaska; *Rocky Mountain States; *Central United States;
*Northeastern United States; *Southeastern United States. Send $3.95 and
$0.65 shipping for each map or buy all 6 for $24.00 (includes shipping) to:
Lone Mountain Designs
P.O. Box 153
Menlo Park, CA 94026
(800) 259-3139
2.4 New releases
National Research Council Mapping Science Committee, 1994, Promoting the
national spatial data infrastructure through partnerships: National Academy
Press, 113 p. Scott, K. M.;
Vallance, J. W., 1995, Debris flow, debris avalanche, and flood hazards at
and downstream from Mount Rainier, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey
Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-729, 2 sheets, scale 1:100,000, with
9 p. text.
Mabey, M. A.; Madin, I. P.; Meier, D. B.; Palmer, S. P., 1995, Relative
earthquake hazard map of the Mount Tabor quadrangle, Multnomah County,
Oregon, and Clark County, Washington: Oregon Department of Geology and
Mineral Industries Geological Map Series GMS-89, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000,
with 5 p. text.
Mabey, M. A.; Madin, I. P.; Meier, D. B., 1995, Relative earthquake hazard
map of the Beaverton quadrangle, Washington County, Oregon: Oregon
Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological Map
Series GMS-90, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000, with 6 p. text.
Mabey, M. A.; Madin, Ian P.; Meier, D. B., 1995, Relative earthquake
hazard map of the Lake Oswego quadrangle, Clackamas, Multnomah, and
Washington Counties, Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral
Industries Geological Map Series GMS-91, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000,
with 6 p. text.
Mabey, M. A.; Madin, I. P.; Meier, D. B., 1995, Relative earthquake
hazard map of the Gladstone quadrangle, Clackamas and Multnomah Counties,
Oregon: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Geological
Map Series GMS-92, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000, with 56 p. text.
3. Internet resources
3.1 SuDocs Home Page
URL:http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/
The initial Web applications will cover four areas:
1. GPO Access On-line Services -- Search the Federal Register,
Congressional Record and other on-line databases; link to Federal
Depository Libraries offering free public access; find libraries
offering free on site access.
2. GPO Access Federal Locator Services -- Identify and locate
Federal Government publications, subscriptions and electronic resources
on topics of interest.
3. Identify and link to selected Federal internet sites with
information on business, cancer and solar energy; search indexes to
locate individual pages on these Web sites.
4. GPO On-Demand Delivery Services -- View or download Adobe Acrobat
files from selected CD-ROMs and the GPO Access databases, such as:
-- The Budget of the United States (FY 1996) and The Economic
Report of the President
-- Country Studies and Selected Foreign Affairs Documents from
the State Department
-- Current Daily Digest of the Senate and House of Representatives
from the Congressional Record.
-- Connect to The Federal Bulletin Board to obtain free and low cost
information on demand from over 25 Federal agencies and organizations.
For additional information, contact:
Electronic Information Dissemination (EIDS)
U.S. Government Printing Office; MS: SDE
Washington, DC 20401
Phone: (202) 512-1530
Fax: (202) 512-1262
Internet E-mail: help@eids05.eids.gpo.gov
Fax-On-Demand: (202) 512-1716
WWW.http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/
3.2 US EEZ Seafloor Images
The NOAA and USGS US EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) surveys were
completed and some of the results have been published in various formats.
The Marine and Coastal Program are presenting the imagery obtained by some
of the surveys via World Wide Web. They will add to these data sets as
they become available, and disk space allows. Currently available from
are the West Coast and Bering Sea EEZ
(exclusive economic zone) GLORIA(Geologic LOng-Range Inclined Asdic)
imagery. The Imagery is viewable directly as de- sampled (7:1) .GIF, and
the raw images (typically 18 Megabytes when uncompressed) are available
for downloading as .ZIP images. GLORIA is a side- scan SONAR system. The
swath is about 30km to each side. The system is limited to depths greater
than 150 meters. Additional information about the East and Gulf Coasts is
available from . Work is in
progress to improve WWW access to both Gulf and East Coast GLORIA data sets.
The next planned releases are for the Hawaii EEZ, to be followed by the
Aleutians.
A special program like IMDISP (from NASA/JPL) is needed to view these
raw images in addition to an "unzip" program capable of uncompressing .ZIP
files. This is imagery data only, no bathymetry or geological information
is included. Previously, these images were available only as paper atlases,
or on CD-ROMs. Some of this data has never been published in digital format.
For additional information contact:
Alan Federman, Assistant Branch Chief for Data Support
USGS - Pacific Marine Geology
E-mail: federman@octopus.wr.usgs.gov
http: //walrus.wr.usgs.gov
3.3 Eco-Compass Newsletter
This monthly environmental newsletter is at http://islandpress.com
or by e-mail (to subscribe send a message that includes your name,
organization and snail-mail address to .
The June issue included:
* The "Water On-Line" Internet Discussion Group
* Universities Water Information Network of on-line information sources
* Clean Water Amendments on the Thomas Legislative Information Service
* Instructions on accessing the Chesapeake BIOS database using telnet
* The World Wide Web Dam and Reservoir Impact Information Archive
* The Arid Lands Newsletter
4. Meetings
10 September 1995 -- International Society of Curators of Early Maps will
have a full-day meeting in Vienna, Austria (Contact person: Ed Dahl)
11-16 September 1995 -- 16th International Conference on the History of
Cartography, Vienna, Austria
25-28 September 1995 -- Land Satellite Information in the Next Decade.
Sponsored by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
(ASPRS) and co- sponsored by NASA, USGS, and NOAA. For additional
information, contact ASPRS at 5410 Grosvenor Late, Suite 210, Bethesda,
MD 20814-2160.
15-18 October 1995 -- WAML Fall Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. More
information to follow soon.
18-21 March 1996 -- 10th Annual Conference on Geographic Information
Systems, Vancouver, B.C. Focuses on GIS applications for environmental,
forestry, and natural resources management. Abstracts are due by September
18, 1995. Registration rate: US $475; speaker rate: US 380. Sponsored
by GIS World, Inc. For additional information, contact Sylvia Marshall
at 970/223-4848; e-mail: sylvia@gisworld.com.
5. Contributors to this issue:
Peter Brueggeman, University of California, San Diego, pbruegge@gort.ucsd.edu
Glen Creason, Los Angeles Public Library, History Dept.
Ed Dahl, National Archives of Canada edahl@archives.ca
J.K. Herro, Branner Earth Sciences Library jkherro@aldus.stanford.edu
Mary Larsgaard, University of California, Santa Barbara mary@ariz.library.ucsb.
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries
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, 1995
Kathryn Womble, President
Map Collection
Suzzallo Library
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-9392
kwomble@u.washington.edu
Yvonne Wilson, Vice President/President Elect
UC-Irvine
Gov. Pubs & Microforms Dept.
P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92713
(714) 856-7362
YMWILSON@UCI.EDU
Katherine Rankin, Past President
3189 Brazos St.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
(702) 895-3062
krankin@nevada.edu
J.K. Herro, Secretary
Branner Earth Sciences Library
Mitchell Building, MC-2210
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 99305
jkherro@aldus.stanford.edu
Dorothy McGarry, Treasurer
UCLA
P.O. Box 93119
Los Angeles, CA 90093-1119
eca5ctt@mvs.ucla.edu
To submit items for release in News and Notes, contact the editor,
Connie Manson, phone: 360/902-1472; fax: 360/902-1785;
e- mail: cjmanson@u.washington.edu or cmgg490@wadnr.gov