WAML
NEWS & NOTES

Lucinda M. Hall, Editor
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Electronic Version, Part 11, November, 1999. To be included in a future print version of the Information Bulletin.

1. News
      1.1 MAGERT MidWinter Schedule available online
      1.2 USGS Price list change alert
      1.3 ESRI sponsors an introductory GIS workshop at Midwinter in San Antonio
      1.4 Correction to item about 7.5 minute quadrangles
      1.5 Open position at Syracuse University
      1.6 Open position at Michigan State University
2. New Maps, Books, Etc.
      2.1 New Mapping of Western North America compiled by Ken Rockwell
      2.2 Other new materials
        2.2.1 Geographica, The Complete Illustrated reference to Canada and the World
        2.2.2 Mapping Boston
      2.3 Articles of Interest - No Citations This Month!
      2.4 Internet resources
        2.4.1 A Phenomenology of Cartifacts
        2.4.2 USGS Map Dealers in the US and elsewhere
        2.4.3 Bureau of Indian Affairs Web site
        2.4.4 Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Web site
        2.4.5 Degrees to Decimal Degrees converter
        2.4.6 United Nations maps online
        2.4.7 UOGIS-Map Bulletin
        2.4.8 Mallard Spatial Library at the University of Oregon completed
        2.4.9 Map History/History of Cartography online
        2.4.10 GIS/Data Services at Rice University
        2.4.11 New Zealand council boundary/regional council maps
        2.4.12 EPA's Learn about Maps and Geographic Data
        2.4.13 Baltic Sea Region GIS, Maps and Statistical Database
        2.4.14 Remotesensing.org
        2.4.15 FEMA mapping online
3. Meetings and other educational opportunities
      3.1 Upcoming International Conferences, Seminars, Talks, etc.
      3.2 Workshops
4. Contributors to this issue
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries

1. News

1.1 MAGERT MidWinter Schedule available online

For everyone planning to attend to attend the ALA Midwinter Conference, the MAGERT preliminary schedule is now available. It is posted on the MAGERT Web site (http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/magert1.htm). The Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, from January 14-19, 2000.

1.2 USGS Price list change alert - For price changes for USGS maps, please check the following site http://www.usgs.gov/public/press/public_affairs/press_releases/pr1099m.html.

1.3 ESRI sponsors an introductory GIS workshop at MidWinter in San Antonio

Are you interested in learning more about GIS (Geographic Information Systems)? ESRI will be hosting a one-day introductory workshop in San Antonio during ALA-Midwinter. The workshop will introduce GIS technology, describe how it can be used in a library, and provide hands-on training with GIS software.

The workshop is free but space is limited and registration is required. The workshop will be held Sunday, January 16th, 9.00 am to 4.30 pm at ESRI's San Antonio office. If you would like more information or would like to register, please contact Angela Lee (alee@esri.com).

1.4 Correction to item about 7.5 minute quadrangles - To correct an item from the July News & Notes, thequadrangles are being recast from the Old Hawaiian Datum, (NOT the NAD27) to the NAD83. Thanks to Ross Togashi forthe correction.

1.5 Open position at Syracuse University

MAPS/GIS LIBRARIAN. Reports to head, Maps & Government InformationDepartment (a U.S. depository collection) and oversees the Library'scartographic collections and related services, including reference,user education, collection development, maps processing, andcoordination of maps cataloging with technical services. For more onthe position and minimum salary, see http://libwww.syr.edu/information/employment/maps.htm.

1.6 Open position at Michigan State University

Map/GIS Librarian, Librarian I or II (LIB 108) - Responsibilities: Reporting to the Head of the Government DocumentsLibrary, the successful candidate will take responsibility for themanagement and operation of the Map/GIS Library. This includestechnical services and public services functions as well ascollection development and management in the areas of maps and geography. For more information about Michigan State University Libraries, visit our website at http://www.lib.msu.edu/.

2. New Maps, Books, Etc.

2.1 New Mapping of Western North America by Ken Rockwell

ALASKA

American Map Corporation. Alaska state map travel vision: where to go, how to go, what to see. Scale 1:5,450,000. Maspeth, NY: American Map Corp., 1998. OCLC #42614457

Combellick, R. A. Simplified geologic map and cross sections of central and east Anchorage, Alaska. 2 sheets, scales 1:25,000 and 1:31,680. Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Preliminary interpretive report no. 1999-1, pub. 1999. OCLC #42689036

ALBERTA

Schwerdt Graphic Arts Ltd. Alberta: detailed full colour road map with event information and provincial distance/time map plus plans of nine Alberta centres. Scale 1:1,250,000. Oshawa, Ont.: Peter Heiler Ltd., 1999. OCLC #42657275

ARIZONA

U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office. Arizona access guide, Cactus Plain. Scale 1:62,500. Lake Havasu City, AZ: BLM Lake Havasu Field Office, 1999. OCLC #42673578

CALIFORNIA

Baum, Rex L., et al. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Santa Cruz County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-D, pub. 1999. OCLC #42590592

Bortugno, Edward J., and Spittler, Thomas E. Geologic map of the San Bernardino quadrangle. 4 maps on 5 sheets, scale 1:250,000. San Francisco, CA: Division of Mines and Geology, Regional geologic map series map no. 3A, rev. 1998. OCLC #42681121

Coe, Jeffrey A. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Alameda County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-B, pub. 1999. OCLC #42584755

Ellis, William L.Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Santa Clara County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-J, publ 1999. OCLC #42673399

Godt, Jonathan W., et al. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Napa County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-A, pub. 1999. OCLC #42582516

Graymer, Russell Walter, and Godt, Jonathan W. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Contra Costa County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-E, pub. 1999. OCLC #42591608

Hillhouse, John W., and Godt, Jonathan W. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in San Francisco City and County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-G, pub. 1999. OCLC #42597271

Howell, D. G., and Godt, Jonathan W. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Solano County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-I, pub. 1999. OCLC #42673407

Jayko, A. S. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in San Mateo County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-H, pub. 1999. OCLC #42598919

Morrissey, Meghan M., et al. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Marin County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-C, pub. 1999. OCLC #42588884

Napa Valley American viticulture areas: jewels of geography. Scale 1:200,000. Redding, CA.: Vestra, 1998. OCLC #42634537

Ramsey, David W., and Godt, Jonathan W. Map showing locations of damaging landslides in Sonoma County, California, resulting from 1997-98 El Niņo rainstorms. Scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2325-F, pub. 1999. OCLC #42592511

COLORADO

Himmelreich, John W., and Noe, David C. Map of area susceptible to differential heave in expansive, steeply dipping bedrock, city of Colorado Springs, Colorado. 5 maps on 1 sheet, scale 1:24000. Colorado Geological Survey Map series no. 32, pub. 1999. OCLC #42663923

Pierson Graphics Corp. Colorado recreational road atlas. 81 p., scales differ. Denver, Colo.: Pierson Graphics Corp., 1999. OCLC #42634187

IDAHO

Johnson, Frederick L., and Brandt, Theodore R. Mineral resource appraisal of the Salmon National Forest, Idaho. 7 maps, scales 1:250,000 and 1:125,000. USGS Open-file report no. 98-478, pub. 1998. OCLC #42601549

Miller, Fred K. Digital geologic map of the Sandpoint 1-degree x 2-degree quadrangle, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Original scale 1:250,000. USGS Open-file report no. 99-144, pub. 1999. Version 1.0. ACCESS: http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-144 or ftp://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/pub/open-file/of99-144 OCLC #42684153

NEVADA

Cole, James C. and Cashman, Patricia Hughes. Geologic map of Paleozoic rocks in the Calico Hills, Nevada Test Site, southern Nevada. Scale ca. 1:6,000. USGS Open-file report no. 98-101, pub. 1998. OCLC #42718798

Sagebrush Maps. Western Nevada street atlas. 184 p., scales differ. Santa Barbara, CA: Map Link, 1999. OCLC #42629526

The following were reported by Linda Newman, Univ. of Nevada--Reno:

DePolo, Diane M., et al. Geologic map of the Pahrump Quadrangle, Nevada. Scale 1:24,000. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology open-file report no. 99-14, pub. 1999.

Faulds, James E. Geologic map of the Nelson SW Quadrangle, Clark County, Nevada. Scale 1:24,000. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology open-file report no. 99-15, pub. 1999.

Ponce, David A., et al. Bouguer gravity map of Nevada-Lovelock sheet. Scale 1:250,000. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map no. 122, pub. 1999.

(Ordering information: Charlotte Stock, Publication Sales - Mail Stop 178
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
University of Nevada
Reno, NV 89557-0088
PHONE (775) 784-6691 x2
FAX (775) 784-1709
nbmgsales@unr.edu
www.nbmg.unr.edu

NEW MEXICO

Carrara, Paul E., and Dethier, David P. Preliminary map of landslide deposits in the Los Alamos 30-degree x 60-degree quadrangle, New Mexico. Scale 1:100,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map no. MF-2328, pub. 1999. OCLC #42673388

OREGON

Priest, George R. et al. Tsunami hazard map of the Astoria area, Clatsop County, Oregon. Scale 1:24,000. Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, Interpretive map series no. 11, pub. 1999. OCLC #42751558

Priest, George R. et al. Tsunami hazard map of the Warrenton area, Clatsop County, Oregon. Scale 1:24,000. Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, Interpretive map series no. 12, pub. 1999. OCLC #42758449

TOPO! interactive maps on CD-ROM. Mt. Hood, Southern WA, and Oregon Cascades: Portland north. 2 computer laser optical discs, version 2.0. San Francisco, CA: Wildflower Productions, pub. 1999. OCLC #42635225

WASHINGTON

Haeussler, Peter J., et al. Preliminary geologic map of the Uncas 7.5-minute quadrangle, Callam and Jefferson Counties, Washington. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report no. 99-421, pub. 1999. ACCESS: http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-421 OR ftp://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/pub/open-file/of99-421 OCLC #42684835

Northern Olympic Peninsula trail systems: 1999 trail map. 4 maps on 1 sheet, scales differ. Olympia, Wash.: Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, 1999. OCLC #42567669

Sizemore, Bob, et al. State of Washington 1998 geoduck atlas: atlas of major geoduck tracts of Puget Sound. 1 atlas ca. 70 p., scale not given. Olympia, WA: Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Fish Management Program, Point Whitney Shellfish Lab, pub. 1998. OCLC #42614297

TOPO! interactive maps on CD-ROM. North Cascades, Mt. Baker, and surrounding wilderness areas. 1 computer laser optical disc, Version 2.0. San Francisco, CA: Wildflower Productions, 1999. OCLC #42635288

WESTERN U.S.

TrailSmart: 15 major national parks of the USA. 1 computer laser optical disc, Version 1.3.0. San Francisco, Calif.: Wildflower Productions, 1999. OCLC #42667420

2.2 Other New Materials

2.2.1 Geographica, The Complete Illustrated Reference to Canada and the World

2.2.2 Mapping Boston

2.2.3 National Geographic Desk Reference

2.3 Articles of Interest - No Citations this Month!

2.4 Internet Resources

2.4.1 A Phenomenology of Cartifacts - For interesting photographs, see Jan Smits' site at http://www.konbib.nl/persons/jan-smits/cartifact/list.html.

2.4.2 USGS Map Dealers in the US and elsewhere - USGS has put together a large list of dealers in all US states (and a few in Canada and other countries) who sell their maps. Please check the site http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/map_dealers/.

2.4.3 Bureau of Indian Affairs Web site

The Bureau of Indian Affairs website has images of "Indian Lands in the United States," "Judicially Established Indian Land Areas 1978," and "Indian Lands and EPA Areas" among several other map images and GIS data products. See site http://www.gdsc.bia.gov/maps.htm.

2.4.4 Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Web site

Take a look at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service web site. It contains "Maps, Facts & Figures" and GIS data on topics from soils to crops to wetlands to Land Grant colleges and universities. The site http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/.

2.4.5 Degrees to Decimal Degrees converter

One converter on the web is by Gary J. Park of the University of Northumbria to convert decimal degrees to latitude/longitude: http://www.unn.ac.uk/~evgp1/gary/dec2deg.htm. and a degree/minute/second to decimal degrees converter at http://www.unn.ac.uk/~evgp1/gary/deg2dec.htm.

2.4.6 United Nations maps online - United Nations Cartographic Section has put a lot of map images online. See http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm.

2.4.7 UOGIS-Map Bulletin

Visit University of Oregon's UOGIS-MAP Bulletin at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/GIS/Data/ucgis/ucgis-map.html. If you wish to subscribe to this publication, you can send an e-mail to ucgis-map@lists.uoregon.edu with the words, subscribe (your e-mail address) in the body of the message.

This electronic publication that is being jointly produced by the UO Geography Department and the MAP Library. The publication is called "UOGIS-MAP Bulletin," and it focuses on GIS issues that shape the campus community. The bulletin's purpose is to act as a central vehicle for disseminating large amounts of information to the greatest number of individuals.

2.4.8 Mallard Spatial Library at the University of Oregon completed

The Mallard Spatial Library will serve as a gateway for digital GIS media at the UO Library. The Mallard Spatial Library will also be the permanant home for the UOGIS-MAP Bulletin. Check out the web site at http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/Mallard/Mallard.html.

2.4.9 Map History/History of Cartography online

Tony Campbell of the British Library has put up a nice gateway page about Map History/History of Cartography at http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/maps/internet.html. It includes information on map collecting and web links to historic map image collections on the web. Also included is a short essay on how to compare digital map images and some interesting "special topics" of relevance to early maps like calendars, early epochs, illustrative elements on early maps, etc.

2.4.10 GIS/Data Services at Rice University

See http://www.rice.edu/Fondren/GDC/index.shtml for services, policies, hardware, software, and related links from an academic library's Government Publications Department providing GIS/data services. Doralyn Edwards is the GIS/Data Librarian at Rice University.

2.4.11 New Zealand council boundary/regional council maps - The following site has district/city council boundary maps and regional council maps for New Zealand. The site is at http://www.govt.nz/localgov/index.php3.

2.4.12 EPA's Learn about Maps and Geographic Data

There's a great site explaining in straightforward terms about maps and about using geographic data with GIS software to create maps and look at environmental change. See the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Learn about Maps and Geographic Data at http://www.epa.gov/ceisweb1/ceishome/atlas/learngeog/learnmaps.html. It includes clearly written text and graphics about how maps are made and understanding geographic data.

2.4.13 Baltic Sea Region GIS, Maps and Statistical Database

See the Baltic Sea Region GIS, Maps and Statistical Database Website at http://www.grida.no/baltic/htmls/maps.htm. The site contains maps in PDF or ZIP formats on the following topics: Arable Lands, Countries, Land Cover, Major Drainage Basins, Pasture Lands, Population Density, Wetlands. It also contains GIS datasets in Arc/INFO and MapINFO formats for: Administrative Units Arable Lands, Land and Ocean (Coastline), Land Cover, Pasture Lands, Population Density, Sub-watershed Drainage Basins, and Wetlands. This site is maintained by the United Nations Environment Programme and is part of its Global Resource Information Database.

2.4.14 Remotesensing.org

Remotesensing.org at http://www.remotesensing.org/ consolidates public domain remote sensing and GIS tools such as remote sensing algorithms, code and technology updates. The site also serves as a forum for discussion about remote sensing and GIS issues and policies.

2.4.15 FEMA mapping online

Visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency maps pages on the Web and try out the interactive hazards mapping application, and read up on FEMA's flood hazard mapping efforts and map service center and map library. Take a look at http://www.fema.gov/maps/.

3. Meetings and Other Educational Opportunities

3.1 Upcoming International Conferences, Seminars, Talks, Etc.

Maps and Society (Warburg Institute, London), Ninth Series Programme for 1999-2000

Meetings are held at the University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H OAB at 5.00 pm on a THURSDAY.

Consortium for Geographic Information Conference. "Driven By Data." Los Angeles, California, November 1999. See http://www.gita.org for more information.

7th ACM International Symposium on Geographic Information Systems, Kansas City, 5 - 6 November, 1999. See http://www.dcc.unicamp.br/~cmbm/acmgis99.

1999 Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Fort Worth, Texas, 11 - 14 November 1999. The meeting will include several sessions on Historical GIS.

GIS Day, 19 November 1999. See http://www.gisday.com.

The National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers (AAG), and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) are announcing the first annual GIS Day, to be held November 19, 1999. GIS Day will be a global event where users of GIS technology open their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this exciting technology that uses geography.

GIS Day is a grassroots event that formalizes the practice of geographic information systems (GIS) users and vendors of opening their doors to schools, businesses, and the general public to showcase real-world applications of this important technology.

The International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE), Beijing, China, 29 November - 2 December 1999. For more information on this Symposium, see website http://www.digitalearth.net.cn/de99.htm.

Pecora 14 Land Satellite Information III: Demonstrating the value of satellite imagery. Doubletree Hotel, Denver, Colorado, 6 - 10 December 1999. The imaging and geospatial society, ASPRS is the organizer. For more imformation, see http://www.asprs.org.

Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, PA, 4 - 8 April 2000. There will be several sessions related to Historical GIS at the annual conference. The initial proposal is for four sessions, entitled as follows:

40th Annual Conference of the Western History Association, San Antonio, TX, 11 - 14 October 2000.

Second Iinternational Symposium on Telegeoprocessing, Nice-Sophia -Antipolis, France, 10 - 12 May, 2000

Scope of the conference: This conference aims at bringing together all people carrying out research in novel systems in telegeoprocessing, cross-fertilization between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Telecommunications. Telegeoprocessing can be defined as a new discipline based on real time spatial databases updated regularly by means of telecommunications systems in order to support online decision-making. Overall attention will be given to systems based on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and all other technologies for sending data from sensors to GIS systems by means of wireless communications. For more information, see http://www.insa-lyon.fr/Labos/LISI/telegeo/.

Historical GIS Workshop: Mapping Europe's Boundaries and Borders, Florence, Italy, June 2000. For more information, see the site http://www.esf.org/hp/call99.htm.

IASSIST 2000 Data in the Digital Library: social, spatial, and government data services, Evanston, Illinois at Northwestern University, 7 - 10 June 2000.

IASSIST conferences bring together data professionals, data producers, and data analysts from around the world who are engaged in the creation, acquisition, processing, maintenance, distribution, preservation, and use of numeric social science data for research and instruction.

40th Annual Conference of the Western History Association, San Antonio, TX, 11 - 14 October 2000.

3.2 Workshops

Discovering GIS 1999-2000. Introductory ArcView Workshop for Educators K-12. Presented by the Center for Image Processing in Education, P.O. Box 13750, Tucson, AZ 85732-3750. Telephone: 800-322-9884 fax: 520/327-0175. The Center will have workshops throughout the country in 2000. Please check their site http://www.cipe.com for more information.

4. Contributors

Lucinda M. Hall hallx030@tc.umn.edu
Ken Rockwell krockwel@library.utah.edu
Jan Smits jan.smits@konbib.n
Dale Steele dasteel@dlapr.lib.az.us
Ross Togashi rtogashi@hawaii.edu
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, 1999

President
Greg Armento
University Library
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-4367
garmento@csulb.edu

Vice President/President Elect
David Decklebaum
University of California, Los Angeles
Maps and Government Information
4510 Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
(310) 825-3135
ddeckelb@library.ucla.edu

Treasurer
Muriel Strickland
2465 Baja Cerro Circle
San Diego, CA 92019
103251.1605@CompuServe.COM

Secretary
Jenny Stone
University of Washington
Map Collection & Cartographic
Information Services
Basement, Suzzallo Library
Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195-2900
(206) 543-9392
jnstone@u.washington.edu

Past President
Linda Zellmer
Arizona State University Libraries
Map Collection
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
(602) 965-5973
Linda.Zellmer@asu.edu

Business Manager
Richard E. Soares
WAML Book & Fiche Sales Manager
Brigham Young University
P.O. Box 1667
Provo, UT 84603-1667
(801) 378-6179
Richard_Soares@byu.edu

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Borchert Map Library
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hallx030@tc.umn.edu

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