Electronic Version - Part 12, December, 1997. To be included in a future print version of the "Information Bulletin."

1. News
        1.1 1998 Spring Meeting of the Western Association of Map Libraries
2. New maps, books, etc.
2.1 New Mapping of Western North America compiled by Ken Rockwell
2.2 Articles of interest
2.3 Internet resources
3. Meetings and other educational opportunities
        3.1 Upcoming International Conferences, Seminars, Talks, etc.
4. Contributors to this issue
5. The Western Association of Map Libraries

1. News

The 1998 Spring Meeting of the Western Association of Map Libraries will be held at Stanford University from March 25 through March 28, 1998. Hosted by the Branner Earth Sciences Library, the diverse program will include nine discussion sessions and presentations featuring thirteen speakers on a variety of topics of current interest. Besides the program and business meetings, there will be a dinner banquet, a Friday lunch, and a field trip.

Those interested in learning more about ArcView GIS can sign up for either a pre-conference or a post-conference workshop, during which Angela Lee from ESRI will be offering hands-on demonstrations. Topics will include the spatial analyst extension; government data sources such as DEMs, DOQ, and DLGs; the Street Map extension; the Internet Map Server, and a demo of the 3-D analyst.

Information on the preliminary program and housing can be found on the following web site http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/branner/ wamlmtg.html.

We will continue to update this web site to provide additional information for this spring WAML event. Please feel free to call (650) 725-1103 or e-mail to Charlotte Derksen (cderksen@marine.stanford.edu) or Phil Hoehn (phoehn@sulmail.stanford.edu) or Jean Kan (jkan@sulmail.stanford.edu) (after 1/16/98) for any other information. Registration forms will be mailed to WAML members in mid-January.

We, the staff from Branner Earth Sciences Library, are looking forward to seeing you on this festive occasion.

2. New Maps, Books, Etc.

ALASKA

Bie, Scott W. Map showing rock sample localities, Livengood quadrangle, Alaska. Four maps, scales 1:250,000 and 1:63,360. USGS Open-file report 97-446, pub. 1997. OCLC #37969694

Light, Thomas D., and Lee, Greg K. Distribution and occurrence of gold-bearing samples in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:250,000. USGS Open-file report 97-484-C, pub. 1997. OCLC #37991403

McCammon, Richard B. Map showing mineral resource potential of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:250,000. USGS Open-file report 97-484-B, pub. 1997. OCLC #37976749

Weber, Florence R. Generalized geologic map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:250,000. USGS Open-file report 97-484-A, pub. 1997. OCLC #37916083

ALBERTA

Gem Trek Publishing. Recreational map Kananaskis Country : Spray Lakes & Canmore Region. Scale 1:50 000. Calgary, Alta. : Gem Trek Publishing, 1996. OCLC #37913895

ARIZONA

Billingsley, George H. Geologic map of the Mount Logan quadrangle, northern Mohave County, Arizona. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 97-426, pub. 1997. OCLC #37973142

Billingsley, George H. Geologic map of the Mount Trumbull NW quadrangle, northern Mohave County, Arizona. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 97-488, pub. 1997. OCLC #37869193

Billingsley, George H. Geologic map of the Poverty Spring quadrangle, northern Mohave County, Arizona. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 97-493, pub. 1997. OCLC #37880028

Yates, Richard. 1997-1998 Arizona atlas & data book : an economic, demographic & political view of the Grand Canyon State. 1 atlas (64 p.), scale not given. Eugene, OR : Public Sector Information, Inc., 1997. OCLC #37964578

CALIFORNIA

Beck, Alan H., et al. Columbia fun maps, mapping the gay and lesbian world: San Francisco, San Jose & Russian River. Scale not given. New York : Columbia FunMap Corp., 1997. OCLC #37923855

California Division of Mines and Geology. State of California seismic hazard zones : south half of the San Francisco North and part of the Oakland West quadrangles, official map. Scale 1:24,000. Effective April 7, 1997. Sacramento : California Div. of Mines and Geology, 1997. OCLC #37971209

Yerkes, R. F., and Campbell, Russell H. Preliminary geologic map of the west half, Los Angeles 60-degree x 30-degree quadrangle. Scale 1:100,000. USGS open-file report 97-483, pub. 1997. OCLC #37999294

COLORADO

Barnum, Bruce E., et al. Geologic map of the Texas Mountain quadrangle, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2321, pub. 1997. OCLC #37912931

Trails Illustrated. La Garita, Cochetopa Hills, Colorado. Scale 1:66,667. Evergreen, Colo. : Trails Illustrated, 1997. OCLC #37920456

Trails Illustrated. South San Juan, Del Norte, Colorado. Scale 1:66,667. Evergreen, Colo. : Trails Illustrated, 1997. OCLC #37920534

U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Pawnee National Grassland land and resource management plan, Fall 1997. 4 maps, scale 1:200,000. Denver, Colo. : Regional Office, 1997. OCLC #37952680

MONTANA

U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Montana recreation guide. Scale 1:1,000,000. Billings, MT : USBLM, 1997. OCLC #37986427

OREGON

Oregon Dept. of Transportation. 1996 traffic flow map : Oregon state highway system. Scale ca. 1:1,100,000. Salem, Ore.: Oregon Dept. of Transportation, 1996. OCLC #37923864

2.2 Articles of interest

2.2.1 California Geology. November 1, 1997, v. 50, no. 6

• Radon Mapping--Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, p. 167.
• Release of New Preliminary seismic Hazard Zone Maps, p. 193.
2.2.2 The Cartographic Journal. June 1, 1997, v. 34, no. 1
Kumar, Naresh and Evans, Ian S. Map Output Format from GIS: Optimising Visual Quality of Paper and Electronic Atlases, p. 37.
2.2.3 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. January 1, 1996, v. 39, no. 1/3
Banner, A., Meidinger, D.V. and Von Sacken, B.C. Ecosystem Mapping Methods for British Columbia, p. 97.
2.2.4 Information Technology and Libraries. September 1, 1997, v. 16, no. 3
Lamont, Melissa and Bowles, G. Ian. Advancing the Digital Map Library, p. 121.
2.2.5 The Yale University Library Gazette. October 1, 1997, v.72, no. 1/2
Goodrich, Thomas D. Early Islamic and Ottoman Maps at Yale, p. 27.

2.3.1 Current Geographical Publications - The December 1997 issue of Current Geographical Publications is now available at site http://leardo.lib.uwm.edu/cgp.

3. Meetings and Other Educational Opportunities

• 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
  • January 22, 1998 - Laurence Worms (Ash Rare Books Ltd.) Society and Maps: The London Map Trade in the 18th Century.
  • February 26, 1998 - Dr Benet Salway (Department of History, University College, London). Journeying in the Roman World and the Genesis of the Tabula Peutingeriana.
  • March 26, 1998 - Dr Christopher Board (Department of Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science). Silences, Secrecy and Falsification on maps after 1858.
  • 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.
  Meetings are held at the University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H OAB (i.e. quite close to the British Museum) at 5.00 pm on a THURSDAY. Admission is free and each meeting is followed by refreshments. All are MOST welcome.
  
• The Oxford Seminars in Cartography - Programme for 1997-1998
  • Thursday, 19 February 1998 - Sight, memory and maps in travelling since the Middle Ages CATHERINE DELANO SMITH, Institute of Historical Research, London
  • 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."
• 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

5. The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML)

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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