Research Catalog

Title

A research guide to cartographic resources : print and electronic sources / Eva H. Dodsworth.

Author

Dodsworth, Eva H., 1976-

Publication

• Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
• ©2018

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Details

Description

ix, 479 pages; 29 cm

Summary

"The interdisciplinary uses of traditional cartographic resources and modern GIS tools allow for the analysis and discovery of information across a wide spectrum of fields. A Research Guide to Cartographic Resources navigates the numerous American and Canadian cartographic resources available in print, and online, offering researchers, academics and students with information on how to locate and access the large variety of resources, new and old. Dozens of different cartographic materials are highlighted and summarized, along with lists of map libraries and geospatial centers, and related professional associations. A Research Guide to Cartographic Resources consists of 18 chapters, two appendices, and a detailed index that includes place names, and libraries, structured in a manner consistent with most reference guides, including cartographic categories such as atlases, dictionaries, gazetteers, handbooks, maps, plans, GIS data and other related material. Almost all of the resources listed in this guide are categorized by geography down to the county level, making efficient work of the type of material required to meet the information needs of those interested in researching place-specific cartographic-related resources. Additionally, this guide will help those interested in not only developing a comprehensive collection in these subject areas, but get an understanding of what materials are being collected and housed in specific map libraries, geospatial centers and their related websites. Of particular value are the sections that offer directories of cartographic and GIS libraries, as well as comprehensive lists of geospatial datasets down to the county level. This volume combines the traditional and historical collections of cartography with the modern applications of GIS-based maps and geospatial datasets."--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

• Cartographic materials
• United States
• Canada
• Bibliographies
• Cartographic materials > Canada > Computer network resources
• United States > Maps > Bibliography
• Cartography > Information resources
• Cartographic materials > United States > Bibliography
• Cartographic materials > United States > Computer network resources
• Maps > Computer network resources
• Canada > Maps > Computer network resources
• United States > Maps > Computer network resources
• Cartographic materials > Canada > Bibliography
• Canada > Maps > Bibliography

Genre/Form

Bibliographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

What are cartographic resources? -- Directory of cartographic collections -- Atlases -- Topographic, cities and towns maps -- Railroad maps -- Geological maps -- Nautical charts -- Fire insurance plans -- Air photos -- Bird's-eye view maps -- GIS data sources -- GIS subject guides -- Handbooks and manuals -- Cartographic and GIS dictionaries -- Bibliographies -- Gazetteers -- Citing cartographic material -- Professional map and GIS associations -- Appendix A. Example of a map library collection : University of Waterloo -- Appendix B. Depository library programs.

Call Number

Z6027.U6

ISBN

• 9781538100837
• 1538100835
• 9781538100844 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2018000822

OCLC

1023608883

Author

Dodsworth, Eva H., 1976- author.

Title

A research guide to cartographic resources : print and electronic sources / Eva H. Dodsworth.

Publisher

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

AUTH: UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO.

Other Form:

ebook version : 9781538100844

Research Call Number

*R-Map Div. Z6027.U6 D63 2018