Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What Are Cartographic Resources?
Chapter 2: Directory of Cartographic Collections
Chapter 3: Atlases
Chapter 4: Topographic, Cities and Towns Maps
Chapter 5: Railroad Maps
Chapter 6: Geological Maps
Chapter 7: Nautical Charts
Chapter 8: Fire Insurance Plans
Chapter 9: Air Photos
Chapter 10: Bird’s-Eye View Maps
Chapter 11: GIS Data Sources
Chapter 12: GIS Subject Guides
Chapter 13: Handbooks and Manuals
Chapter 14: Cartographic and GIS Dictionaries
Chapter 15: Bibliographies
Chapter 16: Gazetteers
Chapter 17: Citing Cartographic Material
Chapter 18: Professional Map and GIS Associations
Appendix A. Example of a Map Library Collection: University of Waterloo
Appendix B. Depository Library Programs

About the Author

Eva Hobot Dodsworth is the geospatial data services librarian at the University of Waterloo library where she specializes in teaching GIS and map-related content to the university community. Eva's interests include historical cartographic research, teaching geoweb applications and historical GIS. Eva is also a part-time online instructor for a number of library schools, and continuing education organizations where she teaches the use of GIS technology in libraries. Eva’s list of publications are available from: http://www.evadodsworth.com

Reviews

The variety of geographic information about North America can be overwhelming. Dodsworth’s herculean effort to cull together in one volume all these materials, sources, resources, and information agencies will now allow novice and proficient seekers to swiftly navigate through the sea of cartographic resources and geospatial data.
*Wade Bishop, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville*