2 - Map Librarianship Bibliographies and Periodicals
General
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Larsgaard, Mary Lynette. Map librarianship an introduction. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.[If you don't have this book in your map library, you don't have a map library]
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Aber, Susan and Jenny. Map Librarianship : a guide to geoliteracy, map and GIS resources and services. Chandos Publishing, 2016
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Parry, R.B. & Perkins, C.R. (eds). The Map Library in the New Millennium. London: Library Association Publishing, 2001.
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Drazniowsky, Roman. Map librarianship: readings. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975. [This is the classic.]
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Ristow, Walter William. The emergence of maps in libraries. Hamden, Conn.: Linnet Books, 1980. [This is the other classic.]
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Wallis, Helen and Zögner, Lothar (eds.), The Map librarian in the modern world essays in honour of Walter W. Ristow, presented by the IFLA Section of Geography and Map Libraries. Munich: K. G. Saur, 1979.
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Farrell, Barbara and Desbarats, Aileen, Guide for a small map collection. Ottawa: Association of Canadian Map Libraries, 1984.
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Nichols, Harold. Map librarianship. London: Bingley, 1982.
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Sebert, L.M. (ed.), Handbook for small map libraries. [S.l.]: [s.n.], [1970?].
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Managing cartographic and architectural records [Jeanne Young and Nancy G. Miller]. Washington, D.C.: Office of Records Administration, 1989.
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Brown, Lloyd A., Notes on the care and cataloguing of old maps. Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, [1970].
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Maps, spatial data and conservation proceedings of IFLA Malaysian Workshop, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 17-21 June 1991, edited by Voon Phin Keong and Thami Munisah Mohd. Yusoff. Kuala Lumpur: Library, University of Malaya, 1992.
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Introduction to maps in local studies: a one day course organised by the Library Association in association with the Society of Archivists and the Map Curators Group of B.C.S. Wednesday 16th March 1988. London: Library Association, 1988.
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Wise Donald A. (ed.), Cartographic acquisitions: a collection of articles. Broken Arrow, Okla.: Clay Cotsha Press, 1985.
Cataloguing
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Paige, G. Andrew, Susan M. Moore, and Mary Larsgaard. RDA and Cartographic Resources. London: Facet Publishing, 2014. 9781856047722 (Joint publication with American Library Association 9780838911310)
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Paige G. Andrew. Cataloging sheet maps: the basics. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2003
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Paige G. Andrew, Mary Lynette Larsgaard (editors). Maps and related cartographic materials cataloging, classification, and bibliographic control. New York: Haworth Information Press, c1999.
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Guide to Cataloguing Printed Maps - Guidance notes for the occasional map cataloguer by Paula Williams and available on the Historic Libraries Forum website.
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Cartographic Materials: a Manual of Interpretation for AACR2, 2002 revision (2nd ed.) prepared by Anglo-American Cataloguing Committee for Cartographic Materials (AACCM) (2002). London : Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
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Map cataloging bibliography : selectively annotated, edited by Glenda Jo Fox Hughes and Constance Demetracopoulos. Washington: Special Libraries Association, Geography and Map Division, 1997
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. ISBD (CM): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials recommended by the ISBD Review Committee.
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London: IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Programme, 1987. A 1999 revision is now available to download [PDF]
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Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. Map cataloging manual, prepared by Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, 1991.
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Descriptive Cataloguing of Rare Materials (Cartographics), or DCRM(C) and here for background information.
Others
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World mapping today, R.B. Parry, C.R. Perkins graphic indexes prepared by Cartographic Unit, Department of Geography, University of Reading. London: Bowker-Saur, 2000. [This is the source on modern topographic mapping from all nations, what's been done, who did it, and includes brief histories of each country's official mapping.]
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Mapping the UK, C.R. Perkins and R.B. Parry. London : Bowker-Saur, 1996. [Really useful text plus graphic indexes for topographic and thematic series of the UK]
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International Bibliography of Maps & Atlases, Saur, 2004. 2nd CD ROM edition [It was intended to issue an update to this every two years].
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Cartographic citations a style guide by Suzanne M. Clark, Mary Lynette Larsgaard and Cynthia M. Teague. Chicago: Map and Geography Round Table, American Library Association, 1992.
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ACMLA Recommended best practices in citation of cartographic materials on behalf of the Bibliographic Control Committee of ACMLA.
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Information sources in cartography editors C. R. Perkins, R. B. Parry. London: Bowker-Saur, 1990.
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Cartographical Innovations: An International Handbook of Mapping Terms, Helen Wallis, Arthur H. Robinson (eds), 1987. Map Collector Publications (1982) Ltd, Tring. [This is a very useful reference work.]
Periodicals about map librarianship
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Cartographiti, the newsletter of the Map Curators' Group of the British Cartographic Society. [Liverpool]: Map Curators' Group, [1983-]
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The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries (Geoscapes), Binghamton, NY The Haworth Press, Inc., [2004-]
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Coordinates: Online Journal of the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table, American Library Association, 2004-2009.
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Base line, a newsletter of the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table of the American Library Association. Springfield, Ill.: Map and Geography Round Table, [1982-]
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Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin. [Santa Cruz, Calif.]: Western Association of Map Libraries, [1969-]
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Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives Bulletin (ACMLA Bulletin). Ottawa: Association of Canadian Map Libraries, [1968-]
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The Globe, Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Map Society. Melbourne: Australian Map Curators' Circle, [1974-]
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Newsletter, Australian and New Zealand Map Society. [Palmerston North]: New Zealand Map Keepers Circle, [1977-]
These pages were compiled by: April Carlucci (British Library Map Library); Tinho da Cruz (Department of Geography, University of Liverpool); Anne Taylor (Cambridge University Library). They are maintained by the Map Curators' Group of the BCS. Colleagues are requested to help keep this information current by e-mailing suggestions for inclusion, and details of links that don't work.
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The pages are intended to provide a first port of call for new colleagues, as well as a central place to find those documents or websites that you use infrequently but which are important/useful. Sadly, it cannot be an exhaustive list of every website that might be useful to the map curator/librarian/archivist - the maintenance would be a nightmare! We hope that you find it useful!
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The organisers wish to thank the Western Association of Map Libraries, whose original Map Librarians Toolbox was the inspiration for our UK version.