2 Map Librarianship Bibliographies | Geoviz Resource Cent

Cheshire, James. The Library of Lost Maps. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.
Aber, Susan and Jeremy. Map Librarianship : a guide to geoliteracy, map and GIS resources and services. Chandos Publishing, 2016
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)
Paige G. Andrew. Cataloging sheet maps: the basics. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2003
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.
Parry, R.B. & Perkins, C.R. (eds). The Map Library in the New Millennium. London: Library Association Publishing, 2001
Paige G. Andrew, Mary Lynette Larsgaard (editors). Maps and related cartographic materials cataloging, classification, and bibliographic control. New York: Haworth Information Press, c1999.
Larsgaard, Mary Lynette. Map librarianship an introduction. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.

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ACMLA Recommended best practices in citation of cartographic materials on behalf of the Bibliographic Control Committee of ACMLA.
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.]
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]
International Bibliography of Maps & Atlases, Saur, 2004. 2nd CD ROM edition [It was intended to issue an update to this every two years].
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.
Information sources in cartography C. R. Perkins, R. B. Parry (eds.) London: Bowker-Saur, 1990.
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.]

Cartographiti, the newsletter of the Map Curators' Group of the British Cartographic Society. [Liverpool]: Map Curators' Group, [1983-]
The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries (Geoscapes), Binghamton, NY The Haworth Press, Inc., [2004-]
Coordinates: Online Journal of the Map and Geospatial Information Round Table, American Library Association, 2004-2009.
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-]
Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin. [Santa Cruz, Calif.]: Western Association of Map Libraries, [1969-]
Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives Bulletin (ACMLA Bulletin). Ottawa: Association of Canadian Map Libraries, [1968-]
The Globe, Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Map Society. Melbourne: Australian Map Curators' Circle, [1974-]
Newsletter, Australian and New Zealand Map Society. [Palmerston North]: New Zealand Map Keepers Circle, [1977-]

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