Subject Index

Cartobibliographies & Indexes

Early Soil Maps of the USDA Soil Survey Series, 1899-1962 - A cartobibliography and indexes of soil survey maps for Alaska, Hawaii, California and the Pacific Northwest including Idaho, Oregon and Washington compiled by Richard Soares at CSU-Chico.

Geologic Atlas of the United States / USGS Folios - Paul Leverenz published an index to the Geologic Atlas of the United States in the March, 1988 issue of the WAML Information Bulletin, Volume 19, Number 2, pages 74-77.

Geologic Map Indexes by Quadrangle Names - Published in the WAML Information Bulletin

• California
• Hawaii - Volume 19, March 1988, pages 64-73.
• Nevada, 1879-1982, A-L - Volume 15, March 1984, pages 197-215.
• Nevada, 1879-1982, M-Z - Volume 15, June 1984, pages 342-361.
• Nevada, 1983 Supplement - Volume 16, November 1984, pages 64-68.
• Nevada, 1984-1985 - Volume 17, June 1986, pages 235-239.
• Ohio - Volume 23, November 1991, pages 6-31.
• Oregon, 1883-1996.
• Utah, 1883-1980. See Index to Utah 7.5-Minute Topographic Maps for additional information.

Map Librarianship Bibliographies

Alan Edward Schorr, 1977. Map Librarianship, Map Libraries & Maps, A Bibliography: Supplement I. SLA Geography & Map Division Bulletin 107, pages 2-18.

Alan Edward Schorr, 1974. Map Librarianship, Map Libraries & Maps, A Bibliography, 1921-1973. SLA Geography & Map Division, Bulletin 95, pages 2-35.

Current Literature on GIS in Libraries from McMaster University Libraries Lloyd Reeds Map Collection

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Union List - Digital version of WAML's Union List of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Held by Institutions in the United States and Canada based at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of California- Bibliography of California Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps from CSU-Northridge Geography Map Library.

Cataloging & Processing

Bounding Box Tool - can be used to outline an area on a map to generate the latitude and longitude of a map for the 034 and 255 fields of a catalog record.

Geographic Cutters (complete)- A .pdf file (3000 pages long) with cutter numbers for administrative divisions, geographic regions and cities maintained by the Library of Congress.

Cutter Numbers for California - Cutter numbers for California Regions (G 4362), Cities (G 4364) and a list of common LC Map Call Numbers used at Stanford and UC Libraries are available on the Web.

Cutter Numbers for Geographic AREAS - Cutter numbers for administrative divisions, geographic regions and cities can be found in Geographic Cutters (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1988) or by doing a guided keyword search for the the name of the place or region as a geographic subject heading in the Library of Congress Catalog. If the area appears to have no cutter, contact the Library of Congress' Geography & Map Division.

Geographic Area Codes - Lists of MARC Geographic Area Codes are available from:

• Library of Congress
• Memorial University of Newfoundland

Geographic Subject Headings - Subject headings for geographic entities can be searched in the Library of Congress Authorities List.

Library of Congress G Schedule for Canadian Atlases. In Tools and Useful Links, from ACMLA.

Map Cataloging Bibliography- List of resources related to Map Cataloging by Kathy Rankin.

Map Dates: Date Codes for Road Maps - Linda Zellmer is now maintaining the web site with information and links on dating road maps that Phil Hoehn originally compiled. This information is provided on the Map Date Codes web page.

Mathematical Data for Bibliographic Descriptions - by Jan Smits at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek.

RDA Presentation - by Mary Larsgaard and Kathy Rankin at WAML Hawaii 2012.

Romanization Guides - Contributed by Larry Cruse, UCSD.

• Romanization Systems and Roman-Script Spelling Conventions - prepared by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Foreign Names Committee Staff, 1994. (PDF file.)
• Romanization Systems - by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use, and the US Board on Geographic Names, 2000.
• Glossary of Terms for the Standardization of Geographical Names - by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN), 2002.

Slavic Languages Cataloging Manual - from the Slavic & East European Section of ACRL. Includes resources for transliteration and abbreviations.

State and County Coordinates - 4-corner latitudes and longitudes for States and selected counties are available on the MAGIRT web site.

Superseded Nautical Chart Conversion Table - A list of charts issued by the National Ocean Survey, National Ocean Service, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Coast Survey) and by the U.S. Lake Service from Branner Earth Sciences Library and the University of California-Berkeley.

Scale Finder Program - Program that can convert linear scales to representative fractions and vice-versa.

Toolbox for Processing and Cataloging Federal Government Documents - Resources for processing US Government Documents.

Why Catalog Maps?, by Kathy Rankin.

Equipment & Supplies

Atlantic Protective Pouches P.O. Box 1191 Toms River, NJ 08754 USA Telephone: 1-732-240-3871 Toll Free: 1-800-405-3871 Fax: 1-732-240-4306	E. Gerber Products, LLC. 1720 Belmont Avenue - Suite C Baltimore, MD 21244 Toll Free: 1-800-79-Mylar Outside US: 1-410-944-4200 Fax: 1-410-944-9363
Picture Pocket Corp. 242 Bingham Drive, Ste. 104 San Marcos, CA 92069 Telephone: 1-760-744-2425 Toll Free: 1-800-369-0852 Fax: 1-760-744-5285

Richards-Wilcox, Inc. 600 South Lake Street Aurora, IL 60506 Telephone: (630) 897-6951 Fax: (630) 897-6994

Steel Fixture Manufacturing Co. P.O. Box 917 Topeka, KS 66601-0917 Telephone: (785) 233-8911 Fax: (785) 233-8477

Mayline Group 619 N. Commerce P.O.Box 728 Sheboygan, WI 53082-0728 Telephone: (920) 457-5537 Fax: (920) 457-7388	Ulrich Planfiles 2120 Fourth Avenue Lakewood, NY 14750 Telephone: (800) 346-2875 Fax: (716) 763-1818
Bradford Systems Corporate Office 8700 Waukegan Rd., Suite 110 Morton Grove, IL. 60053-210 Telephone: (847) 965-5070 Fax: (847) 965-5247	Safco Products, Inc. 9300 West Research Center Road New Hope, Minnesota 55428 Telephone: (800) 328-3020

Hollinger/Metal Edge PO Box 8360 Fredericksburg, VA 22404-8360 Phone: 800-634-0491 Fax: 800-947-8814 Email: hollingercorp@earthlink.com	Gaylord Brothers PO Box 4901 Syracuse, NY 13221-4901 Phone: (800)448-6160 Fax: 800-272-3412 E-Mail Gaylord
Light Impressions PO Box 940 Rochester, NY 14603-0940 Phone: 1-800-828-6216 Fax: 1-800-828-5539 Email: info@lightimpressionsdirect.com	University Products, Inc. P.O. Box 101 517 Main Street Holyoke, MA 01041 Phone: 800-628-1912 Fax: 800-532-9281 Outside US and Canada Phone: 413-532-3372 Fax: 413-532-9281 Email: custserv@universityproducts.com

Andrew, Paige G., 1996. A Case for Moving Maps with Care: A Review of Map Trucks. WAML Information Bulletin vol. 28, pages 15-23.

Withers, Marianne M., 1992. Moving Maps at the Virginia State Library and Archives. SLA Geography & Map Division, Bulletin no. 168, pages 24-27.

• Ben Meadows - Sells telescoping map tubes.
  
• Forestry Suppliers - Has waterproof cardboard tubes as well as a sectional plastic tube available.
• Office Depot - Has several sizes of Map Tubes available.
• Office Max - Has a wide assortment of map tubes available.
• Staples - Has several sizes of round map tubes and a square mailing tube available.

Stamp for Map Call Numbers / Four Line Stamp - Gaylord sells a Rubber Stamp Kit that can be used to build a stamp for call numbers or other purposes.

Togashi, Ross R., 1998. Wall map storage methods: a photo essay. Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin v. 29, no. 2, p. 67-84.

Federal Depository Library Program

• Appendix C - section of the Federal Depository Library Handbook with information for map librarians.

Scale of Series	Number of Maps
1:24,000	53,252
1:25,000 Alaska	237
1:25,000 7.5" X 15"	192
1:63,360 Alaska	2905
1:100,000	1813
1:250,000	663
American Samoa	11
Guam	20
Micronesia	76
Mariana Islands	28
Puerto Rico	95
Virgin Islands	24

Geographic Information Systems

Current Literature on GIS in Libraries - from McMaster University Libraries Lloyd Reeds Map Collection.

Metadata Primer for Map Librarians from MAGIRT.

System Requirements for GIS Computers - from ESRI.

Map Vendors

List of Antique Map Vendors - compiled from various sources by Linda Zellmer.

List of Map Publishers and Vendors - originally compiled by Peter Stark, now maintained by Sarah Zaleski at the University of Oregon.

Map Ordering Sources - originally compiled by Linda Newman, now maintained by Tod Colegrove, University of Nevada Reno.

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Reference Resources

Citing Maps - Online guides to citing Maps (print and electronic)

• North Carolina State University Library
• Ohio Wesleyan University

Historic Atlas and Map Valuation and Conservation - Guide to valuing antique maps and atlases by Julie Sweetkind-Singer.

Index Maps to AMS and GSGS Maps - A collection of scanned Index maps to Army Map Service map series and GSGS (Great Britain. War Office. General Staff Geographical Section) map series from UC Berkeley.

Grant Writing - Resources developed for the Grant Writing Workshop offered October 25, 2007 at the WAML Meeting in Denver.

• Web Site
• Bibliography

INFOMINE - Maps & GIS Section. The University of California Riverside's Index to a wide variety of resources related to maps and map librarianship.

Location Guide to the General Land Office (GLO) Survey Plats - List of organizations with GLO survey plats compiled by Tom Huber of the Illinois State Library.

Map Symbols - Links to sites with information on symbols for a variety of maps produced by U.S. government agencies.

• Topographic Map Symbols - symbols for U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps.
• FAA Aeronautical Chart User's Guide - Symbols for VFR, IAP and IFR Charts from the Federal Aviation Agency.
• Nautical Chart Symbols and Abbreviations - symbols on U.S. Nautical Charts from NOAA.
  

Place Names - Finding Place Name Information from Western Illinois University.