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Variations on a Theme: Understanding and Contextualizing Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Typologies Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Jack Swab
Historic Sanborn fire insurance maps of cities in the United States are utilized extensively for comprehending past built environments and evaluating potential environmental risks. While previous r...
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Revisiting Parsons: A Wartime Map Classification System in the Digital Age Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Martin Davis
The Manual of Map Classification and Cataloguing, known colloquially as the ‘Parsons’ classification, is a geographic-based scheme for structuring a map collection using a sequence of alphanumeric ...
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Correction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-10-27
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2022)
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Correction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-10-27
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2022)
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Editorial Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Marcy Bidney, Nathan Piekielek
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2022)
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Best Paper of the Year Award for Volume 17 Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Marcy Bidney
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2022)
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Reflections on Five Years as Coeditors Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Nathan Piekielek, Marcy Bidney
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2022)
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Here Today, Here Tomorrow: A Case Study of Reviewing a Map Library with Eyes toward the Future Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Todd Quinn
In 2021, the University of New Mexico’s University Libraries conducted an evaluation of its Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC). MAGIC is the largest public map library in New Mexico, tho...
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Evaluating Software Tools to Orthorectify Archival Aerial Photographs Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-07-26 Nathan B. Piekielek, Grace Brittany Waltemate, Karen Schuckman
Archival aerial photographs are among the most common, voluminous, and frequently used collections in map and geography libraries because of the unique and important spatial information that they c...
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Where Are We Now? Development of the Online Guide to U.S. Map Collections Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Carol Patterson McAuliffe, K. A. Plassche
The progression from print directories to an online database is a natural and clear direction for map collection discovery. Moving this information to a virtual environment that anybody can access ...
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Correction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-04-21
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 3, 2022)
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Practicing Map and Geospatial Information Librarianship through the Lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-02-23 Joshua Sadvari, Theresa Quill, Dorris Scott
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 1-2, 2022)
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Centering DEI in Cartographic and Primary Source Literacy Instruction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-02-14 Georgia Brown
Abstract Providing primary source information literacy instruction is one of the main goals at the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) on the campus of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), where we host visits from classes in a broad range of disciplines each semester. The AGSL’s collections have a long history that is the product of colonialism, patriarchy, racism, and other issues. The
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Bringing a Critical Lens to Map and Geography Collection Development Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-27 Marcy Bidney
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 18, No. 1-2, 2022)
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Cartographic Ephemera and American Travel Mapping Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-09 James Akerman
Abstract The ephemeral maps that are discussed in this article include those found in promotional brochures and handbills, on postcards, souvenirs, placemats, and hotel stationery. They include the maps of local streets and roads handed out at car rental and real estate agencies, maps on timetables and transportation tickets, and in airline magazines. The types and formats of these objects are almost
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The Brooklyn Health Map: Reflections on a Health Dashboard Visualizing Connections between Social Factors and Health Outcomes in Brooklyn, NY Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Sheena Philogene
Abstract The internet is often the first source that individuals use to find health-related information, because of the general abundance and ease of accessing information online. However, limited health data literacy skills and other barriers can make it difficult for users to locate and utilize the relevant and reliable health information that they need. Moreover, the various data scales used to
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Teaching Spatial Literacy in an Equity-Informed Public Engagement: An Academic Library’s Case Study Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Sarah Zhang
Abstract The proliferation of geospatial data, services, and applications on the web, as well as open data made available by government agencies, have brought both opportunities and challenges for the public to engage more widely and deeply with geospatial data. Promoting spatial literacy and GIS education for the public is key to responding to the opportunities and challenges, in which academic libraries
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Data Visualization and Advocacy for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Janina Mueller
Abstract Data visualizations can be a powerful way to educate and advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Teaching data visualization concepts and data literacy skills around a specific topic can be particularly impactful. This paper presents an approach to data visualization and advocacy centered around the issue of sexual and gender minority health. Not only are we witnessing continuous
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New Mexico’s Major Initiative on Digitizing, Archiving, and Web-Publishing Historical Aerial Photos Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Su Zhang, Shirley V. Baros, Karl Benedict, Hays A. Barrett
Historical aerial photos are important historical records, and subsequently, they have been widely used in many fields to study the physical and human characteristics of a place. Unfortunately, mos...
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Reflecting on Critical DEI Practices in Spatial Collection Development, Metadata, and Instruction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-11-09 Melissa Chomintra
Abstract Knowledge, as it has been shaped in the United States, is grounded in whiteness. As a result, maps and geospatial data can be particularly harmful in perpetuating historically and experientially inaccurate narratives of space. As stewards of knowledge, librarians are uniquely positioned to implement policies advancing antiracist practices. The following paper analyzes diversity, equity, and
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Analyzing the Geography of Systemic Racism in an Introductory Geographic Information Systems Workshop Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-08-31 Aditya Ranganath
Abstract Academic geospatial librarians have the potential to stimulate broader critical understanding and reflection about the racial inequities and injustices that remain inscribed in our social institutions. One way they might do so is by teaching introductory GIS workshops that explore these themes. This paper proposes one such workshop, and provides a link to a detailed sample lesson plan that
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How Did Old Maps Become Valuable? On Map Collecting and the History of Cartography in the United States Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-07-20 Susan Schulten
Abstract An appreciation for old maps as culturally important documents came slowly in the United States. The first precondition for this shift was the reframing of history brought by political independence. The second was the growth of facsimile maps, which made these sources available to a wider audience. The third was a loose network of scholars, archivists, collectors, and federal actors—including
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Mapping a World of Urban Planning Literature: GIS Analysis to Address Equity Gaps in a Library Collection Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-07-06 Benjamin Grantham Aldred
Abstract Where does one look to study cities around the world? How does a librarian build a collection that moves beyond a limited Western focus to incorporate post-colonial and indigenous experiences? And how can such analysis be automated to allow practitioners at disparate institutions to diversify their own collections? These questions are important as Urban Planning tries to incorporate a variety
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Developing a Collaborative Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Guide: A Library-Department Partnership in the Earth Sciences Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Bonita Dyess, Samantha Teplitzky
Abstract Earth Science is one of the least diverse scientific fields, but libraries can play a role in assisting their liaison departments’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts by diversifying our collections and supporting research practices that promote their use. In 2020, the University of California, Berkeley’s Earth & Planetary Science Department graduate students created an impressive
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Mapping Prejudice: The Map Library as a Hub for Community Co-Creation and Social Change Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Ryan Mattke, Kirsten Delegard, Danya Leebaw
Abstract The John R. Borchert Map Library was the ideal incubator for an experiment that has changed how a wide range of people are thinking about structural racism and the history of race in American urban environments. Mapping Prejudice used a cartographic visualization of racial covenants as the intellectual nexus of a project that transcended disciplinary boundaries and invited community members
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Evaluation of Geographic Vocabularies and Their Usage Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Erik Radio, Kathryn Gregonis, Sarah Werling, Philip White, Kayla Crosbie
Abstract The ability to designate locations as they pertain to information resources is important for documenting both provenance and subject matter. However, the naming of places is a complex matter. This article presents an overview of several common geographic vocabularies in use by libraries and cultural heritage institutions and evaluates them according to criteria corresponding to various user
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Best Paper of the Year Award for Volume 16 Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-05-20 Ifigenia Vardakosta, Bradley Wade Bishop, Nathan Piekielek
Published in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives (Vol. 17, No. 1, 2021)
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Image Files, Web Services, Web Applications, and Partnerships: Two Decades of Managing Digital Georeferenced Aerial Imagery Collections of Idaho Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-04-25 Bruce Godfrey
Abstract Academic libraries have managed print-based aerial photography collections for many years. Some have spent substantial time and effort digitizing items in those collections. Additionally, some libraries have taken on the task of georeferencing these digital images. In recent decades, libraries have begun to receive and manage born-digital georeferenced orthorectified aerial imagery collections
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Library Adoption and Use of GIS as an Information Sharing Tool during the Covid-19 Pandemic Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-03-16 Lauren H. Mandel
Abstract During the Covid-19 pandemic, libraries closed their physical facilities, offered shorter hours, rearranged and removed furniture, shifted to distance service provision, and used geographic information systems to support information sharing. For several decades, library and information studies have used geographic information systems for multiple purposes, and this occurred more than ever
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Of Maps, Libraries, and Lectures: The Nebenzahl Lectures, the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center, and the Study of Map History Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-02-18 Matthew H. Edney
Abstract The Nebenzahl Lectures, held triennially at the Newberry Library, Chicago, since 1966, have been crucially important in the development of sociocultural map studies. This essay explores their creation within the context of the challenges facing the Newberry in the 1960s, with special attention to the role of Ken and Jossy Nebenzahl; it then examines the significance of R. A. Skelton’s inaugural
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Examining the Background, Duties and Perceptions of Today’s Map Librarians Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2022-01-27 Kimberly A. Plassche
Abstract The traditional map library full of map drawers, aerial photographs, atlases and globes has evolved to include computer terminals and data collection equipment. Library patrons are accessing maps and geospatial data digitally. As the library has changed, so has the role of the map librarian. Historically, specialized coursework for map librarianship has been minimal in graduate library science
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Teaching GIS in a Digital Humanities Environment Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-10-27 Meagan Duever, Emily McGinn
ABSTRACT The University of Georgia Libraries has been teaching a one credit introductory GIS class as part of the Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Humanities which transforms library education from a one-shot model of teaching map and data literacy, to a credit bearing semester long course that provides a deeper understanding of GIS. The class focuses on student learning objectives, which include
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Using Spatial Storytelling as an Approach to Teaching GIS and Spatial Literacy Skills Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-11-29 Emma Slayton, Jessica G. Benner
Abstract Libraries have been supporting instruction on GIS and spatial literacy for some time, but the proliferation of digital and spatial technologies and the increasing number of disciplines interested in using them is changing the demands on libraries. One of these tools is digital storytelling - when combined with maps it can be a powerful way to share research and advocate for change. To tell
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Beyond the Map: Engaging Audiences with GIS at the Leventhal Map & Education Center Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-09-28 Michelle LeBlanc, Belle Lipton
ABSTRACT The Leventhal Map & Education Center (LMEC) at the Boston Public Library (BPL) has expanded its activities in recent years to include educational and technical support for audiences working with geospatial data, tools and concepts. At the K-12 level, LMEC’s Empowering Maptivists initiative engages Boston public high school students in a deep exploration of the uses of geospatial data and mapping
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Supporting Geography and GIS Education in Libraries Now and into the Future Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Jessica Benner, Emma Slayton
(2020). Supporting Geography and GIS Education in Libraries Now and into the Future. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 16, Supporting Geography and GIS Education in Libraries Now and into the Future, pp. 225-228.
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WAML 2020 Conference Highlights Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-08-04 Matthew Toro
(2020). WAML 2020 Conference Highlights. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 16, Supporting Geography and GIS Education in Libraries Now and into the Future, pp. 317-319.
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Expanding Library GIS Instruction to Web Mapping in the Age of Neogeography Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-07-27 Sarah Zhang
ABSTRACT The past two decades witnessed the flourishing of GeoWeb, a web infused with geospatial services and applications, which has given rise to a trend that non-experts are increasingly involved in creating digital maps, collecting spatial data, and developing mapping mashups or applications, known as neogeography. In light of that, the general public and researchers/students in higher education
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GIS Day across the Association of Research Libraries: Outreach, Education, and Collaboration Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-07-12 Joshua Sadvari, Amy Koshoffer, R. Benjamin Gorham, Katie Phillips
ABSTRACT GIS Day is an annual, international celebration of geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial technologies that provides organizations with an opportunity to help others learn about the real-world applications and positive societal impacts of geography and GIS, highlight services, and celebrate accomplishments. Many academic libraries participate in GIS Day programs, using this well-known
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Developing Lesson Plans for Teaching Spatial Data Management in Academic Libraries through a Lens of Popular Culture Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-07-09 Hannah C. Gunderman
ABSTRACT Understanding data management in spatial data science is fundamentally important when ensuring a project’s data is appropriately collected, analyzed, stored, and communicated. However, these concepts are often introduced to learners through compliance (i.e., we do this because we are required to or it is the right thing to do), and as a result can mean learning experiences around spatial data
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Editorial Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-07-02 Ronald E. Grim, Ryan J. Moore
(2020). Editorial. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 16, That Map Belonged to Somebody: The Importance of Provenance for Map Librarians, pp. 79-83.
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Annotated Atlases: Unraveling Hidden Stories of Provenance Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-05-17 Ronald E. Grim
Abstract This study, demonstrating that the annotations in many older atlases can provide evidence for unraveling intriguing and historically significant stories related to their provenance, is intended to encourage curators to recognize and preserve such annotations for future historical research. The study is based on the discovery of eight exceptional pre-1900 atlases in the collections of the Boston
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Cartographic Treasures Destroyed “With Fire and Sword”? The Unwritten Story of the Map Collection of the Bavarian Army Library Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-06-04 Thomas Horst
Abstract This paper deals with the unwritten story of one of the largest collections of early-modern military maps in pre-war Germany, its later dispersion to different institutions, as well as the attempts to reconstruct this cimelia or treasured library of the former Bavarian Army, founded at the beginning of the nineteenth century. During World War II most of the maps of the Wehrkreisbücherei VII
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Acquisition of World War II Captured Maps: A Case Study Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-05-04 Julie Sweetkind-Singer, Gregory March
Abstract At the end of World War II, United States Army officers located large troves of maps in Germany and Japan. These materials were shipped back to the United States and deposited with the Army Map Service (AMS). The AMS created a repository service to distribute the captured maps to libraries across the United States eventually sending them to a subset of thirty-five geographically dispersed
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Capturing the Complex Histories of German World War II Captured Maps Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-06-14 Susan Powell, Heiko Mühr
Abstract Following the end of World War II the U.S. Army Map Service distributed maps captured from the German military to research libraries across the United States, where they have remained largely hidden collections. One focus of the University of California Berkeley’s German World War II captured maps digitization project has been the creation of detailed metadata for the German military map series
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“Will Work for Maps”: A History of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Special Map Processing Project Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-05-26 Paige G. Andrew, L. K. McElfresh, L. R. Musser
Abstract After World War II, the Geography and Map Division at the Library of Congress acquired large quantities of military-related maps through the U.S. Army Map Service and similar military agencies, as well as from traditional domestic and foreign sources. The Division found itself in possession of many duplicates or otherwise expendable cartographic materials. The Division managed the surplus
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Announcement: Best Paper of the Year Award for Volume 15 Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-06-24 Theresa Quill, Nathan Piekielek, Ifigenia Vardakosta
(2020). Announcement: Best Paper of the Year Award for Volume 15. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 16, Supporting Geography and GIS Education in Libraries Now and into the Future, pp. 320-321.
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What Is Everyone Supposed to Be Doing? Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Nathan Piekielek, Marcy Bidney
(2020). What Is Everyone Supposed to Be Doing? Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 1-6.
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Cooperate, Educate and Develop: A Methodology Approach for Implementing Geographical Collections Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-11-18 Ifigenia Vardakosta
Abstract The geographic information is a commodity of high economic and political value, which in addition supports a variety of state services to the citizens. The opportunities for libraries are related to the development of geographical services and collections. That makes the guidance and the educational support essential for meeting the needs of a variety of users with a range of skills and levels
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Contextualizing Map and Geography Library Collections as FAIR Research Data: A Case Study of Historical Landscape Photographs Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-11-10 Hannah C. Gunderman
Abstract Collection management techniques used in map and geography libraries to describe and provide access to materials ensure researchers can engage with collections as viable sources of research data. Many practitioners create frameworks to market these collections as potential sources of data, whether used alone or alongside other research data. These frameworks bear similarities to the FAIR data
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Announcement: Best Paper of the Year Award for Volume 14 Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-09-04 Joshua Sadvari, Theresa Quill, Ifigenia Vardakosta
(2020). Announcement: Best Paper of the Year Award for Volume 14. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 27-28.
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Editorial: Information Literacy Instruction in Map and Geography Libraries Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-07-20 Marcy Bidney
(2019). Editorial: Information Literacy Instruction in Map and Geography Libraries. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 15, Information Literacy Instruction in Geography and Map Libraries, pp. 97-100.
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Understanding the Ecosystem of Geospatial Research and Service in Universities Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-07-06 Weihe Wendy Guan, Elizabeth Hess
Abstract The study of location and location-based phenomena is a flourishing field. Many universities have grown their research and/or services in this field (often called GIS), established centers that are primarily engaged in the research of GIS, or applying GIS technologies to support researches of other fields. Some straddle “research of” and “research with” GIS in the same center, engaging in
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Geologic Map Instruction: A Critical Approach Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-05-18 M. Wynn Tranfield
Abstract Historical geologic map collections are useful tools for librarians to demonstrate the unique construction of knowledge within the academy. A collaboration between the library and faculty in a general education course resuscitated a long-overlooked geologic map collection for an exercise in contextual analysis grounded in critical theory. The visual attributes of the maps revealed more to
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From an Archive to a Digital Map Edition: Introducing the Spatial Turn to an Undergraduate Writing Course Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-05-18 Andrzej Rutkowski, Stacy R. Williams
Abstract This article describes the process and outcomes of working with an undergraduate writing course as they created original scholarship for a digital map edition. Traditionally, library interventions in writing courses are limited to introducing students to library resources, developing better search terms, and research strategies. More recently librarians have incorporated primary source materials
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Geospatial Information Literacy Instruction: Frameworks, Competency, and Threshold Concepts Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-05-18 Stephen Appel
Abstract As librarians are developing library instruction curricula for map and geography libraries, there are many places where one can find guidance. Instructional frameworks can help organize and teach key competencies and develop literacy of geospatial information for learners. The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education has become
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Cartographic Literacy Through Object-Based Learning: The Value of Primary Sources in Instruction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-04-22 Ilene Raynes, Naomi Heiser
Abstract The current generation of students has grown up in a visually-saturated culture and are generally savvy about engaging with imagery. In the Map Library at the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB), we build on students’ graphical literacy by using maps in instruction sessions. Many of the maps we use in classes are primary sources. Such maps exemplify production techniques, purposes, and cultural
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A Season of Place: Teaching Digital Mapping at the British Library Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-03-06 Adi Keinan-Schoonbaert, Gethin Rees
Abstract One of the British Library Digital Scholarship team’s core purposes is to deliver training to Library staff. Running since 2012, the main aim of the Digital Scholarship Training Program (DSTP) is to create opportunities for staff to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to support emerging areas of scholarship. Recently, the Library has been experimenting with a new format to deliver
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Towards a More Collaborative Experience: Connecting Library and Departmental Faculty to Improve and Expand Archival Instruction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-03-02 Jessica Perkins Smith, Jennifer McGillan
Abstract This case study will examine how tenure track faculty archivists in Special Collections at Mississippi State University worked to improve undergraduate primary source instruction through collaboration and outreach. Between 2015 and 2019, requests for archival instruction at Mississippi State University increased from an average of one class per semester to ten or more classes per semester
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Working across Borders: Building Collaborations for Primary Source Instruction Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-03-02 Theresa Quill, Maureen E. Maryanski, Meg Meiman, Isabel Planton, Meggan Press, Carrie Schwier
Abstract Indiana University (IU) Libraries hosts a three-day Primary Source Immersion Program (PSIP) for instructors, to help them integrate primary sources into existing or new courses and foster their students’ information literacy skills in relation to primary sources. PSIP draws on the rich collections of IU Libraries, including University Archives, the Lilly Library for rare books and special
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Reactions vs. Reality: Using Sentiment Analysis to Measure University Students’ Responses to Learning ArcGIS Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-02-26 Taylor Hixson
Abstract As data literacy competencies become more common in university-level curriculum, understanding how students are really feeling when they first encounter new software and data concepts is of increasing importance to student success. Using sentiment analysis, this article seeks to understand some of those students’ reactions, or sentiments, to using ArcGIS and geospatial data in a university