Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of the "Guide to U.S. Map Resources" provides librarians and researchers with comprehensive information on the map collections in the Unites States.;It features three new indexes, providing access by collection strengths, names of key staff, and institution and library names. The collection-strengths index, based on the LCG "map classification" headings, allows users to identify collection specialization by subject area, and by special collection names. The personal name and institution indexes are made more useful by the repetition of key information within index entries. For example, entries in the personal name index include each individual's institution, phone number, electronic mail, and address, in addition to the entry number where complete information can be found in the main listing.;The number of collections identified in the second edition of this book has increased to more than 950. The scope of the new edition continues to be defined as libraries in the United States with map collections of at least 500 items. In addition, certain collections of regional importance have been included though they hold fewer than 500 items.;Maps represent an important source of information - not only for cartographers but for researchers in urban planning, history, sociology, area studies, transportation, and environmental studies. By consulting this book, librarians and researchers can make better use of the 74,350,296 maps, manuscripts, aerial photos, microforms, gazetteers, serials, remote sensing images, globes, relief models, atlases, and computer tapes available in US collections.
