This article is intended for the librarian with little experience in map libraries. General basic materials which should be collected by all map libraries, from the general world atlases to local maps, are suggested. Sources for the acquisition and selection of maps, atlases, globes, aerial photographs, wall maps, and related materials are…

The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library, the third largest academic library in the United States, houses one of the best Africana map collections in the United States. This checklist is intended to provide scholars and other map users with sufficient information to locate and examine maps of Africa in the UIUC Library. The…

Discusses the project undertaken by MMF Publications to micropublish a collection of rare Dutch maps and drawings. Background information about the collection is given and decisions regarding the choice of microfiche format are explained. MMF elected to publish a printed guide to accompany the collection for enhanced access. (Author/JKP)

The purpose of this guide is to introduce students and researchers to reference resources in the McGill University Library of Montreal, Canada. The guide deals with the language, history, literature, and civilization of China. Listed are encyclopedias and handbooks; biographical sources; atlases, gazetteers, and maps; dictionaries; and…

This survey was conducted to determine what geography materials, i.e., maps, globes, and atlases, were available in the public elementary school media centers in four Area Education Agencies in Iowa; the adequacy of these geography instruction tools for supporting the goals of the social studies curriculum; and the frequency of requests by faculty…