Resources

The following are good resources to learn more about subject headings and classification of maps.


Print Resources

Anglo-American Cataloguing Committee for Cartographic Materials. Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation for AACR2. Hugo L.P. Stibbe, General Editor, Vivien Cartmell and Velma Parker, Editors. Chicago: ALA, 1982.Canadian General Standards Board.

Geomatic Data Sets Cataloguing Rules. Ottawa: CGSB and CLA, 1994.

Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. Map Cataloging Manual. Washington D.C.: The Division, 1991.

Library of Congress. Library of Congress Classification: Class G, Geography, Maps, Anthropology, Recreation. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Issued by Library of Congress, Processing Department, Subject Cataloging Division, 1976, revisions published in L.C.-Additions and Changes, Lists No. 183 (July-Sept. 1976) to present.


Online Resources

Library of Congress. "Map Cataloging Manual: Contents". In Cataloger's Reference Shelf. The Library Corporation, 2001. <http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/map0001.htm> [February 12, 2005].

Vancouver Public Library. "Web Guide for Maps, Directions, and Geographical
Information [listing of map collections]". September 2004. In Vancouver Public Library.
<http://www.vpl.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/his/pdf/web_guide_for_maps.pdf> [March 28, 2005].

Western Association of Map Libraries. "Map Librarian's Toolbox". In Western Association of Map Libraries.
January 1999. <http://www.waml.org/maptools.html> [March 28, 2005].

 

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