How to Get Help from Colleagues
Cartographic specialists are often located in institutions where they
are the only people who work with maps or Geographic Information Systems
(GIS). When questions arise, there is nobody to ask for assistance.
Fortunately, there are ways to get help from afar.
Several items on the "electronic publications" page of this site are designed to provide basic information for new map librarians. In addition, WAML (the Western Association of Map Libraries) has put together a useful list of practical information in its Map Librarian's Tool Box.
If you have a specific question, your best bet is often to ask it on
a listserv. The most important listserv for map librarians is
Maps-L. To subscribe to Maps-L, send an e-mail message to listserv@listserv.uga.edu, and type
the following in the text of the message: SUBSCRIBE MAPS-L [your
first name] [your last name].
For history of cartography
subscribe to Maphist. Send a message to: listserv@HARVARDA.HARVARD.EDU.
For geographic information systems subscribe
to GIS-L by sending a message to: LISTSERVER@GEONET.COM.
For GIS in libraries subscribe to GIS4LIB message to: listproc@u.washington.edu
Finally, there are situations in which you may need to consult at length
with an experienced map librarian. To meet this need we
are instituting Ask a Map or GIS Librarian.
Ask a Map or GIS Librarian
Here follows a list of librarians and information specialists who
are willing to answer questions from other professionals concerning
issues relating to maps and GIS in libraries. They can be consulted
by e-mail or by phone. If you want to talk by phone, please
contact the person first by e-mail to set up an appointment.
Click
here to send e-mail to any of the librarians listed below, or
to ask generally about map librarianship or Magert.
| Digital Data and GIS: | ||
| Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Geographic Information Systems Librarian Geosciences and Map Library, Guyot Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Telephone: 609/258-6804 Fax: 609/258-1274 shawatw@princeton.edu |
Pete Reehling Geographic Information Librarian 4202 E. Fowler Ave. LIB 122 University of South Florida Tampa, FL 33620 Phone: 813/974-1647 reehling@lib.usf.edu |
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| Digital Imaging, Preservation, Dublin Core Metadata General Questions: |
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| Scott R. McEathron Map Librarian Anschutz Library University of Kansas 1301 Hoch Auditoria Drive Lawrence, KS 66045-7537 Telephone: 785/864-4662 Email: macmap68@ku.edu |
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| Small Map Collections: | ||
| Joseph M. Winkler Coordinator of the Research Collections St. Louis Public Library 1301 Olive St. Saint Louis, Mo 63103 Telephone: 314/539-0344 Fax: 314/539-0393 Jwinkler@slpl.lib.mo.us |
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| Cataloging: | ||
| Susan Moore Rod Library University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Telephone: 319/273-2913 Fax: 319/273-2913 susan.moore@uni.edu |
Paige Andrew E506 Pattee Library University Libraries Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 Telephone: 814/865-1755 Fax: 814/863-7293 pga@psulias.psu.edu |
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| Map and Atlas Acquisitions: | ||
Angie
Cope |
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Revised 01/17/2006