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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:30:41 -0800
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Subject: Map Bibliographies on the Web
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      I have posted several bibliographies, mostly dealing with New York
State Maps, using a program called Reference Web Poster.  The
bibliographies are searchable by keyword, and some of them contain numerous
links to digital images.  They can be accessed at
http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/bibs.htm

      The bibliographies will obviously be mainly of interest to those who
work with maps in New York State.  Other map librarians may want to
investigate Reference Web Poster as a way to make widely available lists of
uncataloged maps produced using database management programs.  Reference
Web Poster works with files in EndNote, ProCite, and Reference Manager
formats.

      There are some bugs and glitches in the bibliographies, both of the
bibliographic and computer kind.  Many of the problems were created by the
bibliographies being formatted in ways that Reference Web Poster has
trouble processing.  Nonetheless, they are usable.  It is best to go to
"advanced search" and then search by either "all indexed fields" or "all
non-indexed fields."  Some records do not display with titles.  Click on
icon on left to display the full text.

      Here is a description of the bibliographies taken from the web page
referenced above:

1. LIGEOBIB.ENL  A bibliography of publications relating to Long Island
Geology.  Produced by students of the Geosciences Dept. under the
Supervision of Professor Gilbert Hanson.


2.  nysmaps.enl  A fairly comprehensive bibliography of New York State
Maps produced before 1830.  Includes many unique manuscript maps held by a
number of institutions.  Most references are annotated, and multiple
holding libraries are often shown for printed maps (although it is not a
complete union list).  Includes publications that have facsimiles of rare
maps, and some links to digital images.  Compiled by David Allen.


3. Specmaps.enl  A list of New York State maps in the Dept. of Special
Collections at Stony Brook University.  Approximately 1700 maps, mostly
published between 1830 and 1940.  Compiled by David Allen with additions
and revisions by Kristen Nyitray.


4.  Digimaps.enl  Database with links to digital images of New York State
Maps on the Web.  Searchable version of Map Collection's "New York State
Map Pathfinder."  Compiled by Jessica McEachern under supervision of David
Allen.


5.  Docmaps.enl  2,196 maps from New York State legislative documents prior
to 1940.  List is incomplete because Stony Brook has only partial holdings
of this set, but this appears to be the only list of these materials
available.  Compiled by Jessica McEachern under supervision of David Allen.


6.  Soils.enl  1,492 soil maps published prior to 1950 from Stony Brook's
nationwide collection.  Compiled by Jessica McEachern under supervision of
David Allen.

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