I think Daniel has given a great list.  I would add at least one class on imagery and mapping and include aerial photography, satellite imagery, and Lidar or any of the various forms of remote sensing.  Our historic aerial photography collections is one of the most frequently used

In the collection.

 

Thanks

 

 

Bill Sudduth
Head, Government Information & Maps Department
University of South Carolina Libraries
1322 Greene Street
Columbia, SC 29208
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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Dotson, Daniel
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Hi Theresa

 

Map librarianship was totally new to me when I took over, so I'd suggest the following:

 

  1. Why your print map collection should be in your catalog.
  2. Map types (multiple geological map types, human geography types (like political, economics, population, etc.), non-flat physical maps, like globes and raised relief, etc.
  3. How maps are misused. For example, I have many times seen people use maps around election time to show how many counties voted "red" - but there are more people in my county than eight entire states. In other words, dirt doesn't vote.
  4. History of maps. Such as:
    1. Historic maps and their importancce.
    2. How maps were created before computers.
    3. why flat maps can never be 100% precise (projection types).
  1. If time, how we map other planets.

 

-Danny

 

Daniel S. Dotson

Associate Professor

Head - Orton Memorial Library of Geology & Gardner Family Map Room

Mathematical Sciences Librarian & Science Education Specialist

The Ohio State University
University Libraries
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Columbus, OH 43210

614-688-0053 Office

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Hi all!

I’m in the process of developing a course on Map/GIS Librarianship for the Department of Library and Information Science at Indiana University.  I’m really starting from scratch, so would appreciate any input. What do you wish you learned in library school? Has anyone taught a similar course and would be willing to share resources? I’m imagining some combination of spatial humanities, map care & collecting, critical cartography, map types/reading, and a little bit of cartographic history, etc.

 

Thanks in advance! Feel free to reply to me directly if you prefer.

Theresa

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Theresa Quill (she/her/hers)

Map and Spatial Data Librarian

Liaison to Department of Geography

Associate Librarian

Herman B Wells Library, E241C

Indiana University Bloomington

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