----------------------------Original message---------------------------- INFORMATION BULLETIN (WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF MAP LIBRARIES) ISSN: 0049-7282 Part 14, March 1996. To be included in a future print version of the "Information Bulletin." Contents: 1. News 1.1 Electronic News & Notes Editorship changes at WAML 1.2 Editorship changes at ACMLA 1.3-1.5 Job Announcements 2. New books, maps, etc. 2.1 New Mapping of Western North America, compiled by Ken Rockwell 2.2 Other new materials 3. Internet resources: 3.1 WWW Access to GIS conference proceedings 3.2 Cybersites--CyberSavvy, by Chris Hodge (from _Mercator's World_) 4. Contributors to this issue 5. The Western Association of Map Libraries 1. News 1.1 Editorship changes at WAML WAML President Kathryn Womble is pleased to announce that WAML member Lucinda Hall of the University of Minnesota has stepped forward to edit the WAML Electronic News & Notes. Lucinda will begin with the April 1996 issue and has agreed to serve for at least one year. You may now submit items for the Electronic News & Notes to Lucinda at: [log in to unmask] Many thanks also go to Connie Manson for her work as News & Notes editor during the past year. 1.2 Editorship changes at ACMLA Rosaline Milks of the Paul E. Vandall Map Library, University of Windsor, has agreed to serve as Editor of the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) _Bulletin_. She will be taking over from Colleen Beard with the 1996 issues of the _Bulletin_. Alberta Auringer Wood, ACMLA President, said "At this time, I would like to take the opportunity to publicly thank Colleen for her years of service in this capacity. This contribution is much appreciated, and we know that she will continue to participate actively in ACMLA. Rosaline, we welcome you heartily to the 'fold' of active members of ACMLA! Thanks much and shall look forward to working with you." 1.3 Job Announcement: Unit Head: Government Publications/Maps, University of California Santa Cruz, CA Title: Unit Head:Government Publications/Maps Rank: Assistant/Associate Librarian Appointment Salary Range: $32,544-$39,648 commensurate with experience and qualifications Position Available: July 1, 1996 The University Library, Government Publications/Maps Unit offers a challenging team approach to reference and research services related to a substantial federal (51%) and state depository documents collection as well as a selective world-wide and com prehensive regional cartographic collection. The unit is located in two separate areas of the McHenry humanities and social sciences library, and is staffed by a group of highly motivated paraprofessionals. The unit head is responsible for the management of the two collections, supervising work-flow in both areas, maintaining a high public service orientation, and contributing leadership in an expanding electronic environment. This position calls for an innovative vision of Government Publications/Maps librarianship in an area of the library that serves a diverse population of faculty, staff, students and members of the local community. Reporting to the Head of Reference Services, the Head of the Government Publications/Maps Unit administers reference services, collection development, and coordinates technical processing functions of the unit. Participates in providing in-depth reference service related to a sizeable federal and state depository documents collection, law, and cartographic materials. Incumbent offers bibliographic instruction to faculty, staff and students; plans and administers electronic support required to utilize government data and cartographic materials in machine readable formats including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), coordinating with other units as necessary. Appointee participates in library-wide activities, including administrative committees and represents UCSC at the local, state and national levels for all duties of the position. Qualifications: Required: Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited school; a minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience including supervision of staff; demonstrated commitment to client-centered services in a culturally diverse environment; demonstrated written and oral communication skills; hands-on experience with documents depository collection procedures; library instruction and general reference experience; experience with a networked environment and microcomputer applications relevant to a documents and/or maps collection; demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels of staff and patrons in a technologically intensive environment. Preferred: Familiarity with state and federal depository collection procedures; knowledge of maps and cartographic information in digital form; hands-on experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS); ability to maintain and preserve collections of aerial photos, maps, rare cartographic materials, and books by using acceptable preservation techniques; ability to work with local government agencies and libraries in the acquisition of local documents, maps and cartographic data; familiarity with state and federal depository collection procedures; working knowledge of reference tools in law. The Campus and the Library: One of the nine campuses of the University of California, UC Santa Cruz is located in a redwood forest overlooking the ocean, 75 miles from San Francisco, 25 miles from San Jose at the north end of the agriculture and ma rine rich Monterey Bay area. Approximately 10,000 students, including 900 graduate students are enrolled. The library has a full-time equivalent staff of 140, of whom 30 are librarians. Librarians at the University of California are academic appointees. They are entitled to two days per month vacation and one day per month sick leave. The University has an excellent social security/university retirement plan, as well as a variety of optional health/dental and life insurance plans. Appointees are subject to periodic peer review for career status, merit increase, and promotion, at which time they are judged on the basis of professional competence and quality of service within the library and to the extent that they are relevant, on professional activity outside the library, University and public service, and other creative activity. This position is represented by the University Federation of Librarians, AFT. To Apply: Applicants should supply a complete statement of their qualifications, a resume of their education and experience, as well as the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three referees. All letters and documents should be addressed to: Kate McGirr, AUL- Human Resources Please refer to position: # T95-34 University Library University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Phone #: 408.459.2076 fax: 408.459.8206 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Closing Date: The deadline for application is March 29, 1996 UCSC is an EEOC/IRCA/AA employer WOMEN AND MINORITIES ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 1.4 Job Announcement: Electronic Information Resources Librarian, University of California Santa Cruz, CA Title: Electronic Information Resources Librarian Rank: Assistant or Associate Librarian Appointment Salary Range: $29,532-$37,800, commensurate with experience and qualifications Position Available: April 1, 1996 The Science Library of the University of California, Santa Cruz, seeks an individual with excellent skills for the position of Electronic Information Resources Librarian. Position and Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Head of the Science Library, the appointee coordinates access to science information in non-print form, including mediated searching. CD-Roms, Internet Resources, and other electronic formats. The appointee works with subject bibliographers in planning and implementing electronic access; then coordinates and facilitates training and current awareness in these areas for Science Reference Desk staff. Commensurate with the high public service goals of the unit, the appointee coordinates and facilitates end user training on automated sources, including handouts, classes, consultations, and other related administrative duties surrounding end-user services. The Electronic Information Resources Librarian provides reference service in the Sciences including weekend and evening assignments; and participates in reference group planning and activities. Under the direction of the Head of the Science Library, and in coordination with other Science Library staff, the appointee will plan for new automation in the Science Library, including identification, implementation, and training for new technologies in the UCSC Library and campus, and outreach in the Monterey Bay Region. Qualifications: Required: Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited school of librarianship, experience in science reference and library instruction, demonstrated knowledge of the Internet, demonstrated experience in planning and implementing technology in the support of library services, demonstrated project management skills, demonstrated strong communication and organizational skills, evidence of strong leadership skills including the ability to foster self-management and cooperation among science library staff, demonstrated effectiveness working with library patrons. Preferred: demonstrated management or supervisory skills, previous responsibility for the coordination of a library function, experience in the design of Web pages, technical expertise with PCs, Macs, and UNIX workstations, prior experience working with a campus computer center staff. The Campus and the Library: One of the nine campuses of the University of California, UC Santa Cruz is located in a redwood- forest setting overlooking the ocean, 75 miles from San Francisco, 25 miles from San Jose at the north end of the agriculturally rich Monterey Bay area. Approximately 10,000 students, including 900 graduate students are enrolled. The library collection of more than 1 million volumes is growing at a rate of 30,000 volumes annually. The library has a full-time equivalent staff of 140, of whom 30 are librarians. Librarians at the University of California are academic appointees. They are entitled to two days per month vacation and one day per month sick leave. The University has an excellent social security/university retirement plan, as well as a variety of optional health/dental and life insurance plans. Appointees are subject to periodic peer review for career status, merit increase, and promotion, at which time they are judged on the basis of professional competence and quality of service within the library and to the extent that they are relevant, on professional activity outside the library, University and public service, and other creative activity. This position is represented by the University Federation of Librarians, AFT. To Apply: Applicants should supply a complete statement of their qualifications, a resume of their education and experience, as well as the names of three (3) referees' names and addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses. All letters and documents should be addressed to: Kate McGirr, AUL- Human Resources. Please refer to position #T95-33 University Library University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Phone #: 408.459.2076fax: 408.459.8206 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Closing Date: The deadline for application is March 30, 1996 WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY UCSC IS AN EEO/IRCA/AA EMPLOYER 1.5 Job Announcement: Government Information/Maps Librarian, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN Moellering Library, Valparaiso University, Position Announcement, (Search Reopened) Government Information/Maps Librarian. Department head responsible for collection development (60% U.S. Depository), technical processing, preservation, and user services. Supervise hourly and student personnel. Participate in general reference and library instruction, collection management, and library planning. Continuing appointment; faculty rank. Salary and rank commensurate with experience; minimum $25,000/12-month contract. Required: ALA accredited master's degree; experience with government information sources and delivery formats; strong public service orientation and collegial outlook; experience with networked environments and microcomputer applications; willingness to work in a university committed to Christian higher education in the Lutheran tradition. Desired: Map library experience; familiarity with MARCIVE and Innovative Interfaces. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to: Judith Miller, Chair, Search committee, Moellering Library, Valp araiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383. Review of applications will begin January 8, 1996 and continue until position is filled. AA/EOE. Donna Resetar, Assistant University Librarian for Access Services, Moellering Library Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383 219-464-6183 email: [log in to unmask] 2. New books, maps, etc. 2.1 New Mapping of Western North America New Mapping of Western North America compiled by Ken Rockwell University of Utah ALASKA Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 900 Hz coplanar resistivity of the Circle Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 94-17. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253425 Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 900 Hz coplanar resistivity of the Richardson Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 95-12. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253419 Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 900 Hz coplanar resistivity of the Valdez [Creek] Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 94-21. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253379 Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 7200 Hz coplanar resistivity of the Fairbanks Mining District. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 95-8. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253666 Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. 7200 Hz coplanar resistivity of the Richardson Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 95-13. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253731 Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. 7200 Hz coplanar resistivity of the Valdez [Creek] Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 94-20. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253730 Alaska. Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Color shadow total field magnetics of the Circle Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-15. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253414 Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field magnetics and electromagnetic anomalies of the Fairbanks Mining District. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of investigations 95-4. Published 1995. OCLC #34252004 Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field magnetics of the Circle Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-14. Pub. 1994. OCLC#34253423 Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field magnetics of the Richardson Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 95-10. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34253792 Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys. Total field magnetics of the Valdez [Creek] Mining District. Scale 1:63,360. Report of investigations 94-18. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253408 Haeussler, Peter J., and George Plafker. Earthquakes in Alaska. Scale ca. 1:4,200,000. USGS Open-file report 95-624. Published 1995. OCLC #34123872 Kelley, K. D., et al. Geochemistry and mineralogy of heavy- mineral concentrates from the southern part of the Killik River 1- x 3- degree quadrangle, Alaska. 6 maps on 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2225-D. Pub. 199 5. OCLC #34173973 Kelley, K. D., and Charles G. Mull. Geochemistry of minus-100- mesh and minus-80-mesh sediment samples from the Killik River 1- x 3-degree quadrangle, Alaska. 4 maps, scale 1:250,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2225-B. Published 1995. OC LC #34173825 Kelley, K. D., and Charles G. Mull. Maps showing areas of potential for mineral resources in the Killik River 1- x 3-degree quadrangle, Alaska. 3 maps on 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. USGS Miscellaneous field studies map MF-2225-A. Published 1995. OCLC # 34173627 Miller, John W. Mesozoic macrofossil locality map, checklists, and pre-Quaternary stratigraphic section of the Mt. Katmai and adjacent parts of the Afognak and Naknek quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska. Scale 1:250,000. USGS Miscellaneous field stud ies map MF-2021-G. Published 1995. OCLC #34123110 Reger, Richard D., et al. Geologic and derivative materials maps of the Anchorage C-7 NW quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:25,000. Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-25. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253321 Reger, Richard D, et al. Geologic and derivative materials maps of the Anchorage C-8 NE quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:25,000. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-26. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34253333 Reger, Richard D., et al. Geologic and derivative materials maps of the Anchorage C-8 NW quadrangle, Alaska. Scale 1:25,000. Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 94-27. Published 1994. OCLC #34253582 Reger, Richard D., and DeAnne S. Pinney. Surficial geologic map of the Circle Mining District, Alaska. Scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 95-2c. Published 1995. OCLC #34253315 Wiltse, M. A. Bedrock geologic map of the Circle Mining District, Alaska. Scale 1:63,360. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 95-2b. Published 1995. OCLC #34253466 Wiltse, M. A. Geologic map of the Circle Mining District, Alaska. 2 maps, scales 1:63,360 and 1:150,000. Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Report of investigations 95- 2a. Published 1995. OCLC #34253442 ARIZONA Biekman, Helen M. Geologic map of the Tohono O'odham Indian Nation, southern Arizona. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:125,000. USGS Miscellaneous investigations series map I-2017. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34122718 Bryant, Bruce. Geologic map, cross sections, isotopic dates, and mineral deposits of the Alamo Lake 30 x 60 quadrangle, west- central Arizona. Scale 1:100,000. USGS Miscellaneous investigations series map I-2489. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34178970 Ratte, James Clifford, and William E. Brooks. Preliminary geologic map of the Big Lue Mountains 15-minute quadrangle, Greenlee County, Arizona, and Catron and Grant Counties, New Mexico. Scale 1:48,000. USGS Open-file report OF-95-263. OCLC #34270951 Sawyer, David A. Geologic map of the Silver Bell and West Silver Bell Mountains, southern Arizona. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open- file report 96-006. Published 1996. OCLC #34288382 Thompson, Kathryn S., et al. Topographic map showing historic features of the Lees Ferry area, Marble Canyon, Arizona. Scale 1:2,000. USGS Open-file report 95-592. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34130087 CALIFORNIA Frank, Phil. San Francisco water system. Pictorial map, not to scale. [San Francisco] : San Francisco Water Dept., 1995. OCLC #34275842 Hearn, B. C., et al. Geologic map and structure sections of the Clear Lake volcanics, northern California. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:24,000. USGS Miscellaneous investigations series map I- 2362. Published 1995. OCLC #34123426 Howard, Keith A. Preliminary geologic map of the Little Piute Mountains, San Bernardino County, California. Scale 1:10,000. USGS Open-file report 95-598. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34172266 Lorenson, Thomas D., et al. Chart showing concentration and isotopic composition of hydrocarbon gases from selected springs and seeps of the northern California coast ranges. Scale 1:750,000. USGS Open-file report 95-671. Published 1995. OCLC #34130 095 Real, Charles R. Reconnaissance seismic hazard maps of portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, California. 16 maps, scale 1:24,000. California Dept. of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, open-file report 96-01. Published 1996. OCLC #3 4200251 Sowers, Janet M., et al. Maps showing quaternary geology and liquefaction susceptibility in the Napa, California, 1:100,000 sheet. 2 maps, scale 1:100,000. USGS Open-file report 95-205. Published 1995. OCLC #34270943 Vedder, John Graham. Preliminary geologic map of Big Pine Mtn. quadrangle, California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-554. Published 1995. OCLC #34172224 Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the Fillmore 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-502. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34232920 Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the Moorpark 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-827. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34288388 Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the Newhall 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-503. Published 1995. OCLC #34232948 Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the Piru 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-511. Published 1995. OCLC #34232932 Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the Santa Susana quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-829. Published 1995. OCLC #34288400 Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the Simi 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-828. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34288408 Yerkes, R. F., and Russell H. Campbell. Preliminary geologic map of the Val Verde 7.5 quadrangle, southern California. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-504. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34232958 COLORADO Colorado bridge weight limit map. 2 maps on 1 sheet, scale not given. [Denver, Colo.] : Colorado Geographic Information System, 1995. OCLC #34126206 Kirkham, Robert M., et al. Geologic map of the Glenwood Springs quadrangle, Garfield County, Colorado. Scale 1:24,000. Colorado Geological Survey, Open-file report 95-3. Published 1995. OCLC #34159991 Kirkham, Robert M., et al. Geologic map of the Shoshone quadrangle, Garfield County, Colorado. Scale: 1:24,000. Colorado Geological Survey, Open-file report 95-4. Published 1995. OCLC #34159980 Moore, David W., and Glenn R. Scott. Generalized surficial geologic map of the Bayfield quadrangle, La Plata County, Colorado. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-266. Published 1995. OCLC #34270980 Trails Illustrated. Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, Lake City, Colorado : featuring Big Blue, Lizard Head and Mount Sneffels Wildernesses. Scale 1:66,667. Evergreen, Colo.: Trails Illustrated, rev. 1995. OCLC #34161916 Trails Illustrated. Vail, Frisco, Dillon, Colorado : featuring Vail Pass-Tenmile Canyon National Recreation Trail. Scale 1:40,680. Evergreen, Colo.: Trails Illustrated, rev. 1994. OCLC #34161012 IDAHO Lewis, Reed. Geologic map of the Belt Supergroup in north- central Idaho and western Montana. Scale 1:500,000. USGS Open- file report 95-513. Published 1995. OCLC #34187966 U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Idaho, Pocatello Resource Area recreation map (north half). Scale ca. 1:170,000. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34156889 MONTANA Omang, R. J. Water-surface profile and flood boundaries for the computed 100-year flood, Rosebud Creek, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana. 1 map on 2 sheets. Scale 1:18,000. USGS Water-resources investigations report 95-4093. Published 1995. OCLC #34072940 Trails Illustrated. Glacier National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park: Montana/Alberta. Scale 1:125,000. Evergreen, Colo.: Trails Illustrated, rev. 1994. OCLC #34145578 NEVADA Nutt, Connie J., and William E. Brooks. Geologic map of parts of the Tippett Canyon and Spring Creek Flat NW, Nevada, and Georgetta Ranch, Nevada, Utah, quadrangles, emphasizing Tertiary rocks and including chemical analyses. Scale 1:50,000. USGS Open- file report 94-632. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34270964 Page, William R., and E. B. Ekren. Preliminary geologic map of the Bristol Well quadrangle, Lincoln County, Nevada. Scale 1:24,000. USGS Open-file report 95-580. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34172238 Shelp, Suzanne. Mountain bike trail map and guide, Las Vegas single track gourmet: a tear-proof, water-proof map and guide to 15 major single track mountain bike trails in the Las Vegas area. Scale not given. Evergreen, Colo.: Chockstone Press, 1994. OCLC #34146816 OREGON Priest, George R., et al. Chronic geologic hazard maps of coastal Lincoln County, Oregon. 19 maps accompanied by diskette, scale 1:4,800. Oregon, Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries Open-file report O-94-11 through O-94-30. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34159 817. U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area...Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, 1995. Scale 1:63,360. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34164000 UTAH Barnes F. A. Hiker's & cross-country skier's map of the La Sal Mountains. Scale ca. 1:27,000. Moab, UT: Canyon Country Publications, 1995. OCLC #34174175 Blackett, Robert E. Thermal springs in Utah. Scale 1:1,000,000. Utah Geological Survey Public information series no.32. Pub. 1995. OCLC #34259846 WASHINGTON Palmer, Stephen P., et al. Liquefaction susceptibility for the Des Moines and Renton 7.5-minute quadrangles, Washington. 2 maps, scale 1:24,000. Washington State Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Geologic Map no. GM-41. Pub. 1994. OCLC #341633 00 Mabey, Matthew A., et al. Relative earthquake hazard map for the Vancouver, Washington, Urban Region. 1 map on 2 sheets, scale 1:24,000. Washington State Division of Geology and Earth Resources, Geologic map no. GM-42. Pub. 1994. OCLC #34163523 2.2 Other new materials The Index to the Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society (1966-1994) is DONE. It's available for $15 (paper); $5 (3.5" floppy in ASCII); free on the Internet at http://www.indiana.edu/~libsci/geology/gis/gis.html Checks should be made payable to the Geoscience Information Society. Order from Lois Heiser, Geology Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405; Phone: 812-855-7170; Fax: 812-855-6614; e-mail: [log in to unmask] 3. Internet resources 3.1 WWW Access to GIS conference proceedings The University of Maine Library and the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, Orono, Maine are pleased to announce Spatial Odyssey, WWW access to the full text of GIS conference proceeding articles. http://www.odyssey.maine.edu/gisweb/ Leading professional organizations involved in publishing GIS conference proceedings are contributing files for the years 1994 and forward: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping / American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ACSM/ASPRS) Automated Mapping and Facilities Management (AM/FM International) European GIS Foundation (EGIS) Association of American Geographers (GIS/LIS) Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Spatial Odyssey also provides WWW access to the NCGIA GIS Annual Bibliography Series which lists the contents of numerous major GIS conferences and published collections of articles annually, from 1991 to present. Hypertext links from the bibliograph ic citations to the full text of articles are in place for the 1994 proceedings. This project was funded in part with a US Department of Education Research and Demonstration Grant. A descriptive overview of the project is available at the WWW site. Project Contacts: -- Marilyn Lutz, Assistant Director, Information Systems, University of Maine System, Raymond H. Fogler Library 5729, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5729, Phone (207)581- 1658, FAX (207) 581-1653, E-mail: [log in to unmask] -- Harlan J. Onsrud, Chair, Dept. of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, Scientist, National Center for Geographic Information, and Analysis, 5711 Boardman Hall,Rm. 348, University of Maine, Orono,Maine 04469-5711, Phone (207) 581-2175, FAX (207 581-2206, E-mail: [log in to unmask], http://www.spatial.maine.edu 3.2 Internet resources: Cybersites--CyberSavvy, by Chris Hodge Cybersites--CyberSavvy (from _Mercator's World_) By Chris Hodge University of Tennessee, Knoxville <[log in to unmask]> [The following article is reprinted (or reissued) with permission from Aster Publishing Corp., 845 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401. All rights reserved. _Mercator's World_ is published six times annually. One-year subscription rates: $39.95 in the U.S. and $49.95 in Canada (US funds drawn on a US bank). Call 1-800-840-3810. One-year subscription rate in Europe and the rest of the world: 30.00 Pounds Sterling. Call +44-1952-677-143.] Last spring, while I was putting together a collection of cartographic materials on South Africa for our local map library, a remark by a geography professor stopped me in my tracks: "You know, in a few years, none of this will matter. We won't need a map library. We'll have the Internet." Now I don't think of myself as a Luddite. Every day includes at least one five-hour session trawling the Net. l actually read WIRED magazine. And when I ask someone for their e-mail address and they don't have one, my withering glance has been honed to perfection. But could the Internet actually replace a map library? I didn't think so. As a lover and collector of maps-- as well as a Net-Nut-- I appointed myself to test the WWW's cartographic gusto. I began to compare my print items with what was available electronically. What I found on the Internet surprised me: sure, there were few historical maps on South Africa out there, and I never found a good road map; but most of the information I had found in print I also found on the Internet, for free; and in some cases-- climate maps, for instance-- the resources on the Internet were far better than anything I could have ever purchased in print. You'd think that after 40 years, being wrong would have gotten easier. The first place to stop is the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin (http://www.lib.utexas.edu:80/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html). This is one of the most comprehensive map collections on the Internet. Perry-Castaneda has 1990 census tracts for Austin, a 1985 1:24,000 topographic map for San Antonio from the United States Geologic Survey, and a 1989 tourist map for Guadalupe Peak National Park; a 1908 map of the City of New Orleans from the New Encyclopedic Atlas and Gazetteer of the World (1917); A Survey of the Sea of Aral by Commander A. Butakoff, Imperial Russian Navy, 1848 69 1849; and eleven maps of Bosnia, including Ethnic Majorities From Bosnia and Hertegovina (1993), and a 1:500,000 pilotage chart for Northwest Bosnia and neighboring Croatia (1992), produced by the United States Defense Mapping Agency. And don't miss the Bosnian Virtual Fieldtrip (http://geog.gmu.edu/gess/jwc/bosnia/ bosnia.html), which has been rated one of the Top 5% websites by Point Communications: here, maps are joined with pictures and sound to show the history, the people and the tragedy of the Balkans. The Peters Project on (http://www.webcom.com/~bright/petermap.html) created in 1974 by Arno Peters, believes that every square inch is created equal; the neat order of the Mercator map here gives way to nations and continents that bulge and shrink, snake and swallow. Educational, yes; but that doesn't have to spoil the fun. Earth Viewer (http://fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html) is one of the latest examples of Internet map making, but (in my experience) very slow. From this site you can generate a topographic map of any location simply by identifying its longitude, latitude and the distance above the earth's surface. (You can also choose from which satellite you want to receive this data, but here, you're on your own.) This site provides access to weather imagery and composite cloud cover. And the best feature, as far as I'm concerned, allows you to look at the earth, as it looks now, at this moment in time, as if you were standing on the sun or on the moon. If you watch your screen long enough, you can watch whole continents slink into darkness or break into light. Interactivity is one of the advantages the Internet has over print. For example, by entering the name of any city in the US Gazetteer (http://wings.buffalo.edu/geogw) you can determine its latitude, longitude, population, elevation, and zip codes. Or better still, give How far is it?(http://www.indo.com/distance/) a try: 2,451 miles from Los Angeles to New York, as the crow flies. (How far is it? is a service provided, by the way, by Bali Online, with offices in Denpasar, Bali and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and works only for cities within the United States.) Another real-time site to check out is the homepage for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (http://www.noaa.gov/). Why do I need to watch the local TV news for the weather when a click of the mouse will give me a current radar image for the United States? And check out the photographs of Hurricane Emily hitting the Outer Banks! Leaving the earth altogether for a moment, The Web Window to the Invisible Universe (http://wwwpks.atnf.csiro.au/databases/surveys/aitoff/aitoff.html) provides us with a map of the sky as it appears to the aided radio eye; these images of ionized hydrogen clouds, galactic spurs and quasars viewed first thing in the morning can put the rest of the day in a healthy perspective. Rural Tennessee is always a heaven for bird watchers, but the flocks take on migratory urgency this time of the year. The Northern Prairie Science Center has produced a wonderful interactive map, The Ranges of North American Breeding Birds (http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/distr/ birds/breedmg/breedmg.htm). Sightings of the turkey vulture in my home state of Tennessee have been increasing steadily since the 1970's; should I start to worry? Did I say I had trouble finding a good road map? Check out these detailed street maps (complete with freeway information) for the museums and art galleries of Southern California (http://artscenecal.com/Maps.html). An interactive map of the New York City subway is located at (http://www.mediabridge .com/nyc/trans portation/subways/picker.html). But wait a minute! This map only shows Manhattan! What about the other boroughs? Better yet, try out the Subway Navigator (http://metro.jussieu.fr:l0001/bin/cities/english), another one of Point Communication's Top 5% websites. Here you can study maps of the subway systems for Caracas, Singapore, Calcutta, Kiev, Amsterdam, Milan or Paris, to name but seven of the 58 cities listed. There's even a homepage, with map, for the 122 year old East Broad Top Railroad, a 33 mile narrow gauge line in eastern Pennsylvania (http://www.he.tdl.com/-colemanc/ebt.html) . Historic Maps of Dutch Cartographers (http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/maps.html) provides maps of breathtaking beauty (provided, of course, you have a decent monitor and graphics card). From here you can access, say, Dutch city maps from Blaeu's Toonneel der Steden (http://grid.let.rug.nl/~welling/maps/blaeu.html), that date from 1652. The Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia Library (http://scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/maps.html) contains over 800 rare maps from the 16th through the 20th centuries; some of these maps, such as Apian's 1544 Charta cosmographia and Speed's 1676 A new descripaon of Carolina, are available at this site. The Jarnes Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota (http://www.lib.umn.edu/jflb.html) also has a number of antique maps available, including a 1673 map of the Mississippi River, based on the explorations of Marquette and Joliet. New York State Maps: Cartographic Images Created Prior to 1830 (http://www.sunysb.edu/libmap/nymaps.htm) contains images selected from a soon-to-be-released two-CD compilation, with 120 images in all; while the quality of the maps at this site vary considerably, don't miss Nicholaes Visscher's 1656 Novi Belgii Novaeque Angliae from the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. The purpose of the Rykiner Project (http://ubeclu.unibe.ch/STUB/RYHINER/RYHINER.HTML) is to conserve, microfilm, and catalog the holdings of the Ryhiner Map Collection (Beme, Switzerland), which includes over 15,000 maps and views from the 16th through the 18th centuries, as well as 20,000 manuscript maps from Beme's Public Records Office. Some of their holdings have been scanned and can be viewed from their homepage. A useful tool under construction at this site is a dictionary of mapmakers associated with the Ryhiner Project. The Perseus Atlas Project (http://perseus.holycross .edu/PAP/Atlas_project.html) is the joint project of the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA), Bates College (Lewiston, ME), and Tufts University (Medford, MA). Among the many resources this project provides is a gazetteer to archeological sites (http://perseus.holycross.edu/cgi-bin/query_gaz.perl). The Israel Information Service (gopher://israel-info.gov.il:70/11/gifs) provides a series of historical maps ranging from the Kingdom of David and Solomon (c. 1000 b.c.e.) to the Israel-Palestinian Interim Agreement Map (dated September 28, 1995). Older still is the Global Atlas of Palaeovegetation since the Last Glacial Maximum (http://www.soton.ac.uk/~tims/adams4.html). This site allows you to look at every region of the world at various points in time and view the plant life. Term paper due ? Need to know what was growing in North America circa 16,000 b.c.e.? This site has the answer. The History ef Cartography Project (http://elvis.neep. wisc.edu/~cdean/index.html) is sponsored by the Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin at Madison. The History of Cartography Project produces and sells books-you do still remember what a book looks like, don't you? -the most recent of which is Cartography in the Traditional East and Southeast Asian Societies (1994). Looking to collect old maps? Try the Heritage Map Museum, which is physically located in Lititz, Pennsylvania (Amish country!), and has a homepage (http://www.carto.com/intro.html) that both displays and sells original antique maps from the 15th through the 19th centuries. Want to go shopping for maps and atlases, but, uh, can't seem to pull yourself away from your computer? Why not visit the Adventurous Traveler Mapstore (http://www.gorp.com/atb/maps.htm): you can even place your order online, and for those of you who are really adventurous- you can give them a credit card number! From the homepage of the United States Geological Survey (http://macdgs4.er.usgs.gov/) you can order products directly, or locate the name and address of a map dealer near you. Or tour the Canadian Cartographic Exhibit at the 17th International Cartographic Association Meeting (http://www nais.ccm.emr.ca/barcelona_map_exhibit/estart.htm), and place an order there. The fact that the Association met in Barcelona, Spain, back in September 1995, means nothing on the Internet: click the mouse, and make it so! While you're visiting Canada, check out the homepage for the National Atlas Information Service (http://ellesmere.ccm.emr.ca/), which is responsible for the development amd maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of the geography of Canada. A new feature here is the interactive National Pollutant Release Inventory, which allows you to generate a map detailing the release of almost 200 pollutants, by land, air or water. Or else just make a note to yourself to avoid this site altogether. There are also a number of educational sites on the Internet that will make map reading a more meaningful experience for novice and expert alike. Among these are Finding Your way with Map and Compass) (http://info.er.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/finding~your-way/finding-your-way.html; illustrated), and What Do Maps Show? (http://www.usgs.gov/education/teacher/what-do-maps show/index.html) both produced by the United States Geological Survey, and Making Maps Easy to Read (http://acom.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/ShellCent/maps/), produced by the University College, London, the Royal College of Art and the University of Nottingham, and Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map (http://loki.ur.utk. edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html), produced here at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Nottingham University's Department of Psychology, Blind Mobility Research Unit, also has an extensive bibliography relating to tactile mapping and fieographical Information Systems for the Blind http://www.psyc.nott.ac.uk/bmru/archive.html.). I've saved my favorite map for last. During the 1993-94 school year, three students from Mrs. Collins' sixth grade class at Hillside Elementary School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, prepared a term paper on Antarctica (http://hillside.coled.umn.edu/1993-94/research/Antarctica.html); check out the map that goes with the paper (http://hillside.coled.umn.edu/1993-94/research/map.gif)! As I finish writing this article, I am sitting at the desk in my bedroom; above my desk hangs a map of New York and New England, very similar to Nicholaes Visscher's, painted in rich reds, blues and greens; across the landscape are the names of Indian tribes -Ottawa, Mohawk, Algonquin-and small pen-and-ink drawings of their cities, wisps of smoke rising in the autumn air (for there is no doubt in my mind that this is an autumn map); across this landscape has been laid the borders of the "old" new world order-Nova Anglia, Nova Belgica, Nova Franciae; and down at the bottom, im a small inset, the Dutch and the Manhattas are conducting their business among the skyscrapers of New Amsterdam. Nothing on the Internet gives me the pleasure I take every time I look up and study this map. What the Internet cannot convey-not yet-are the wrinkles and creases and musty smell a map acquires after it has been touched and cared for by generations of lovers. 4. 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