 PRATT-SILS/NYPL
MAP INSTITUTE
June 17-28, 2002-NYPL, HSSL, 5th and 42nd St. Alice C. Hudson, Instructor. 3 credits; Prerequisite LIS 602 Course Location: NYPL South Court, HSSL, Map Divisio, Room 117; site visits. Course Description: Maps are most efficient deliverers of information, dealing with the spatial dimension of events in time. Ecology, history, property, archaeology, events in the news -- all can be clarified by the cartographer's artistic and/or scientific hand or computer graphic file. This institute is an introduction to maps as information tools. We will examine maps and their collection in local and national libraries, and by private collectors and their impact on library map collections. Map librarianship as practiced today, will be examined via presentations by NYPL librarians, visits to local map libraries, map stores and antiquarian dealers. Participants will draw upon this information and experience to investigate and evaluate specific research areas and topics. Class Sessions and Topics: I. Introduction to maps as information tools. Monday, June 17. II. Cartographic reference tools. Tuesday, June 18. III. Antiquarian maps. Wednesday June 19. IV. Reference on the line, a day in the Map Division, Thurs., June 20. V. Building and conserving a map collection. Friday, June 21. VI. Cartobibliographic control. Monday, June 24. VII. New technologies and maps. Tuesday, June 25. VIII. Top ten list: Maps as docs. Wednesday, June 26. IX. The other side of the desk: fundraising & outreach,Thurs. 6/27. X. Conclusion: End of the world. Friday, June 28.
Assignment: Hands-on reference in Map Division, each student
chooses an hour during the two-week course, to experience reference service
in the Map Division. Select time by Tuesday p.m., week one, in consultation
with
Assignment: See list of field trip opportunities. Before the Institute, or during the two-week period, select 2 of these locales to visit. Write a one page report on each, describing the cartographic resources found there, and why you might refer readers to each. Obtain business cards, and/ or catalogs if available, attaching samples to your reports. See also possibilities in Kroessler. Call first for an appt. to see these Kroessler sites. Reports are due Tuesday, June 25. Assignment: Spend an hour surfing Oddens bookmark [see Session I]. Write a report on some of your discoveries there. How might this site be useful for map reference? Email it to me by Friday, the 21st. Under 1000 words please, and informality is o.k. This should be helpful with your Pathfinders. Assignment: Review 4 titles in the Bibliography, telling how each might be useful in a map library context. Maximum, 500 words for each title, email ok. Due Monday, June 24. Assignment: Create a “pathfinder” for a particular locale. Select with the guidance of the instructor, a geographical area [city, state, region or nation] and create a “pathfinder” for that place, listing useful cartographic resources for an adult researcher on that place. Any and all cartographic and geographic resources should be considered, from paper to vapor: maps [both geographic and thematic], atlases [geographic and thematic], gazetteers, geographies, guidebooks, bibliographies, histories of cartography of the place, websites, web maps, directories of map libraries, etc. etc. Aim for a minimum of two titles per category, comparing and contrasting, or highlighting differences. Your pathfinder, in a computer file, must be emailed to ahudson@nypl.org on or before June 27, 2002. A hard copy should be handed in to the instructor June 27. These pathfinders will be considered for placement on the Map Division website, perhaps in an edited form, with credit to you as authors. Emailed Pathfinders, suitable for web display, will be created by teams of two students each. An outline of possible topics to be included in your pathfinder will be provided in Session II/a. m. class. A dramatic presentation of your pathfinder, in hardcopy and/or via the
computer terminals in the South Court classroom, will be made on the last
two days of the class. Use your imagination, glue and paint, slides, photography
[digital or otherwise], Powerpoint, whatever. What is important here,
is that you can deliver a 10 minute presentation explaining your research,
keeping the audience interested, and wanting to know more. [One aspect
of librarianship is the ability to promote library use and support via
presentations to audiences large and small.]
3a. Assessment.
3. Map library websites to visit http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/
4. Bibliography: [Readings
for each session from these texts; students are expected to at least scan
all of these texts.]]
Bricker, Charles. Landmarks of mapmaking; an illustrated survey of maps and mapmaking. Poole, Dorset, Eng., Westminster, 1981. [many variant editions available] [Map Div. 99-1499] Buhler, Jurg. Digital maps inmap collections – presenting new electronic
media. LIBER QUARTERLY 9:228-234
Drazniowsky, Roman. Map librarianship: Readings. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 1975. [Map Div. 79-26.] Farrell, Barbara E. Guide for a small map collection. 2nd ed. Ottawa, Assn. Of Canadian Map Libraries, 1984. [Map Div. 85-670] Greenhood, David. Mapping. Chicago, U.C. Press, 1964. [Map Div. 74-260] Guide to U.S. Map Resources. 2nd ed. Chicago, A.L.A., 1990. [Map Div.
92-6329-
Harter, Stephen P. “Scholarly Communication and the Digital Library: Problems and Issues.” Journal of Digital Information, vol. 1, issue 1. 1997-04-04. http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/Articles/v01/i01/harter/ Keates, J. S. Cartographic design and production. 2nd ed. New York, Wiley, 1989. [Map Div. 89-19802] Keller, Peter. “The Map Library’s Future,” Cartographic Perspectives,
Number 38, Winter 2001, pp. 66-70. http://www.nacis.org/cp/cp38/CP38Keller.pdf
Kroessler, Jeffrey A. A guide to historical map resources for Greater New York. [*R Map Div. 89-118] Larsgaard, Mary. Map Librarianship, an introduction. 3rd
ed. Englewood, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1998. [Map Div.
02-1698]
------------ Maps and related cartographic materials: cataloging,
classification, and
Library Trends: Issue 29:3 Winter 1981 “Map Librarianship and Map Collections”
MacEachren, Alan M. Some truth with maps, a primer on symbolization and design. Washington, D.C., Association of American Geographers, 1994. [Map Div. 00-2001] McGlamery, Patrick. Digital map librarianship: a working syllabus, for the IFLA Section of Geography and Map Libraries. http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/ifla/ Manasek, F. J. Collecting old maps. [Map Div. 99-1499] “Maps.” In Faces, the magazine about people, v. VI, No. VI, March 1990. [Map Div. 95-1638] Aimed at youth, this is an excellent, easy to take overview of what maps are all about! Parry, R.B. & Perkins, C.R.. World mapping today. [Map Div. 01-6657] ------------- The Map Library in the new Millennium. London, Library Assn., 2001. [Map Div. 02-688] Potter, Jonathan. Collecting antique maps: an introduction to
the history of cartography.
Role of maps in Sci-Tech Libraries. New York, Haworth, 1985. [Map Div.
86-881]
Robinson, Arthur H. The Nature of maps, essays toward understanding maps and mapping. Chicago, U.C. Press, 1976. [Map Div. 77-10] ------------------------- Early thematic mapping in the history of cartography. Chicago, U.C. Press, 1982. [Map Div 82-556] Southworth, Michael and Susan. Maps, a visual survey and design guide. Boston, New York Graphic Society, 1982. [Map Div. 83-372] U.S. Library of Congress. Bibliography of Cartography. Boston,
G.K.Hall, 1973.
Woodward, David. History of Cartography, vols. 1-2/bk. 1-3. Chicago, U.C. Press, 1987- [Map Div. 87-872] Readings are given for each session. Please feel free to read ahead, to explore websites well before the course sessions. The more you explore the resources early on, the easier it will be to construct your assigned “Pathfinder” due during the last two days of the Institute. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Field Trip Opportunities:
Complete Traveler, 199 Madison Ave. (at 35th St.), NY, NY 10016.
Down East Enterprises, 50 Spring St., NY, NY 10012.
Hagstrom Map and Travel Center, 57 W. 43rd St., (E. of 6th Ave.)
International Map Company, 547 Shaler Blvd., Ridgefield, N.J.
The Map Man, 17 W. Nicholai St., Hicksville, NY, 11801. (516)
The Map World, 21 S. Union Ave., Cranford, NJ 07016 (800)894-2627
Nautical Charts Supply, Inc. 90 Hudson St., NYC, NY 10013.
New York Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc. 510 7th Ave @ 53rd St.
New York Dept. of City Planning, Map Sales Shop, 1st floor, 22
New York Nautical Instrument and Service Corp., 140 West B’way,
NY-NJ Trail Conference, Inc., 232 Madison Ave. (Entrance on 37th
Rand McNally & Co., Map Store, 150 E. 52nd St. (between Lex. &
3rd
Star Magic, 743 Broadway (between 7th and 8th Sts.) NYC, 10003.
Barnes & Noble and B. Dalton. have good map and travel sections. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Sessions:
[ALL CLASSES ARE LISTED TENTATIVELY; ANY OF THESE CLASSES MAY BE OFFERED
ON ALTERNATIVE DATES DURING THE TWO WEEK PERIOD]
I. Introduction - Maps as Information Tools. 9 a.m. Overview of maps as information tools –history and prospects
for future. Hands on experience with new and old cartographic treasures
from the Map Division. Map Institute introductory
information.
Readings: Keates: Chapter 1 only. Scan balance of volume./Southworth: Scan entire volume./ “Maps,” in Faces…read entire volume. Monmonier, Preface, Introduction; Cobb, introduction, p. ix-xvi; Greenhood, Introduction.; Hudson in Map Collector. [Read these as soon as possible, do not worry about reading them before the first class!!, but please get to these asap, as they are all good introductions to the field. Thanks!] Websites:
1:30 Orientation to NYPL’s Humanities and Social Sciences Library,
the Map Division. [HSSL building tour; Map Div. Introduction]
II. Cartographic reference tools. Tuesday, June 18. 9 a.m.: Types of cartographic literature, reference and scholarly
literature:
1:30 p.m.: Types of map reference: four models—antiquarian, genealogical,
environmental, placenames. Copyright issues. [Map Division, Room 117]
Readings: Hudson in Role, p. 13-23 and in Workshop; Larsgaard, Map Librarianship, ch. 5. Turnbull, scan entire volume. III. Antiquarian maps. Wednesday June 19. 9 a.m.: Antiquarian reference tools. [Map Division, Room 117] Alice Hudson. Readings: Bricker, Brown, Scan entire volumes/ Skelton, Maps, Chapter
1./Scan The Map Collector magazine and Mercator’s World. Hudson in Map
Collector, Summer 1988. Potter, Manasek, scan.
1:30 p.m.: Online antiquarian reference resources: Oddens, BL CD-rom,
History of cartography site, research library sites, such as BL, NYPL,
BN, USLC, etc. [South Court Training Center] Matt Knutzen
IV. Reference on the line, a day
in the Map Division: “Where…?”
9 a.m.: Providing reference service: linking subject knowledge to public service. Discussion of Larsgaard, sample reference queries, based on one day of same in Map Division. [Training Center] Readings: Larsgaard, Map librarianship, ch. 5. 1:30 p.m. Collection development practices and issues [Alice, Training Center] Readings: Parry & Perkins, World Mapping Today, ch. 1, ch. 2./Larsgaard,
Map librarianship, ch. 1; Drazniowsky, section 4.
V. Building and conserving a map collection. Friday, June 21. REPORT ON SURFING ODDENS BOOKMARK DUE TODAY VIA EMAIL. 9 a.m. No class! Open session: work on readings,
reference queries, reference desk appointments. pathfinders] Map Division
will be open for your use only, not for the public. Have your i.d. clearly
visible, and knock on door. If no response, try 115, our back door near
the checkroom, where you should check your large bags. Bring only paper
and pencil into the Map Div. today.
1:30 p.m. Collection management issues: storage, retrieval in 117; Visit to NYPL’s Barbara Goldsmith Preservation Laboratory, visit to Map Division stacks. [tentative date, must be confirmed.] Readings: Manasek, p. 83-98; Larsgaard, Map lib., ch. 4., Drazniowsky, Section 6. Websites: http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?Dsp=2&JServSessionIdroot=s67mez0sa1&R=215
Conservation DistList:
OnLine Conservation:
dmoz open directory project:
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works:
VI. Cartobibliographic control. Monday, June 24. FOUR BOOK REVIEWS DUE TODAY VIA EMAIL OR IN CLASS. 9 a.m. Cataloging and classification systems for maps. Nancy Kandoian. [South Court training center] Readings: Andrew, Larsgaard selected readings;Larsgaard, Map
librarianship,
1:30 p.m. Field trip: Hagstrom and Rand McNally map stores
VII. New technologies and maps. Tuesday, June 25. FIELD TRIP REPORTS DUE TODAY VIA EMAIL OR IN CLASS. 9 a.m. digital collections and image access. NYPL Digital Lab staff, Mr. Knutzen. Readings: Buhler, Harter 1:30 p.m. GIS presentation [training center] from NYPIRG or NYCE personnel?, Hunter College [graduate program in GIS] lab professorial staff? Or visit one of these locations. Readings: Larsgaard, Map librarianship, selected passages: p. 36-67; 237-9; 385-408; 449-455./ MacEachren. Part I only, p. 1-12, forward, preface; Monmonier, ch. 10. Websites:
VIII. Top ten list: Maps as docs. Wednesday, June 26. PATHFINDER email [and hardcopy] due tomorrow. 40% of grade. 9 a.m. Federal mapping programs: USLC, USNArchives, USGS, NOS, etc. [training center] Hands on work with popular government mapping products. Alice Hudson Readings: Larsgaard, Map Librarianship, 84-105 1:30 p.m. Cartographers at work and the choices they make.
Perhaps 2-3 professional cartographers to discuss the planning behind the
map.
IX. The other side of the desk: fundraising and outreach. Thursday, June 27. 9 a.m. Outreach to the map library market area; donor development.
Also, Final “Pathfinder” reports due via email to ahudson@nypl.org Readings: Larsgaard, Map Librarianship, chapter 6.
1:30 p.m. “Pathfinder” presentations, pt. 2; complete evaluation forms if not already done in the a.m. X. Conclusion: End of the world. Friday, June 28. 9 a.m. Follow-up discussion on various written/computer assignments; input for me on future map librarianship courses. “Pathfinder” presentations, pt. 3, if needed Lunch on the back porch, weather depending… 1:30 p.m. The Humanist and the Map: Professor Adele Haft, Hunter
College, CUNY, and Matt Knutzen, Assistant Chief, Map Division, enlighten
us on the mix of maps and poetry and art. Professor Haft is a longtime
researcher in the Map Division. She will present a researcher’s view of
the Map Division in brief.
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