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About the Libraries > Libraries & Departments >
Map Library Resources
for
ENVD 2002
Fall 2005
The University Libraries
The Map Library
Collection
The Map Library collection consists
of about 200,000 maps, over 1000 atlases
and geographic reference books, and
a growing collection of digital spatial data. Our
collection provides well-rounded, world-wide coverage
comprised of general and thematic maps and atlases
at small and large scales and related reference
materials such as gazetteers.
Map Library
Location
Chinook,
the University Libraries Catalog
Searching
Chinook provides
access to the millions of holdings in Norlin
Library and the five branch libraries. It includes
books, periodicals, maps, compact disks, electronic
databases, e-books, and more. (To search for
articles, use Find
Articles and More.)
General
instructions for searching Chinook.
Managing Your Library Account
Chinook is
also used to manage your library
account. Choose "My Chinook" from
the Chinook home page to renew items,
put a hold on or recall an item,
and to save often-used searches.
Map Library
Resources for the City Analysis Assignment
- Satellite photographs for selected national
and international cities.
- Terraserver
USA:
USGS aerial photographs of the
United States.
- Atlases with aerial photographs of the Denver
Metro Region and the Northern Front Range.
- USGS aerial photographs on CD for the Front
Range, 1990s.
- The Map Library collection contains many other
types of maps to help you research
your chosen city. Maps showing topography,
political boundaries, soils, vegetation,
hydrology, and other themes present
the environmental setting of the
study area. Topographic maps are
often the best place to start your
background research. The Map Library
has topographic maps for the whole
United States and many foreign countries.
Terraserver
USA also serves out U.S.
topographic maps.
Tips on Searching for
Maps
We estimate that more than half of the maps in our
collection are cataloged in Chinook. All of the atlases,
reference books, and CDs in the Map Library can be
found through Chinook.
It is often helpful to limit your search to "material
type: maps/globes". Many atlases and electronic
maps are located in places other than the Map Library,
so be wary of using the limit to "Location:
Map Library".
Always remember that when you search
for a map in Chinook, you are not seeing our full
collection; you are only seeing what has been cataloged
so far. Come to the Map Library and we can help you
search for what you need.
Searching for Uncataloged Maps
Uncataloged maps are arranged in order by geographic
area in drawers that can be browsed. We have a number
of indexes and databases in paper and online that
we can use to help you find the map you need. Please
ask us for help.
Understanding & Using Maps
Use these links to learn more about scale, USGS topographic map
symbols, important considerations in cartography, and other map-related
basics.
Topographic
Maps: A discussion about topographic
maps including map symbols and how to
read a topographic map. From the USGS.
Making Sense of
Maps: Discusses the basics of map use from the perspective of
maps as historical evidence. From History Matters.
Understand
Maps, from About.com's Geography section
Tons of useful articles about various aspects
of maps, such as scale, latitude and longitude,
and map projections.
Map Library
Contact Information
Email: maplib@colorado.edu
Reference Desk: 303-492-7578
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