When I started at the CSUN Map Library in 2015, I quickly discovered that there was very little organizational memory within the library, a unit whose history could be traced back to the very earliest days of the campus. In 2015 there was only one other staff member, and he had been there only since about 2010 or 2011. So…
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Source: Historic Sanborn maps show how American cities evolved. The DailyMail recently featured (4/6/2017) the Geography Map Library’s Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas Collection in an online article and video interview.
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Source: Students campaign to keep Geography Map Library together. The CSUN Sundial recently wrote an article (3/28/2017) about the Geography Map Library and the ongoing controversy to dismantle this scholarly research collection.
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Source: Historical Atlases Rescued from the Trash Could be a Boon to Historians Greg Miller from National Geographic recently wrote a nice article (3/3/2017) about the Geography Map Library’s Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas Collection. Follow the link above to find the full article.
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The California Map Society’s Fall Meeting took place in the Cal State Fullerton Pollack Library, bringing together researchers, librarians, and cartographers to discuss interesting map and cartographic projects: Matt Zebrowski, cartographer with the UCLA Geography Department, discussed the department’s large Fairchild and Spence air photo collections; Charlie Frye, Chief Cartographer at ESRI, discussed his project using GIS to conduct genealogical research on…
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Beginning March 30, 2015 I will be starting a new position as the Map Curator in the Department of Geography at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). As Map Curator I will be responsible for managing a collection of historical maps, atlases, photographs, and reference materials related to maps, cartography, and geographic information systems. As part of my responsibilities, I will…
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