Research Guides Reference Sources Atlases And Maps

These are some maps and atlases we have available in the library. Atlases are "bound collections of maps often including illustrations, informative tables, or textual matter."[a] They cover a wide variety of subjects and topics. Fun fact: There are atlases of the human body. Maps are representations of celestial spheres, usually on a flat surface, "of the whole or part of an area". They are also "[diagrams] or other visual [representations] that [show] the relative position of the parts of something."[b] [a] Merriam-Webster.

(n.d.). Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2021, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/atlas. Atlases compile maps, which may have political, cultural, ecological, temporal, or other ways of conveying geographic and cartographic information. They may include commentary. Gazetteers are geographic dictionaries or directories.

A gazetteer of the world could include a list of countries with standardized information about each. Contemporarily published historic gazetteers cover geographic divisions from a particular time period and give brief histories of each place covered, e.g. name and territorial changes. Geographic information can appear within many other kinds of reference sources, for example guidebooks, walking guides or tourism books, statistical manuals and surveys, and yearbooks. Searching by place name may bring up many different types of sources, and being aware of the differences in material type can help you filter results. Searching by place name may require research into changes to how a place has been referred to over time.

The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online (TGN) is a powerful tool for researching place names, including political and geographic entities that no longer exist. Entries may contain a brief historical note and etymology of the place name, so it is also a good resource for collecting facts about a name itself. Caption: Excerpt from the record of New York City from the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Online (TGN). Lists Names, both historic and current, and the hierarchical position of the name within larger geographic contexts (state, nation, continent, and facet). For more resources of this type, search for atlases or maps in the Subject field of the Advanced Search of the Library Catalog. These are a sample of many maps and atlases in library collections.

Search for atlases or maps in the Subject field of the Advanced Search of the Library Catalog, or visit the Robinson Map Library to find more. For additional resources and in-depth assistance, see the following reference research guides: The Arthur H. Robinson Map Library, a sub-unit of the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and located in Science Hall, serves a wide range of users from both the University and non-University communities. The primary materials in the Map Library are maps, approximately 276,000 and historic aerial photography, approximately 231,700. The library also contains only about 900 books and other bound volumes, chiefly United States gazetteers, atlases, soil surveys, Wisconsin plat books, and other essential reference materials.

This page contains guides and pathfinders that help users navigate the rich and diverse collections housed at the Library of Congress. These include research guides to collections organized by language, and sub-collections grouped by format, subject, topic, historical period or acquisition source. Atlases contain an organized group of pictorial or illustrated political, cultural, physical, road, and/or thematic maps. Atlases may be organized around a specific subject, theme, or geographic area. Atlases The Howard-Tilton Memorial Library has a large selection of atlases on a variety of topics. Several print atlases can be found on our atlas stands on the 2nd floor, outside of the Graduate Study Room.

Fire insurance maps are excellent for historical research associated with preservation efforts. Johannes Antonius Manilius. Detail, Oration to Pope Alexander VI. Ayer 107.56 .1493 1493a. Atlas of Early American History: The Revolutionary Era, 1760-1790. Princeton, N.J: Published for The Newberry Library and the Institute of Early American History and Culture by Princeton University Press, 1976.

Call Number: Ref G 1201 .S3 A8 1976. Organized into three groups: 1) Colonial Years Before 1776 2) The War of the American Revolution 3) The Postwar Years of Confederation Period. Shelved on Atlas Stand. The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World. Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, 1970. Call Number: Ref G 103 .L7 1962.

Shelved in middle of R&B Center. Geological Survey. (US). The National Atlas of the United States of America. Washington, DC: Department of the Interior, 1970. Call Number: Ref G 1200 U57 1970.

Notes: Shelved on Atlas Stand. Grim, Ronald E. Historical Geography of the United States: A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit: Gale Research, 1982. Call Number: Ref Z 1247 .G74 1982. Shelved on Atlas Stand.

This page contains definitions of and examples of different types of reference sources including almanacs, atlases, bibliographies, biographies, chronologies, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks, and indexes. Almanacs are not usually used for extensive research , but are good for looking up specific facts, statistics, tables and lists about people, places, events, countries, organizations, zip codes, and popular culture such as... Generally, almanacs cover a broad period of time, while Yearbooks, which contain similar information, only cover a given year. Atlases contain an organized group of pictorial or illustrated political, cultural, physical, road, and/or thematic maps. Atlases may be organized around a specific subject, theme, or geographic area. Bibliographies compile comprehensive lists of resources that share one or more common attributes about a particular subject, person, geographical area, etc.

Some bibliographies also briefly describe the resources that are listed. One should consult a bibliography when they want citations that will guide them to specific resources. Biographies contain information about people, both living and deceased - they can contain brief summaries of data about individuals, contain lists of citations of resources about a person, or be full length books detailing... Biographies may cover general important figures, or may be organized thematically/geographically, etc. One would use a biography to look up facts or detailed information about a person or group of people. Geography sources provide information about places, such as continents, countries, states, counties, and cities and towns.

Such resources include maps and atlases as well as descriptive and historical information and data. Interlibrary Loan Circulation Policies Library Instruction Student Support Graduate Student Support Faculty Support Tutoring Writing Public Speaking Academic Coaching Explore the links below for guidance on citing and referencing maps, atlases, and geospatial data.

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