where is it? describing and using maps and plans. paula williams, curator, maps, mountaineering...

Where is it?Describing and using

maps and plans.

Paula Williams, Curator, Maps, Mountaineering & Polar Collections

Map enquiries

Site surveysbusinesslocal historyfamily history

Map enquiriesPlaces at a specific point in time:

LegalPlanningOwnership

HistoryArchitectureGarden and landscape

Route and travel planning

Map enquiries

Design and other random enquiries!

Compass roses for patchwork quiltGeology map colouration for landsape paintingCommercial packagingBurger van signage!

“Cataloguing time spent once is reference

time spent over and over again …”

Mary Larsgaard.

… by any other name…Element Dublin

CoreEAD MARC 21 RDA ISO 19115 CSDGM

TITLE Title <titleproper> 245 ‡a Title proper Title Identi-fication

(includes citation)AUTHOR Creator < author > 100 ‡a

700 ‡a

Statement of responsibility relating to the

title proper

Responsible Party

DATE Date created

<unitdate> 260‡c Date of publication

Reference Date /Date

Created

FILE TYPE Format 256 File type (in description of

carrier)

Distribution Format

Distribution

Mathematical Description

Projection ScaleDatum and survey dataCoordinates

Physical Description

Height by widthBinding formats

hardback, paperback, spiralfolded, rolled, laminated

ReliefColour

Explanation

What does it show?PlaceTopic or subject

What is it?Publishing historyPrintcodes

Placenames as subject headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings.Place (Qualifier) – Subject – FormSubject – Qualifier – Place

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.Hierarchical structuree.g. World – Europe – United Kingdom – Scotland – Glasgow – Unitary Authority

British Museum/Home grown subject headings.

Place – Subject – Date– Form

A bit about placenames …

Ineloid, Ineloid = Inchina Inchina

Bunnahabhain or Bonavon?HOYKStrachanIsle of Amron

Check your OPAC!

Do the cartographic fields display?Do they appear in a logical order?Do the symbols display correctly?

"Central meridian is 12 east of Greenwich".

Contact us…Maps Reading RoomNational Library of Scotland159 CausewaysideEdinburghEH9 1PH

0131 623 3970maps@nls.ukwww.nls.uk/maps