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Volume 38 Number 2March 2007Western Association of Map Libraries“. . . to encourage high standards in every phase of organization andadministration of map libraries . . .”
The Western Association of Map Libraries is an independent association of persons. The Membership has defined itsPrincipal Region for meeting locations as: the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.Membership in WAML is open to any individual interested in furthering the purpose of the Association, which is “toencourage high standards in every phase of the organization and administration of map libraries.” Membership includesreceipt of all issues of the Information Bulletin and Electronic News & Notes (if an email address is provided), mail announcements of WAML meetings, voting privileges and receipt of WAML ballots.Dues are US 30 per year and all memberships begin July 1. You may join any time of the year by sending your name,address, phone, fax, email address and US 30 to the WAML Treasurer at the address below. Make checks payable to“WAML” or the “Western Association of Map Libraries.” Lifetime membership is open to any individual for a one-timepayment of US 500. In addition to all membership privileges listed above, Lifetime Members also receive a copy ofeach volume published in the WAML Occasional Paper series. For more information about WAML, its purpose, meetingsand membership, see the WAML Web site at http://www.waml.org or contact an officer listed below.WAML and its Information Bulletin operate on a membership/volume-year basis. Subscriptions begin July 1 and end onJune 30 the following year. Mid-year joiners/subscribers will receive back issues for that year. Back issues of the Information Bulletin are available for US 10/volume, or portion thereof, from the Subscription Manager.Subscriptions to the Information Bulletin are US 35 per volume year. The Information Bulletin is issued three timeseach year: Issue #1 in November, Issue #2 in March, and Issue #3 in July. In addition to the subscription cost, US 3 ischarged for postage to Canada and US 10 is charged for mailing to countries outside of the US and Canada.WAML Executive Board (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)PresidentWendie HelmsMap CollectionScience Library3401 Watkins Dr.Riverside, CA 92521(951) 827-6423wendie@ucr.eduVice President/President ElectMary H. DouglassLibrarian - History, Travel & MapsDepartmentSeattle Public Library1000 Fourth Ave.Seattle, WA 98104Workroom Phone 206-733-9083Reference Desk 206-386-4632mary.douglass@spl.orgPast PresidentMabel SuzukiUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaThomas H. Hamilton Library2550 The MallHonolulu, Hawaii 96822(808) 956-2551FAX (808) 956-5968mabel@hawaii.eduTreasurerBarbara GasmanNovacell TechnologiesP.O. Box 2244Menlo Park CA 94026-2244(650) 473-9449bgasman@novacell.comSecretaryGreg ArmentoUniversity LibraryCalifornia State University1250 Bellflower BoulevardLong Beach, CA 90840(562) 985-4367garmento@csulb.eduSubscription ManagerJim O’DonnellGeology Library 100-23California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA 91125wamlsubsmgr@yahoo.comBusiness ManagerJulie HoffWAML Book & Sales ManagerMap CollectionArizona State Library1700 West WashingtonPhoenix, AZ 85007(602) 542-4343Fax: (602) 542-4400jhoff@lib.az.usMembership ManagerChristopher ThiryMap LibrarianArthur Lakes LibraryColorado School of MinesGolden, CO 80401-1887(303) 273-3697Fax: (303) 273-3199cthiry@mines.edu
Western Association of Map LibrariesVolume 38, No. 2INFORMATION BULLETINMarch 2007Table of ContentsWAML Membership Directory 2006-2007.65University of Nevada, Reno, Library Digital Map Collection: Nevada Highway Maps.69Reviews of Atlases, Books and Digital Resources edited by Jon Jablonski .79Cartographies of Travel and Navigation reviewed by Ingrid L. Nelson; The Sovereign Map: Theoretical Approaches inCartography Throughout History reviewed by Nick Martinelli; From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How MapsName, Claim, and Inflame reviewed by Leslie McLees; The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture reviewed by Diana M. Fischetti; Mapping Paradise: A History of Heaven on Earth reviewed by Safy NurhusseinNew Mapping of Western North America compiled by Ken Rockwell.87News & Notes compiled by Cynthia JahnsMembers of the Month. 98Benchmarks.99Canadian News.99Conferences & Classes.100Federal, State and Local Government.100General News .100Internet Resources.101New Publications.102US ISSN 0049-7282 2007 by The Western Association of Map Libraries LC #72-625238
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Instructions for AuthorsThe Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin publishes feature articles, photoessays, association business and selected news and notes related to all forms of cartographic information, including maps,spatial data, GIS, and all aspects of map librarianship. Articles are invited that will address the interests of thepublications’ audience. Individuals are encouraged to submit unsolicited articles for consideration.Length: Articles should be submitted to the Information Bulletin editor via email or on disk in either Microsoft Word or ASCII text format. Submissions should be accompanied by a printed copy which is no more than20 double-spaced printed pages. Do not include any special formatting, such as page breaks and indentationsin the article. Paragraphs should be separated by two line breaks. When submitting articles on disk, please notethe author(s) name(s), the word processing program, a brief title of your article and the file name(s) on the disk.Cartographic information is, for the most part, a visual medium, so illustrations should be included wheneverpossible. Note the approximate location of illustrations by inserting a separate sentence in the text of the article:Insert Figure 1 HereThe Production Editor will place the image based on the text flow and page layout of the article.Illustrations: Illustrations and graphic material should be submitted in scanner-ready or computer-readableform (gif, jpg or tiff). If it is absolutely impossible to submit scanned images, photographic prints and photocopies may be submitted. All photocopies, even copies of black and white illustrations, should be copied on a colorcopy machine, as they have a higher resolution than standard black and white copiers. Tables should be wordprocessed and saved as a separate file on the disk.References: References should be included in the text in Author Date format (Jones, 1998). References Citedshould be listed at the end of the article in a separate section titled REFERENCES CITED. Citations should belisted alphabetically and written in Author Date style. References to web sites should be written:Author’s Last Name, First Name, Month, Day & Year Updated. Title of the web site. URL (Date site accessed).Author Information: The author should include a brief title before the text of the article. Information about theauthor(s) should also be included: author’s name, position, address and e-mail address, if available.Editing: The editors reserve the right to make minor copy-editing changes.Acceptance of manuscripts: The WAML Information Bulletin editors reserve the right to accept or rejectarticles.Book, Atlas & Media ReviewsAtlas and book reviews and reviews of digital cartographic products, software and data are welcome. Contactthe Atlas & Book Review Editor, Kathy Rankin or the IB Editor. For more information on atlas and book reviews, see the instructions for reviewers in the Book Review section of the Information Bulletin.61
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Contribution Guidelines for News & NotesNews & Notes contains information on: Benchmarks (major events related to people or Map Libraries, specifically map library events in or about the principal region), Canadian News, Cataloging News, Conferences andClasses, Digital Spatial Data, Employment, General News, Internet Resources, New Publications and cartographic materials, Periodical Articles and news from US Federal, State and Local Government agencies relatedto map librarianship and the principal region. Submit items to the News & Notes Editor or the appropriate Stateor Province editor at any time for inclusion in WAML News & Notes (N & N).N & N is a monthly publication that is compiled and posted on the WAML web site at http://www.waml.org. TheN & N Editor appreciates receiving contributions via e-mail, but will accept regular mail as well. Please flagtime-sensitive items in the subject line. Back issues of N & N can be viewed on the WAML Web site. SelectedN & N items also appear in the Information Bulletin. Potential sources for news items include: communication with colleagues, listservs (please acknowledge original author and list), Web sites (use search engines tosearch for maps, atlases, cartography, geospatial data, GIS and your state, county or city), automated notificationservices, journals and newspapers, vendor publisher and agency catalogs, newsletters and conference announcements.N & N includes the regular feature “New Mapping of Western North America.” Submit citations for new printand digital maps and atlases of the Western United States and Canadian Provinces to Ken Rockwell, New Mapping Editor. Include ordering information if possible.Information Bulletin and Electronic News & NotesEDITORIAL STAFFNews & Notes EditorCynthia JahnsHead, Maps UnitScience & Engineering LibraryUniv. of California-Santa Cruz1156 High St.Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1078(831) 459-3187cjahns@ctas.ucsc.eduAtlas & Book Review EditorJon JablonskiMAP/GIS LibrarianKnight Library Document CenterUniversity of OregonEugene, OR 97403-1299(541)-346-3051jonjab@uoregon.eduNew Mapping of Western NorthAmerica EditorKen RockwellMarriott LibraryUniversity of UtahSalt Lake City, UT 84112ken.rockwell@library.utah.eduInformation Bulletin EditorMatthew ParsonsMap Collection and CartographicInformation Services UnitUniv. of Washington LibrariesBox 352900Seattle, WA 98195Phone: (206) 543-9392parsonsm@u.washington.eduPhoto Essay EditorRoss TogashiMap CollectionUniversity of Hawaii Libraries2550 The MallHonolulu, HI 96822(808) 956-6199Fax (808) 956-5968rtogashi@hawaii.eduEditorial Advisor andMicrographics/Technology EditorLarry CruseUniversity Library, C075PUC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA 92093-0175(619) 534-1248Fax (619) 534-7548Larry Cruse@UCSDLIBRARY.ucsd.edu62
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007State and Province EditorsState and Province Editors have volunteered to be especially vigilant for news, notes and ideas for featuresand will accept contributions for their state or province at any time and forward them for publication.Alaska EditorJohn KawulaGovernment Documents & MapLibrarianRasmuson LibraryUniversity of AlaskaFairbanks, AK 99775-6800ffjdk@uaf.eduArizona EditorDale SteeleArizona Dept of TransportationBritish Columbia EditorTim RossMap LibrarianUniv. of British Columbia Library1956 Main MallVancouver, BC V6T 1Z1(604) 822-6191Voice Mail (604) 822-2231Fax (604) 822-3335timross@unixg.ubc.caColorado EditorChristopher ThiryMap LibrarianArthur Lakes LibraryColorado School of MinesGolden, CO 80401-1887(303) 273-3697Fax (303) 273-3199cthiry@mines.edu63Hawaii/Pacific Rim EditorRiley MoffatDivision of Learning ResourcesBrigham Young UniversityBox 1966Laie, HI 96762(808) 293-3850Fax (808) 293-3877moffatr@byuh.eduUtah EditorPeter L. KrausUniversity of UtahJ. Willard Marriott LibraryGovernment Documents295 S 1500 ESalt Lake City, UT 84112801-581-8394 (work)801-585-3464 (fax)Idaho EditorLinda ShippertScience and Maps LibrarianWashington State Univ. LibrariesOwen Library 135Pullman, WA 99164(509) 335-7800lshippert@wsu.eduWashington State EditorMatthew ParsonsMap LibrarianUniv. of Washington LibrariesMap Collection and CartographicInformation Services UnitBox 352900Seattle WA 98195(206) 543-9392parsonsm@u.washington.eduOregon EditorJon JablonskiMap/GIS LibrarianDocuments CenterUniversity of OregonEugene, OR 97403-1299(541) 346-3051jonjab@uoregon.eduNevada EditorLinda NewmanDeLaMare Library/MS 262University of NevadaReno, NV 89557(775) 784-6945 ext. 20Fax (775) 784-6949lnewman@unr.eduEditor vacancies:Alberta, California, Montana, NewMexico, Wyoming
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Lists for 2006/07 Membership YearCommittees and RepresentativesExecutive BoardPresident -- Wendie HelmsVice President/President Elect -Mary DouglassSecretary -- Greg ArmentoTreasurer -- Barbara GasmanPast President -- Mabel SuzukiAppointeesArchivist -- Julie SweetkindSinger, (2000 - )Business Manager -- Julie Hoff(2002 - )Subscription Manager -- JimO’Donnell, (1997 - )Webmaster -- Katie Lage (2006 - )Membership Manager -- ChristopherThiry, (2005 - )Membership/Hospitality Committee:Carol Doyle (2002 - )Suzanne Taylor (2005 - )Yvonne Wilson, Chair (2002 - )Nominating CommitteeJulie Sweetkind-Singer, Chair (2005- 2006)Anne Zald (2006 - )Need additional membersPublications Advisory Committee(PAC):David Deckelbaum, Chair (1999- )David Allen (2004 - )Barbara Gasman (2004 - )Riley Moffat (2004 - )Linda Newman (2004 - )Ken Rockwell (2006 - )Ex Officio:Matthew Parsons, IB Ed./Prod. Ed.(2003 - )Julie Hoff (2002 - )Web Site CommitteeKatie Lage, Web master (2005 - )Julie Hoff (2005 - )Cynthia Jahns (2005 - )Michael Fry (2006 - )Linda Zellmer (2005 - )Continuing Education CommitteeJulie Sweetkind-Singer, Chair(2005 - )Mary Douglass (2005 - )Matthew Parsons (2005 - )Kathy Rankin (2005 - )Anne Zald (2005 - )Representatives/LiaisonsTo AACCCM -- Mary Larsgaard(1992 - )To ACMLA -- Tim Ross (1991 - )To ALA/MAGERT –Kathy Rankin (2004 -)To CCISA – Linda Zellmer (1999 - )To CUAC -Katie Lage (2005 - )Michael Fry (2006 - )To GSIS -- Linda Newman (2002 - )To IFLA -Dorothy McGarry (2002 - )To SLA/G&M -- Dorothy McGarry(2005 - )Rules and Procedures CommitteeCynthia Jahns, Chair (2006 - )Wendie Helms (2006 - )Mabel Suzuki (2006 - )Julie Sweetkind-Singer (2006 - )Chris Thiry (2006 - )64
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007WAML Membership Directory2006-2007Last nameFirst ndyDregerMeganDvorzakMarieNorthern Arizona UniversityCalifornia Energy CommissionUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeRutgers UniversityLouisiana State University, SchoolLibrary & Infomation ScienceRetired - DMAUniversity of Southern CaliforniaHarvard UniversityWestern Washington UniversityMissouri State UniversitySan Bernardino Valley CollegeCalifornia State University ChicoretiredSouthern Illinois UnivUniversity of California Los Angeles, Collections, Research &Instructional ServicesRetiredUniversity of KansasSeattle Public LibraryUniversity of California Berkeley- retiredCalifornia State University FresnoNebraska State Historical SocietyUniversity of California, SanDiegoUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonEbersoleBrianClaremont eriStanford UniversityWater Resources Center Archives, University of CaliforniaBerkeleyLC G&M RetiredBoise State University65InstitutionUniversity of California, Los AngelesTexas Tech UniversityStony Brook University (retired)Louisiana State UnivPennsylvania State UnivCalifornia State University, LongBeachWAML Membership carol state.edu
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Last NameFirst erFrankMichaelSue etired geography teacherUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Nebraska, LincolnNovacell TechnologiesUniversity of California IrvineArizona State UniversityUniversity of Montana - MissoulaUSGS Library Menlo ParkUS Army Corps of Engineers,Topographic Engineering CenterCalifornia State University FresnoLibrarian Emeritus, UCLA, RetiredEastern Michigan UnivUniversity of California RiversideLibrary of Congress - RetiredCalifornia Dept. of Transporation(CalTrans)David Rumsey CollectionArizona State Library & ArchivesUSGS Menlo Park LibraryUniversity of California, SanDiegoStanford UniversityUniversity of OregonSan Francisco State UniversityLibraryUniversity of California SantaCruzOregon Department Geology &Mineral IndustriesUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of Illinois at UrbanaChampaignDouglas County Libraries HistoryResearch CenterUniversity of AlaskaUniversity of MontanaKansas State Historical SocietyUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of Colorado BoulderUniversity of California Santa Barbara Map & Imagery Lab, LibraryUniversity of California DavisParametrix, Inc.Dominican University (student)Cabot Library - Harvard CollegeCSU East BayIndiana UniversityUniversity California Los AngelesWashington UniversityUniversity of South Carolinaemailnone rich e AML Membership 2006-200766
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Last NameMeserveMillerMoffatMooreFirst kJohnO’DonnellJimOserAnitaParsonsPaulusPeterson titutionemailBrigham Young UnivesityUniversity of Northern IowaDefense Mapping Agency- RetiredUniversity of Denver (MLIS/GISstudent)University of Nevada DeLaMareLibrary MS 262University of Toronto at Mississauga LibraryArizona Dept. of Mines and Mineral ResourcesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNovacell Technologiesmoffatr@byuh.edususan.moore@uni.eduSan Jose State UniversityCaltechretired -- Western Carolina UniversityUniversity of WashingtonLibrary of CongressUniversity of Nevada Las VegasCalifornia Institute of Technology(retired)University of UtahUniversity of Denver (student)Ohio State University LibrariesUniversity British ColumbiaNorthern Michigan UniversityHumboldt State UniversityCSU Los AngelesMinnesota State Univ, MankatoUniversity of Wyoming Brinkerhoff Earth Resources InformationCenterIndiana University LibrariesWashington State UniversityMontana Historical SocietyCalifornia State University ChicoRetiredLibrary of Congress Anglo-American Acquisions DivisionArizona Transportation ResearchCenterUnversity of Nevada, Las VegasAsbury Park Public LibraryUniversity of California DavisUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaLibraryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyWAML Membership weeney@mit.edu
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Last NameSweetkindSingerTacsikFirst NameInstitutionemailJulietStanford UniversityCalifornia State University NorthridgeColorado School of MinesUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of Hawaii LibraryUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity California hiVan akris.tacsik@csun.eduMemorial University of Newfoundland (retired)Juneau - John Rishel MineralInformation CenterUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of Pacific, Special CollectionsSouthern Methodist UniversityUniversity of Hong KongUniversity of Washington LibrariesIndiana e washington.edulzellmer@indiana.eduWAML Membership 2006-200768
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO, LIBRARYDIGITAL MAP COLLECTION: NEVADA HIGHWAY MAPSPresented at the WAML Spring Conference,University of British Columbia, VancouverMay 2006By: Linda NewmanAt the WAML meeting in Chico a couple of years ago, I introduced our first digital map collectionlocated on the UNR map library web ctions/nvmaps/Since that time, the site has had numerous collection additions and enhanced talcollections/nvmaps/search.html69Nevada Highway Maps
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Today I would like to present our latest effort, the Nevada Highway map collection, a collection of 58 official’ state highway maps, a state tourist map, and a half dozen commercially produced highwaymaps all dating from 1917 to 2003, although most are pre1960. The site describes the establishmentof official roads in the state and the simultaneous development of the highway lcollections/nvmaps/highway.htmlTo Western explorers, settlers and early miners, Nevada was a place to cross- as quickly as possiblethrough severe deserts with little water or resources for man or beasts and steep mountains to blockthe fastest way to California or Oregon. Trails -- which often originated with Native Americans -were established by trappers and explorers and reinforced by pioneers and wagon trains ever movingwestward no matter the toll.The first recognized route in Nevada was the Santa Fe Trail from Santa Fe to Los Angeles whichcrossed the southern tip of the state by the 1820’s and provided a resting place at the Vegas’ springs.Fremont passed this way in 1844.http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/item viewer hmaps.php?CISOROOT /hmaps&CISOPTR 1623&REC 3Nevada Highway Maps70
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Eventually the discovery of gold and silver first in California and then in Nevada encouraged enoughwesterners to pause and stay to form permanent settlements in the Great Basin and the basis for statehood in 1864. In the 1860’s the Central Pacific Railroad, part of the first Transcontinental Railroad,passed through northern Nevada; soon the primary pioneer routes across the northern half of the statefrom SLC to CA were almost abandoned.With the influence of the automobile on US society, highway development began in earnest at thebeginning of the early 20th Century and eventually Interstate highways were built in the second halfof the century.*****************************However, prior to 1917, the state of Nevada had no formal plan to develop or improve or maintainroads. In order to take advantage of the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916, the state Legislature passedthe State Highway Law in 1917 and the Department of Highways was created and the State Engineerbegan an active highway program with the 20,000 budget allocated. Four original state routes wereestablished by that act. Prior to establishing this highway map site, we already had in our digitalcollection a draft map clearly delineating these original 4 official roads. After reading the text of thelaw I believe this to be a draft of those first roads although it is not labeled in any way.http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/item viewer.php?CISOROOT /hmaps&CISOPTR 2163&REC 1Note that no roads go to LV one of those you-can’t-get-there-from-here’ situations; there was atrain which had to be infinitely more enjoyable than auto, carriage or horse travel at that time!71Nevada Highway Maps
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007Despite limited progress for several years, in part because of the impact of World War I, the first official state highway map was issued in 1919.http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm4/item viewer.php?CISOROOT /hmaps&CISOPTR 565&REC 2This signifies the faith of the state and the new Nevada Department of Highways in the future of roaduse at a time when mass travel was by train (especially in Nevada.) Although Las Vegas was notmentioned in the state law describing the paths of the original four routes, it is clearly on the routes ofthis first official map.Note the usual information you expect on a highway map – towns, counties, a bar scale – although nodistances indicated on the map itself- railroads, national forests, and Standard Parallels and latitudeand longitude, but not much of a legend.The Road Maps published by the state in 1919 and 1922 do not label roads with either name or number.To fund the roads across states with limited tax base, the 1921 federal act of Graduated Scale ofFederal Aid’ provided a much higher percent of financial assistance for Nevada – I think a case of taxbase and the size of the state. The 1919 State Legislature authorized the issuing of highway bondsand in 1923 passed an act to tax gasoline for highway building. The genie was out of the bottle—**********************In 1926 the Joint Board of State and Federal Highway Officials numbered roads and the NationalRoad or Victory Highway became U.S. Route 40/ Nevada State Route 1 and was eventually largelyabsorbed by Interstate 80.Nevada Highway Maps72
WAML Information Bulletin 38(2) March 2007The Lincoln Highway, a route so named in 1913 by the Lincoln Memorial Highway Association topromote east-west highway development, in Nevada became most of U.S. Route 50 in Nevada andState Route 2. Route 50 you may know as the Loneliest Road in America’ with a wonderful guidebook done by the Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology (NBMG).Parts of the Santa Fe Trail of the 1820’s which Fremont used in 1844 across southern Nevada becameThe Arrowhead Trail and designated U.S. Highway 91, State Route 6 and eventually part of Interstate15.Maps were not published every year. The 1927 Nevada State Highway map was the standard mapon the front with US routes indicated and a legend and driving /document.php?CISOROOT /hmaps&CISOPTR 567&REC 6The 1927 map also has a reverse side with distances from town to town along highways by the popular highway names: Victory, Lincoln, Arrowhead, etc. along with a Digest of Motor Vehicle
Workroom Phone 206-733-9083 Reference Desk 206-386-4632 mary.douglass@spl.org Past President Mabel Suzuki University of Hawaii at Manoa Thomas H. Hamilton Library 2550 The Mall Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 956-2551 FAX (808) 956-5968 mabel@hawaii.edu Treasurer Barbara Gasman Novacell Technologies P.O. Box 2244 Menlo Park CA 94026-2244 (650) 473 .
