MAPS AND ATLASES IN HOLLAND AND TERRELL LIBRARIES

Maps and Atlases at Holland and Terrell Libraries

Maps and atlas resources in the Holland and Terrell Libraries consist of atlases, map collections, miscellaneous maps in the vertical file, and gazetteers. Most but not all of the map/atlas resources in the Holland and Terrell Libraries are entered in Griffin, the WSU Libraries' catalog. Griffin links to Summit, a combined catalog of many of the higher education institution libraries in Oregon and Washington, and allows WSU users to request books through an online order and retrieval system. Questions about the Holland and Terrell Libraries map/atlas collection should be directed to Marilyn Von Seggern.

ATLASES
Holland and Terrell Libraries atlases are in several locations: library stacks, the reference collection, and the atlas case in the reference area. Some of the larger format atlases and current editions of world, U.S., and regional atlases are kept in the atlas case. Atlases in library stacks can be checked out while atlas case and reference collection atlases are for use in the library only.
Link to the online National Atlas of the United States
MAPS
Map Collections
Map collections are located in cabinets 22 and 23 at the north end of the Microforms Room, 1st floor of the old Holland library building. The following collections are there:

Army Map Service (AMS) 1945-
British Maps (GSGS)
Navigation Charts
AMS Captured Maps
AMS maps, British maps, and navigation charts are filed by map number; to find this number use the Army Map Service Index or GSGS Map Index in Holland and Terrell Reference, located on the top of the stack 5. Obtain a request card from the Reference Desk for each map you wish to view or check out. Fill out the card and have a librarian sign it. Take the card to Microforms and staff will retrieve the map. The AMS Captured maps are not indexed.

U.S. Government Maps (SuDoc classification)
This collection includes maps received through the federal depository library program and published by agencies such as the Census Bureau, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Central Intelligence Agency. Maps published since 1976 can be searched in Griffin. To find pre-1976 maps search the print GPO Monthly Catalog (Holland Reference Docs GP 3.8) or ask for assistance at the reference desk. Then follow the procedure above to have the map retrieved in the Microforms Room.

Maps in Library of Congress classification
All maps except for the AMS Captured Maps may be checked out for 7 days.
Map Vertical File
Individual maps of the world, world regions, countries, U.S. states, and cities are located in a vertical file cabinet in the Holland and Terrell Libraries reference area. Also in this collection are Metsker and Big Sky county maps as well as a collection of thematic maps (e.g., time zones, historical, environmental). They may be checked out for 7 days.

GAZETTEERS
A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or index. Many general and specialized gazetteers are located in the Holland and Terrell Reference collection, for example the 3 v. Columbia Gazetteer of the World, Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada, Washington Atlas and Gazetteer, and Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America. Many other gazetteers are in the Holland and Terrell Libraries and Owen Library book and online collections. Use Griffin to locate them.
For Defense Mapping Agency gazetteers of foreign countries search Griffin to locate exact title, location, and call number.
AMS (Army Map Service) Gazetteers (uncatalogued) are in the Holland and Terrell Libraries reference area on the top of stack 5.
The National Gazetteer of the United States of America is located in Holland Documents (3rd fl. West) at I 19.16:1200-US. The following online gazetteers are also official government sources:
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the United States' official repository of domestic geographic names information.
U.S. Gazetteer (U.S. Census Bureau)
GEOnet Names Server (GNS) is the official repository of foreign place-name decisions approved by the US Board on Geographic Names.

MAP INDEXES
Catalog of Government Publications
WorldCat (WSU access only)
These two bibliographic indexes provide access to maps through subject, keyword, publisher, and many other search fields. The Catalog of Government Publications (previously the GPO Monthly Catalog) is an index of U.S. federal government publications since 1976, and WorldCat is the combined catalog of thousands of libraries with no date restrictions. Search results link to Griffin.
CIS Serial Set Index, pt. 14, Index and Carto-bibliography of Maps, 1789-1969
Segment 1: American state papers and the 15th-54th Congresses, 1789-1897 (4 vol.); Segment 2: 55th-68th Congresses, 1897-1925 (6 vol.); Segment 3: 69th-91st Congress, 1st session, 1925-1969 (6 vol.);
Holland and Terrell Reference Z1223.Z7 U55
Thousands of maps have been published and distributed by the U.S. government in the Serial Set (Senate and House Documents and Senate and House Reports) since 1789. The CIS Serial Set Index pt. 14 (in 16 volumes) supplies subject access to these maps. Included are such topics as the exploration of l ands west of the Appalachian Mountains, U.S. General Land Office surveys, foreign maps resulting from conflicts abroad or exploration, soil survey maps, and social and economic development maps such as energy sources, water resources, and transportation.

OTHER MAP AND CARTOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
For information about USGS topographic and other map holdings at WSU as well as an extensive list of Internet and other map resources, see Maps and Atlases in the Owen Science and Engineering Library.