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- | ====== Map Cataloging Resources ====== | ||
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- | ==== NACO Geographic Name Official Resources ==== | ||
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- | [[http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/geogfaq.html|Frequently Asked Questions on Establishing Geographic Names for NACO]] (NACO instructions for establishing geographic names and other map information) | ||
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- | [[http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq|Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]] or [[http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/index.html|GEOnet Names Server (GNS) - Official Source for geographic names]] (For names in the United States and Its Territories) | ||
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- | Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide (Ref. G1019.R186 Folio) (For names in the United States when the Internet is not available) | ||
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- | [[http://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/|GEONames Search]] or [[http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/index.html|GEOnet Names Server (GNS) - Official Source for geographic names]] (For all other names except Canada and Great Britain) | ||
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- | Any gazetteer published within the last two years (For all other names (except Canada and Great Britain) when the Internet is not available) | ||
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- | For names in Canada, use the form heading provided by the National Library of Canada (NLC) (Canada) | ||
- | NLC source: [[http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography-boundary/geographical-name/11680|Geographical Names Board of Canada]] (Canada) | ||
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- | For names in Great Britain, base the name on the recent edition of | ||
- | Bartholomew Gazetteer of Places in Great Britain or The Ordnance Survey gazetteer of Great Britain. (Great Britain) | ||
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- | [[http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/resources.html|Web Resources for SACO Proposals]] has a large number of links to electronic geographic names sources, including official gazetteers for Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, that may be used for establishing geographic names for NACO. | ||
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- | ==== SACO Information for Geographic Name Subject Headings ==== | ||
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- | [[http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/index.html|SACO - Subject Authority Cooperative Program of the PCC]] | ||
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- | ==== Other Geographic/Geologic Resources ==== | ||
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- | [[http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/geolex_home.html|GEOLEX (USGS National Geologic Map Database)]] | ||
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- | [[http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html|Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names]] | ||
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- | [[http://www.un.org/depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm|United Nations Cartographic Section: Maps and Information Resources]] | ||
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- | [[http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~dbertuca/maps/cat/map-cat-toolbox.html|Map Cataloger's Tool Box]] (Includes scale calculator and subject cutters) | ||
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- | [[http://www.library.umass.edu/wikis/acp/doku.php?id=science_cataloging_resources|Science Cataloging Resources]] | ||
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- | //[[spell@library.umass.edu|Primary contact: Cynthia Spell]]// | ||
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- | (updated 12/23/2014) | ||