• Map Curators' Group (UK): Publishes Cartographiti, the newsletter for UK map curators, librarians and archivists, and organises the annual Map Curators' Workshop
• BRICMICS: The British and Irish Committee for Map Information and Cataloguing Systems
• Society of Cartographers
• Society of Archivists (UK)
• The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
• LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche) Groupe des Cartothécaires: Includes a 'Who is Who' in European Map Librarianship and much other useful information
• MAGERT (Map and Geography Round Table of the American Library Association)(US)
• Western Association of Map Librarians (US): This includes the Map Librarian's Toolbox which was the inspiration for this site
• Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (Canada)
• Australian Map Circle
• IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Geography and Map Libraries Section
• Canadian Cartographic Association

Web gateways, including discussion groups

• lis-maps
  Hosted by the Map Curators' Group in the UK and maintained by Clare Gordon and Tinho da Cruz. To join send the message: "join lis-maps FirstName SecondName" to: jiscmail@jiscmail.ac.uk
• Maps-L
  An international discussion forum for Librarians dealing with cartographic information, cartographers, remote sensors, geographers, and cartomaniacs of all types.
• MapHist
  The primary focus is historical maps, atlases, globes and other cartographic documents. Maintained by Peter van der Krogt in the Netherlands
• Carta
  Hosted by the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) for anyone interested in Canadian cartography, geospatial data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) issues as they pertain to libraries and archives
• Carto-Soc
  Hosted by the Society of Cartographers in the UK. This list is primarily aimed at practising cartographers.
• Amcircle
  Australian Map Circle e-list
• Ordnancemaps
  For anyone with an interest in Ordnance Survey Maps to ask questions, assist in research, and pass on information on any aspect of Ordnance Survey maps. This group was started by members of "The Charles Close Society for the Study of Ordnance Survey Maps" but is not a part of that organisation.
• GIS4LIB
  An email list for discussion of issues relating to geographic information systems and libraries.

Websites:

• Oddens Bookmarks
  The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping maintained by Roelof Oddens. THE internet gateway for Cartography.
• History of Cartography
  Maintained by Tony Campbell
• John W. Docktor's Calendar of Cartography Events and Exhibitions
• The Working Group for Education of LIBER Groupe des Cartothécaires
  has produced a page of web based Tutorials and Courses

The "Big 10" UK map collections
and links to other important map collections

• The British Library
• The National Library of Scotland
• The National Library of Wales

The Legal Deposit Libraries:
These libraries receive one copy each of all British publications by law. They include the National Libraries, above, plus:

• The Bodleian Library, Oxford
• Cambridge University Library
• Trinity College Dublin

Other important map collections:

• The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office and the Historical Manuscripts Commission)
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
• Royal Geographical Society
• A Directory of UK Map Collections
  Maintained by the Map Curators' Group of the BCS. Colleagues are requested to help keep this information current by e-mailing notification of any changes to: BCS Webmaster