Bibliographies on map librarianship
[slightly annotated by April Carlucci]

General

• Larsgaard, Mary Lynette. Map librarianship an introduction.
  Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
  [If you don't have this book in your map library, you don't have a map library.]
• Parry, R.B. & Perkins, C.R. (eds): The Map Library in the New Millennium.
  London: Library Association Publishing, 2001.
• Drazniowsky, Roman. Map librarianship: readings
  Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975.
  [This is the classic.]
• Ristow, Walter William. The emergence of maps in libraries.
  Hamden, Conn.: Linnet Books, 1980.
  [This is the other classic.]
• The Map librarian in the modern world essays in honour of Walter W. Ristow edited by Helen Wallis and Lothar Z:ogner presented by the IFLA Section of Geography and Map Libraries
  Munich: K. G. Saur, 1979.
• Farrell, Barbara. Guide for a small map collection Barbara Farrell, Aileen Desbarats.
  Ottawa: Association of Canadian Map Libraries, 1984.
• Nichols, Harold. Map librarianship
  London: Bingley, 1982.
• Handbook for small map libraries, edited by L. M. Sebert
  [S.l.]: [s.n.], [1970?].
• Managing cartographic and architectural records [Jeanne Young and Nancy G. Miller].
  Washington, D.C.: Office of Records Administration, 1989.
• Notes on the care and cataloguing of old maps. By Lloyd A. Brown
  Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, [1970].
• Maps, spatial data and conservation proceedings of IFLA Malaysian Workshop, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 17-21 June 1991 edited by Voon Phin Keong and Thami Munisah Mohd. Yusoff
  Kuala Lumpur: Library, University of Malaya, 1992.
• Introduction to maps in local studies: a one day course organised by the Library Association in association with the Society of Archivists and the Map Curators Group of B.C.S. Wednesday 16th March 1988
  London: Library Association, 1988.
• Cartographic acquisitions a collection of articles edited by Donald A. Wise
  Broken Arrow, Okla.: Clay Cotsha Press, 1985.

Cataloguing

• Paige G. Andrew Cataloging sheet maps: the basics
  Binghampton, NY: Haworth Information Press, 2003
• Maps and related cartographic materials cataloging, classification, and bibliographic control Paige G. Andrew, Mary Lynette Larsgaard, editors
  New York: Haworth Information Press, c1999.
• Cartographic Materials: a Manual of Interpretation for AACR2, 2002 revision (2nd ed.) prepared by Anglo-American Cataloguing Committee for Cartographic Materials (AACCM) (2002). London : Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
• Map cataloging bibliography selectively annotated edited by Glenda Jo Fox Hughes and Constance Demetracopoulos
  Washington: Special Libraries Association, Geography and Map Division, 1997
• International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. ISBD (CM): International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials recommended by the ISBD Review Committee.
  London: IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Programme, 1987.
  A revision is now available to download [PDF]
• Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division. Map cataloging manual prepared by Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
  Washington, D.C.: Cataloging Distribution Service, 1991.
• Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. Map Library. Manual of map library classification and cataloguing, GSGS 5307.
  [London?]: Ministry of Defence, 1978.

Other

• World mapping today R.B. Parry, C.R. Perkins graphic indexes prepared by Cartographic Unit, Department of Geography, University of Reading
  London: Bowker-Saur, 2000.
  [This is the source on modern topographic mapping from all nations, what's been done, who did it, and includes brief histories of each country's official mapping.]
• Mapping the UK / C.R. Perkins and R.B. Parry.
  London : Bowker-Saur,1996.
• International Bibliography of Maps & Atlases, Saur, 2004. 2nd CD ROM edition [It is intended that an update to this is issued every two years].
• Cartographic citations a style guide by Suzanne M. Clark, Mary Lynette Larsgaard and Cynthia M. Teague
  Chicago: Map and Geography Round Table, American Library Association, 1992.
• Information sources in cartography editors C. R. Perkins, R. B. Parry.
  London: Bowker-Saur, 1990.
• Cartographical Innovations: An International Handbook of Mapping Terms, Helen Wallis, Arthur H. Robinson (eds), 1987,
  Map Collector Publications(1982) Ltd, Tring.
  [This is a very useful reference work.]

Periodicals about map librarianship

• Cartographiti, the newsletter of the Map Curators' Group of the British Cartographic Society
  [Liverpool]: Map Curators' Group, [1983-]
• Geoscapes: The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries, Binghamton, NY The Haworth Press, Inc., [2004-]
• Coordinates: Online Journal of the Map and Geography Round Table, American Library Association
• Base line, a newsletter of the Map and Geography Round Table of the American Library Association
  Springfield, Ill.: Map and Geography Round Table, [1982-]
• Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin
  [Santa Cruz, Calif.]: Western Association of Map Libraries, [1969-]
• Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives Bulletin
  Ottawa: Association of Canadian Map Libraries, [1968-]
• The globe, journal of the Australian Map Curators' Circle
  Melbourne: Australian Map Curators' Circle, [1974-]
• Newsletter, New Zealand Map Keepers Circle / New Zealand Map Society
  [Palmerston North]: New Zealand Map Keepers Circle, [1977-]