Find Atlases, Maps, and Gazetteers
Atlases, maps, and gazetteers are available in print, microform, and
electronic formats in several of the UC Berkeley libraries. The Library's
primary collection of maps and other cartographic materials is located in the Earth Sciences & Map Library,
50 McCone Hall. Other campus collections include The Bancroft Library's historical maps of California and western North America and the East Asian Library's historical maps of Japan and gazetteers of East Asia. In addition, the Water Resources Center Archives has an extensive collection of historical and current maps related to water, as well as a collection of coastal aerial photographs dating from the mid-1940's to the mid-1950's. Maps and other cartographic materials at UC Berkeley can
be located by searching the library catalogs.
OskiCat (UC Berkeley) and NextGen Melvyl Pilot (all UC campuses)
OskiCat is the catalog used to find maps and other items in most of the UC Berkeley libraries. NextGen Melvyl Pilot is the catalog of materials available from the libraries of the ten UC campuses and other research collections in the state; it also includes several UC Berkeley affiliated libraries not included in OskiCat.
The best way to find maps or atlases in these library catalogs is to search
by "subject keyword" and limit the search by publication format
"maps." Cartographic materials such as gazetteers, aerial
photographs, and nautical charts can also be searched by "subject
keyword." For some examples of subject searches, see Using Subject
Headings to Find Maps and Atlases in the Online Catalogs.
"Title keyword" and "call number"
searches are also useful for locating maps.
Some examples of common searches:
- To find a topographic map of California, select "subject
keyword" and type "topographic California." Limit the
search by publication format "maps."
- To find a gazetteer of Japan, select "subject keyword" and
type "gazetteers Japan."
- To find an online map of Alameda County, California, use "Basic
Search" in NextGen Melvyl Pilot. Select "subject" and type "Alameda
County maps." Limit the search to format "online
resources."
Internet Resources in Maps and Cartography
The Earth Sciences & Map
Library's website is a good starting place for finding information
about maps and atlases at UC Berkeley, in other collections, and on the
internet.
Indexes, Catalogs, and Bibliographies
Many maps can be found in books, atlases, and periodicals throughout the
Library. To locate these maps, it is necessary to consult a reference work
that indexes maps included as parts of larger works; for more information
on these sources, see Finding Maps in
Books and Periodicals.
Some good databases to start with are:
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