Tools and Useful Links

Cataloguing Tools
- Map Cataloguing Manual
- Library of Congress G Schedule
- MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
- Core level Cataloguing for Non-Serial Cartographic Materials
- Cataloging & Processing (WAML Map Libarians' Toolbox)
- AMICUS (Registered Version)
- Library of Congress Cataloging and Acquisitions (Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate)
- MAGERT Cartographic Resources and RDAALA Online Forum
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Metadata
- Geospatial Metadata Sools (FGDC)
- Describing Geospatial Resources ("Bookmarks" of the CGDI Online Training)
- North American Profile Development for ISO (NSDI Training Program lesson, March 2008)
- Geospatial Metadata Tools (FGDC)
- ISO Metadata Editor Review (FGDC)
Coordinates Issues
- Gonzalez Article (2007): "Problems that arise when providing geographic coordinate information for cataloged maps."
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names Editorial Guidelines
- Lat/Long Conversion
Background Documents of the BCC
- Map Cataloguing Survey 2004 Report
- Cataloguing Notes BCC (2003) (ACMLA Bulletin 116, Winter 2003)
- Digital Cartographic Material: Report on Cataloguing Workshop held in Edmonton, AB May 2000 (ACMLA Bulletin 110, Winter 2001)
- National Union Catalogue of Maps (ACMLA Bulletin 108, Spring/Summer 2000)
- Cataloguing Notes BCC (1999) (ACMLA Bulletin 104, Winter 1999)

Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives
Association des cartothèques et archives cartographiques du Canada