Map Room
Hours:
Monday through Friday
Afternoons only: 1-5 p.m
The Map Room will be closed for collection maintenance these weeks:
June 30 - July 4
July 21 - 25
August 18 - 22
Sept. 2 - 12 (2 weeks)
About the Map Room
The University Library Map Collection is located on the lower floor
of the Science & Engineering Library. It contains more than
160,000 items, including the region's largest and most comprehensive
collection of maps and aerial photographs, and more than 500 mounted
wall maps for classroom use.
Please phone us before coming to campus if you haven't visited us before to ensure the best response
to your question. 831-459-2364
If you haven't visited the campus before, please check out our parking recommendations.
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Map Room items of interest:
We own all the Dibblee maps. Check Cruzcat by clicking here and entering Dibblee, T W as the author, and a place name or quadrangle name as the title.
Try
the Cruzcat- Maps &
Atlases feature that lets you do a search limited to maps
& atlases!
Earthscape This month Earthscape focuses on environmental concerns in Australia, adding articles and links to online resources that address climate change,
sustainable urban development, water resources, agriculture, biodiversity,
land management, and corporate responsibility, among other topics.
Featured articles from this update include:
- Securing Australia's Great Barrier Reef
- Weed Proofing Australia: Making the New National Weed Strategy Work
- Rights and Responsibilities in Land and Water Management
This summer Earthscape will unveil a new look and features including
rolling updates, streamlined navigation, and updated search and sort
functions.
UC
Santa Cruz has access to the Columbia
Gazetteer online, an excellent source of geographic information.
Use GeoRef to find articles about geology and hydrology. Try our brief list of search tips.
Try
our Five Minute Aerial Tutorial
to find out everything you ever wanted to know about our aerial
photographs.
Color
print film is an excellent medium for making copies of maps. See
our helpful Photographing Old Maps
page.
Note: For Library Staff, see Maps Blog
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