Useful Cataloging Resources

Map Cataloging Powerpoint Presentation, Laura Wright & Naomi Heiser:

Map Catalog Record Template:

Links:

Map Cataloging Manual (from Library of Congress): http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/map0001.htm
OCLC Bibliographic Formats & Standards (MARC tags): http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/default.htm
Geographic Area Codes (field 043): http://www.loc.gov/marc/geoareas/
U.S. States Coordinates (on MAGERT site): http://www.ala.org/ala/magert/publicationsab/usa.htm
Road Map Date Codes (on WAML site): http://www.waml.org/datecode.html
Map Librarian's Toolbox, Cataloging & Processing section. From the Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML).
Gazetteers: GNIS (for U.S. place names) and GEONet Names Server (for non-U.S. place names)

Texts:

Cartographic Materials: a manual of interpretation for AACR2. 2nd ed. (edited by Elizabeth U. Mangan.) American Library Association, 2003.
Larsgaard, Mary Lynette. Map Librarianship: an introduction. Libraries Unlimited, 1998. (3rd ed.)
Andrew, Paige G. Cataloging Sheet Maps: the basics. Haworth Information Press, 2003.

For basic information on calculating scale, see Appendix B of Cartographic Materials.

Sample records (choose "MARC display" to show tagging):