Environmental Study Guide Available in University Libraries

Cartographic Resources Guide for Environmental Studies Available from Ball State University Libraries

The Geospatial Resources & Map Collection on the second floor of Bracken Library includes many resources for researchers studying issues of the environment. The Map Collection includes flood plain maps for numerous areas, topographic maps for areas around the world, soil surveys and maps from counties around the country, Gap Analysis electronic resources for land cover, forest types, and other factors, maps of important farmlands in counties around the United States, natural gas and other energy maps, and national and state park and forest maps. Maps of the rainforest, endangered species, desertification, and wetlands are available in the GRMC.

The Atlas Collection also includes many resources for environmental studies. Several atlases about water resources, endangered species, and threatened environments are available in the Collection. One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment features maps and images on global environmental change, human beings effect on nature, nature conservation, and international cooperation in environmental protection. Other atlases focus on one specific environmental issue or threatened area—Atlas of the Great Barrier Reef, The Last Rain Forests: A World Conservation Atlas, Solar Radiation Energy Resource Atlas of the United States, Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific.

Now researchers can access a complete list of all the cartographic resources for environmental studies on the GRMC Web page. A new study guide is available at http://www.bsu.edu/library/article/0,,59405--,00.html. Call numbers and locations of the maps and atlases are listed so that users can easily find relevant materials for their studies.

For more information about this study guide or any of the resources listed, please contact the staff of the GRMC at 765/285-1097.