News Maps Available from Ball State University Libraries

Syria

Washington, D.C.

 Healthcare coverage

South Africa

Russia

Tornadoes

Boston, Massachusetts

Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt

Vatican City

North Korea

London, England

2013 Places in the News:  Mapping Current Events with Maps from the GIS Research and Map Collection

The Ball State University Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection (GRMC) exhibits maps of places in the news in the front windows on the second floor of Bracken Library and digitally through the Blog.  The places in the news for 2013 have featured war, violence, and natural disasters from Syria to Moore, Oklahoma.  Political issues dominated the news—from intelligence and national security issues to healthcare coverage.  However, some good news events marked the year in maps—from the birth of an heir to the throne in London, England, to a new Pope elected in Vatican City in March.

These maps are just some of the nearly 140,000 maps, atlases, and other cartographic resources available from the GRMC.  Maps circulate for two weeks or longer and can be an effective research and presentation tool.

For more information, please contact the GRMC at 765-285-1097.