Maps - Print & Digital  Tags: maps geography government  

The Scholars' Lab provides many geographic data sets and geographic information software to enable users to make their own maps and geospatial resources.   Scholarly Resources will digitize out of copyright maps for faculty for teaching purposes, and also offers some general digitization for maps for a fee.  Contact digitalservices@virginia.edu for more information. 

Printed maps are located in the Map Room, Alderman 3 East.  Consult with 3rd floor staff for assistance.

The map collection is freely accessible and may be browsed by the public. Most maps in the collection circulate for a period of two weeks and may be renewed. Maps are charged out at the Circulation desk, fourth floor Alderman Library.

Maps that are older, brittle or encapsulated in plastic do not circulate. Some maps may be withdrawn from circulation for periods and placed on reserve for use by classes at the University. Maps reserved for classes do not circulate.

Lost or damaged maps will result in a $25 charge to the user.

Users can search for maps in VIRGO, but this should be considered only a starting point. Many maps in the collection-perhaps as many as half-are not currently listed in VIRGO. Furthermore, because maps are an inherently visual medium, users may have trouble gathering from a text VIRGO record whether a map will suit their purposes.

Searching for Maps in VIRGO

• All VIRGO items containing maps have the word “MAPS” in the Subject field.

• The geographic locations of maps (e.g., Kenya, Europe, Spratley Islands) are always contained in the Subject field.

Example:
1. Enter term(s): Poland Maps
2. Select search type: Keyword
3. Click button: Subject