Map Collection & CD-ROMs

Map Collection

The Map Collection is located on the Lower Level of the Morris Library.. Some of the items contained in the Map Collection are:

• Topographic map coverage for the United States, in scales ranging from 1:24,000 to 1:250,000
• A large selection of maps covering the rest of the world, including some large scale topographic series and thematic maps
• A series of foreign and political maps produced by the CIA that are predominantly page-size and easily reproducible
• Atlases, gazetteers, trail guides, navigational charts, U.S. & foreign travel guides

Some maps are placed in a locked map cabinet for safe keeping. These include one copy of every Delaware 7.5 minute topographic map and our collection of 15 minute maps.

The Library maintains an excellent subject guide pertaining to Cartographic Information, Maps, and Spatial Data resources online.

For information on maps that contain thematic as well as geographic data, please see the Digital Mapping Station page.

If you need some assistance with the Map Collection, please ask at the Student Multimedia Design Center desk.

CD-ROMs

The Microforms room on the Lower Level houses the library's non-audio CD-ROM collection, containing over 1500 CD-ROM titles. Many of these titles come on deposit for the federal depository library program.

To find a CD-ROM in DELCAT use an Advanced Search and chose "Computer File" or "Map" (depending on the content desired) as the Format and then enter search terms using one of the searching mechanisms, such as Keyword(s) anywhere search.

The majority of these CD's can be checked out of the library for 7 days or used on one of the computers in the Student Multimedia Design Center, if you are a UD student, faculty, or staff.

Public users are able to use the Digital Mapping Station to load CD titles received on deposit. Please ask for assistance at the Student Multimedia Design Center desk.

It is each individual's responsibility to abide by the copyright law in copying any CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Many CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs received as part of the Federal Depository Program are in the public domain and are not copyrighted, but most others are copyright protected. The University of Delaware Library Copyright website has been created to assist faculty, staff, students and others find information about copyright.