Interview with Jerry Brotton on the History of Maps - CBC Spark

If you get a chance, do have a listen to this podcast before this week's
class. More important than the readings really, except for the "Guide to
small Map Collections"

http://www.cbc.ca/spark/full-interviews/2012/12/07/jerry-brotton-on-the-history-of-maps/

Marcel

INF2102 Week 2 readings and agenda - January 17th, 2013

Week 2 - January 17, 2013

An Introduction to geographic information, maps and mapping 

Topics : Geographic information; the evolution and “histories” of cartography; critical history of cartography; and the types and uses of maps

Readings:

Farrell, B. E., and A. Desbarats. 1984. Guide for a Small Map Collection. Ottawa: Association of Canadian Map Libraries. pp. 28-39. http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/FTP/INF2102/Week3/Farrell.pdf 

Robinson, A. H., and B. B. Petchenik. 1977. “The Map as a Communication System.” Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization 14 (1): 92–110. http://utpjournals.metapress.com/index/023561171TW606T5.pdf.

Thrower, Norman Joseph William. 2007. Maps & Civilization : Cartography in Culture and Society.  Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Preface  and Chapter 1 http://books1.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=498357

Wood, Denis. 2003. “Cartography Is Dead (Thank God!).” Cartographic Perspectives (45): 4–7. http://makingmaps.owu.edu/mm/cartographydead.pdf.

Further Suggested Readings

Board, Christopher. 2011. “Cartographic Communication.” In The Map Reader: Theories of Mapping Practice and Cartographic Representation, ed. Martin. Dodge, Rob. Kitchin, and C. R. Perkins, 57–64. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. http://books1.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=410269&page=70

Carter, J. R. 2005. “The Many Dimensions of Map Use.” In Proceedings, International Cartographic Conference. http://www.cartesia.org/geodoc/icc2005/pdf/oral/TEMA12/Session%203/JAMES%20CARTER.pdf.

Harley, J.B., and David Woodward. 1989. “Why Cartography Needs Its History.” Cartography and Geographic Information Science 16 (1) (January): 5–15. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/acsm/cagis/1989/00000016/00000001/art00001.

Monmonier, M. S. How to Lie with Maps. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Chapter 1

Morrison, Joel L. 2011. “The Science of Cartography and Its Essential Processes.” In The Map Reader: Theories of Mapping Practice and Cartographic Representation, ed. Martin. Dodge, Rob. Kitchin, and C. R. Perkins. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. http://books1.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=410269&page=57.

Robinson, Arthur, and Barbara B. Petchenik. 2011. On Maps and Mapping, from The Nature of Maps: Essays Toward Understanding Maps and Mapping. In The map reader: theories of mapping practice and cartographic representation, ed. Martin Dodge, Rob Kitchin, and C.R. Perkins, 2-7. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. http://books1.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=410269&page=50

Smart, Lez. Maps That Made History: The Influential, the Eccentric and the Sublime. North York: University of Toronto Press.  http://books1.scholarsportal.info/viewdoc.html?id=37322&page=17. (Chapter 1) 

Creating a feed from a twitter hashtag

Simply add your search at the end of the following URL and an atom feed will be created from the hashtag http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23

turns in to http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23inf2102
For RSS, simply replace the word atom with rss, as in
http://search.twitter.com/search.rss?q=%23inf2102

Creating a feed from a hashtag allows you to create an archive of the hashtag since you can add the feed to aggregators. You can also add your feed to Google reader to archive the hashtag.

INF2102-l listserv, Course Outline, and Assignment 1

Most people have now joined the INF2102-l listserv.
Starting next week, I will make announcements via this list only and not
via the portal.
Please see the portal for current announcements on the first assignment
and the course outline. Please note that both are also available online
and here:
http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/INF2102/course_outline_jan_10_2013.pdf
http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/INF2102/INF2102H-Assignment1.doc

--
Marcel

Blog Examples

Having difficulty thinking about what your blog should look like, have a look at the following web pages to get some ideas.

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/develop-and-implement-course-blog-0 and

http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/making-student-blogs-pay-off-with-blog-audits/27559

You should also visit some of the examples of course blogs at : 

http://williamjturkel.net/teaching/history-9808a-digital-history-fall-2011/

http://williamjturkel.net/teaching/history-9832b-interactive-exhibit-design-winter-2012/

MF

Student Blogs

As part of the participation mark, students will need to create and maintain a blog during the semester. Your blog should be a new blog created for this course. Blogs should be used  to document individual progress through the course, the learning of new technology; to catalogue and comment on findings and discoveries on all things geographic; to document your essay research, and to highlight ideas learned in the course through classes, readings and discussions.  Students should post to their blog regularly. By the end of the course the blog should have a minimum of 8-10 posts and a total of about 1500-2000 words.

Blogs can be built on any platform of your choice. For easy setup and examples of blogs, see http://blogger.com or http://wordpress.com

Once you have set up your blog, please send me the address and I will add it to the blog RSS feed that will be listed at http://inf2102.blogspot.ca.

Please read the following web pages for a discussion on how to write a good student blog:

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/develop-and-implement-course-blog-0 and

http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/making-student-blogs-pay-off-with-blog-audits/27559

You should also visit some of the examples of course blogs at : 

http://williamjturkel.net/teaching/history-9808a-digital-history-fall-2011/

http://williamjturkel.net/teaching/history-9832b-interactive-exhibit-design-winter-2012/

Once you have set up your blog, please send me the address and I will add it to the blog RSS feed that will be listed at http://inf2102.blogspot.ca.

Blog posts will be aggregated and made available both on the right hand side of the blog screen, or by following this link:

http://www.google.ca/reader/bundle/user%2F06148016101076490337%2Fbundle%2FINF2102

Here is the atom feed link if you want to add it to your blog
http://www.google.com/reader/public/atom/user%2F06148016101076490337%2Fbundle%2FINF2102

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - INF2102

This course will examine issues and topics surrounding the management of map and geospatial data collections and services. Broadly, the course will cover the role of librarians and other information professionals in the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Emphasis will be put on the academic and government setting, but GIS use in industry and other sectors will also be examined. Topics covered in the course will include the history of geographic information sources from paper to digital, GIS reference, critical cartography, geographic Information and map literacy; data acquisition and licensing; open data, open software, and open government; spatial data infrastructure, data archiving, web mapping, and spatial analysis. 

While the course will be grounded in academic readings and discussions, practical work will revolve around the use of desktop GIS and mapping software, as well as web mapping technology.

This blog will act as the first point of contact on general information and topics for discussion for INF2102.