Colleen Beard

James A. Gibson Library

Colleen Beard

cbeard@brocku.ca

Background

Title: Head, Map Library

B.Sc., Physical Geography, Brock University

MLS, University of Toronto

Subject Responsibilities: Maps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geospatial Data

What I do

Manage the Map Library Collection.
Co-ordinator of the Library Data Research Service
Provide instruction for students, staff, and faculty in maps, GIS, and spatial data use.
Develop the Map Library collections: map, air photo, atlas, geospatial data resources.

Committees

Coordinator, ACMLA Mentoring Program

Associate Member, BESRC (Brock Environmental Sustainability Research Centre)

BUFA Hiring Advice Committee

Publications

“Using Google Earth Technologies to Enhance Digital Map Collections: Visualizing the Historic Welland Canals”, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives], 140 (Winter 2012):32-38.

“Niagara Zoomified: Using Zoomify Software to Create Quality Web Images”, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives], 129 (Spring/Summer 2007):6-10.

“Reference Service Levels for Spatial Data Delivery and GIS Activity in Libraries: a local assessment”, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives], 118 (Fall 2003):4-8.

“The Three Old Lock One’s”, Dalhousie Peer, 4:10 (October 2000):6-8. Also published in the Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives], 110 (Winter 2001):3-6

“The Future of Digital Data in Map Collections: One Perspective”, Cartographic Perspectives 21 (Spring 1995):18-21.

“Exploring the Internet for Digital Map Data”, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives], 86 (March 1993):2-11.

“MAC Mapping in the Map Library”, Bulletin [Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives], 76 (September 1990):1-9 (recipient of the 1991 ACMLA Paper Award)

Selected Conference Presentations

War of 1812 in Maps. ACMLA CARTO 2012 Conference, Toronto, June 2012.

From Canal Days to Chicken Chuckin': documenting history using Google Earth.ACMLA CARTO 2011 Conference, Quebec City, June 2011.

Invited panel guest at GeoTec 2006/ACMLA/CCA Conference, Ottawa, June, 2006, Future of Topographic Maps – ACMLA Perspective.

How much is too much: offering GIS and Data Services to the Untrained User, panel speaker at the joint conference of ACMLA/CAPDU, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 2004.

Reference Service Levels for Spatial Data Delivery and GIS Activity. Session coordinator and presenter, Joint ACMLA/CCA/CAG Conference, University of Victoria, June 2003.

GIS and Digital Map Reference for Non-Map Librarians: How it all works!. Ontario Library Association SuperConference, Toronto, January, 2003.

Areas of Interest/Research

GIS and geospatial data services in Map Libraries

Digitization Projects

Subject Resources Pages

Map Library Cartographic Subject Guides