Brock University Map Library

How to Reference Maps, Atlases, Air photos and Digital Resources

**For proper citation details of an item, search the Library catalogue by
Call number - Library of Congress.

Single Map

Basic Form:
Author. Title [format]. Edition (if indicated). Scale. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Brock University Department of Geography Cartography Office. Sub-appellations of the Niagara Peninsula Wine Region [map]. 1:60 000. St. Catharines, ON: Brock University Department of Geography, 2005.

Atlas Citation

Basic Form:
Author. Title. Edition (if indicated). Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Key Porter Books Limited. Atlas of Canada and the World. Edition 3. Toronto, ON: George Phililp Limited, 1998.

Map in a Topographic Series

Basic Form:
Author. Sheet title, number [format]. Edition. Scale. Series title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Centre for Topographic Mapping. Niagara, 30M/3 & 30M/6 [map]. Edition 7. 1:50,000. Canada 1:50,000. Ottawa, ON: Natural Resources Canada, 1996.

Map in a Series

Basic Form:
Author. Sheet title, number [format]. Edition (if indicated). Scale. Series title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:
Ontario Institute of Pedology. Soils of West Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Sheet 1 [map]. 1:25,000. Soils of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario. Guelph, ON: The Institute, 1989.

Map in a Book

Basic Form:
Map Author (if different than book). Map title [format]. Scale. Place of publication: Publisher, Date (if different than book). In: Book Author. Book title. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date, page.

Example:
Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Ministry of Natural Resources. Schedule 1: Greenbelt Plan Area [map]. [ca. 1:66,500]. In: Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Greenbelt Plan. Toronto, ON: Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2005.

Map in an Atlas

Basic Form:
Map Author. Map title [format]. Scale. Map date (if different than atlas). In: Atlas Author. Atlas title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. page.

Example:
Myriad Editions Limited. The State of Women [map]. Scale unknown. In: J. Seager. The Atlas of Women in the World. Edition 3. United Kingdom: Myriad Editions Limited, 2005, pages 12-13.

Air Photo

Basic Form:
Source. [Title] [format]. Scale. Line/roll number. Photo number. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:
National Air Photo Library. [Niagara] [air photo]. 1:30,000. B83-30 168-8. Photo 137. Ottawa, Ontario: Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, 1983.

CIA Outline Map Series

Basic Form:
Title [physical/political][format]. Base number. Scale. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Example:
India [Physical] [map]. Base 802510 (R00903) 12-96. [ca. 1:16,666,666]. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 1996.

DIGITAL GEOSPATIAL RESOURCES

*To reference individual resources, please refer to Geospatial Resource Fact Sheets.*
*To reference course-specific materials, please refer to Subject Guides.*

Digital Static Map (Map from the web that cannot be altered, i.e. census maps)

Basic Form:
Author. Map Title [format]. Date of map creation. Scale. “Name of Site and/or complete Document”. URL (accessed date).

Example:
Brock University Map Library. St. Catharines-Niagara CMA Average Income [map]. 2003. [ca.1:200,000]. “Brock University Map Library Census of Canada Mapping”. http://www.brocku.ca/maplibrary/Atlas2001/Niagara/average_income.pdf (accessed March 3, 2008).

Interactive Reference or Thematic Map (a map that you generate from the site, by adding, subtracting, or changing layers, i.e. Niagara Navigator, Google Earth, GeoSearch)

Basic Form:
Author. Map Title [format]. Date of data, if known. Scale, if known. Name of person who generated map; Name of interactive site used to generate map. URL (generated date).

Examples:
GeoSmart Niagara. >St. Catharines 2006 Imagery and vineyards[map].2006.1:50,000. Generated by John Doe; using Niagara Navigator. http://navigator.yourniagara.ca/navigator/# (generated March 3, 2008).

Statistics Canada. Population density persons per square kilometre, 2006 Niagara Census Subdivisions [map]. 2006. Generated by John Doe; using GeoSearch 2006. http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang= (generated March 3, 2008).

Map from an Electronic Atlas

Basic Form:
Map Title [format]. Scale, if known. Atlas Name [format]. Place of publication: Publisher, date. Available: Local access information (accessed date).

Example:
Earth by Night [map]. Scale unknown. Encarta Premium 2007 [computer file]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2007. Available: Brock University Map Library Controlled Access G 1021 M53 2007 (accessed March 1, 2008).

Data Extracted from an Electronic Database
*To reference individual Geospatial Resources from the Map Library, please refer to the product-specific Geospatial Resource Fact Sheets.*

a) Basic Form from the Internet:

Database Title [format]. Place of publication: Publisher, date. Available: Name of site and URL (accessed date).

Example:
Earth Observation Imagery Landsat 7 Orthorectified Imagery over Canada [computer file]. Ottawa, ON: Government of Canada Natural Resources Canada, 2003. Available: GeoGratis http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/product/search.do?id=1583 (accessed March 3, 2008).

b) Basic Form from local access:
Database Title [format]. Place of publication: Publisher, date. Available: Local access information (accessed date).

Example:
CanMap Streetfiles 2007_3 [computer file]. Markham, ON: DMTI Spatial, 2007. Available: Brock University Map Library Controlled Access DATA PC E:\DATA\DMTI\CanMap\v2007_3\ (accessed March 3, 2008).

Maps produced using GIS Software

Basic Form:
Map Title [format]. Scale. Database names (for geography and data) [format]. Place of publication: Name of person who generated map, date. Using: Computer software name [type of software]. Version or edition. Software manufacturer location: Software manufacturer name, date of software release/copyright.

Example:
Population Density in the Municipalities of Niagara [map]. 1:300,000. Statistics Canada Census Subdivision Digital Boundary File gcsd000a06a.zip [computer file] and Profile of Labour Force Activity Catalogue No. 95F0490XCB01002-ontario.ivt [computer file]. St. Catharines, ON: John Doe, March 2008. Using ArcView GIS [GIS software]. Version 9.2. Redlands, CA: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc, 1992-2006.

Digital Elevation Model of Brock University [map]. 1:20,000. DMTI [computer file]. St. Catharines, ON: Brock University Map Library, March 2008. Using ArcView GIS [GIS software]. Version 9.2. Redlands, CA: ESRI, 1992-2006.

Sources:
Clark, Suzanne M., Mary Lynette Larsgaard and Cynthia M. Teague. Cartographic Citations: A Style Guide. Chicago: American Library Association, Map and Geography Round Table, MAGERT Circular No. 1, 1992.

Cook, T. (1983). Archival citations: suggestions for the citation of documents at the Public Archives of Canada. Ottawa: Minister of Supply and Services Canada.

McMaster University Libraries. Lloyd Reeds Map Collection. 2004. (2006, August 31-last updated). Guide to Citing Maps and Atlases. Retrieved February 5, 2008 from http://library.mcmaster.ca/maps/mapcite.htm

Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries. (2007, September 12-last updated). Citing Maps. Retrieved February 5, 2008 from http://library.owu.edu/citing222.html

Statistics Canada. 2006. How to Cite Statistics Canada Products. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 12-591-XWE. Ottawa. Version updated March 31. Ottawa.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/12-591-XIE/12-591-XIE2006001.htm (Accessed February 5, 2008).

February-08