Research Guides: Maps

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Maps Books & Media

These are suggestions only and do not reflect the full range of materials that may be useful to you. For additional assistance, Ask Steely Library!

For locating specific items, using the library's catalog, NKUIRE, is recommended.

To locate our maps, use the Advanced Search and use the term "map" or "atlas". For specific maps such as census, population, or economic maps, include those terms in your search for more precise results.

To locate government maps, such as Census maps, use the Advanced Search in NKUIRE and change the Library Location to Steely's Government Documents.

Steely's Special Collections & Archives has many maps available. To locate those maps, please contact Special Collections & Archives.

For Non-Print Media (videos, DVDs, CDs, slides, etc.), consider the "Media Searches" tab atop the NKUIRE search page.

Browsing for books in Steely's Reference and Circulating collections can be very useful. For maps, the following call number areas are suggested:

The Maps Research Guide is maintained by Ellie Jones. Suggestions and comments are welcome.