Local Map Resources in Michigan
Kathleen Weessies, Maps/GIS Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries, weessie2@mail.lib.msu.edu
Abstract
Public and academic reference librarians may find they receive questions about local land use that are not easily addressed through mass-market publications. To find land use information in Michigan, it is necessary to understand who creates the information, where the information is stored, and if and/or how this type of information is distributed. This article examines a variety of map resources that relate to zoning, flood risk, and historical land ownership. The purpose of this article is to assist librarians in guiding patrons to resources that exist inside and outside the library. The author urges librarians to build collections of local government maps that may not otherwise be preserved.
This is a good article with great further resources for many different types of land research that a reference librarian might encounter.
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The Southwest Michigan Library Cooperative is a multitype library system that is based in the Southwest corner of Michigan. Made up of Public Libraries, Academic, School and Special Libraries.
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