CUL: Map Room and Cartographic Resources

Beginners

The Map Department contains some 1,100,000 maps, both British and foreign, several thousand atlases and other material. This session, based in the Map Room, is designed to give an overview of holdings and guidelines for accessing and using them.

• All University members (this includes colleges and departments)
• UL Readers with an interest in this field
• Further details regarding Cambridge University Library's eligibility criteria are available

Number of sessions: 1

• To introduce the Map Room and its resources, both print and online

Presentations and demonstrations

• Guide to cartographic resources
• Quick guide to the Map Room

• To enter the University Library you must have either a current University of Cambridge ID card or a current Reader's Ticket. For more information and to apply for a Reader's Ticket, please see the Admissions webpages

One session of one hour

Yearly

• Special Collections
• Subject Resources