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International GIS dictionary
	PREF551.03/9
Dictionary of earth sciences
Glossary of the mapping sciences
	PREF526.03/3

McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science and technology
	PREF503/31H
Van Nostrand's scientific encyclopedia
	PREF503/18E
Encylopedia of physical science and technology
	PREF503/18E
Modern geography: an encyclopedic survey
	PREF910.285/74

The surveying handbook
	PREF526.9/132A
Practical handbook of digital mapping: terms and concepts
	MAPREF526.0285/18

Other print resources

The AGI source book for geographic information systems
	PREF910.6041005/1
Surveyor's factbook
	P346.42043/3

Australian Standards in print.
	Level 7 information desk
(Note: This collection is not being updated - current to Sept 2001. Use AS Online to access the most recent version of Australian Standards.)

The Map Collection is located on Level 7 of the Physical Sciences Library.

Individual sheet maps
	Can be found using the Library Resources Database (LRD).
Series sheet maps
	These items are not on the catalogue, ask at the Level 7 Information Desk or e-mail your query to the Physical Sciences Library.
Atlases, street and road directories
	The library has an up-to-date collection of general world atlases, such as The Times Atlas of the World (PATREF912/31 Z) and atlases dealing with specific countries or parts of countires, such as the Atlas of New South Wales (PATREF912.944/9). Atlases can be major sources of thematic maps, since they often concentrate on such themes as agriculture, oceanography, geology or regional history.