The Earth Sciences and Map Library will be open Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, during the Summer term.

Please remember that the Circulation Desk closes 15 minutes before the library does. This means no checkouts or returns after 4:45pm during the summer.

Upcoming holidays include:

Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th: Closed
Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4th: Closed

Hope to see you in the library soon!

The UC Berkeley Earth Sciences and Map Library is holding a map sale during Cal Day on April 21, 2012. The map sale will take place in 190 Doe Library from 10am-2:45pm.

Maps of locations around the world will be available, especially topographic maps, aeronautical charts, nautical charts, and road maps. All maps are $1 each or 25 maps for $20. You can find out more information about the map sale and other Cal Day events on the Cal Day website.

The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI),  has released GeoFetch, a geoportal, that allows users to search, browse, preview, and download geospatial data created by the Institute. GeoFetch contains metadata for over one hundred base layers and SFEI mapping-related websites and services, including Bay Area Aquatic Resource Inventory (BAARI) data.

To use GeoFetch, users must first register for a free account. The site includes a FAQ and a download page where users can quickly see what data collections are available for download.

The Earth Sciences and Map Library will be open 9 - 5 Monday, March 26 - Thursday, March 29. The library will be closed Friday, March 30 for Cesar Chavez Day.

Regular semester hours, Monday - Thursday, 9am - 7pm, and Friday 9 - 5, will resume on Moday, April 2.

Please remember that the Circulation Desk closes 15 minutes before the library does. This means no checkouts or returns after 4:45pm Monday-Thursday during Spring Break.

Hope to see you in the library soon!

Old Maps Online is a portal for finding old maps, very old maps, online. Users can search by geography, keyword, time period, or a combination of all three. The Old Maps Online was created from a collaboration between The Great Britain Historical GIS Project based at The University of Portsmouth, UK and Klokan Technologies GmbH, Switzerland. Content draws from a number of world-reknown map collections including the David Rumsey Historical Map collection.

Users can find more information about Old Maps Online on the site and on the Old Maps Online blog.