California State University, Northridge, Department of Geography, California Geographical Survey id107
Mailing Address:
Department of Geography, California Geographical Survey, California State University, Northridge
117 Sierra Hall - 18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330Phone: 818-677-3532
Email: william.bowen@csun.edu
Contact: Dr. William Bowen, Professor
Web site: http://geogdata.csun.edu
Institution Type: Archive, College/University
Location of Institution: San Fernando Valley
Archive and Collections
Description: The California Geographical Survey is a digital archive of geographical data, maps, and other information dealing with California and the United States. Although the survey’s Web site functions principally for the benefit of the students and faculty of the California State University system, the California Geographical Survey operates with the intention of making geographical information that bears on matters concerning Californians and the formulation of public policy readily accessible to private individuals and government agencies. The survey’s digital archives contain a variety of material useful both to the average citizen and to those with much more specific, technical needs. The Digital Atlas of California and the Digital Atlas of the United States, which are just two of the atlases in the survey’s Electronic Map Library, offer hundreds of detailed maps of California and its major urban centers. These maps visually present 1990 federal census data relevant to many of the economic and ethnic issues with which California, the most populous state in the nation, is grappling. Census figures on population, income, poverty, ancestry, race and ethnicity, adult education, household type, and citizenship have been mapped. The California Geographical Survey is a resource of the Department of Geography at California State University, Northridge. It is being created and maintained by Professor William Bowen and Robert Provin, who are responsible for its operation. Many of the documents are the intellectual property of individuals who have loaned their work as a public service. They request that users observe their rights and refrain from copying their work except for nonprofit classroom instruction within the public schools of California. Internet users wishing to make copies for other purposes should contact the individual authors.
Regions Covered: Los Angeles and California
Type of Materials: Maps, Photographs
Languages: English
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: Yes
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: Yes, through the California Geographical Survey’s Web site - hours 24-hour electronic access
Reservations not requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Research Hours: Yes, through the California Geographical Survey’s
Reservations not requiredAccess Procedures: Unlimited Access
Management
Catalogue System: Digital Hypertext
Digital Format: Los Angeles Atlases 100% California Atlases 100% U.S. Atlases & City Atlases 100%
Repository/Depository: No
Loan To Others: Yes
Exhibited: Yes
Exhibition Frequency: Building hallway displays
Makes Purchases: No
Formalized Purchases: No
Outreach: Internet
