Contact information
Name:
John Clark
Phone:
610-330-5903
Email:
clarkjh@lafayette.edu
Categories:
When:
Friday, September 14, 2018 - 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Where:
Skillman 004
Presenter:
John Clark, Data Visualization & GIS Librarian
Price:
Free
Reading a map is trickier than you might expect. While maps casually present themselves as a visualization of reality, the truth is, they aren’t. All maps are imperfect models of natural and cultural features on the surface of the Earth. Reading a map involves understanding how a map maker has chosen to represent these features and, perhaps more importantly, what they have left out. Join Data Visualization & GIS Librarian John Clark for a guided tour through a variety of different historical and contemporary maps as he explains some common principals used by cartographers.
Lunch provided. Please RSVP to John Clark (clarkjh@lafayette.edu) to reserve a seat. 18 seats available.
Sponsored by:
Skillman Library, Digital Scholarship Services