This document includes highlights of the Collection Development Policy for the University of Washington's Map Collection and Cartographic Information Services unit. The full policy is not yet available online. They may be in analog or digital formats. Resources are collected primarily to support the research and instructional needs of the University of Washington.
Emphasis is placed on resources depicting current times.
Resources are collected for all areas of the world. Aerial photography is acquired only for Washington State and space imagery primarily for the Pacific Northwest. Emphasis is on English, however materials in all languages are acquired as appropriate to the geographic area. Collection includes topographic quadrangle maps and numbered nautical charts of Washington state regardless of date. Some general atlases may be found in the Tacoma and Bothell Branch Libraries, Suzzallo Reference and Odegaard Undergraduate Library.