2. a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject. Maps, to paraphrase Picasso, are lies that allow people to realize the truth. Libraries include maps of various types of purposes to fulfill the diverse expectation of users. Reading Analysis, and Interpretation.
Maps are perhaps the most overlooked of all library resources.
Their wide variety of thematic intent and equally numerous scales can provide considerable detail about a particular location. The advantage of maps is that a library can acquire various thematic types for the specific locations in which the library is interested, e.g., Minnesota, Stearns County, St. Cloud Township, etc. The simple road atlas, for example, shows a variety of information in addition to towns and roads, that makes them among the most widely used geographic reference source. This is especially true for world, national, and state atlases, as well as atlases with special thematic intent, such as historical atlases. Going back to our basic evaluation process , a cartographer makes similar determinations in order to create a map presenting a manageable volume of information.