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Map and Aerial Photography Library

Research Assistance

Help is available for using the print and digital collections of the MAP Library whenever the Knight Library is open, but profession librarians are generally only available 8am until 8pm on weekdays.  Other ways of getting in touch with us are:

  • via IM
  • via e-mail:
    • map@uoregon.edu
      For questions regarding our fee-based research service for community members and the aerial photography collection.
    • jonjab@uoregon.edu
      For questions regarding the use of the print collection and GIS data.
  • on the phone: (541) 346-
    • 1818: for general assistance with the library
    • 4565: aerial photography
    • 3051: GIS and specialized map assistance.

MAPRS: Map and Aerial Photography Research Service

Assistance is always freely available for university faculty, staff, and students.  We are pleased to offer as much help as we can to community members who wish to visit the library to use our extensive collections of maps and atlases.  You will receive the best assistance with the map collection if you phone ahead of your visit.  The MAP/GIS Librarian is generally available during regular business hours, and several other librarians can provide access to our historic collections.  Our aerial photography collection is a closed collection, and always requires a written request form and research fee.

We are happy to investigate the land-use history of a given parcel of property or to duplicate historic maps, but because our primary mission is to serve the academic and research needs of the University.  We regret that we can only offer basic services to the general public who wish to access materials remotely.  Extended research (generally that which would take more than 15 minutes) will be charged according to the schedule laid out in the Map and Aerial Photography Research Service.  We can also scan sheet maps and deliver them for a similar fee. Fees are $75 per hour, plus duplication fees for scanned maps.  There is a $20 minimum.

Online access

Whenever possible, we strive to offer the same online services to off campus user as we do to those on campus.  Visitors may be especially interested in:

Using the Map Library

  • Atlases may be found in at the far rear end of the first floor of the Knight Library, in the general stacks, as well as in storage.  All of our atlases can be found in the library catalog. 
  • Our print map collection is largely uncataloged, and its use is largely a manual affair. All of our maps are arranged with Library of Congress call numbers.  You may find helpful our:


Maintained by: Jon Jablonski, jonjab@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 05/28/2009