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Memories Of Mcmaster's Map Collection, Cathy Moulder
Memories Of Mcmaster's Map Collection, Cathy Moulder
Cathy Moulder
Personal memories, prepared for the 50th Anniversary of the Lloyd Reeds Map Collection, McMaster University Library, November 2015.
Cartophilately: The World Of Maps In Miniature, Cathy Moulder
Cartophilately: The World Of Maps In Miniature, Cathy Moulder
Cathy Moulder
The hobby of cartophilately shows similarities to the curation of map collections. This article looks briefly at how maps on postage stamps might be of interest to map librarians.
Spaghetti Western, Cathy Moulder
Spaghetti Western, Cathy Moulder
Cathy Moulder
This is my maiden effort at writing fiction, dedicated with respect and affection to my colleagues in the diaspora.
Wikis Work: Enhancing Student Engagement With Collaborative Technology, Cathy Moulder, Carolyn Eyles, Michael Mercier
Wikis Work: Enhancing Student Engagement With Collaborative Technology, Cathy Moulder, Carolyn Eyles, Michael Mercier
Cathy Moulder
This paper documents experiences using a wiki in teaching large undergraduate classes. A wiki is a web-based tool used to enhance student engagement and collaboration. This paper presents experiences using wikis as the major term assignment for two senior classes; one in human geography, the other in earth sciences. The advantages of using wiki technology are examined, as well as some of the challenges presented, including evaluation. While some of these challenges were significant, the experiments were successful enough to warrant further use. The paper concludes with some recommendations for others considering using wikis in their courses.
Google Earth Meets Higher Ed: Reflections On Neogeography, Cathy Moulder
Google Earth Meets Higher Ed: Reflections On Neogeography, Cathy Moulder
Cathy Moulder
No abstract provided.
Keeping Up On Geo-Everything, Cathy Moulder
Keeping Up On Geo-Everything, Cathy Moulder
Cathy Moulder
The 2009 Horizon Report on emerging technologies identifies “Geo-Everything” as a critical trend for educators in the next two to three years. How can busy professionals keep on top of these rapidly developing technologies? There is so much happening and so little time! This article focuses on tools and strategies for keeping oneself up-to-date and aware of emerging trends in neogeography, geolocative devices and just about geo-everything. The emphasis is on achieving efficient and effective personal current awareness, with practical tips on selecting the most productive information sources and making use of web technologies to gather and winnw through the …
'The Topography Of Golgotha': Digitization Of Maps And Aerial Photography Of World War I, Cathy Moulder
'The Topography Of Golgotha': Digitization Of Maps And Aerial Photography Of World War I, Cathy Moulder
Cathy Moulder
An excellent collection of World War I military maps and air photos has been digitized and made available on the Internet as McMaster University Library's first major digitization project. This paper describes the collection and the steps to this achievement, including reflections on the advantages and disadvantages of out-sourcing the creation of digital images.