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UC/Stanford Maps & Geospatial Data Common Knowledge Group (CKG): UC Riverside

UC Riverside

UC, Riverside
Mailing Address Special Collections and University Archives
Tomás Rivera Library
3401 Watkins Dr.
P.O. Box 5900
University of California Riverside
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Map Collection Unit Head Name: Janet Reyes
Title: Geospatial Information Librarian
Telephone: (951) 827-6421
E-mail address: janet.reyes@ucr.edu
Map Collection Contact Person Name: Jessica Geiser
Title: Collections Management Librarian
Telephone: (951) 827-2850
E-mail address: jessica.geiser@ucr.edu
Map Collection Alternate Person  
Map Collection Hours  
Central ILL Tomás Rivera Library
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. M-F
Contact person: Sahra Missaghieh Klawitter
Telephone #: (951) 827-2824
E-mail address: sahra.missaghieh@ucr.edu
Preferred hours for telephone contact: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. M-F
Preferred Method of Requesting Email or telephone first to check availability of a map. See Lending Policies below for the appropriate persons to contact.
Lending Policies For books, atlases and folded maps request through ILL. For flat maps covering California (G4360-G4364) contact Map Collection Unit Head by email or phone. For all other flat maps contact the Collections Management Librarian
Description of Collection Topographic and thematic maps of California, along with local aerial photography, are available in the Geospatial Resources Area of Orbach Science Library. The collection focuses on Riverside and San Bernardino counties in particular. Flat maps of the rest of the United States and the world are housed in a Special Collections area of Tomás Rivera Library. 

UC Riverside, Water Resources Collections and Archives

UC, Riverside - Water Resources Collections and Archives
Mailing Address UC Riverside
Water Resources Collections and Archives
Special Collections and University Archives 
Tomás Rivera Library 
PO Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517
Map Collection Unit Head  
Map Collection Contact Person Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian
jessica.geiser@ucr.edu
(951) 827-2850
Fax #: (951) 827-4673
Map Collection Alternate Person  
Map Collection Hours Access to non-circulating and archival collections is available Monday-Friday by appointment.
Central ILL

Tomás Rivera Library
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. M-F
Contact person: Sahra Missaghieh Klawitter
Telephone #: (951) 827-2824
E-mail address: sahra.missaghieh@ucr.edu 
Preferred hours for telephone contact: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. M-F

Preferred Method of Requesting

Request directly from the Water Resources Librarian (Map Collection Contact Person) by e-mail, telephone or fax. Please contact the library to determine whether or not the maps are eligible for ILL. If the map(s) cannot be loaned, it may be possible for WRCA to have the map(s) photocopied, for applicable fees. 

Lending Policies WRCA loans materials to anyone with a valid identification. WRCA does not loan any materials published prior to 1970. Materials in fragile or deteriorated condition also are not loaned. For the non-academic community, some ILL fees may apply. Contact WRCA for folded and flat maps. For books and atlases, request through ILL.
Description of Collection The WRCA map collection consists primarily of historical and manuscript maps showing water-supply information. Geographic focus is on California and western U.S.