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Maps and Geographic Information Systems
Maps and GIS Overview
The Maps section supports the basic research and instructional needs of UIC by making accessible a cartographic materials collection of over 179,000 maps, 2,000 atlases, 80,000 aerial photographs, a small collection of map-related reference books, as well as digital data. Most of the maps, aerial photographs and geographic information systems (GIS) data files are housed on the third floor of the Daley Library.
The Library Catalog is the starting point for your maps research. Reference help is available in the Maps section. More information can be found in the Research Guides found on the Library's Home page.
- Maps and Aerial Photographs Research Guide
- Geography and GIS Research Guide
- Search the Library Catalog
- Email lib-maps at uic dot edu or Ask A Librarian
Aerial Photos
The Maps section has one of the most comprehensive and publicly available aerial photograph collections for the City of Chicago and its surrounding metropolitan area. The collection primarily documents the Chicago region in the years from the mid-1950s to the early 2000s.
Access to Maps and GIS
UIC-affiliated users can check out most maps for a one-week loan period. Rare and antiquarian maps must be used the the Special Collections reading room.
Rare and Antiquarian Maps and Atlases
The Special Collections Department at the Daley Library houses selected cartographic materials in both sheet map and atlas format. Nearly all of these are printed rather than manuscript items and were published prior to 1900.
