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Map of the Month: May 2024
This month, we’re going to travel to the birthplace of civilization: Mesopotamia. The earliest known human settlements are found in the valleys of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, and they have had co...
KJZZ Interview: Hub Director Talks About Complexities of Mapping the Desert
As the Sonoran desert and biotic communities of the American southwest begin to bud with warming weather, KJZZ radio reached out to Director Matthew Toro in a recent episode of Saguaro Land (March 29,...
ASU Library exhibit celebrates 140-year anniversary of Dutton's Atlas
Oh, people might have read John Wesley Powell’s 1875 book, ultimately titled “The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,” but the book wasn’t so much a deep dive into the size, beauty and ...
Hub Hiring Project-Based Student Worker: Dutton's Atlas (Spring/Summer 2022)
The Map and Geospatial Hub at ASU Library has a new project-based student worker position available for Spring/Summer 2022. The posting is officially listed as “Library Aide III” (job ID: 75253BR), bu...
Mapping Grand Canyon Conference -- Website Live!
If you haven't yet heard, the Mapping Grand Canyon Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 28 -- Friday, March 1, 2019. The dedicated conference website is now live at https://lib.asu.edu/map...
Fall 2018 Event Schedule -- Map and Geospatial Hub
The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is excited to announce the Fall 2018 schedule of events and workshops. This semester we’re offering a range of workshops, a demo of Google Earth VR, a new Creat...
Mapping Grand Canyon Conference -- Save the Date!
Save the date for the Mapping Grand Canyon Conference -- Thursday, February 28 -- Friday, March 1, 2019. The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to host a symposium (mini-conference) dedicat...