The maps library, inside the Bodleian Library, works fairly independently from the book-related portions. Dealing exclusively in cartography books, maps, and GIS (including some sophisticated electronic references), the maps library holds its own for famous achievements. Unlike in the United States where USGS maps are considered public domain, the UK holds complicated copyrights on its maps, making it more difficult to reproduce (and therefore get your hands on) various maps of the area. On one of the computer terminals we were shown how a program (similar to google maps) can give very detailed close-ups of locations in the UK. In contrast with Google maps, this map which is exclusively available through the Bodleian, can show borders of private as well as public property, trees, and streets. Surprisingly, even though the maps systems have come along way
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