Map Sources at Libraries and Learning Commons: Map, Airphoto & Digital Data Citation Guide

MLA Works Cited:  Electronic Sources (Web Publications)

Please note that MLA no longer requires a URL to be included in a citation, because web pages are not static - they change often

Citation format for a Google map's satellite image for the Niagara College, Daniel J. Patterson Campus

Form for citation:
   Location, Province. [map]. Google Maps. Google, 22 October 2012. Web. 22 October 2012. 

MLA
   Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. [map]. Google Maps. Google, 22 October 2012. Web. 22 October 2012.

APA
   Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. (8 September 2014). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved from https://www.google.ca/maps/place/135+Taylor+Rd,+Niagara+Falls,+ON+L2H+0H5/@43.153081,-79.1660009,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x89d35afa9f010833:0x4e79dfccd280b9e3

This reproduced map is from:   Physiography of southern Ontario  (Natural Resources Canada, The Atlas of Canada. Environment, Physiography of Southern Ontario. 3rd ed. Ottawa, ON : NRC, 1957. http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/maps/archives/3rdedition/environment/land/014 Accessed Oct. 19, 2012.)

Check the Evergreen record for the citation format of a map that is in the NL Campus Library collection.

Format for citing a sheet map:

   Author. Title [format]. Edition. Scale. Map Number. Place of publication: Pubisher, date.

MLA Style
Chapman, L.J. & Putnam, D.F. Physiography of southern Ontario. Map. [1:600,000]. Map P.2715. [Toronto, ON]: Ontario Geological Survey, 1972, reprinted 1984. Print.

APA Style
Chapman, L.J. & Putnam, D.F. (1972, reprinted 1984). Physiography of southern Ontario [map]. (1:600,000). Map P.2715. [Toronto, ON] : Ontario Geological Survey, 1972, reprinted 1984. Print.

Note: The abbreviation ca. stands for "approximately" and is used when a date, or in this instance a scale, is not known exactly.

Author. Title of map created [format]. Layers used. Scale. Name of person who generated map; using "Title of Website" <URL> (accessed date).

Example:

Regional Municipality of Niagara. Niagara-on-the-Lake Tourism [map]. Layers used: Wineries, Historic Sites, 2010 Imagery. Scale 1: 80 000. Generated by Edward Scissorhands; using "Niagara Navigator" <http://maps.niagararegion.ca/Navigator/> (Accessed August 23, 2014).

1954-55 series:

Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources. Black and White Air Photos [Albino Hills] [air photo].  1:16 000. 55-4239 4-106. Toronto, Ontario : Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1954/55.

1969 series:

Government of Canada, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. Black and White Aerial Photograph Contact Print [Niagara-on-the-Lake]  [air photo].  1:20,000.  A.20264-179 ICAS 69-19.  Ottawa, Ont. : Canada Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Air Photo Division, 1969.

1978 series:

Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resoruces.  Black and White Air Photos [Pelham] [air photo].  1:10,000.  1017625047650.  Toronto, Ont. : Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1978.

Citation Format:

Source. [Title] [format]. Scale. Line/roll number. Photo number. Place of publication: Publisher, date.

1971 & 1972 enlargements:

Ministry of Natural Resources. [Niagara Region] [air photo enlargement].  [ca. 1:12,500]. 714/MN/20. Photo # 380. Peterborough, Ont. : Ministry of Natural Resources, 1971.

 Note: The abbreviation ca. stands for "approximately" and is used when a date, or in this instance a scale, is not known exactly.

Ministry of Natural Resources. [Niagara Region] [air photo enlargement].  [ca. 1:12,500]. 72021.  Photo # 206. Peterborough, Ont. : Ministry of Natural Resources, 1972.

1981 enlargements:

National Air Photo Library (Canada).  [Photomaps of the Regional Municipality of Niagara] [Niagara-on-the-Lake] [map].  1:5,000. JOB C9639 Photo File No. B3.  Ottawa, Ont. : National Resources Canada, National Air Photo Library, 1981.

1994 enlargements:

National Air Photo Library (Canada).  [Photomaps of the Regional Municipality of Niagara] [16 Mile Creek] [map].  1:5,000.  Photo File No. D-10.  Ottawa, Ont. : National Resources Canada, National Air Photo Library, 1994.

Topographic Map (NTS) format for all editions and series:

Author.  Sheet title, number [format]. Edition. Scale. Series title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Centre for Topographic Mapping.  Niagara, 30M/3 & 30M/6 [map]. Edition 7. 1:50,000. Canada 1:50,000. Ottawa, ON: Natural Resources Canada, 1996.

Ontario Base Maps:

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Ontario Base Maps [20 Mile Creek] [map]. 1:10,000. Sheet 10 17 6200 47400. Toronto, Ont.: Ministry of Natural Resources, date (either 1976, 1998, or 1999).

LIO data sets ordered:

Land Information Ontario (LIO). Ontario Geographic Data Exchange [20 Mile Creek] [CD Rom or download]. (2012).  Peterborough, Ont.: Ministry of Natural Resources. Available: Niagara College Library, Controlled Access, 1017620047400.gif (Accessed October 12, 2012).

Citation Format: 

Author. Sheet title, number [format]. Edition (if indicated). Scale. Series title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

For example:  Ontario Institute of Pedology. Soils of West Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Sheet 1 [map]. 1:25,000. Soils of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario. Guelph, Ont.: Ontario Institute of Pedology, 1989.

Citation Format:

Reference the individual map used, via page number, within the document using a parenthetical reference.

For the Reference List:  Author. Title. Edition (if indicated). Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

As an example ...

Key Porter Books Limited. Atlas of Canada and the World. 3rd ed. Toronto, Ont.: George Philip Limited, 1998.

Guide to Citing Maps and Atlases

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Citing Government Regulations and Legislation

Map Generated from a CD of Data

Format: 

Data Producer. Name of database or source. “Title of map or table.” [format]. Person who generated map or table; Software package used to generate map or table; <URL of main or first site page>. (Date map or table was generated).

Example: 

Land Information Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources. 2006 SWOOP Orthoimagery. “ORTHO176500479002006FBS.sdw" [Six Mile Creek area, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON].” [CD]. Generated by Jane Doe; using IrfanView 4.0. (July 20, 2012).