Collaborative Research: History of Cartography in the Twentieth Century

合作研究：二十世纪地图学史

• 批准号: 0749687
• 负责人: Mark Monmonier
• 金额: $ 35.51万
• 依托单位: Syracuse University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0749687&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; History; Cartography; Twentieth

This proposal requests continued support for a major scholarly project well underway. Volume Six of The History of Cartography covers the twentieth century as a million-word, 1,000-illustration, 1,500-page component of a massive, multi-volume scholarly reference work that will be published by the University of Chicago Press. The Press conducted a peer review and approved our design, contents list, and development strategy during Year 2 of the current five-year grant. (Approval by the Press Board was a significant milestone because, in accord with Press policy for huge reference works like Volume Six, peer review occurs at the pre-contract stage, during which the concept and strategy are vetted, rather than after submission of a complete and dauntingly massive manuscript.) Progress to date includes recruiting contributors for 83% of the 520 assignable entries on the list approved by the Press, logging in first drafts for 56% of the entries commissioned, and reviewing and approving 44% of the entries received. This proposal explains why the timetable for the original work plan was unrealistic and presents a workable strategy for completing the research and delivering a publishable manuscript to the Press for timely publication in 2013 or 2014. Addressing all aspects of cartography during the twentieth century, Volume Six differs from earlier volumes in its inherent focus on electronic technology as well as the rise and fall of mass production; the relative democratization of map use and associated improvements in cartographic literacy; the increased role of government in collecting, mapping, and using scientific data; the heightened concern for data quality; the changing boundaries between cartography and other endeavors; the relationship of cartography to public policy; and increased awareness of ethical considerations in the design and use of maps. The intellectual merit of Volume Six lies in the significance of the twentieth century as a pivotal period in cartographic history; the need of scholars, students, and general users for a comprehensive, well-organized encyclopedia of map history; the logical, systematic process used to develop the list of entry terms and to recruit knowledgeable advisors and contributors in association with the History of Cartography Project; and the proven reference-checking and editorial process developed for earlier volumes. The broader impacts of Volume Six will derive largely from its value as a reference work and research tool for scholars, whose writings will have further impacts on other scholars, journalists, and the general public. It will also encourage many of its numerous contributors (260 recruited to date) to publish expanded essays elsewhere or to undertake book-length studies. In addition to stimulating research on map history, Volume Six will increase awareness of maps and geographic information among historians of geography, of science and technology, and of science and society as well as among general lay users. All of these impacts should be substantially greater than for the other volumes in The History of Cartography series because of cartography's markedly stronger ties during the twentieth century to science and engineering, the substantial and increased involvement of cartographic technology in public administration and warfare, and the wider use of maps by the media and the general public.

这项建议要求继续支持一项正在进行的重大学术项目。《地图学史》第六卷涵盖了二十世纪，是一部庞大的多卷学术参考书的组成部分，包含100万字、1，000幅插图、1，500页，将由大学出版社出版。芝加哥出版社。新闻界进行了同行评审，并批准了我们的设计，内容清单，并在今年2的当前五年赠款的发展战略。（出版委员会的批准是一个重要的里程碑，因为雅阁出版社对第六卷等大型参考书的政策，同行评审发生在合同前阶段，在此期间审查概念和策略，而不是在提交完整和令人生畏的大量手稿之后。迄今为止的进展包括为新闻界批准的520个可分配条目中的83%招募撰稿人，为56%的委托条目登录初稿，并审查和批准收到的44%的条目。这一建议解释了为什么最初工作计划的时间表是不现实的，并提出了一个可行的战略，以完成研究，并向新闻界提供一份可编辑的手稿，以便在2013年或2014年及时出版。第六卷论述了二十世纪制图学的各个方面，它与前几卷的不同之处在于：它的内在重点是电子技术以及大规模生产的兴起和衰落;地图使用的相对民主化和制图素养的相关提高;政府在收集、制图和使用科学数据方面的作用增加;对数据质量的高度关注;制图和其他工作之间不断变化的界限;制图与公共政策的关系;以及提高对地图设计和使用中的道德考虑的认识。第六卷的学术价值在于二十世纪作为制图史上关键时期的重要性;学者、学生和一般用户对一本全面、组织良好的地图史百科全书的需求;用于开发条目术语列表和招募与制图史项目有关的知识渊博的顾问和贡献者的逻辑、系统的过程;以及为前几卷制定的经过验证的参考资料核查和编辑程序。第六卷的更广泛的影响将主要来自其作为学者的参考书和研究工具的价值，他们的著作将对其他学者，记者和公众产生进一步的影响。它还将鼓励其众多的贡献者（迄今已招募260人）中的许多人在其他地方发表扩展论文或进行书籍长度的研究。除了刺激对地图历史的研究，第六卷将增加地图和地理信息的认识，地理，科学和技术，科学和社会的历史学家以及一般的外行用户。所有这些影响应大大超过《制图学史》系列其他各卷，因为制图学在二十世纪与科学和工程的联系明显加强，制图技术大量和越来越多地参与公共行政和战争，媒体和公众更广泛地使用地图。