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Author and Publication Information

Maps, Society and Technology is a perpetual work in progress that originated in Mapping Our World, a course at the University of Minnesota.

Editor: Steven Manson

Contributing Authors

Dudley Bonsal. James Madison University
Alison DeGraff Ollivierre, Tombolo Maps & Design
Eric Deluca, Translators without Borders
Rachael Huerta Carpenter, Tombolo Maps & Design
Jennifer Immich, City of Boulder / University of Colorado Boulder
Melinda Kernik. University of Minnesota Libraries
Steven Manson, University of Minnesota
Laura Matson, Lockridge Grindal Nauen
Sara Nelson, University of British Columbia
Julie Santella, Santella Editing
Jerry Shannon, University of Georgia

Citation: Book: Manson, S. M. (ed) (2025). Mapping, Society, and Technology. Second Edition. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. URL: https://open.lib.umn.edu/mapping

Timeline

  • 2025. Second edition published by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing.
  • 2018. Updates to the first edition, including updating sections 2.2.1 and 9.1-9.3 and correcting typos throughout. Added Conclusion (Chapter 10).
  • 2017. First edition published by University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. Steven Manson, Laura Matson, Sara Nelson, and Ashwini Srinivasamohan reviewed text for clarity and typographical errors. Manson remained primary editor, revising several chapters and developing new figures. Brittany Krzyzanowski helped process these images.
  • 2016. Second edition of informal course text. Sara Nelson and Dudley Bonsal reviewed all chapters and authored significant revisions for several chapters.
  • 2015. First edition of informal course text. Steven Manson worked with teaching assistants Melinda Kernik, Eric DeLuca, and Laura Matson to develop chapters. Jerry Shannon helped with images.

License

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Mapping, Society, and Technology Copyright © 2025 by Steven M. Manson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.