Finding Our Way

Abstract

One of the most fundamental uses of a map is to help us find our way, to allow us to see where we’ve been and be mindful about how we’ll get to where we’re going next. It seems fitting then that becoming co-editors for the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries has provided us with this same opportunity for reflection as we navigate the journal’s present and future. We are both early to mid-career scholars with a longstanding relationship with the journal, being readers, authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and guest editors over the years. We have a broad range of experiences and research interests in map and geospatial librarianship, including collection development and management for physical and digital map collections and geospatial data; use of historical map collections in digital scholarship; pedagogical approaches for primary source, information, and geospatial data literacy; and library service models and student employment opportunities. We are excited to explore these and many other topics during our time as co-editors.