A specialist from the Library’s Map Division tells a story in maps about the changing ways Americans got their news.

During World War II, cartographers joined the ranks of journalists in the efforts to convey information quickly and effectively to the public. Where geographical accuracy had once been a map’s prime aspiration, the immediacy of the moment and the desire for editorial flair created a demand for maps that reported current events and military strategies with illustrations, expanded infographics, and eye-catching fonts. Using materials from the Library’s collections, Jo-Ann Wong, reference librarian at the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, demonstrates the ways in which new needs and desire for information reshaped cartographic traditions.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Jo-Ann Wong is currently a Librarian II at the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. She received her MILS with certification in Archives from Pratt Institute. She is currently the Scholarship Committee Chair for the Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Map and Geography Libraries (JMGL).

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Courtesy Jo-Ann Wong