Index To Published Reports And Maps Division Of Mines

This index provides a listing, organized by geographic area, of serial publications of the Mines and Minerals Divisions and its predecessor organizations from 1891-1993. Only publications pertaining to specific geographic regions are included. Publications are indexed by geographic areas, including National Topographic System (NTS) areas, geographic townships, and Ministry of Natural Resources areas. Each index includes publications within a specific range of map scales so that publications are indexed by geographic areas of about the same size as the map or report area. Appendices provide listings of digital data, maps, and reports.

The International Conference on Geological Information represents the first major attempt to bring together geoscience information specialists from allover the world. The purpose of the conference was to assess the current state-of the-art in geoscience information from both the regional and functional point of view. It was hoped that the conference could take steps to bring about increased international cooperation and collaboration in the field of geological information. The papers ranged over the whole spec trum of documentation from primary publishing back to the user, including data. Perhaps a keyword for the conference might be "cooperation". The idea of, and need for, cooperation was stressed in almost every talk. The final panel session was devoted to a discussion on the formation of a proposed International Association for Geological Information. Despite the growing pressure on information managers, stimulated by increasing international activities in geology, the global perspective of plate tectonics and worldwide concern for the availability of non-renewable resources, there does not exist an international organisation specifi cally concerned with geological information. Delegates agreed that there was no need for a new professional society of individuals but that a federation or similar organisation might be desirable. In the final session it became apparent that if the geological information community is to make the best use of all the systems and developments available there is very clearly a need to know what exists in all these areas at present. An urgent task is to identify these systems.