The Surveyor's Library: Resources for the Well Read Professional
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The Surveyor’s Library: Resources for the Well Read Professional MSS Fall 2012 Ocean City, Maryland INSTRUCTOR-LED/CLASSROOM PRESENTATION Walter G. Robillard and Kimberly A. Buchheit Saturday, October 6, 2012, 1 PM – 5 PM Handout, Reference Materials and Suggested Reading List Prepared by Kimberly A. Buchheit, Florida PSM #4838 Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, LB #6167 Florida Continuing Education License #67, Provider #0004570 Florida Course #8107, 4 Credits (General) Maryland 4 A-Level CPC The Surveyor’s Library: Resources for the Well Read Professional Presenters Notes: We hope that course attendees will take a few moments to review this “digital handout” in advance of the Instructor-Led Classroom presentation of “The Surveyor’s Library: Resources for the Well Read Professional”. If you care to print and read, you will have an opportunity to become familiar with the source materials that we plan to discuss in greater detail during the “live” presentation. If you wish to “GO GREEN”, you can avoid printing and you may also take advantage of numerous hyperlinks to source materials contained within this (.pdf) document. These materials are designed to direct curious participants to additional resources and endless hours of modern- day “surfing” and discovery, if greater depth of knowledge on any of the topics is desired before or after the presentation. We do not intend to take credit for any source materials that were not produced by us. There are numerous resources available, far too many to reference and far too many to summarize here. We call your attention to these resources for educational purposes and for your own personal enlightenment. Each source has been cited with credit and/or a direct link is provided. Please feel free to support the authors, researchers, organizations and websites which you become aware of as you review and utilize this “digital handout”. In most cases, this information has been compiled from public sources, public domain, or from materials that are “out of copyright”. In some cases, we have been able to obtain permission to reprint copyrighted materials and we have acknowledged those specific cases, where applicable. We look forward to sharing more tidbits of information with you during the “live” session. Thank you- Walt Robillard and Kim Buchheit Copyright Notice: This “digital handout” (.pdf file) has been made available exclusively through MSS. This material is intended for MSS Fall 2012 attendees in support of continuing education endeavors. This “digital handout” content is copyright of Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, © Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, August 2012. All rights reserved. You may print or download to a local hard disk for your personal and non-commercial use only. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited. You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system. For more information, contact Kimberly A. Buchheit at [email protected]. 2 | Page © Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, August 2012 Brief Course Description: Walter Robillard, author of numerous Land Surveying and Legal texts will be teaming up with Kimberly Buchheit to discuss the value of the Surveyor’s personal library as a resource for finding solutions, provoking thought, and advancing the profession. Books exploring surveying, mapping and historic topics for surveyors, by surveyors, about surveyors and with surveying and mapping as central themes will be used as primary resources for this unique presentation. Some of the tried and true classics will be discussed and evaluated as reference resources. Other more obscure works will be identified and summarized. Many of the books and their content will surprise even the most well-read Surveyor! This series of workshops is intended to be lively and enlightening. Highlights: Books by historian Silvio Bedini, Journals and Letters of Lewis & Clark and Andrew Ellicott, other lesser known books and characters as well as a discussion of Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location and Clark on Surveying and Boundaries (with co-author Walter Robillard). An introduction of Thoreau the Land Surveyor by Patrick Chura. Historic books about Major Boundaries and Surveyor Statesmen, expeditions of John Wesley Powell, Theodore Roosevelt’s quest for the “River of Doubt”, other lesser known books and characters. Florida Continuing Educations Credits: This workshop is approved by the Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers. If Florida continuing education credits are desired, please contact Kimberly Buchheit by email at [email protected] and provide your full name, Florida PSM #. 3 | Page © Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, August 2012 This Page Left Blank Intentionally 4 | Page © Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, August 2012 Walter Robillard will have a few replica books available with a portion of proceeds to benefit various student scholarship funds and International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). Chronology: Leybourn First Edition (1653) Cunn Fifth Edition (1722) Love First Edition (1687) Mulford First Edition (1912) 5 | Page © Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, August 2012 Introduction: Chances are that you have never met a Surveyor that does not have at least a few classic survey reference books in his or her office, on an honorable bookshelf. If a Surveyor does not have books proudly displayed in plain sight, and immediately obvious upon entering their office, it is very likely that all of their books are “out on loan” to aspiring colleagues that are preparing to take “the exam”. Or perhaps their bookshelf is now hidden in a secret location to keep it out of reach of library looters who do not return books to their rightful owners. We have all sworn off loaning out our books at one time or another based on the bad behavior of forgetful friends or worse yet, willful book thieves. We label, write our names, impress our Surveyor’s seal or otherwise put our mark on our books to serve notice that they are our babies. To clarify, we cherish our books. We highlight, we dog-ear, we tab, we sticky-note. We learn and we rely on many books to solve our worst boundary nightmares, provide guidance, or to help us reach our professional goals. They got us through the good times, the tough times, the past, the present and will certainly continue to aid us in the future. Ah, the Surveyor’s proverbial bookshelf! What sits on this throne of knowledge? What should be perched on this royal post? What should be only a mouse click or an overnight delivery away? Traditionally, we still identify with print books as our texts and our reference materials. However, a large number of electronic books and web based resources are becoming readily available. These types of resources will undoubtedly continue to provide more accessible information, even more quickly as technology progresses. Looking for some old standards using updated methods can be quite interesting. It is surprising to see how much material is out there once one embarks on the quest. There are many used books available through various sources that can be searched on-line. For now, there is also a lot of free material available. That may change. Speaking of change, it is a fact that technology has made some books (not to mention bookstores) obsolete. Thank goodness for the pocket calculator, handheld computer, personal computer, etc. all invented during our lifetimes! These staples of technology have reduced numerous books of page after page of Logarithmic tables and Trigonometric tables into musty curiosities: vaguely sentimental collector’s items at best. Finding one of these old gems at a yard sale for a buck or two can still produce an adrenalin rush for any self-respecting student of surveying history. This series of courses is not intended to provide a comprehensive list of the ideal Surveyor’s Library, but to help the Surveyor assess their personal resources and to become familiar with items that may be desired. Something in this material is bound to inspire the Surveyor to seek out and obtain books that will facilitate a continuous expansion of knowledge for the remainder of his or her career and life. For the purposes of our workshop and discussion, we have prepared an outline for general categories that Surveyor’s should be aware of and may appreciate for different purposes. So, let’s start with a little bit of organization to identify useful categories for our collection of resources. 6 | Page © Buchheit Associates, Inc. Surveyors & Mappers, August 2012 Study Guide Activity: Be prepared to comment and discuss additional categories that should be incorporated in refinements of the next section, “The Surveyor’s Library: Organization of Categories”. Think about examples of titles that you possess or would like to add to your collection. Feel free to make notes to aid you with your resource acquisition plan. The Surveyor’s Library: Organization of Categories Note: These are arranged in no particular order. Some items may fall in more than one category. Reference (General) Examples: Dictionary, Thesaurus Reference (Surveying/Legal) Examples: Black’s Law, ACSM Definitions Laws Codes Rules Standards Government Publications Academic Texts Surveying & Mapping General Technical Professional Legal Specialty Areas and Related