List includes Journal articles and books, Journal titles and Research web sites. This list will be updated on a continuing basis.

Allen, G.L. Miller, C. Power, H. (2000) Acquiring Information form Weather Maps: Geogrjaphic Knowledge, Meteorological Knowledge and Visual–Spatial Abilities as Cognitive Resources. GIScience 2000 Proceedings, p88

Arnhiem, R. (1976) The Perception of Maps. American Cartographer, 3(1),p5-10

Barkowsky, T. and Freksa. C. (1997) Cognitive Requirements on Making and Interpretating Maps. Spatial Information Theory, Ed. S. Hirtle and A. Frank Berlin: Springer, p347-361

Board, C. (1978) Map Reading Tasks Appropriate in Experimental Studies in Cartographic Communication. Canadian Cartographer, 15(1),p1-12.

Castner (1990) Seeking New Horizons: A Perceptual Approach to Geographic Education, Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press

Castner, H. (1981) Hosford Atlas, Thinking about Ontario

Castner, H. (1995) Discerning New Horizons, NCGE

Castner, H. (1990) Seeking New Horizons, McGill-Queen’s University Press

Castner, H.W. (1979). A Model of Cartographic Communication: Practical Goal or Mental Attitude. International Yearbook of Cartography, 14

Dent, B. (1972) Visual Organization and Thematic Map Communication. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 62(1),p79-93

Dobson, M.W. (1977). Eye Movement Parameters and Map Reading. American Cartographer, 4(1),p39-58

Dobson (1979), The influence of map information on fixation localization. American Cartographer, 6(1),p51-65

Dorling, D. and D. Fairbairn (1998), Mapping Ways of Representing the World. Prentice Hall

Forrest, D. (1999) Developing rules for map design: a functional specification for a cartographic-design expert system. Cartographia, 36(3),p31-52

Goodchild, M. Editor (1999)SPECIAL ISSUE Advancing Geographic Information Science: Project Varenious. International Journal of Geographic Information Science. 13 8 731-837

Harley, J.B. (1989) Deconstructing the Map, Carotgraphia 26 (2),p1-20

Hearnshaw H. and Unwin D. (Eds.) (1994) London: Wiley

Keates (1996) Understanding Maps. London, Longman Group Limited

Kraak, M-J., Editor (1999) SPECIAL ISSUE Visualization for Exploration of Spatial Data. International Journal of Geographic Information Science. 13, 4 p285-443

Kraak, M-J, and Allan Briwn Eds. (2001) Web Cartography Taylor and Francis

Lawton C. Carpman J, Grant, J. (2000). Individual Differences and the Evaluation of Online Mapping Systems. GIScience 2000 Proceedings p228

MacEachren, A. (1995) How Maps Work Guildford Press

Mackworth N.H. and J.S. Bruner (1970) How Adults and Children Search and Recognize Pictures. Human Development 13,p149-171

Monmonier, M. (1991) How to Lie with Maps, University of Chicago Press

Morrison, J. (1978) Towards a functional definition of the science of cartography with emphasis on map reading. American Cartographer, 5,p106

Morrison, J. (1976) The Science of Cartography and its’ Essential Processes. International Yearbook of Cartography 16, p84-97

Muehrcke, P and Muercke J and Kimberling A. (1998) Map Use: Reading, Analysis and Interpretation, Madison WI: JP Publications

Olson J. (1979). Cognitive Cartographic Experimentation. The Canadian Cartographer, 16, 109-119

Petchenik, B.B. (1979) From Place to Space: The Psychological Achievement of Thematic Mapping. American Cartographer 1 (1p 5-12

Robinson A.H. and B.B. Petchenik (1975) The Map as a Communication System. Cartographic Journal, 12,p7-15

Tufte E. (1990) Envisioning Information Graphics Press, Connecticut

Tufte E. (1997) Visual Explanations Graphics Press, Connecticut

Tufte E., (1983) The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Graphics Press, Connecticut

Wood, D. (1992) The Power of Maps, The Guilford Press

American Cartographer

Cartographica (formally Canadian Cartographer)

Cartography and Geographic Information Systems

Cartographic Perspectives

International Journal of Geographic Information Science

International Yearbook of Cartography

Research Sites (web)

Geographic Visualization Lab at Penn State

NCGIA – Project Varenious (Cognitive Research)

UCGIS research, white papers