Preserving, Processing and Providing Access to Coal Mine Maps at the University of Pittsburgh
Interstate Mining Compact Commission: Benchmarking Workshop on Mine Mapping
February 15-16, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA

Underground coal mine map restoration provides invaluable resource
Pine Creek Journal, October 20, 2011
By Deborah Deasy
http://www.yournorthhills.com/northhillsnews/article/underground-coal-mine-map-restoration-provides-invaluable-resource

Preservation of Archival Mining Maps: Increasing Access and Safety
Presented at the VuStuff II Conference, Villanova University Falvey Memorial Library
October 12, 2011
PDF     Vustuff Maps
Video  http://youtu.be/2jcDLbd3Ckc

Stabilizing for Digitization: Treatment of oversize maps for scanning
Presented at the Archives Conservation Discussion Group, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 39^th Annual Meeting, May 31 - June 3, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA.
aic11.pdf

Mining For Energy: Maps help in the search for new resources and talent
PITT Magazine, Winter 2009
Written by Holden Slattery
http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/?p=559

CONSOL Pledge Preserves History
CONSOL Energy Community News
http://www.consolenergy.com/Powering/CommunityNews.aspx#preserving

A Partnership for Preserving Mining Heritage
Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia ACRL Chapter Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1, Dec 8, 2009
NewsletterFall2009.pdf
http://wpwvcacrl.org/ 

New Information From Old Mine Maps
The Allegheny Front: Environmental radio for western Pennsylvania
Air date: Aug 5, 2009
Producer: Leah Kauffman
http://www.alleghenyfront.org/story.html?storyid=200908031141570.970735

Library Preserves Historic Mining Maps
The Pitt News: Jan 28, 2009
http://pittnews.com/newsstory/library-preserves-historic-mining-maps/

ULS partners to preserve mining maps
University Times: Jan 22, 2009
http://www.utimes.pitt.edu/?p=8652

Pitt’s ULS Gets $200,000 to Continue Restoring Century-old CONSOL Mining Maps
Pitt Chronicle: Jan 20, 2009
http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/?p=2030

Pitt archivists uncover the past with old mining maps
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Jan 19, 2009
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09019/942819-113.stm

Project preserves, digitizes maps of thousands of mines
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Jan 16, 2009
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_607371.html

Office of Surface Mining, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Coal Mining Company Fund Pennsylvania Mine Mapping Initiative
U.S. Office of Surface Mining News Release: Jan 15, 2009
http://www.osmre.gov/resources/newsroom/News/Archive/2009/011509.pdf

Pitt’s University Library System Receives Funds to Preserve and Make Accessible Historic Mining Maps
University Press Release: Jan 12, 2009
http://www.news.pitt.edu/news/
pitts-university-library-system-receives-funds-preserve-and-make-accessible-historic-mining-map

What Lies Beneath: Treatment of Canvas-backed Pennsylvania Coal Mining Maps for Digitization
Presented at the Book & Paper and Electronic Media specialty groups joint session, AIC 36^th Annual Meeting, April 21-24th, 2008, Denver, CO.
aic08.pdf

Assessment and Plans to Preserve the CONSOL Energy Mining Map Collection
Archival Products NEWS Volume 13, No. 4, 2006
by Jean Ann Croft and Debora Rougeux
http://www.archival.com/newsletters/apnewsvol13no4.pdf

Old maps, New life
Pittsburgh Business Times: Monday May 16, 2005
by Dan Reynolds
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2005/05/16/story6.html