The David Rumsey Map Collection contains thousands of maps and focuses on rare 18th and 19th century maps of the Americas. The Collections Ticker is a Flash and XML-based thumbnail viewer that provides access to the entire David Rumsey Map Collection. Thumbnails and short descriptions of maps, charts, globes and other items automatically "scroll" across your desktop (similar to a news or stock ticker).

"Knowing what to search for" is a common barrier to accessing materials in large collections. The Collections Ticker provides an alternative to structured searching allowing full access to the 11,000 items in the online collection.