Browse 1995: Geographic information systems and libraries: patrons, maps, and spatial information by Title

  • Mapping technology in transition 
    Monmonier, Mark (Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996)
    This presentation is a light-hearted mildly self-critical recapitulation of a 1985 book-length essay on the evolution and future of cartographic technology, which emphasizes the significant role of public policy in ...

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  • Spatial access to, and display of, global change data: Avenues for libraries 
    Hill, Linda L. (Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996)
    Geospatial retrieval systems are considered in the framework of the U.S. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS), a cooperative effort of a set of federal agencies that have vast amounts of data and information ...

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  • The St. Louis Public Library's Electronic Atlas: A successful GIS application in the public library environment 
    Watts, Anne (Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996)
    In 1974, the U.S. Census Bureau published a collection of thematic maps from the 1970 census. The maps found a wide audience during the decade. However, the bureau did not produce a companion set from either the 1 980 ...

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  • Using Geographic Information Systems for estimating and profiling geographic library market areas 
    Koontz, Christie (Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996)
    A definition of legal service or market area is difficult for public library management due to limited available data regarding user residence, and because people may cross service lines for any number of reasons. Yet ...

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