Title: | Library Trends 55 (2) Fall 2006: Geographic Information Systems and Libraries |
Contributor(s): | Stoltenberg, Jaime; Parrish, Abraham |
Subject(s): | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
Abstract: | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collections and services
within the library environment are not new concepts. For years libraries
have been active in collecting geospatial data and handling GIS-related
reference questions. In the early 1990s librarians often contributed to the
literature while researching and learning the best methods for developing
geospatial collections and incorporating GIS services in libraries. But
during the last ten years, while there have been enormous advancements
in the field, the literature related to GIS in libraries has been somewhat
scarce. In a time when librarians are busy perfecting their technical GIS
skills, creating and defining service models, working closely with data producers,
discovering new ways of building collections, and researching ways
to archive and preserve digital geospatial data, it is only appropriate that
the current issues and topics within the field of GIS librarianship be highlighted
in the literature.
In this first-ever issue of Library Trends dedicated to GIS and libraries,
we present thirteen authors contributing ten profoundly informative articles
that address a variety of current issues and trends in the field. These
authors share their experience, expertise, and opinions regarding the most
prominent concerns within the field of GIS librarianship today. In an effort
to create a comprehensive issue that spans the most current and relevant
topics, careful consideration was made in the selection of articles included
in this issue. |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
Publisher: | Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Genre: | Journal (whole) |
Type: | Text |
Language: | English |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/3675 |
ISSN: | 0024-2594 |
Publication Status: | published or submitted for publication |
Rights Information: | Copyright 2006 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2008-02-22 |