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| Title: | GIS Collection Development within an Academic Library |
| Author(s): | Florance, Patrick |
| Subject(s): |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Academic libraries. |
| Abstract: | Locating usable spatial data is essential for the application and use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS data collection development constitutes a core element of GIS services within academic libraries. Managers of geospatial resources require a fundamental understanding of the nature and use of GIS data. In the creation of a GIS collection development policy, library professionals should consider the established collection development policy, needs of the GIS user community, campus GIS services, and library infrastructure. Library professionals also need to employ a variety of online resource guides and spatial search engines and navigate a network of government agencies, academic institutions, commercial enterprises, and GIS professionals to locate, select, and acquire spatial datasets. When making decisions regarding GIS data acquisition, the selector should consider cost, availability, license agreements and distribution policies, documentation, data structures, and software and hardware. |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Citation Info: | In Library Trends 55 (2) Fall 2006: 222–235. |
| Genre: | Article |
| Type: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/3680 |
| 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 |
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Library Trends 55 (2) Fall 2006: Geographic Information Systems and Libraries
Library Trends 55 (2) Fall 2006: Geographic Information Systems and Libraries. Edited by Jaime Stoltenberg and Abraham Parrish.
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