Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Library Services: A Guide for Academic Libraries

by Abresch, John

• ISBN13: 9781599047263
• ISBN10: 1599047268
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Igi Global

Summary

With the onslaught of emergent technology in academia, libraries are privy to many innovative techniques to recognize and classify geospatial data-above and beyond the traditional map librarianship. As librarians become more involved in the development and provision of GIS services and resources, they encounter both problems and solutions.Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Library Services: A Guide for Academic Libraries integrates traditional map librarianship and contemporary issues in digital librarianship within a framework of a global embedded information infrastructure, addressing technical, legal, and institutional factors such as collection development, reference and research services, and cataloging/metadata, as well as issues in accessibility and standards.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. viii
Preface	p. xi
Geography and Librarianship	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Geographic Study and Maps	p. 2
Maps and Map Libraries	p. 3
Communicating Geospatial Information	p. 5
Libraries: Facilitating Research in Geographic Information Science	p. 7
UCGIS Mission	p. 8
Library and Information Science	p. 10
Geospatial Data and the Information Economy	p. 12
Spatial Databases and Data Infrastructures	p. 13
Describing Geospatial Information	p. 13
Describing GIS Data Standards	p. 14
Access Issues in Using Geosptial Data	p. 15
Reference Services, GIS, and Academic Libraries	p. 15
Collection Management Issues in GIS	p. 16
Strategies for Integrating GIS in Library and Information Science Education	p. 16
Prognostication: Trends in GIS, Geospatial Data, and Academic Libraries Services	p. 17
References	p. 18
Information Economy and Geospatial Information	p. 22
Introduction	p. 22
Role of Information in Contemporary Economy	p. 23
Geographies of the Internet	p. 30
Convergence of Communication Technologies	p. 31
The Social Structure of the Information Economy	p. 34
Community Internet Initiatives	p. 35
The Role of Libraries in the Information Economy	p. 36
Development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	p. 38
Applications of Spatial Data and GIS	p. 39
Map Libraries in Transition	p. 42
Conclusion/Summary	p. 42
References	p. 44
Spatial Databases and Data Infrastructure	p. 53
Introduction	p. 53
Characteristics of Spatial Data	p. 54
Conceptualizing Spatial Databases	p. 55
Elements of Database Design	p. 56
Emergence of a Telecommunications Network	p. 58
Characteristics of Distributed Spatial Databases	p. 64
Databases, Web Services, and Internet GIS	p. 67
Organizing a National Data Infrastructure	p. 69
A Cooperative Information Network	p. 71
Digital Geolibraries and Digital Collections	p. 72
Web GIS and Libraries	p. 75
Conclusion/Summary	p. 77
References	p. 78
Describing Geospatial Information	p. 82
Overview and Introduction	p. 82
Descriptive Standards in Libraries	p. 83
MARC	p. 84
MARC XML	p. 89
AACR2r	p. 90
Resource Description and Access (RDA)	p. 90
Classification Schedules	p. 92
Subject Access	p. 95
Finding Geographic Information in Libraries	p. 96
Making the Map	p. 98
Bibliographic Issues for Maps	p. 99
Bibliographic Description and Access Points: Title, Author, and Mathematical Data	p. 100
Conclusion/Summary	p. 108
References	p. 110
From Print Formats to Digital: Describing GIS Data Standards	p. 114
Introduction	p. 114
What is Spatial Information?	p. 115
Creating a National Spatial Digital Infrastructure	p. 116
Standards Developers	p. 119
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)	p. 121
Languages and Protocols	p. 131
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata	p. 136
Conclusion/Summary	p. 139
References	p. 142
Endnotes	p. 145
Appendix	p. 146
Accessibility: Critical GIS, Ontologies, and Semantics	p. 151
Introduction	p. 151
Interoperability and Accessibility	p. 152
The Emergence of Critical GIS	p. 153
Ontologies and Semantics	p. 154
Quality Assurance	p. 156
Building Interoperable, Semantic Systems	p. 159
Digital Libraries: Solutions and Possibilities	p. 161
Individual and Organizational End Users: Issues in Accessibility	p. 162
The Library's Role	p. 165
Conclusion/Summary	p. 167
References	p. 168
Reference Services	p. 175
Introduction	p. 175
Spatial Thinking	p. 176
Interpreting the Milieu of Spatial Data	p. 177
Reinterpreting Traditional Patron Interactions	p. 179
Reconfiguring Instruction, Training, and Instructional Support	p. 186
Achieving Information Competencies	p. 193
Conclusion/Summary	p. 196
References	p. 196
Endnote	p. 201
Collection Management Issues with Geospatial Information	p. 202
Introduction	p. 202
Creating a Collection Development Policy	p. 203
Building Geospatial Information Collections	p. 207
Collecting Governmental GIS Data	p. 219
Managing Geospatial Data Records	p. 224
Legal Considerations in Collecting Geospatial Information	p. 227
Conclusion/Summary	p. 235
References	p. 236
Geographic Information and Library Education	p. 239
Introduction	p. 239
Preparing Librarians for a Paradigm Shift	p. 240
Basic Skills for Librarians	p. 240
Important Components in SLIS/GIS Curricula	p. 242
Promoting Geographic Literacy: Skills needed by Librarians, Educators, and Students	p. 246
Developing a GIS-Integrated Curriculum for Library and Information Science	p. 249
Linking Preservice to In-Service Training	p. 257
Distance Learning in GIS	p. 262
Conclusion/Summary	p. 262
References	p. 263
Endnotes	p. 266
What the Future Holds: Trends in GIS and Academic Libraries	p. 267
Introduction	p. 267
Getting From Then to Now	p. 268
GIScience Research	p. 268
Social Informatics and GIS	p. 275
Spatially Integrated Social Sciences	p. 276
Information Ecology	p. 277
Spatial Visualization	p. 277
Geocomputation	p. 278
The Role(s) of Libraries	p. 279
Conclusion/Summary	p. 284
References	p. 286
About the Contributors	p. 296
Index	p. 298
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