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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2001
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED459793 |
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- Geolibraries, the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure and Digital Earth: A Time for Map Librarians To Reflect upon the Moonshot. Boxall, James Access to Information Electronic Libraries Geography Global Approach Information Systems Information Technology Internet Library Role Library Services Maps This paper discusses the concept of geolibraries and reviews related literature. Highlights include: the opportunity of geolibraries to elevate the work of both GI (Geographical Information) scientists and librarians; geolibraries' focus on digital information and metadata, as well as the distributed nature of the libraries and collections; the lack of a culture of permanence that results from the alternative culture of the Internet; the development of the global information infrastructure; the role of libraries as participants in the learning process; workshops held in 1998 to discuss the idea of distributed geolibraries; traditional library roles in the implementation of GIS (Geographic Information Systems); revolutionary and evolutionary changes that are transforming libraries; "Internet time" as a psychological and social phenomenon; the digital divide; potential disadvantages to use of the World Wide Web as a mechanism for storing and disseminating geoinformation; the changing nature of the global economy and the demand for fast and easy access to information as the driving force behind geolibrary developments; policy challenges presented by distributed geolibraries; recommendations that would make more geospatial information available within the public domain; cost recovery, pricing, licensing, and copyright issues; demographic issues in map librarianship; the importance of standards; and collaborative relationships. (Contains 41 references.) (MES)