Map Librarianship

A Guide to Geoliteracy, Map and GIS Resources and Services

AvSusan Elizabeth Ward Aber,Jeremy Aber

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Map Librarianship identifies basic geoliteracy concepts and enhances reference and instruction skills by providing details on finding, downloading, delivering, and assessing maps, remotely sensed imagery, and other geospatial resources and services, primarily from trusted government sources. By offering descriptions of traditional maps, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and other geospatial technologies, the book provides a timely and practical guide for the map and geospatial librarian to blend confidence in traditional library skill sets.

Includes rarely discussed concepts of citing and referencing maps and geospatial data, fair use and copyright
Creates an awareness and appreciation of existing print map collections, while building digital stewardship with surrogate map and aerial imagery collections
Provides an introduction to the theory and applications of GIS, remote sensing, participatory neogeography and neocartography practices, and other geospatial technologies
Includes a list of geospatial resources with descriptions and illustrations of commonly used map types and formats, online geospatial data sources, and an introduction to the most commonly used geospatial software packages available, on both desktop and mobile platforms

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-11-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Chandos Information Professional Series
Antal sidor:294
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780081000212

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Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Susan W. Aber is the Director of the Science and Math Education Center and Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University (ESU), Emporia, Kansas USA. She is a geologist, graduate gemologist, map librarian, and university teacher. She taught in the Earth Science Department at ESU and was Federal Depository Map Librarian. She has taught LIS courses via distance education at San José State University and North Carolina Central University. Her LIS dissertation focused on the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of geoscience educators in the academic community. Her research interests are in information use and user studies, amber fossil resin, as well as the scientific visualization of information using kite aerial photography. Dr. Jeremy W. Aber is an Associate Professor of Geography at Middle Tennessee State University. He teaches GIS and elements of remote sensing and cartography at both the undergraduate and graduate levels involving the theory and applied practice of GIS, along with aesthetic components related to the cartographic process. With a B.F.A. in art and both M.A. and PhD in Geography, he has done work in the areas of GIS, cartography, geographic visualization techniques, small-format aerial photography, virtual geographies and video games, cognitive geography, and sense of place and place attachment.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction to Maps and LibrariansChapter 2: Spatial Thinking and Geo-LiteracyChapter 3: Basic Map Concepts—The Science of CartographyChapter 4: Geographic Information Systems and Remote SensingChapter 5: Terrain Mapping Meets Digital DataChapter 6: Map and Geospatial LibrarianshipChapter 7: Geospatial Resources and Instruction ServicesChapter 8: Reference DeskChapter 9: Collection DevelopmentChapter 10: Cataloging and ClassifyingChapter 11: Promotion and Summary of Map and GIS Resources and Services