Integrating Geographic Information Systems Into Library Services [electronic Resource] : a Guide for Academic Libraries 2008

Part of the Montana State Library collection. "This book 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"--Provided by publisher Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 298-301) Foreword -- Preface -- Geography and librarianship -- Information economy and geospatial information -- Spatial databases and data infrastructure -- Describing geospatial information -- From print formats to digital: describing GIS data standards -- Accessibility: critical GIS, ontologies, and semantics -- Reference services -- Collection management issues with geospatial information -- Geographic information and library education -- What the future holds: trends in GIS and academic libraries -- About