The Librarian's Dilemma: A Map Librarian's Access to Machine-Readable Information

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  • Patrick McGlamery

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP02.1166

Keywords:

machine-readable information, library

Abstract

The paper addresses how a map librarian gains entree to the fast track world of computer cartography. The history of machine-readable information in libraries has been rocky. As information resides more frequently on tape or disk, libraries will need to embrace the technology. By obtaining seed money from a Federal Library Services and Construction Act grant, the Map Library at the University of Connecticut, procured hardware, software and boundary files. With the aid of a research assistant, the librarian wrote a SAS program, PTOLEMY, which allows users to map their data. PTOLEMY is a menued environment running on the mainframe. Users may access the mapping system from remote sites.

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Published

1989-06-01

How to Cite

McGlamery, P. (1989). The Librarian’s Dilemma: A Map Librarian’s Access to Machine-Readable Information. Cartographic Perspectives, (02), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP02.1166

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