The Map Library’s Emerging Role in the Dissemination of Cartographic Information on the Internet

Authors

  • Patrick McGlamery
  • Robert G. Cromley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP39.605

Keywords:

library, map libraries, cartographic information, internet

Abstract

The Internet is allowing a range of cartographic products from images of map documents to numerical databases of cartographic content to be transmitted to a global user community. This technological innovation is forcing map libraries to rethink the manner in which to provide their services since libraries have traditionally had the responsibility for the storage of, and access to, information by society. The functions of a map library that allow a patron to search the holdings, go to the storage location, browse the document, and ultimately copy it in-house or check out the document can now be provided online. This paper describes the efforts and problems of collection development, assessment of user community needs and access policies associated with an internet-based map library.

Downloads

Published

2001-06-01

How to Cite

McGlamery, P., & Cromley, R. G. (2001). The Map Library’s Emerging Role in the Dissemination of Cartographic Information on the Internet. Cartographic Perspectives, (39), 4–11. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP39.605

Issue

No. 39 (2001)

Section

Featured Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).