LI 861 XI and XJ Current Topics in Information Transfer:
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 Photo date 12/2005 © S.W. Aber |
LI 861 XI and XJ Current Topics in Information Transfer:
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Photo date 12/2005 © S.W. Aber |
This lecture will not dictate an answer to the question above but rather, continue to introduce the array of spatial data types and opportunities to acquire cartographic materials. A vast assortment of maps and spatial data exist and resemble fireworks exploding and radiating information in all directions. A labyrinth can be created by the plethora of spatial data with their assortment of odd formats that lead to confusion and frustration for librarians worldwide! Library of Congress (LC) classification sorts spatial data into format hubs, which are projected out in many different directions through subject and application. In order to guide the librarian in selection and acquisition, we will traverse the maze by examining the LC website concerning Maps, Atlases, and Remote Sensing Images, at www.loc.gov/acq/devpol/mapsatla.html, LC classes G1000-G9980 or Atlases, globes, maps, and more!
This course was first offered for university credit in the spring 2007 semester. Visit Course Schedule and Syllabi to see when it will be taught again for ESU, slim.emporia.edu/program/syllabus/syllabus.htm. Or if you are interested in taking this course on the resources and services associated with map librarianship, please contact Dr. Aber at saber@emporia.edu.
Selection and Acquisition: Guide Through the Labyrinth of Spatial Data
Cartographic materials are global and regardless of when created, they are important snap-shots of a spatial moment and temporal culture. These frozen images may grow and evolve over time, morphing in space through varying projections and scales. Thus, maps and other spatial images become a means to document and manipulate everything from environment to culture as seen through the eyes of individual artists and technicians referred to as cartographers. Cartographic products are fine art to commonly practical and terrestrial to celestial. They may have national security classification restrictions or may be provided by governmental sources freely to the public through U.S. Federal Map Depositories. While it is obvious that no one library can collect and retain all cartographic products created throughout history, how do we select and acquire spatial resources to build a viable collection for our particular library situation?
Copy of TO map, 1475, from St Isidore, bishop of Seville, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:TO_map.gif.
This page was for the use and benefit of students enrolled at Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management slim.emporia.edu/. For more information contact the course instructor, S. W. Aber, e-mail: saber@emporia.edu Thanks for visiting! Webpage created: December, 2006; last update: June 17, 2008.