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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.
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Like many librarians, Larsgaard (Davidson Library; U. of California, Santa Barbara) had no formal training in working with spatial data (more broadly defined than cartographic materials). She shares her 30 years of experience with those in the information sciences in the acquisition, classificatio
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 an...
Prepared by a working group of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, a country-by-country guide to collections of 1,000 or more maps and collections otherwise deemed important. The information, based on questionnaires, includes contacts, accessibility, history, collection size and features, services, and publications. Indexed only by the names of institutions and directors. The dates of the previous editions are not noted. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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