
Map Librarianship
A Guide to Geoliteracy, Map and GIS Resources and Services
Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Published on 3. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
294 pages
978-0-08-100021-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
OXford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-08-100021-2 (9780081000212)
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Susan Elizabeth Ward Aber | Jeremy Aber
Map Librarianship
A Guide to Geoliteracy, Map and GIS Resources and Services
E-Book
11/2016
Chandos Publishing
€58.95
Available for download
Persons
Dr. Susan W. Aber is the Director of the Science and Math Education Center and Peterson Planetarium at Emporia State University (ESU), Emporia, Kansas USA. She is a geologist, graduate gemologist, map librarian, and university teacher. She taught in the Earth Science Department at ESU and was Federal Depository Map Librarian. She has taught LIS courses via distance education at San Jose State University and North Carolina Central University. Her LIS dissertation focused on the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of geoscience educators in the academic community. Her research interests are in information use and user studies, amber fossil resin, as well as the scientific visualization of information using kite aerial photography. Dr. Jeremy W. Aber is an Associate Professor of Geography at Middle Tennessee State University. He teaches GIS and elements of remote sensing and cartography at both the undergraduate and graduate levels involving the theory and applied practice of GIS, along with aesthetic components related to the cartographic process. With a B.F.A. in art and both M.A. and PhD in Geography, he has done work in the areas of GIS, cartography, geographic visualization techniques, small-format aerial photography, virtual geographies and video games, cognitive geography, and sense of place and place attachment.
Author
Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, USA
Associate Professor of Geography at Middle Tennessee State University
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction to Maps and Librarians
Chapter 2: Spatial Thinking and Geo-Literacy
Chapter 3: Basic Map Concepts-The Science of Cartography
Chapter 4: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
Chapter 5: Terrain Mapping Meets Digital Data
Chapter 6: Map and Geospatial Librarianship
Chapter 7: Geospatial Resources and Instruction Services
Chapter 8: Reference Desk
Chapter 9: Collection Development
Chapter 10: Cataloging and Classifying
Chapter 11: Promotion and Summary of Map and GIS Resources and Services
Chapter 2: Spatial Thinking and Geo-Literacy
Chapter 3: Basic Map Concepts-The Science of Cartography
Chapter 4: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
Chapter 5: Terrain Mapping Meets Digital Data
Chapter 6: Map and Geospatial Librarianship
Chapter 7: Geospatial Resources and Instruction Services
Chapter 8: Reference Desk
Chapter 9: Collection Development
Chapter 10: Cataloging and Classifying
Chapter 11: Promotion and Summary of Map and GIS Resources and Services