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Building a Library GIS Service from the Ground Up

Author(s) -

Rhonda Houser

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

library trends

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581

H-Index - 48

eISSN - 1559-0682

pISSN - 0024-2594

DOI - 10.1353/lib.2006.0058

Subject(s) - gis day , outreach , coursework , geographic information system , am/fm/gis , traditional knowledge gis , distributed gis , gis and public health , service (business) , computer science , spatial analysis , software , world wide web , information system , data science , gis applications , geography , engineering , cartography , business , remote sensing , medical education , medicine , programming language , electrical engineering , marketing , political science , law

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services in academic libraries tend to differ, based on availability of GIS data, software, hardware, and staff expertise. GIS services at the University of Kansas are closely aligned with support for government information, data, maps, and statistics. Thus, our responses to users' needs are often naturally col- laborative, optimizing the expertise of multiple staff members and various types of resources. The GIS and Data Specialist assists campus researchers with spatial data and software, as well as facilitating access to GIS data. Lab space for research and coursework involving spatial data is a core component of GIS services. In addition, various levels and types of GIS workshops are offered each semester, and custom training sessions are also available. "Word of mouth" and hands-on workshops are some of the most effective methods of outreach.

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