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Life beyond the Paper Graphic Index: Evaluating New Geographic Retrieval Technologies for the Future Map Library

Author(s) -

Christopher Fleet

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

liber quarterly the journal of the association of european research libraries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 1435-5205

pISSN - 2213-056X

DOI - 10.18352/lq.7925

Subject(s) - exploit , presentation (obstetrics) , index (typography) , computer science , data science , work (physics) , world wide web , range (aeronautics) , information retrieval , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , computer security , radiology , aerospace engineering

In recent years technology has dramatically expanded the possibilities for making available historical maps on the web. These various new techniques are examined and evaluated. It is argued that map curators are well placed to exploit these new techniques, and doing so has a range of advantages for the future survival of our institutions. The priorities and principles that should guide this work are suggested, along with the main practical conclusions for website presentation.

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