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An exploratory gis prototype to map community engagement in the southern and central appalachian rural libraries
Author(s) -
Mehra Bharat,
Sikes Everette Scott,
Singh Vandana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.154
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , world wide web , relevance (law) , community engagement , geographic information system , computer science , geography , library science , data science , cartography , political science , public relations , archaeology , law
This poster highlights a work‐in‐progress prototype of a geographic information system (GIS4SCA‐RL) to map rural libraries' community engagement with external stakeholders in the Southern and Central Appalachian (SCA) region. It presents a prototype visualization platform for the audience to apply its pilot framework/design for visually representing their own community‐based information research in a geo‐spatial context. The GIS4SCA‐RL informs a globally networked information society of the efforts of SCA rural libraries via multi‐media, web‐based hyperlinked collections visually integrated to generate greater impact/relevance in the 21 st century.