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Providing An Information Prescription Veterinary Medical Clinics: A Pilot Study, Lori Kogan, Regina Schoenfeld-Tacher, Ann R. Viera, Lauren Gould, Peter Hellyer
Providing An Information Prescription Veterinary Medical Clinics: A Pilot Study, Lori Kogan, Regina Schoenfeld-Tacher, Ann R. Viera, Lauren Gould, Peter Hellyer
Ann R Viera MLIS
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Digital Curation And The Geoweb: An Emerging Role For Geographic Information Librarians (Gils), Bradley Wade Bishop, Tony H. Grubesic, Sonya Prasertong
Digital Curation And The Geoweb: An Emerging Role For Geographic Information Librarians (Gils), Bradley Wade Bishop, Tony H. Grubesic, Sonya Prasertong
Bradley Wade Bishop
The rise of the GeoWeb and the proliferation of volunteered geographic information (VGI) have permanently changed the volume and types of geospatial data available for consumption. This has simultaneously altered the role of data curation and information provision roles of Geographic Information Librarians (GILs). The purpose of this paper is to provide a succinct history of geospatial data services in libraries and a discussion of current challenges encountered by information professionals with the GeoWeb. This paper concludes with an overview of the importance of GIS for the future of geospatial data curation.
Geospatial Thinking Of Information Professionals, Bradley Wade Bishop, Melissa P. Johnston
Geospatial Thinking Of Information Professionals, Bradley Wade Bishop, Melissa P. Johnston
Bradley Wade Bishop
Geospatial thinking skills inform a host of library decisions including planning and managing facilities, analyzing service area populations, facility site location, library outlet and service point closures, as well as assisting users with their own geospatial needs. Geospatial thinking includes spatial cognition, spatial reasoning, and knowledge discovery. A lack of understanding of librarians’ geospatial thinking called for some preliminary investigation into the geospatial thinking skills of information professionals. Findings from this pilot study’s performance task indicate geospatial thinking skills improved for ten information professionals tested after some training with geospatial technologies. A summary provides recommendations on how to both improve …
Public Libraries As Post Crisis Information Hubs, Bradley Wade Bishop, Shari R. Veil
Public Libraries As Post Crisis Information Hubs, Bradley Wade Bishop, Shari R. Veil
Bradley Wade Bishop
Like the crisis responses to hurricanes, after a tornadic event, public libraries play emergency roles both in the short and long term. Community members rely on public libraries for Internet access to request aid, to help find missing family and friends, to file Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and insurance claims, and, in general, to begin rebuilding their lives. This article reports the quality of services and activities public libraries performed in response and recovery in 12 different communities impacted by tornadoes. The discussion includes an evaluation of the quality of the responses and some recommendations to improve preparedness and …