GIS and the Academic Library: A Survey of Libraries Offering GIS
Services in Two Consortia
Camila Gabaldón
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon
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John Repplinger
Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
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Full paper here: http://www.istl.org/06-fall/refereed.html
Copyright 2006, Camila Gabaldón and John Repplinger. Used with permission.

Abstract

    This paper summarizes the results of a survey of academic libraries
in two consortia (the Orbis Cascade Alliance and the Oberlin Group) to
determine the extent of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
implementation and characteristics of libraries that had implemented
these services. Of the 103 libraries surveyed, 31 had already
implemented GIS services and an additional 15 were considering its
implementation. There were significant differences in the implementation
rate between public and private institutions. Average materials budget
was also higher for those libraries that had implemented GIS than those
that had not.