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Subject: Re: Print Versus Online Gazetteer Preferences
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:59:52 -0700
From: Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
The Geonet Names Server hosted by the NGA is the updated, electronic
version of all those BGN foreign country volumes. Unfortunately, the
interface is very clunky and slow. It's not really user friendly. It
can be faster to use the paper books, if they are handy. On the other
hand, the BGN books are no longer being updated and face it, place names
do change.
Kathy Stroud
David and Nancy Petrone Map/GIS Librarian
Knight Library
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
541-346-3051
On 6/21/2011 7:49 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library,
UW Milwaukee wrote:
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> Subject: Print Versus Online Gazetteer Preferences (UNCLASSIFIED)
> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:34:59 +0000
> From: Caldwell, Douglas R ERDC-TEC-VA <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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> ** Print Versus Online Gazetteer Preferences **
>
> From Michael Fry
>> When I arrived last year I learned that several members of the
>> cartographic staff, particularly those who do map research
>> and editing--and all of whom are well acquainted with
>> GNIS and GEOnet--were sorry to have lost access to the
>> print editions.
>
> Hi! I was very interested in Michael's comment and curious if the group
> might provide some additional insight. Online gazetteers should provide a
> more flexible, customized, and current experience for users, but these
> remarks indicate that the printed gazetteers are missed.
>
> Other than the timeless feel of a printed publication, what does the print
> version offer that is more difficult or missing from the online experience?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Doug Caldwell
> US Army Engineer Research & Development Center
> ATTN: CEERD-TR-S
> 7701 Telegraph Road
> Alexandria, VA 22315
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