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Subject: RE: RE: Call for discussion topics: ALA Annual Cartographic
Resources Cataloging Interest Group
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:10:53 +0000
From: Skarich, Bojana <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
This sounds like a great topic for discussion, Marc. Thanks for bringing
this up! I would like to add another type of digital map, which is the
Digitally-scanned map. I've been cataloging these print-to-digital maps
and the 655_7 Digital maps just isn't specific enough I find.
Looking forward to seeing you at ALA,
Bojana
Bojana Skarich
Non-Print Catalog Librarian
Michigan State University
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517-353-9034
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From: Marc McGee <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:35:51 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: RE: Call for discussion topics: ALA Annual Cartographic
Resources Cataloging Interest Group
Hello All,
I'd like to propose the following topic for discussion at the ALA Annual
ALCTS CaMMS/MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group meeting:
Improving digital geospatial data concepts in LCGFT (Library of Congress
Genre/Form Terms).
How do our users find digital geospatial data in the catalog? Are
current LCGFT precise and accurate enough to aid in the effective
discovery of geospatial data (and in particular GIS-enabled data)? How
can we augment and/or clarify existing genre/form headings for more
consistent cataloging and data discovery?
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Examples:
The LCGFT term "Geospatial data" and its narrower terms "Raster data"
and "Vector data" are very useful genre/form headings for the discovery
of geospatial datasets. Should the cartographic resources community
consider adding other geospatial data types as narrower terms of
"Geospatial data" to represent such concepts as: geospatial tabular
data, georeferenced paper maps, etc.?
As previously discussed on the MAPS-L listserv, LCGFT "Geodatabases"
suffers from ambiguity as to its intended application. There are several
definitions cited in the authority record source fields. One intended
application seems to be to describe, generically, any database
containing geospatial information. A second intended use seems to be to
describe, specifically, a data storage model developed by Esri. Someone
from the GIS community using the catalog would understand "Geodatabases"
to mean the latter. Neither of these applications seem appropriate as a
LCGFT. Proprietary format types are not generally LCGFTs and other
database collections of resources use "Databases" for the LCGFT, they
don't have genre specific LCGFTs (e.g. "E-journal databases" is not a
heading). What is the core concept that this heading is really trying to
describe? Is it appropriate and/or necessary to keep, and, if yes, how
should the Term be modified so that it is not synonymous with the Esri pro!
prietary data type?
"Digital maps", a narrower term of "Maps", also suffers from some
ambiguity as to its intended application as a genre/form heading. The
source authority data refers to "Digital maps" as "maps--digital (1.
maps stored in digital form; 2. graphic representations of geographic
areas; stored in digital form and intended for presentation (in most
cases) on computers)". This can be interpreted broadly to be applicable
to: geospatial data, scans of paper maps/atlases, or born-digital
maps/atlases, etc. Digital maps do not necessarily require their own
genre/form term since the electronic aspect will be brought out in other
elements of a MARC record. These resources are often simply "Maps" or
"Topographic maps", etc. in digital form.
An application where "Digital maps" might make the most sense to use as
a LCGFT would be for interactive, digital mapping services where the
spatial extent and scale of the map can be manipulated and/or custom
data layers can be added, subtracted, or custom rendered by the user
(e.g. Google maps, HealthMap, Harvard University Campus Map, National
Atlas MapMaker, etc.). These types of maps are fundamentally different
from a static, scanned paper map, a born digital map in a static data
form (e.g. pdf), or from geospatial datasets that are intended to be
source data manipulated in a GIS.
At the very least all of these concepts would benefit from more explicit
scope notes in the authority records as to their intended application.
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While I'm excited to begin to have this conversation at the ALA
Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group, I believe this is an
important discussion to have as a larger community. Some of you likely
have more specific knowledge about the original intent of some these
Terms and I'm sure many others have great ideas about how to improve the
existing geospatial LCGFT for better access to geospatial materials. I'd
like to open the conversation at ALA and figure out a way to work with
the greater cartographic resources community to best take advantage of
everyone's knowledge.
Open to your thoughts and ideas.
Best,
Marc
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Dear Cartographic Resources Colleagues,
This is a general call for discussion topics for the ALCTS CaMMS/MAGIRT
Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group meeting at ALA Annual
in Chicago.
The Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group meeting is an open
discussion session for addressing topics of interest to the cartographic
and geospatial resources cataloging community. This is a great forum for
presenting questions to and exchanging ideas with cartographic resources
community colleagues.
Please send any cartographic cataloging and metadata topics you'd be
interested in discussing to me
([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and I will
compile an agenda for the session.
ALCTS CaMMS/MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group meeting
When: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 8:30 am to 10:00 am (CST)
Location: InterContinental Chicago hotel, Seville Ballroom West
Even if you are unable to attend the discussion session please feel free
to send me any topics you'd be interested in having covered. As usual,
notes from the session will be shared widely after the meeting.
I will send out a reminder e-mail message closer to the ALA meeting with
further details of discussion topics.
I hope to see many of you at our session in Chicago!
Best,
Marc
Coordinator, ALCTS CaMMS/MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging
Interest Group
ALA Connect Community: http://connect.ala.org/node/64377
ALCTS CaMMS/MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/camms/grps/ats-ccsdgmap
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Marc McGee
Geospatial Resources Cataloger
Information & Technical Services
Harvard Map Collection
Pusey Library
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
617-495-2417
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Harvard Geospatial Library: http://hgl.harvard.edu<http://hgl.harvard.edu/>
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