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Subject: RE: Voyager's Geospatial Search module]
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:00:33 +0100
From: Fleet, Christopher <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Arlyn,
The National Library of Scotland looked into this module a few years
ago, as we do use Voyager for map cataloguing, but we decided not to
purchase or use the Geospatial search module. This was partly due to the
*very* limited number of our MARC records for which we have recorded
co-ordinates in the 034 field, but also due to:
1. its lack of graphical (zoomable map) based searching.
2. its inability to use gazetteers of geo-referenced place names,
postcodes, administrative districts, etc. to define an area through
co-ordinates and search on these.
3. its inability to support British National Grid references for searching.
We felt that an easier, short-term approach was to use web-mapping
software (in our case ESRI's ArcIMS) to access collections of series
maps, and our pilot applications on this can be found at:
http://geo.nls.uk/. However, we're interested in the possibilities in
future for using this type of search front-end to access conventional
MARC records.
All good wishes,
Chris Fleet
Deputy Map Curator
National Library of Scotland
33 Salisbury Place
EDINBURGH
EH9 1SL
United Kingdom.
Tel. 0131 466 3813
Fax. 0131 466 3812
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View maps website: http://www.nls.uk/maps
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From: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Johnnie D. Sutherland
Sent: 30 March 2005 20:21
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Subject: Voyager's Geospatial Search module]
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Subject: Voyager's Geospatial Search module
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:28:51 -0600
From: Booth, Arlyn <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] UGA. EDU (E-mail) <[log in to unmask]>
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I'd be interested to know if there are any libraries, other than the
Australian National Library, who have implemented Voyager's Geospatial
Search module? Also, are there any libraries (other than Syracuse
University) who have looked at implementing the module and decided not
to do so, and if not, why?
Thanks, Arlyn
Arlyn Booth
Map Coordinator
Illinois State Library
300 S. 2nd, Rm. 305
Springfield, IL 62701-1796
(217) 558-4140
FAX (217) 557-6737
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Jesse White, Secretary of State & State Librarian
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