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Dawn,
There are two joint projects underway in partnership with the Library of
Congress that are working on this issue. UC Santa Barbara and Stanford
are engaged in developing a national data archive, while we at NC State
are working on a state and local archive.
As you can imagine, there are numerous issues involved and I invite you
to take a look at our website ( http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/ncgdap/ ) for
more information and an introduction to our project.
Also feel free to contact Steve Morris, the PI, at
[log in to unmask], or myself if you'd like to discuss this further.
Best Regards,
Jeff Essic
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Jeff Essic, Data Services Librarian
North Carolina State University
D.H. Hill Library, Research & Information Services Dept.
Box 7111, Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
(919) 515-5698
> On 8/31/06, *A. Cope* < [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Archiving geospatial datasets -- the Map Library's Role
> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:38:33 -0500
> From: Youngblood, Dawn <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <
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> Dear Colleagues;
>
> I would like to put forward the following for consideration:
>
> */1. /**/As we transition to an increasingly digital world, what is the
> Map Library's role in archiving geospatial datasets? /*
>
> */ /*
>
> */2. /**/Have some libraries developed policies and procedures to serve
> this need, and if so what are they?/*
>
> NOTE: Below are some documents produced and available on the web
> regarding documenting spatial data:
>
> *1. **Archiving Spatial Data (pdf):*
>
> *http://www.sdsc.edu/TR/TR-2001-06.doc.pdf#search=%22archiving%20spatial%20data%22*
> <http://www.sdsc.edu/TR/TR-2001-06.doc.pdf#search=%22archiving%20spatial%20data%22*>
>
> * *
>
> *2. **Guide to managing geospatial electronic records (pdf):*
>
> * http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/ger/GuideToManagingGERv1Final.pdf*
> <http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/ger/GuideToManagingGERv1Final.pdf*>
>
> Currently, we archive unique geospatial datasets only if they are part
> of a dissertaion produced here in which case they are placed on cd-rom.
>
> THANK YOU in advance for your input â I look forward to learining
> from you.
>
> If you would like to respond offline, I could aggregate/ summarize
> responses for the list.
>
> Dawn Youngblood, PhD
>
> Curator, Edwin J. Foscue Map Library
>
> Southern Methodist University
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