-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Google Maps/Earth Usage in Academic Libraries: A Brief Survey Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 06:44:28 -0800 From: andrew nicholson <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> CC: <[log in to unmask]> ****Our apologies for duplication**** Dear colleagues, We are interested in exploring the use and impact of Google Maps and Google Earth in the academic library environment. Since their launch in 2005, Google Maps and Google Earth have had an enormous impact on the way people think, learn and work with geographic information. With easy access to spatial and cultural information, Google has provided users with the means to understand their world and their communities of interest. The customizable map features and dynamic presentation tools have been used by many library professionals to teach geographic information, to create and publish customized maps, to share and host projects, to create KML files, to communicate geographic information with others and more. We hope this survey will shed light on some examples of how librarians have incorporated this mapping technology into their services, using it for promotion, teaching and delivery of library services. Please consider completing this short survey. As there are a relatively small number of librarians and library staff working with Geo products, your input is extremely important to us. All of your responses will be kept completely anonymous. It should take no more than 15 minutes of your time. The deadline for completing our survey is Monday, January 31st, 2011. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q7HWVB9 If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you! Eva Dodsworth Geospatial Data Services Librarian University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Andrew Nicholson GIS/Data Librarian University of Toronto Mississauga [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>