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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 <[log in to unmask]>



** 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

Phone:  703-428-3594
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