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Alice I think Mr. Brenner has a point and I think libraries are very likely
to be marginalized. Basically we can be congratulated for making it look
easy... acquiring, describing and accessing geographical/spatial information.
Easy enough for a programmer to do. I think GIS types recognize the need for
data standards and the degree of training a GIS type needs to assure that the
standards are maintained, but I don't think they understand cataloging/spatial
metadata standards because they don't have the experience of the range and
scope of authors/publishers/cartographers/data producers. I urge them to
at least take advantage of the experience of the past two centuries of
spatial information providers.
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PATRICK MCGLAMERY
MAP LIBRARIAN U-5M
HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY
UNIV. OF CONNECTICUT
STORRS, CT 06268
(203) 486-4589
LIBMAP1@UCONNVM
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I don't know who Mr. Brenner is, but the last word I would apply to
librarians, or map librarians is marginalized. Secondly to think for a second
that the goal of eliminating paper is a real possibility is to ignore the
mounds of computer paper in landfills across the country. It almost sounds
McCluhanesque (sp?)--which is certainly cutting edge, huh.
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