----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I am a map curator with a problem. Two years ago I set up, with the support of my then HoD, a computerised system for cataloging Spatially-referenced digital data. We have a large and growing collection of such data and there is an increasing demand for access to it. Unfortunately, several members of staff, who are critical to the success of this initiative, remain unconvinced of the benefits of supporting a metadatabase of this kind. They do not recognise a need to manage our information resources in this way at all. I have tried everything, including providing a written guide to our spatial data library and giving a seminar. I would very much appreciate your opinions on this matter. It may help my case if I pass your comments to my new HoD. At the moment I am a lone voice in the wilderness and very close to conceding defeat ! Many thanks Shirley McLean Geographical Information Technician LondonSchool of Economics