----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I'm working on a project to set up a statewide GIS network with Oklahoma State University and the Governor's Council on Environmental Quality. A small group of concerned citizens has formed a committee from state agencies, Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma. As a part of this study a survey is being conducted of GIS users and a data catalog or index of electronic spatial data for Oklahoma is being compiled. This data catalog will be distributed to to Oklahoma GIS users in paper and computer formats. Not having much experience in cataloging has lead me to talk with a few librarians here at OSU and they have shown me the OCLC computer files format and maps format. While these appear to work well there is a lot of metadata that can only be entered in the 500 fields which are hard to search. I realize that this is only one system of cataloging, but are there better systems that are specific to the cataloging of electronic maps? Clint Matthews Geography Department Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK (405) 744-9176 [log in to unmask]