The Librarian's Dilemma: A Map Librarian's Access to Machine-Readable Information
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https://doi.org/10.14714/CP02.1166Keywords:
machine-readable information, libraryAbstract
The paper addresses how a map librarian gains entree to the fast track world of computer cartography. The history of machine-readable information in libraries has been rocky. As information resides more frequently on tape or disk, libraries will need to embrace the technology. By obtaining seed money from a Federal Library Services and Construction Act grant, the Map Library at the University of Connecticut, procured hardware, software and boundary files. With the aid of a research assistant, the librarian wrote a SAS program, PTOLEMY, which allows users to map their data. PTOLEMY is a menued environment running on the mainframe. Users may access the mapping system from remote sites.Downloads
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1989-06-01
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McGlamery, P. (1989). The Librarian’s Dilemma: A Map Librarian’s Access to Machine-Readable Information. Cartographic Perspectives, (02), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP02.1166
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