University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Centralized vs. Distributed Systems: Academic Library Models for GIS and Remote Sensing Activities on Campus

Aufmuth, Joe

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Title
Centralized vs. Distributed Systems: Academic Library Models for GIS and Remote Sensing Activities on Campus
Author(s)
Aufmuth, Joe
Issue Date
2006
Keyword(s)
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Academic libraries.
  • Remote Sensing
Abstract
Academic libraries are a prime example of an enterprise whose mission is to support the information needs of its institution. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) are popular topics for academic research and are used globally. Two major enterprise information service and data delivery models, centralized and distributed, describe how enterprises approach information sharing. Simply stated, centralized systems provide services and data through a single individual or departmental unit. Distributed systems rely on many interconnected individuals or units to supply services and data. There are advantages and disadvantages to both, which may lead to a hybrid model of combined elements or a movement away from one and toward the other. This article discusses centralized and distributed enterprise information service and data delivery models and how two Florida university libraries deploy these models to deliver enterprise GIS services and data to their institutions’ user communities.
Publisher
Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2006 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 55 (2) Fall 2006: Geographic Information Systems and Libraries PRIMARY
Library Trends 55 (2) Fall 2006: Geographic Information Systems and Libraries. Edited by Jaime Stoltenberg and Abraham Parrish.