The St. Louis Public Library's Electronic Atlas: A successful GIS application in the public library environment

Watts, Anne

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Title

The St. Louis Public Library's Electronic Atlas: A successful GIS application in the public library environment

Author(s)

Watts, Anne

Issue Date

1996

Keyword(s)

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Public libraries

Abstract

In 1974, the U.S. Census Bureau published a collection of thematic maps from the 1970 census. The maps found a wide audience during the decade. However, the bureau did not produce a companion set from either the 1 980 or 1 990 censuses. Other organizations have responded to the demands of data users with comparable products. Rather than producing a published set of thematic maps, the St. Louis Public Library (SLPL), with the Illinois State Data Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, decided to produce an electronic set of thematic maps using 1990 U.S. Census data. The St. Louis Public Library 's electronic atlas began with clearly defined goals, modest expenditures, and a wide range of community partnerships. As the electronic atlas enters its third year of operation, it is possible for the participants to discuss the components of a successful implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies in a public library environment.

Publisher

Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Series/Report Name or Number

Geographic information systems and libraries: patrons, maps, and spatial information [papers presented at the 1995 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 10-12, 1995]

ISSN

0069-4789

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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