From Map Curator to Information Manager Or The Last of the Dinosaurs
The National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark has now made such progress in scanning its collection of maps and putting it on the internet that the question arises: What to do next? There are several options: improving the quality of the metadata; incorporating maps from other institutions etc. But th...
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doaj-533b3802c60242fda47e9e5bc653f9df2021-09-30T14:20:01Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2008-09-01182From Map Curator to Information Manager Or The Last of the DinosaursPeter KorsgaardThe National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark has now made such progress in scanning its collection of maps and putting it on the internet that the question arises: What to do next? There are several options: improving the quality of the metadata; incorporating maps from other institutions etc. But the expert knowledge of map curators is crucial in serving users, and their knowledge must be passed on to future generations. Finally, the author points out that much thought must be given to the process of collecting maps digitally made.https://test.openjournals.nl/liberquarterly/article/view/10504map scanningdigital mapsmap collectingmap metadata |
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The National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark has now made such progress in scanning its collection of maps and putting it on the internet that the question arises: What to do next? There are several options: improving the quality of the metadata; incorporating maps from other institutions etc. But the expert knowledge of map curators is crucial in serving users, and their knowledge must be passed on to future generations. Finally, the author points out that much thought must be given to the process of collecting maps digitally made. |
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