Where are Map Libraries Heading? Some Route Maps for the Digital Future
The metaphorical route maps I shall be offering will be highly selective, and sometimes personal. But I shall try to raise fundamental issues that I believe are relevant for all map libraries. Given the mixed nature of this audience, I hope that what I have to say may have some interest for those wh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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openjournals.nl
2000-07-01
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| Series: | Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries |
| Online Access: | http://www.liberquarterly.eu/articles/10.18352/lq.7620/ |
| Summary: | The metaphorical route maps I shall be offering will be highly selective, and sometimes personal. But I shall try to raise fundamental issues that I believe are relevant for all map libraries. Given the mixed nature of this audience, I hope that what I have to say may have some interest for those who are deprived of the enjoyment of handling maps. Much of what I say will relate to the Internet. ‚Maps and the Internet‘ is the focus for a growing number of symposia. Recently, the British Ordnance Survey hosted a three-day meeting of 25 European countries on just this subject. We have, quite rightly, talked a lot about the Web this week. |
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| ISSN: | 2213-056X |