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Ch. I. Geography and Librarianship

Ch. II. Information Economy and Geospatial Information

Ch. III. Spatial Databases and Data Infrastructure

Characteristics of Spatial Data

Conceptualizing Spatial Databases

Elements of Database Design

Emergence of a Telecommunications Network

Characteristics of Distributed Spatial Databases

Databases, Web Services, and Internet GIS

Organizing a National Data Infrastructure

A Cooperative Information Network

Digital Geolibraries and Digital Collections

Web GIS and Libraries

Conclusion/Summary

Ch. IV. Describing Geospatial Information

Ch. V. From Print Formats to Digital: Describing GIS Data Standards

Appx. 1. APPENDIX 1. CSDGM

Ch. VI. Accessibility: Critical GIS, Ontologies, and Semantics

Ch. VII. Reference Services

Ch. VIII. Collection Management Issues with Geospatial Information

Ch. IX. Geographic Information and Library Education

Ch. X. What the Future Holds: Trends in GIS and Academic Libraries

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Chapter III. Spatial Databases and Data Infrastructure

John Abresch,
University of South Florida Libraries, USA

Peter Reehling,
University of South Florida Libraries, USA

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