Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore library research that uses geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool to evaluate library services and resources to ascertain current trends and establish future directions for this growing research area.

Design/methodology/approach

The study searched full text for geographic information systems in two databases: Library and Information Science Source (LISS) and Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA), replicating the method used in a prior literature review. The titles and abstracts of the search results were analyzed to gather only the research that used GIS as a tool to measure and analyze library services.

Findings

This study found growth in the last decade for library research using GIS. There remain two ways the tool is primarily used: to analyze service areas and to manage facilities and collections.

Practical implications

The findings are relevant for library and information science researchers and practitioners because they summarize a specific area of research that has grown and changed and that still has potential to be used more widely. Using GIS in practice and research could benefit all library users and nonusers because spatial analysis facilitates more precise and informed delivery of services and resources.

Originality/value

The paper provides future directions for use of GIS in library research and attempts to define subdivisions within this research area to clarify the area for researchers and practitioners.

中文翻译：

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地理信息系统 (GIS) 作为研究、衡量和分析图书馆服务工具的​​新十年

目的

本文的目的是探索图书馆研究，使用地理信息系统（GIS）作为评估图书馆服务和资源的工具，以确定当前趋势并为这一不断发展的研究领域确定未来方向。

设计/方法论/途径

该研究在两个数据库中检索了地理信息系统的全文：图书馆和信息科学来源（LISS）和图书馆信息科学和技术摘要（LISTA），复制了先前文献综述中使用的方法。对搜索结果的标题和摘要进行了分析，以仅收集使用 GIS 作为衡量和分析图书馆服务的工具的研究。

发现

这项研究发现过去十年中使用 GIS 的图书馆研究有所增长。该工具主要有两种使用方式：分析服务区域以及管理设施和馆藏。

实际影响

这些发现与图书馆和信息科学研究人员和从业者相关，因为它们总结了一个已经发展和变化的特定研究领域，并且仍然有潜力得到更广泛的应用。在实践和研究中使用 GIS 可以使所有图书馆用户和非用户受益，因为空间分析有助于更精确、更明智地提供服务和资源。

原创性/价值

本文提供了在图书馆研究中使用 GIS 的未来方向，并尝试定义该研究领域内的细分，以便为研究人员和从业者阐明该领域。