Abstract

The geographic information is a commodity of high economic and political value, which in addition supports a variety of state services to the citizens. The opportunities for libraries are related to the development of geographical services and collections. That makes the guidance and the educational support essential for meeting the needs of a variety of users with a range of skills and levels of knowledge. In Greece, Map/GIS Librarianship is in its infancy and users consider libraries insufficient to cover their geographical needs. Nevertheless, in recent years, many organized and cooperative efforts have been made towards to geographical collections re-organization, to the adoption of new practices, and to the communication of their services to their communities, so to gain their trust. This paper brings together results from various conducted researches related to the development of a geographical collection in Greece. After processing, the results from these researches reinforced by the international bibliography and several examples of Map/GIS libraries, formulated a methodology approach regarding the steps and practices to be followed by a library that intends to develop a geographic collection. The suggested practices can be adopted regardless of geographic region, and adapted by any library interested in developing geographical collections.

摘要

地理信息是一种具有很高的经济和政治价值的商品，此外，它还为公民提供了各种国家服务。图书馆的机会与地理服务和馆藏的发展有关。这使得指导和教育支持对于满足具有各种技能和知识水平的各种用户的需求至关重要。在希腊，地图/ GIS图书馆学处于起步阶段，用户认为图书馆不足以满足其地理需求。然而，近年来，在地理收藏的重组，采用新方法以及向社区传播其服务方面做出了许多有组织的合作努力，以赢得他们的信任。本文汇集了与希腊地理收藏发展相关的各种研究成果。经过处理后，这些研究的结果得到了国际参考书目和一些Map / GIS图书馆实例的加强，针对打算开发地理馆藏的图书馆应遵循的步骤和实践，制定了一种方法论方法。无论地理区域如何，都可以采用建议的做法，并且任何对发展地理收藏感兴趣的图书馆都可以采用建议的做法。就打算开发地理馆藏的图书馆应遵循的步骤和实践，制定了一种方法论方法。无论地理区域如何，都可以采用建议的做法，并且任何对发展地理收藏感兴趣的图书馆都可以采用建议的做法。就打算开发地理馆藏的图书馆应遵循的步骤和实践，制定了一种方法论方法。无论地理区域如何，都可以采用建议的做法，并且任何对发展地理收藏感兴趣的图书馆都可以采用建议的做法。