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ERIC Number: EJ513833
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0099-1333
Maximizing Accessibility to Spatially Referenced Digital Data.
Hunt, Li; Joselyn, Mark
Journal of Academic Librarianship, v21 n4 p257-65 Jul 1995
Discusses some widely available spatially referenced datasets, including raster and vector datasets. Strategies for improving accessibility include: acquisition of data in a software-dependent format; reorganization of data into logical geographic units; acquisition of intelligent retrieval software; improving computer hardware; and intelligent hard drive organization. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Databases, Information Retrieval, Libraries, Microcomputers, Research Tools, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Digital Data; Geographic Information Systems; Spatial Factors