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dc.contributor.authorKapidakis, Sarantos-
dc.contributor.authorVardakosta, Ifigenia-
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-14T17:54:34Z-
dc.date.available2023-10-14T17:54:34Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.other8lzplGIAAAAJ:2P1L_qKh6hAC-
dc.identifier.urihttps://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/380-
dc.description.abstractThe emergence of technology today favours both the creation and the publication of large volumes of information, of which the geospatial information constitutes a noteworthy part. Lots of libraries worldwide develop geographical collections and provide related services to their patrons; Greek libraries have not taken similar actions so far. This paper presents some proposals for geospatial collection development in Greece which are based on the results of a three-phase-research that the authors conducted. More specifically, the three-phase-research aimed to collect data for the current context of geospatial information in Greek libraries. Therefore, it was addressed to libraries, GIS experts as a focus group and GIS users in order to record their point of view, as well. The research was conducted from February 2010 to April 2013 and a variety of research tools were used (interview with questionnaire, website investigation, content analysis and an electronic questionnaire). The participants of the research answered different sub areas like the “library use”, the “necessity of a geospatial collection” or the “open access”. Using participants’ answers in the above sections and after we enhanced their suggestions in the open ended question, we formulate proposals towards geospatial collection development. Geospatial collections constitute a new research field for the Greek librarian community which has not yet been adequately investigated. While many surveys aim at measuring general user satisfaction, this paper is based on the first Greek research for GIS users and their needs. Therefore, we argue that this written plan could be utilized in two ways: a) as a guide for those libraries that want to develop geospatial collections and b) as the key point for a broader discussion among librarians towards the adoption of substantial changes in order to manage innovative collections and services for covering the growing needs and demands of their users.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofe-Perimetronen_US
dc.sourcee-Perimetron 11 (3), 99-117, 2016-
dc.subjectGeospatial collectionsen_US
dc.subjectAcademic librariesen_US
dc.subjectGIS usersen_US
dc.subjectSuggestionsen_US
dc.subjectPoliciesen_US
dc.titleSuggestions for developing geospatial collections in Greek academic librariesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.relation.conference10th Jubilee Conference: Digital Approaches to Cartographic Heritage, Corfu, Ionian Academyen_US
dc.relation.deptDepartment of Archival, Library and Information Studiesen_US
dc.relation.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.volume11en_US
dc.relation.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.spage99en_US
dc.identifier.epage117en_US
dc.linkhttp://www.e-perimetron.org/Vol_11_3/Vardakosta_Kapidakis.pdfen_US
dc.collaborationUniversity of West Attica (UNIWA)en_US
dc.subject.fieldSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.countryGreeceen_US
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item.openairetypeArticle-
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crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Archival, Library and Information Studies-
crisitem.author.facultySchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-8723-0276-
crisitem.author.parentorgSchool of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences-
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