Workshop on Distributed Geolibraries: Spatial Information Resources

传统的图书馆已经开发了复杂的工具来提取和编目其内容，使用户能够有效地查找信息。现在通过互联网和其他技术提供的大量数字信息已经淹没了这些工具，并迫切需要新的方法。地理位置是组织信息的基础之一，在传统图书馆中没有得到充分利用，但在数字世界中更加实用。地理信息库是一个充满地理参考信息的库，使用地理位置作为主键进行访问。地理信息系统的全部力量在于它能够提供在图书馆中通常找不到的信息类型。该项目需要举办一次讲习班，以（1）发展利用空间参考和搜索机制组织信息资源的地球信息学愿景;（2）确定与发展分布式地球信息学有关的研究和政策问题;（3）促进与地球信息学有关的各种研究和技术开发项目之间的更大合作。与会者将来自信息和图书馆学，计算机科学，地理学和相关领域的学科。他们包括有建造地球流体力学部件经验的参与者，以及能够将其问题置于更广泛的科学背景下的其他人。该项目将产生一份学院报告，并将以传统形式和在互联网上广泛分发。该报告将描述地球动力学的愿景，其目前的实用性，以及使其成为现实所需的研究和开发。 http://www2.nas.edu/besr/230a.html

Traditional libraries have developed sophisticated tools for abstracting and cataloging their contents, allowing users to find information efficiently. The flood of digital information that is now available via the Internet and other technologies has overwhelmed these tools, and created an urgent need for new methods. Geographic location is one basis for organizing information that has been underexploited in the traditional library, but is much more practical in the digital world. A geolibrary is a library filled with georeferenced information and accessed using geographic location as the primary key. The full power of the geolibrary lies in its ability to provide access to types of information not normally found in libraries. The project entails a workshop to (1) develop a vision of geolibraries for organizing information resources using spatial reference and search mechanisms; (2) identify the research and policy issues associated with the development of distributed geolibraries; and (3) facilitate greater collaboration between various research and technology development projects related to geolibraries. Participants will be drawn from the disciplines of information and library science, computer science, geography, and related fields. They include participants who have had experience in building parts of the geolibrary, and others who can place its problems within broader scientific contexts. The project will result in an Academy report which will be widely distributed both in conventional form and on the Internet. The report will describe the vision of the geolibrary, its current practicality, and the research and development that will be needed to make it a reality. http://www2.nas.edu/besr/230a.html