geocoding catalogs

GEOCODING CATALOGSHow to Build a Simple, Interactive Access Point.

GEOCODING CATALOGS

① Library Catalogs & Discovery

② Geocoding: What is it?

③ UNC Library Map

④ How to Make a Map

⑤ Potential Applications

⑥ Legal Considerations

⑦ Political Considerations

⑧ Mapping Resources

OUTLINE

Library Catalogs & Discovery

“… Today, a large and growing number of students and scholars routinely bypass library catalogs in favor of other discovery tools”

How can we synthesize and present content that is not related in the catalog?

Calhoun, Karen S. "The changing nature of the catalog and its integration with other discovery tools." Library of Congress, 2006.

Geocoding: What is it?

Geocoding The process of associating

data with location.

What Kind of Data? • Numbers• Text• Media• Almost Anything

GeocoderSoftware that associates

data with location.

What Do You Mean by Location? • Latitude and Longitude • Street Addresses

Free Geocoders

UNC Libraries Map

How to Make a Map

Step 1. Make a Spreadsheet

1. Country

2. Value

3. Link

How to Make a Map

Step 2. Locate the Material in

the Catalog & Copy the URL

Sustainable Queries

Use:

• Subject Headings• Format• Location• Language

How to Make a Map

Step 3. Construct a Link

<a href= “www.lib.unc.edu.etc…” target=blank_> Linking Word(s) </a>

1. Opening tag

2. URL you just copied

3. Location of New Page

4. Word that will show on the map

5. Closing tag

<a href=

“http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?pdims=200043&Nty=1&more=200043&dims=206430&Ntk=Keyword&select=206430&action=or%3a206544%2ctrue&Ne=2+200043+206472+206590+11&N=0&Ntt=french+language”

target=blank_> French </a>

The Five Parts You’ll Need to Make One

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_links.asp

How to Make a Map

Repeat Steps 1 - 3 for Each Country & Value Complete Entry for 1 Country and 1 Value

How to Make a Map

Step 4. Copy Spreadsheet, Paste into Geocoder

How to Make a Map

How to Make a Map

Imbed & Share a Map

Batchgeo Email

Avoiding Confusion

• Versioning

• Documentation & Training

XML Wrapper

Additional Benefits

Scalability: International Perspective or Local Focus

Familiar Interface and Functionality

Potential Applications

Map of Libraries on Campus

Make Your Location(s) More Visible

Potential Applications

Courtesy of Amanda Clarke Henley, GIS Librarian and Subject Librarian for Geography, UNC Chapel Hill

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Support Your Curriculum

Legal Considerations

Terms of Service

Major Themes:

• Branding Manipulation Don’t erase or obscure logos Don’t enlarge logos

• Data Privacy Assume your data is public

• Advertising Rights You are not in control of adds Some have paid opt-out features

Links:

• BatchGeo and Google Maps

• ArcGIS

• Social Explorer

• Geocommons

Political Considerations

What is a country?

Palestine?Taiwan?

Puerto Rico?Bermuda?

Northern Ireland?Kosovo?Wales?

Name of a Language

Farsi vs. Persian

Name of a Country

Burma vs. Myanmar

Refer to your catalog & represent all of your materials equally.

Mapping Resources

• BatchGeo

• ArcGIS Explorer Online

• ArcGIS Explorer Online Help

• Google Maps

• Create My Maps (Google Maps tutorial)

• Social Explorer

• Social Explorer How-to Videos

• Google Maps My Maps Help

• GeoCommons

Questions?

Contact Information:

Shea SwaugerShea.swauger@colostate.edu

Colorado State University