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GEOCODING CATALOGS How to Build a Simple, Interactive Access Point.

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GEOCODING CATALOGSHow to Build a Simple, Interactive Access Point.

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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

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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.

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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

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Free Geocoders

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UNC Libraries Map

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How to Make a Map

Step 1. Make a Spreadsheet

1. Country

2. Value

3. Link

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How to Make a Map

Step 2. Locate the Material in

the Catalog & Copy the URL

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Sustainable Queries

Use:

• Subject Headings• Format• Location• Language

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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

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How to Make a Map

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

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How to Make a Map

Step 4. Copy Spreadsheet, Paste into Geocoder

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How to Make a Map

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How to Make a Map

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Imbed & Share a Map

Batchgeo Email

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Avoiding Confusion

• Versioning

• Documentation & Training

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XML Wrapper

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Additional Benefits

Scalability: International Perspective or Local Focus

Familiar Interface and Functionality

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Potential Applications

Map of Libraries on Campus

Make Your Location(s) More Visible

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Potential Applications

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

Cardiovascular Disease and Income in North Carolina

Support Your Curriculum

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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

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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.

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Questions?

Contact Information:

Shea [email protected]

Colorado State University