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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
Cardiovascular Disease and Income in North Carolina
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