2016
Vardakosta, Ifigenia; Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Granell-Canut, Carlos; Kapidakis, Sarantos
Geoskills Among Academic Librarians in Greece, Cyprus and Spain Journal Article
In: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 485-494, 2016, ISSN: 0099-1333, (IF: SSCI edition 1.287 - 41/85 (Q2) Information Science & Library Science).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Academic libraries, Geodata management skills, Geographic Information, GIS librarian
@article{Vardakosta2016,
title = {Geoskills Among Academic Librarians in Greece, Cyprus and Spain},
author = { Ifigenia Vardakosta and Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Carlos Granell-Canut and Sarantos Kapidakis},
url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0099133316300556},
doi = {10.1016/j.acalib.2016.04.020},
issn = {0099-1333},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-04-20},
journal = {The Journal of Academic Librarianship},
volume = {42},
number = {5},
pages = {485-494},
abstract = {Existing literature on Geographic Information (GI) and libraries points out that American and Canadian librarians have long been aware of the intimate relationship between geospatial data and libraries. In Europe, though, there is almost no literature to this regard, and academic libraries that offer GI services are the exception. Despite the fact that European and National institutions are putting lots of efforts forward for making open data freely available to society, and for supporting full programs to generate business out of it, this paper examineswhy libraries and librarians are not perceived as key players in the (geo) data-driven economy. Starting with a survey addressed to academic librarians (in three European countries: Greece, Cyprus and Spain) about their GI knowledge and skills, the paper attempts to shed some light on the librarians' perception about their role in GImanagement, and to identify towhat extent they are ready for providing GI services to their communities. The ultimate goal of this paper is to serve as a triggering factor to wake up European academic libraries, Librarianship programmers and librarians themselves, to encourage them to look for opportunities in geospatial data management.},
note = {IF: SSCI edition 1.287 - 41/85 (Q2) Information Science & Library Science},
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Existing literature on Geographic Information (GI) and libraries points out that American and Canadian librarians have long been aware of the intimate relationship between geospatial data and libraries. In Europe, though, there is almost no literature to this regard, and academic libraries that offer GI services are the exception. Despite the fact that European and National institutions are putting lots of efforts forward for making open data freely available to society, and for supporting full programs to generate business out of it, this paper examineswhy libraries and librarians are not perceived as key players in the (geo) data-driven economy. Starting with a survey addressed to academic librarians (in three European countries: Greece, Cyprus and Spain) about their GI knowledge and skills, the paper attempts to shed some light on the librarians' perception about their role in GImanagement, and to identify towhat extent they are ready for providing GI services to their communities. The ultimate goal of this paper is to serve as a triggering factor to wake up European academic libraries, Librarianship programmers and librarians themselves, to encourage them to look for opportunities in geospatial data management.
Aguilar-Moreno, Estefanía; Montoliu-Colás, Raúl; Torres-Sospedra, Joaquín
Tecnologías de posicionamiento en interiores al servicio de una biblioteca universitaria: hacia la smart library Journal Article
In: El profesional de la información, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 295-302, 2016, ISSN: 1386-6710, (IF: 1.063 45/85 (Q3) Information science and library science).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Academic libraries, Applications, Geographic services in libraries, Indoor positioning, Indoor positioning
@article{AguilarMoreno2016,
title = {Tecnologías de posicionamiento en interiores al servicio de una biblioteca universitaria: hacia la smart library},
author = { Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno and Raúl Montoliu-Colás and Joaquín Torres-Sospedra},
url = {http://www.elprofesionaldelainformacion.com/contenidos/2016/mar/17.html},
doi = {10.3145/epi.2016.mar.17},
issn = {1386-6710},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {El profesional de la información},
volume = {25},
number = {2},
pages = {295-302},
abstract = {Resumen: Se presenta un caso de uso de la aplicación de tecnologías geoespaciales en una biblioteca universitaria. En concreto, se han desarrollado dos aplicaciones capaces de obtener la localización de los ejemplares buscados por los usuarios, una para dispositivos móviles con sistema operativo Android y la otra para su uso en navegadores web. Dichas aplicaciones permiten dibujar la ruta desde el punto en el que el usuario se sitúa hasta la estantería donde se encuentran los ejemplares, mejorando así la experiencia del usuario. Adicionalmente, el artículo investiga las posibilidades de aplicación de sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) y tecnologías geoespaciales para la mejora de los servicios ofrecidos por la biblioteca. ***** Abstract: This article is a case study of the application of geospatial technologies in an academic library. More specifically, two applications were developed to assist users in finding the location of books, one for Android mobile devices and the other for web browsers. These applications provide users with the ability to plot the path from the point where the user is located to the shelf where the items are found, thereby improving the user experience. Additionally, this article investigates the possibility of applying geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial technologies to library services.},
note = {IF: 1.063 45/85 (Q3) Information science and library science},
keywords = {Academic libraries, Applications, Geographic services in libraries, Indoor positioning, Indoor positioning},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
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Resumen: Se presenta un caso de uso de la aplicación de tecnologías geoespaciales en una biblioteca universitaria. En concreto, se han desarrollado dos aplicaciones capaces de obtener la localización de los ejemplares buscados por los usuarios, una para dispositivos móviles con sistema operativo Android y la otra para su uso en navegadores web. Dichas aplicaciones permiten dibujar la ruta desde el punto en el que el usuario se sitúa hasta la estantería donde se encuentran los ejemplares, mejorando así la experiencia del usuario. Adicionalmente, el artículo investiga las posibilidades de aplicación de sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) y tecnologías geoespaciales para la mejora de los servicios ofrecidos por la biblioteca. ***** Abstract: This article is a case study of the application of geospatial technologies in an academic library. More specifically, two applications were developed to assist users in finding the location of books, one for Android mobile devices and the other for web browsers. These applications provide users with the ability to plot the path from the point where the user is located to the shelf where the items are found, thereby improving the user experience. Additionally, this article investigates the possibility of applying geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial technologies to library services.