Geography,the Academy and Libraries |
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| Authors: | Grace Romund |
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| Institution: | University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Geographic information sources have evolved at the same rate as the many other information sources in the last half a century. This article discusses geographic literacy and spatial thinking, and the questions that derive from geographic inquiry. Librarians in academic libraries are most often called on to meet the complex specialized geographic information needs that arise from study and practice in those areas. The sources we use and the ways we respond to these needs have evolved and expanded with the advent of various digital technologies. In order to be able to work with these new technologies, librarians can develop specialized competencies in geographic information systems (GIS) which allow them to go beyond print maps and atlases in the provision of geographic information. |
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| Keywords: | Geography Geographic information systems (GIS) Geographic literacy Library services |
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