Weimer, Kathy

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Professor, Map & GIS Library

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    GIS Day(s) Palooza Extravaganza 2013
    (2014-10-22) Weimer, Kathy
    A summary of the Texas A & M University GIS Day 2013 outreach and instruction events, presented to TAMU Libraries staff.
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    Curating GIS Data: Collaborations Between University Libraries and Local Government Agencies
    (9th International Data Curation Conference, 2014-02-25) Weimer, Katherine H.; Olivares, Miriam
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    Providing a Spatial Context for Library and Archival Collections: Mapping Historic Aggieland
    (2014-05-17) Weimer, Katherine H.; Olivares, Miriam
    Libraries and archives have large collections of historic maps and photos. Creative digital exhibits allow users a unique framework to these collections, with mapping platforms providing a spatial context to collections and serving as a visually appealing browse mechanism. Librarians and staff from the Map & GIS Library at Texas A&M University used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to present “Mapping Historic Aggieland,” a digital collection of historic maps, aerial photos, and photos of significant sites and buildings on campus. These materials, which span a century, are gathered to tell the story of the growth of the university over 100 years. GIS is used to display the digitized copies of the maps in georeferenced form, and photos in their correct geographic location on campus. Users, from alumni to current students make use of the digital collection and gain understanding of the expansion of the campus and styles of architecture over the years. Archival photos of campus buildings include the dates that they were built which allow the user to browse the collection over time period using a time slider. Esri’s ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Viewer for Flex were used to create this web service, and will be described. Other lightweight mapping tools will also be reviewed for those wanting to create a similar exhibit for their library or archival collection.
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    Mapping Text: Automated Geoparsing and Map Browser for Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    (2013-07-24) Weimer, Katherine H.; Creel, James; Modala, Naga Raghuveer; Gargate, Rohit
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    The Founding of ALA's Map and Geography Round Table : Looking Back to See the Future
    (ALA MAGIRT, 2011) Weimer, Katherine H.
    In 1979, a group of map librarians founded the American Library Association’s Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT). An examination of the organization’s creation and early history offers a glimpse into the state of map librarianship at that time, as well as into the role of professional organizations of map librarians for their members, and how these founding concepts are still relevant today.
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    An Alternate Career Choice for the Geography Major: Map, GIS, or Geographic Information Librarianship
    (2007-11-03) Weimer, Kathy
    The field of Map, GIS and Geographic Information Librarianship has expanded over the past decade. This expansion is due in part to the addition of GIS dataset collections in many university libraries, specialized government or corporate information agencies. Librarians holding a bachelor’s degree in geography, earth sciences or environmental sciences, are in high demand to fill positions as a Map, GIS or Geographic Information librarian. The standard requirement for these positions, beyond the bachelor’s degree, is a master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited library/information science program. There are 57 ALA accredited library/information science programs in the US, four of which are located in the SWAAG region. Master’s degree curriculum varies, but generally requires 36 hours or more, and some programs require a thesis or practicum. Undergraduates who are interested in a service profession and enjoy the research process, instruction and organization of information are good candidates for this career. A description of the traditional and evolving work duties, starting salaries, and how the geography degree supports this specialization will be included in the presentation.
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    Manakin Case Study: visualizing geospatial metadata and complex items
    (2007-07-16) Mikeal, Adam; Green, Cody; Maslov, Alexey; Phillips, Scott; Weimer, Kathy; Leggett, John