GIS: an annotated guide to selected resources

Abstract

Purpose -This article aims to provide an annotated bibliography of some of the geographic information system (GIS) resources, specifically data sets, available to libraries and researchers. Drawing on the collective authors' experience working with the GIS resources, this article aims to help librarians interested in developing and building their GIS collection. Design/methodology/approach -A literature review was performed using library databases, as well as consulting various library subject guides on the topic. Idaho State University is home to the GIS Training and Research Center and the university offers Master's degrees in Geographic Information Science and Historical Resources Management; the authors consulted graduate GIS students on resources used in the program. Findings -There is a large body of literature on GIS. This annotated guide, while not comprehensive, is a solid start to a GIS resources collection. Originality/value -No other annotated bibliography currently exists for those interested in building a library collection of GIS data sets.

An analysis of technical information for mechatronics research

“…Similar to the work done on geographic information systems by Koury et al (2012), a hybrid approach of mining data from a bibliographic database and from specialized subject guides was used. The literature of mechatronics comes from different areas of engineering, science and technology; this approach provides significant bibliometric data, such as author’s productivity and their institutional affiliations, as well as research resources in the form of journals, books and reference materials.…”