Going Places in the Library Catalog

Michael Buckland
University of California, Berkeley

Report on a project to improve the ability to search for places in library catalogs through linking catalogs with gazetteers and map visualizations.

Database-driven participatory web mapping of cultural information

Ian Johnson
University of Sydney

The poster will illustrate recent work of the TimeMap Project. We have developed a number of database-driven web map sites, ranging from Asian World Heritage sites (UNESCO) and historical maps (Rumsey Map Collection) through an index of archaeological projects and departments, to contemporary statistical and cultural information for Western Sydney. A key feature of many of these web maps is the ability for users - whether a controlled list or self-registered - to contribute records about new or existing locations, to the backend database online. Management functions allow editorial supervision to control content, the import of large batches of records and repeated updates from third-party sources. The poster will show examples of the web maps, database and management screens, as well as the underlying structures.

The Recent Work of the Historical GIS in Academia Sinica

TIEN JUNG LOU
Academia Sinica Computing Centre

1.Chinese and Taiwan Culture and Historic GIS
2.The Draft Data Model for the change of the Historic Admin. Divisions of China