MORE 'MAPS' POSTS
This Bing Blog post has the details and screenshots The Bing mobile web site is at: m.Bing.com Here’s more about the innovative and useful “Maps/List Split View.” Tired of switching between the map and list view for directions? Or want to discover what business listings are relative to each other while you find that perfect […]
Printable Maps: Congressional Districts (112th Congress) The National Atlas offers simple maps of each District of the 112th Congress (January 2011-January 2013). These maps of the individual districts cover half of an 8.5- by 11-inch paper when printed. Designed for easy reference, they show the Congressional District overlaid on top of State and county boundaries […]
Milestones: 10 Millionth Record Added to WorldCat By an Open Access Publisher in Croatia
Journal Articles, Libraries, Maps, News, Open Access, Publishing
|From an OCLC Announcement: A record for a book accessible online, titled Task-oriented and Purposeful Robot-Assisted Therapy, marked the 10 millionth record added to WorldCat via the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway. The record was harvested into WorldCat by staff at InTech, an open access publisher located in Rijeka, Croatia. [Clip] The WorldCat record links to […]
From the Fotopedia Web Site: National Geographic Traveler and Fotopedia present a photographic journey through Burma’s awe-inspiring scenery. Stretching from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, Burma offers an endless collection of visual marvels: giant Buddha statues, archaeological treasures, pagodas, temples, stupas, tropical forests and the luminous people of the country itself. This app […]
Adena Schutzberg Quotes from the Trulia News Release on All Points Blog: Crime Maps leverages geodata from multiple partners, including CrimeReports.com, EveryBlock.com and SpotCrime.com, who work with hundreds of police agencies, crime feeds and news outlets to create a curated map of criminal activity in many metropolitan areas. Users can view crimes in a specific […]
A blog post from the Bing Education team mentions hat the National Geographic Global Action Atlas is available using this URL from Bing Maps. Although the atlas is aimed at students and teachers it will likely be of interest to others. The Global Action Atlas spotlights hundreds of local, cause-related projects from around the world […]
Title: “Need to Categorize: A Comparative Look at the Categories of the Universal Decimal Classification System and Wikipedia” (2 Pages; PDF) Authors: Almila Akdag Salah, Cheng Gao, Krzysztof Suchecki, Andrea Scharnhorst Abstract: This study analyzes the differences between the category structure of the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) system (which is one of the widely used […]
New: Elsevier Enriches Online Articles with Google Maps
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Elsevier, Maps, Publishing
|From Elsevier: Elsevier announced today that Google Maps functionality is now available in its journals. This new feature enriches online articles on SciVerse ScienceDirect with interactive maps, adapting to the needs of various scientific disciplines to visualize and interact with the author’s geographic data. Elsevier is one of the first publishers to introduce Google Maps […]
Environment: New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources The Europe-wide register aims to help Europeans actively engage in decisions affecting the environment. New online maps published today by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, in close cooperation with the Joint Research Centre, the Commission’s in-house science service, allow […]
"UCSB Digital Library Brings Holdings From Special Collections to the Web"
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Maps, Patrons and Users, Resources
|From the University of California Santa Barbara: “The library wanted to reveal its hidden collections and highlight its unique holdings,” explained Lisa Koch, metadata librarian at UCSB. “The Digital Library is a resource for people who want to explore the materials but can’t come to the building. Scholars and users can view items at home, […]