Improving User Access to Soviet Military Mapping: Current Issues in Libraries and Collections around the Globe

IF 0.3 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2017-05-04 DOI:10.1080/15420353.2017.1300206

Martin Davis, A. Kent

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Abstract

The collapse of the Soviet Union has seen the emergence of its unprecedentedly comprehensive global military mapping programme and the commercial availability of a vast number of detailed topographic maps and city plans at several scales. Many libraries and archives around the world are discovering and acquiring these maps and plans, developing vast potential to provide researchers in a variety of fields with a wealth of previously inaccessible topographic data. However, significant differences exist in the cataloguing, classification, translation and transliteration between and within the major collections, potentially limiting access to this important new resource. This paper presents a survey of how Soviet military city plans are described in the catalogues of forty libraries and highlights these inconsistencies. It proposes a method for their description that is based on an identification of key sheet characteristics, with a view to facilitating the cataloguing of new acquisitions and improving access to these important sources for current and future users.

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改善用户对苏联军事地图的访问：全球图书馆和收藏的当前问题

苏联解体后，出现了前所未有的全面全球军事测绘计划，并在商业上提供了大量不同规模的详细地形图和城市规划。世界各地的许多图书馆和档案馆正在发现和获取这些地图和平面图，为各个领域的研究人员提供丰富的以前无法获取的地形数据开发了巨大的潜力。然而，主要收藏之间和内部在编目、分类、翻译和音译方面存在重大差异，这可能会限制对这一重要新资源的访问。本文对苏联军事城市规划在40个图书馆的目录中的描述进行了调查，并强调了这些不一致之处。它提出了一种基于识别关键图纸特征的描述方法，以便于对新采购进行编目，并改善当前和未来用户对这些重要来源的访问。

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Journal of Map & Geography Libraries INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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0.60

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83.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Map & Geography Libraries is a multidisciplinary publication that covers international research and information on the production, procurement, processing, and utilization of geographic and cartographic materials and geospatial information. Papers submitted undergo a rigorous peer-review process by professors, researchers, and practicing librarians with a passion for geography, cartographic materials, and the mapping and spatial sciences. The journal accepts original theory-based, case study, and practical papers that substantially advance an understanding of the mapping sciences in all of its forms to support users of map and geospatial collections, archives, and similar institutions.