Beyond the Map: Engaging Audiences with GIS at the Leventhal Map & Education Center

IF 0.3 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Map & Geography Libraries Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI:10.1080/15420353.2021.1944949

Michelle Leblanc, Belle Lipton

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Leventhal Map & Education Center (LMEC) at the Boston Public Library (BPL) has expanded its activities in recent years to include educational and technical support for audiences working with geospatial data, tools and concepts. At the K-12 level, LMEC’s Empowering Maptivists initiative engages Boston public high school students in a deep exploration of the uses of geospatial data and mapping in order to help foreground relevant community issues and propose possible solutions. In its role as a partner with the BPL, the LMEC also offers a suite of free, helpful resources for any library visitor, including one-on-one project support and digital guides geared toward decoding and translating the sometimes-complicated intricacies of geospatial data and tools. The LMEC’s recently grant-funded Data Hub project accelerates this momentum by further expanding educational activities, and allowing the LMEC to build out the necessary technical infrastructure to support them, including a searchable and browsable digital library to hold geospatial data, as well as other learning materials for deciphering data.

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超越地图:在Leventhal地图和教育中心与GIS观众互动

波士顿公共图书馆(BPL)的Leventhal地图与教育中心(LMEC)近年来扩大了其活动范围，包括为使用地理空间数据、工具和概念的读者提供教育和技术支持。在K-12阶段，LMEC的赋权地图计划让波士顿公立高中的学生深入探索地理空间数据和地图的使用，以帮助解决相关的社区问题并提出可能的解决方案。作为BPL的合作伙伴，LMEC还为任何图书馆访客提供了一套免费的、有用的资源，包括一对一的项目支持和数字指南，用于解码和翻译有时复杂的地理空间数据和工具。LMEC最近资助的数据中心项目加速了这一势头，它进一步扩大了教育活动，并允许LMEC建立必要的技术基础设施来支持这些活动，包括一个可搜索和浏览的数字图书馆，用于保存地理空间数据，以及用于破译数据的其他学习材料。

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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.