Access to Online Historical Aerial Photography Collections: Past Practice, Present State, and Future Opportunities. Issue 2 (4th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McAuliffe, Carol Patterson; Lage, Kathryn; Mattke, Ryan
• Is Part Of: Journal of map & geography libraries. Volume 13:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 198
• Page End: 221
• Publication Date: 2017-05-04
• Subjects: libraries -- map collections -- historical aerial photographs -- metadata -- geospatial Semantic Web -- linked data -- Web interfaces -- crowdsourcing -- digital libraries -- sustainability -- geospatial information librarians -- digital geospatial collections -- collaborations; Map collections -- Periodicals; Geography libraries -- Periodicals; 026.91205
• DOI: 10.1080/15420353.2017.1334252
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1542-0353

Abstract

Abstract : The authors review how access to historical aerial photograph collections has evolved in response to technological developments and addresses areas for further advancement, with a particular emphasis on developing, preserving, and sustaining online collections. The authors focus specifically on the areas of metadata, the Semantic Web and linked data, and sustainability through collaboration. The article includes brief case studies, highlighting various projects involving the aerial photography collections at the University of Minnesota. The conclusion asserts the critical role played by geographic information librarians in effectively carrying out the strategies described in the article as they relate to the long-term sustainability of digital geospatial collections.