TY - JOUR
T1 - The digital debacle
T2 - Is the cart before the horse?
AU - Olson, John A.
PY - 2006/7/13
Y1 - 2006/7/13
N2 - The digital trend is affecting how map librarians do their work. By going digital, map librarians skip printing on paper and reduce their costs by not using a physical distribution and mailing system. Despite its promises, digital mapping has one significant flaw and that is archiving. Because these files are so big, even a single image can clog up a computer. Furthermore, anything digital is neither tangible nor stable. This is where film has the advantage. Specifically, film will stay film because it is a tangible format and it is stable to a large extent.
AB - The digital trend is affecting how map librarians do their work. By going digital, map librarians skip printing on paper and reduce their costs by not using a physical distribution and mailing system. Despite its promises, digital mapping has one significant flaw and that is archiving. Because these files are so big, even a single image can clog up a computer. Furthermore, anything digital is neither tangible nor stable. This is where film has the advantage. Specifically, film will stay film because it is a tangible format and it is stable to a large extent.
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U2 - 10.1300/J230v02n02_06
DO - 10.1300/J230v02n02_06
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746604747
SN - 1542-0353
VL - 2
SP - 75
EP - 78
JO - Journal of Map and Geography Libraries
JF - Journal of Map and Geography Libraries
IS - 2
ER -