2003 ESRI User Conference GIS Science Challenges II: Developing GIsBased Models Tuesday, July 8, 200

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2003 ESRI User ConferenceGIS
Science Challenges II Developing GIs-Based
ModelsTuesday, July 8, 2003Building Towards a
National Public Library Geographic Database
16,000 Libraries and Counting!

• Dr. Christie Koontz
• Dean K. Jue
• GeoLib Program
• Florida Resources and Environmental Analysis
  Center
• Florida State University
• Tallahassee, FL

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Presentation Outline

• Background Public Library Geographic Database
  (PLGDB)
• Local, State and National Need for PLGDB
• Customer Markets
• Map Layers and Features
• Timeframe
• Challenges

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Background Public Library Geographic Database
(PLGDB)

• Timing is right for Internet mapping, Geocortex
  product available
• US 2000 Census Data just came out
• PLGDB basemap available--first digital inventory
  of US public libraries, was created in 200l by
  the GeoLib Program, Florida State University.
• Project funding was awarded--current project is
  funded by the Institute of Museum and Library
  Service (IMLS), in partnership with Information
  Institute, School of Information Studies, FSU

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Need for PLGDBLocal Level

• Quick access to national data at three levels
  over the Internet
• Public librarians at the local level need
  knowledge of changing customer characteristics
  available from US Census, for optimal provision
  of library services to use in conjunction with
  library use statistics
• These data are often difficult to access due to
• lack of expertise in knowing where to access
  data
• lack of knowledge of which US Census data to
  select
• lack of knowledge of local GIS planning data

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State Level

• Statewide library customer and use data for
  optimal distribution of federal public library
  funds
• Impact of federal funds upon geographic areas of
  the state by legislative district
• Comparative US state data to leverage government
  officials to increase funds for specific customer
  markets

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National Level

• Policy decisions regarding equitable distribution
  of telecommunications discounts
• Federal library funding agencies, e.g.,
  Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),
  for congressional information requests such as
  the impact of IMLS funds

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Customer Markets

• Public Library Managers
• Over half of the 16,000 libraries serve
  populations under 5,000 people. Little planning
  data is available for smaller libraries. Larger
  libraries will benefit efficient access to large
  amounts of data in a geographic environment
• Researchers
• The PLGDB contains layers of data that will be
  available at a more micro drill down level for
  researchers inside and outside the public library
  field

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Map Layers and Features

• Public Libraries
• Geographic Boundaries
• Population Characteristics
• Political Boundaries
• Base Information
• Special credit to developers Georgianna Strode,
  Haizhi Chen, and Otmar Olsina, FREAC/GeoLib staff

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Public Libraries Layer
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Geographic Boundaries Layer
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Population Characteristics Layer
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Political Boundaries Layer
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Base Information Layer
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Timeframe

• Alpha launch (late June!) to advisory committee
  and select entities
• Beta launch July 21
• url imf.geocortex.net/mapping/fsu/launch.html
• Server returns to FSU/GeoLib from Geocortex
• DB redesign occurs as feedback comes in
• Customer markets are identified and prioritized
• Sustainability in place by end of 2004

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Challenges

• Users who are not familiar with spatial data, or
  GIS
• Datasets collected in different years, and
  caveats of joining these
• Sustaining and maintaining PLGDB beyond years of
  funding

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ContactDr. Christie Koontz or Dean K.
JueGeoLib Programckoontz_at_admin.fsu.edudjue_at_admi
n.fsu.eduwww.geolib.org