Applied Geography Conference AGX 2023

The Purpose of a Map Library in this Digital Age

Oct 27, 2023, 10:10 AM

1h 20m

Drury Hotel/1-1 - Main Vault (Drury Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown)

Panel Discussion Digital Geography Panel

Speakers

Boris Michev (University of Pittsburgh)Dr Craig Campbel (Youngstown State University) Dawna Cerney (Youngstown State University) Michael Ratcliffe (U.S. Census Bureau)

Description

As digital technology produces a culture of accessibility to modern day maps and digital data, this this panel explores the state of Map Libraries in Public institutions, how they may be changing, how they should or could change and why they are still important. An open discussion is invited from the audience.