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Partnerships and opportunities: The archival management of geographic information systems

Ann Zimmerman
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This article provides an overview of geographic information systems (GISs) technology and applications. It discusses its implications for archives, including a review of the existing literature. Finally, the article recommends a strategy for managing such systems based on the study of an environmental GIS application in a federal research center and on the vision recently expressed by David Bearman and Margaret Hedstrom. A multi-staged approach to the archival management of GISs is recommended and new partnerships are suggested to aid archivists in the future management of these systems.

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Ann Zimmerman. 1995. Partnerships and opportunities: The archival management of geographic information systems. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/1000664

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