Integrating digital information for coastal and marine sciences
Journal of Digital Information Management
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Abstract
A pilot distributed geolibrary, the Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB), was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, to classify, integrate, and facilitate access to scientific information about oceans, coasts, and lakes. The MRIB is composed of a categorization scheme, a metadata database, and a specialized software backend, capable of drawing together information from remote sources without modifying their original format or content. Twelve facets are used to classify information: location, geologic time, feature type, biota, discipline, research method, hot topics, project, agency, author, content type, and file type. The MRIB approach allows easy and flexible organization of large or growing document collections for which centralized repositories would be impractical. Geographic searching based on the gazetteer and map interface is the centerpiece of the MRIB distributed geolibrary. The MRIB is one of a very few digital libraries that employ georeferencing -- a fundamentally different way to structure information from the traditional author/title/subject/keyword approach employed by most digital libraries. Lessons learned in developing the MRIB will be useful as other digital libraries confront the challenges of georeferencing.
Suggested Citation
Marincioni, F., Lightsom, F.L., Riall, R.L., Linck, G.A., Aldrich, T., and Caruso, M.J., 2004, Integrating digital information for coastal and marine sciences: Journal of Digital Information Management, v. 2, no. 3, p. 132-141.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Integrating digital information for coastal and marine sciences |
| Series title | Journal of Digital Information Management |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Digital Information Research Foundation |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Digital Information Management |
| First page | 132 |
| Last page | 141 |