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American Geographical Society (AGS), oldest geographical society in the United States, founded 1852 in New York City. Its purpose is to advance the science of geography through discussion and publication. The society maintains its collection in the library at the Univ. of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Its archives contain many rare maps and globes, historic letters, and artifacts from explorations. Formerly noted for its support of scientific research and exploration, for its research facilities (extensively used by the federal government during the 1919 Paris Peace Conference and again during World War II), and for its cartographic work, the society's work has become chiefly educational and informational. The Geographical Review is its quarterly journal. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Patti Day and Chieko Maene,
former Digital Spatial Data Librarians at the University of
Wisconsin--Milwaukee, write about their experiences dealing with
copyright restrictions and license agreements applied to several sets of
geospatial data acquired by the American Geographical Society Library
(AGSL). He is also a board member of
two non-profits, including The American Geographical Society (New York,
NY) and of Project Open Hand (Atlanta, GA). Here, we examine these issues in the context of
the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) during the period 2000-05, when we held
positions there as digital spatial data librarians. |
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