Case Studies

Learn more about what your peers in libraries, museums, botanic gardens, and zoos are doing with GIS. These success stories are drawn from a variety of sources.

• Libraries
• Administration
• Data Collections
• GIS Services
• Museums, Zoos and Botanic Gardens
• Collections and Research
• Exhibits
• Operations

Share Your Story

The ESRI Education team is seeking additional stories on how GIS technology is improving education and learning. If you would like to share your story, please send a 300-500 word description of your project along with a digital photo or screenshot to highered@esri.com.

Libraries

• Colorado State Library Conducts a Variety of Projects with GIS
  ArcNews, Summer 2006
• Glendale Public Library Uses GIS to Plan the Future
  [PDF]
• Focusing on Literacy Problems: Using LibraryDecision at the Forsyth County Public Library
  [PDF]
• Using GIS Technology To Make The Case For A New Branch Public Library
  Windsor Public Library, Ontario, Canada
• US Public Libraries Geographic Database (PLGDB)
  GeoLib, The Florida State University
• Using GIS to Establish a Public Library Consumer Health Collection
  Biomedical Digital Libraries, by Elizabeth M. LaRue
• Book Smart: GIS gives libraries new insight into patron usage, and collection and circulation information
  Government Technology, by Jessica Jones, April 2004

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• Expanding Access to Large Geospatial Repositories
  ArcUser, April-June 2007
• Prototype Geographic Search and Query Tools for a Library Digital Archive
  ArcUser, April-June 2006
• CIVICTechnologies Empowers Public Libraries to Provide Access to Web-Based Demographic and Business Data
  ESRI case study series, March 2006 [PDF]
• Cornell University Library Serves GIS Resources on the Web
  ArcNews, Summer 2004

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• Off the Chart
  From the Library of Congress to local governments, GIS mapping is becoming a valuable tool for forming and implementing public policy.
  Government Technology, February 2, 2006—by Chad Vander Veen
• The Congressional Cartography Program Responds to United States Senate and House of Representatives with GIS
  ArcNews, Summer 2005
• Promoting Geographic Information System Usage Across Campus
  Information Technology Today, by Shaun Spiegel and JaNae Kinikin, November 2004
• The Arizona Electronic Atlas from the U of A Library Now Online
  GIS Educator, 2004—Reprint[PDF]
• Grove High School GIS Club Catalogs City's Heritage
  ArcNews, Spring 2004
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Archives History on the Web With GIS
  ArcNews, Fall 2003

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Museums, Zoos and Botanic Gardens

• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Administers Archaeological Sites with GIS
  ArcUser, Spring 2006
• Sharing and Accessing Biodiversity Data Globally
  ArcUser, Winter 2006
• In Denver, Colorado, Two Natural History Institutions Merge Their Collections
  ArcNews, Spring 2004
• GIS at the Smithsonian Institution
  GIS Educator, 2002—Reprint [PDF]

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• Witte Museum Uses GIS to Make a Splash in Its New "World of Water" Exhibit
  ArcNews, Fall 2005
• National Geographic Society: Making Geographic Data and Maps Accessible to Museum Visitors
  [PDF]
• The Talavera Tiles — Bringing to Light and Preserving Historic Maps
  ArcNews, Fall 2004

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• Managing Botanic Gardens Using GIS
  ArcNorthNews, ESRI Canada—Reprint [PDF]
• Keeping Track of the Plant and Animal Kingdom in San Diego, California
  ArcNews, Fall 2003

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