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Date:         Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:01:46 LCL
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From:         onsrud <onsrud.QM@OLYMPUS.UMESVE.MAINE.EDU>
Subject:      1991 GIS Bibliography-NCGIA

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  OFFICE MEMO          1991 GIS Bibliography-NCGIA            Date:8/13/92

NCGIA Annual GIS Bibliography Project for 1991

Attached is the table of contents for the first bibliography in a proposed
series of NCGIA annual GIS bibliographies.  The primary intent of this project
is to provide electronic access to articles contained in GIS proceedings and
book compendiums.  At present, searching for such articles is typically done
manually.

The annual database produced through this project is available for free at the
ncgia anonymous ftp site.  The database may be downloaded by anyone with access
to the electronic network and then used with desktop bibliographic software
such as EndNote Plus, Pro-Cite  or BibIX/Refer(Unix).

The desktop software allows users to carry out various types of searches and
aids them in automatically generating bibliographies on specific topics. From a
practical perspective, only authors, dates, and words in titles may be searched
because neither key words nor abstracts have been entered into the database.
As an alternative, the database may be printed and with the citations listed in
table of contents order for the volumes covered by the bibliography.

The 1991 volume contains approximately 1000 citations.  If academic users find
the 1991 bibliography worthwhile (and other bibliography efforts don't replace
the need for this effort), NCGIA intends to provide similar volumes in January
of each year for the preceding year.  (Note:  The 1991 NCGIA bibliography files
were complete before appearance of the Marble et. al. proposed bibliography
project on GIS-L.  However, the focus of the efforts vary and should be viewed
as complementary to each other.)

The table of contents for the NCGIA Annual GIS Bibliography  for 1991 follows:

Chapter One 	Introduction

Chapter Two 	Electronic Access to GIS Articles in Journals

Chapter Three	GIS Proceedings Citations for 1991

ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention (Baltimore - Volumes 2 and 4 only)
AM/FM International Conference XIV (San Diego)
AURISA '91 (Wellington, New Zealand)
Auto-Carto 10 (Baltimore - ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention Proceedings V. 6)
Canadian Conference on GIS '91(Ottawa)
EGIS '91 (Brussels)
GIS '91 Symposium (Vancouver, B.C.)
GIS/LIS '91 (Atlanta)
SSD '91 Advances in Spatial Databases (Zurich)
Symposium on Spatial Database Accuracy (Melbourne)
URISA Annual Conference (San Francisco)

Chapter Four 	GIS Compendium Citations for 1991

Advances in Cartography
	Muller, Editor
Cognitive and Linguistic Aspects of Geographic Space
	Mark and Frank, Editors
Geographic Information Systems: The Microcomputer in Modern Cartography
	Taylor, Editor
Geographical Information Systems: Principles and Applications
	Maguire, Goodchild, & Rhind, Editors
Handling Geographical Information
	Masser and Blakemore, Editors
Map Generalization: Making Rules for Knowledge Representation
	Buttenfield and McMaster, Editors
Metadata in the Geosciences
	Medyckyj-Scott, Newman, Ruggles and Walker, Editors

Please let us know if there are 1991 proceedings and compendiums in addition to
those listed that you would like to see included in any update of the database.

For those unable to acquire the database through anonymous ftp, a hardcopy
titled "NCGIA Annual GIS Bibliography for 1991" may be obtained for a nominal
price from NCGIA.  A 3.5 inch disk containing the same files as available at
the ftp site is supplied with each hardcopy.  Address: NCGIA 3510 Phelps Hall,
Univ of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060

The document and accompanying database may or may not be suitable for some
purpose you intend.  Although we have tried to list titles accurately, we make
no guarantees, implied or otherwise, that the titles are accurate or
comprehensive.  We claim no rights in the factual list of article titles and
encourage its free dissemination in digital form for academic purposes.

Acquiring Copies of the Database through Anonymous FTP

The GIS Bibliography for 1991 can be accessed through anonymous ftp at
ncgia.ucsb.edu (128.111.254.105).  For those unfamiliar with the use of ftp, a
detailed set of instructions in accessing the NCGIA ftp site is provided in the
hardcopy document available at the address noted above.

The bibliography is contained in five different files for the convenience of
different users.  (Note:  These are the same versions that have been available
at the ftp site since mid-summer of 1992 ).

GIS91.PROCITE
GIS91.REFER
GIS91.LIB
GIS91.PS
GIS91.TXT

The first three files are contained in the subdirectory pubs / biblio / 1991.
The "GIS91.PROCITE" file uses the Pro-Cite import/export format.  The
"GIS91.REFER" file uses the Refer/BibIX  import/export format.  These two files
may be used on any platform (i.e. DOS, MacIntosh, or UNIX) with EndNote,
EndNote Plus, or any other bibliographic software packages that accept these
formats.  (Note: The REFER file may require some editting if you are not using
Endnote Plus).  The GIS91.LIB file is an Endnote Plus document and is in binary
form.  This file may be used directly using Endnote software on a Macintosh.
(Note:  Transferring this file between DOS and Macintosh causes no problems but
we are experiencing difficulty  drawing it back from the UNIX system.  Thus, if
you currently want this file, send for the disk).

For those who don't have desk top bibliography software, citations can also be
accessed through postscript  or ASCII formats.  "GIS91.PS" and "GIS91.TXT" were
created using the MLA bibliographic style and export function in EndNote Plus.
These files are contained, respectively, in the following subdirectories: pubs
/ biblio / postscript and pubs / biblio / text.  Most word processing programs
will enable you to search these digital files for  any  specific words of
interest.  Whereas the first three files listed above contain only citations,
these two files contain the accompanying written text (what you are now
reading) and are therefore more appropriate for use if you want a finished
hardcopy printout of the entire GIS Bibliography for 1991.

All NGCIA on-line publications and datasets are also automatically accessible
through the WAIS system (Wide Area Information Servers).

Harlan Onsrud
Onsrud@mecan1.maine.edu
Steve Frank
Stevef@mecan1.maine.edu
NCGIA - University of Maine

Legal Footnote: ( ... because the following issue has been raised)

To the best of our knowledge and belief, authors and publishers of
bibliographies are not required by law to acquire permission of copyright
holders in order to minimally reference the articles or volumes of the
copyright holders.  Nor has this been the common practice in the academic
community in the past.  Thus, we have not asked for permission from the
copyright holders whether we could reference the articles which appear in the
"NCGIA Annual GIS Bibliography for 1991."

We believe the traditional practice of the U.S. academic community in regard to
this matter is well supported by U.S. law.  Under U.S. Copyright Law, facts are
not copyrightable.  We interpret the titles of articles, the names of authors
and the journals and page numbers where those articles appear to be facts.
Further, we contend there is no unique authorship in a computer file of such
facts if the facts are arranged alphabetically, chronologically, or not
arranged at all. (See, Feist Publications vs. Rural Telephone Service, 111
S.Ct1282 (1991)).  A recent European Community Commission proposed directive on
the legal protection of databases (Jan. 1992) appears to be consistent with the
Feist findings in regard to the selection and arrangement of facts within a
database.  However, the proposed directive also confers on the database creator
an additional sui generis right preventing unauthorized extraction of a
database's "noncopyrightable" contents in whole or substantial part for
commercial purposes.  The proposed additional protection applies only to
electronically stored databases and not to printed compilations.  Because our
bibliography does not reproduce a substantial part of any particular document,
is not for commercial purposes, and was not drawn from another electronic
source, the directive would not apply in this instance.  Although it is
purposely vague, the Berne convention also imposes an originality standard for
works to be protected by the laws of those Nations adhering to the convention
(See, 4 M.Nimmer, Nimmer on Copyright app. 27 (1989) for a copy of the Berne
Convention text).  Finally, even if the items contained in the accompanying
NCGIA bibliography are subject to copyright protection, and we do not admit
such, we contend that our specific usage is well within that allowed by the
fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law.

If you are a publisher and copyright holder of a volume referenced in this
bibliography and you disagree with our interpretation of the law, simply let us
know that you do not want the existence of articles in your publications made
known to the academic community through public domain bibliographies and we
will gladly remove from our bibliographic files any references to articles in
your company's publications.  We will also help advertise your company's
position on this matter to the academic community (e.g. you believe that
factual listings of titles requires permission, you only want your titles
listed with commercial electronic bibliographic services which charge fees for
accessing the titles and return a profit to you, etc.)  Thus, although we
believe the manner in which we have created and electronically distributed this
bibliography is perfectly legal we are willing to accomodate the wishes of
publishers.
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