Since its inception in 1999, GIS (Geographic Information Science) Day has been a time for celebrating geographic information-based technologies. FSU Libraries has previously celebrated this annual event with displays featuring maps and books on mapmaking, as well as with hands-on activities with maps and snacks. However, for GIS Day 2025, FSU Libraries is bringing back... Continue Reading →
To celebrate this year’s National GIS Day, held on November 20th, FSU Libraries is hosting three book displays across both Dirac Science Library and Strozier Library. The displays highlight the many faces of maps, mapmaking, cartography, GIS data, and so much more that can be found in our collections, and they will be on view... Continue Reading →
Mapping could be used to visualize many other gaps in Wikipedia’s information base, and this is certainly not the only area in which Wikipedia is lacking. However, digital tools and resources like digital maps and Wikipedia could allow us to shift the focus towards important but underrepresented figures, events, and movements in the world’s history.
