AbstractMapping Philadelphia History: A Geographic Model for Accessing Archival Collections Track: Using GIS in Libraries and Museums Author(s): Joan Decker, Megan Heckert The City of Philadelphia Department of Records has developed a web-based mapping application to search and display historic photographs from the City's archive of more than 2 million photographs. This database provides students and educators access to a wealth of historical imagery and represents a model for searching geographically encoded archival and library collections Joan Decker Philadelphia Department of Records City Hall, Rm 156 Philadelphia , PA 19107 US Phone: (215) 686-2261 E-mail: joan.decker@phila.gov Megan Heckert Avencia Incorporated 340 N. 12th St. Ste 402B Philadelphia , PA 19107 US Phone: 215-701-7712 E-mail: mheckert@avencia.com |