Google Earth is a research, mapping, and cultural exploration tool that
puts the whole world in your hands, then hands over the tools to let you
build your own world. The uses of Google Earth in academia, in
libraries, and across disciplines are endless and each year more
innovate research projects are being released. Since its launch, Google
Earth has had an enormous impact on the way people think, learn, and
work with geographic information. With easy access to spatial and
cultural information, and with customizable map features and dynamic
presentation tools, Google Earth is an attractive option for anyone
wishing to host projects and to share research findings through a common
online interface. This easy-to-read, practical guide: -Demonstrates how
Google Earth has been used as a resource for research -Showcases library
path finders, discovery tools, and collections built with Google Earth
-Discusses how Google Earth can be embedded into various library
services -Highlights effectives uses of Google Earth in
specific-discipline education, and provide step-by-step sample classroom
activities -Introduces Google Earth features, data, and map making
capabilities -Describes Google Earth-related online resources After
reading this guide, librarians will be able to easily integrate Google
Earth's many facets into their services and help teachers integrate it
into their classrooms. Because so many librarians are educators and
subject specialists, they can customize the learning outcomes for
students based on the subject being studied. This book presents a
cross-disciplinary overview of how Google Earth can be used in research,
in teaching and learning, and in other library services like promotion,
outreach, reference and very importantly collection and resource
exploration and discovery. This comprehensive guide to using Google
Earth is for public, school, academic, and special libraries serving
from the elementary level through adult levels. Although articles have
been written about specific subjects and specific library projects, this
is the first published that offer a one-stop-shop for utilizing this
online product for library-related purposes. Librarians reading this
book will gain the Google Earth skills required to be able to not only
use it themselves, but also teach others in how to use this online
technology.
