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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I would like to remark that many
libraries have their Wikipedia articles. Even when a library does
not have an article, it could be created. The best way to approach
this is to do a survey of the library.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">For example, I created the article
(plus the Wikidata item and Wikimedia category) for this library:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1958300384">https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1958300384</a></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I took some images which reflect its
location, type of the building, interior of the library, the exact
title, as displayed on the entrance sign, the street number, etc.
and added the corresponding links to the OSM node.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Even though it is a relatively small
library no one in the community contested so far the
noteworthiness of the article, what is not always the case when
creating an article on some other subject.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">So one more thing to do when mapping a
library is to add some meaningful quality images, if necessary GPS
traces, i.e to do a dedicated survey with consequent publishing of
the results in the OSM.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Best regards,</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">O.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20-Apr-20 22:00, Christian Rogel
wrote:<br>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">We are generally aware of the importance of
the libraries, as they are numerous and useful by their variety
(public, academic, specialized, school…).</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">But, why they have been so neglected by us,
the mappers, seing them on the ground, getting maybe frequently
in ?</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">So poors are the tags for describing them.</div>
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normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">Yes, you can add the address, the phone, the
opening hours and a few precisions. See <a
href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dlibrary"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color: rgb(228,
175, 10);" class="">ameniy = library</span></a></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">But, you cannot indicate which public is
admitted, if most of the collection is visible, which kind of
documents is displayed and/or lended, and so on…</div>
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normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">I suggest that every person capable proposes
some categorization and enriches the wiki page above. </div>
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normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">From a few hours discussion on the French OSM
list, we were looming around using « library:for = {public
targeted} and library_collection.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">But, there are more than 2 angles in library
and information services.</div>
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normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">Note : <a
href="https://librarymap.ifla.org/map" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color: rgb(228, 175, 10);"
class="">a map of the libraries in the world</span></a> was
launched years ago by the International Federation of Library
Associations (IFLA), but we do not see any location, the figures
per countries only. </div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">Let us remember the huge number of 2.6 M
libraries registered. The French version on Google Map displays
162 locations.</div>
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normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class="">
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">81 500 <i class="">amenity=library</i> are
<a
href="https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/amenity=library#overview"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color: rgb(228,
175, 10);" class="">present in OSM database today</span></a>
20 apr. (5 500 in France). We can reach a richer content.</div>
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normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">Christian Rogel</div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height:
normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69,
69, 69);" class="">Retired chief librarian (France)</div>
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