[OSM-talk] It's time to manage libraries properly in OSM

[Andrew Harvey]

Agreed that we could do better, see the proposal process for new tags
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposal_process.

Currently we can already mark if the library is open to the public on not
(access=yes means open to the general public), but it's unclear how say a
school library or library restricted to attendees of an educational
facility like a university should be tagged (is it access=private since
only those people attending the institution have been given permission?

You can mark the operator of the library with
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:operator, which might be the local
municipality/government/council, or might be the school or university.

You can mark the operator type with
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:operator:type eg public, private,
government, religious, ngo, community, consortium, cooperative.

There are open questions similar to yours at
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity=library#Types_of_libraries

On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 06:04, Christian Rogel <
christian.rogel at club-internet.fr> wrote:

> We are generally aware of the importance of the libraries, as they are
> numerous and useful by their variety (public, academic, specialized,
> school…).
> But, why they have been so neglected by us, the mappers, seing them on the
> ground, getting maybe frequently in ?
> So poors are the tags for describing them.
>
> Yes, you can add the address, the phone, the opening hours and a few
> precisions. See ameniy = library
> <https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dlibrary>
> 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…
>
> I suggest that every person capable proposes some categorization and
> enriches the wiki page above.
>
> From a few hours discussion on the French OSM list, we were looming around
> using «  library:for = {public targeted} and library_collection.
> But, there are more than 2 angles in library and information services.
>
> Note : a map of the libraries in the world
> <https://librarymap.ifla.org/map> was launched years ago by the
> International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), but we do not see
> any location, the figures per countries only.
> Let us remember the huge number of 2.6 M libraries registered. The French
> version on Google Map displays 162 locations.
>
> 81 500 *amenity=library* are  present in OSM database today
> <https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/tags/amenity=library#overview> 20 apr.
> (5 500 in France). We can reach a richer content.
>
>
> Christian Rogel
> Retired chief librarian (France)
>
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