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

[Warin]

On 21/4/20 10:44 am, Andrew Harvey wrote:
> 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?
access=customers?
>
> 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 
> <mailto: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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