Applying Grospatial Information System in Space Management of Academic Libraries

Gaining information about space and facilities is crucial to the operations of organizations. Libraries, especially academic libraries that are generally constructed on a large scale are also no exception. Designing a powerful space management tool can help libraries increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their daily operations. The goal of libraries is to “develop an efficient and harmonious balance of all the elements that make up a library”. This paper aims at developing geospatial information systems (GIS) technology for libraries. GIS is considered to be better than other systems in incorporating spatial data analysis into visual presentation. It is also cheap and easy to develop.GIS technology is new to library space management. This paper argues that it is a very efficient and effective tool. The simplicity of developing GIS interfaces and spatial databases and the low cost of implementing them, make the technology applicable to nearly every library. This paper offers only a general proposal that aims to call the attention of librarians to this wonderful tool. Actual implementation can only become possible when the advantages of GIS technology have been more widely recognized.