Retired: 1996 Spatial Data Supplement to Recommended Minimum Specifications for Public Access Work Stations in Federal Depository Libraries

[ Note: These standards are now superseded. For a complete explanation of LPS' current workstation recommendations and requirements, go HERE. ]

In the May 15, 1996 issue of Administrative Notes the Library Programs Service (LPS) published the "Recommended Minimum Specifications for Public Access Work Stations in Federal Depository Libraries." Those specifications are intended to assist depository librarians who are planning purchases of new personal computers (PCs) for public use in Federal depository libraries, and should be adequate for most general FDLP electronic products.

However, as noted in that article, we were advised that work stations which conform to those minimum specifications may not be adequate for electronic spatial data, to run geographic information system (GIS) software, or to print maps from electronic sources. The Cartographic Users Advisory Council (CUAC) has assisted LPS in the development of this supplemental set of specifications which support spatial data applications. All of the caveats concerning work stations and software expressed in the May 15, 1996 article also apply to depository libraries which elect to serve the public with electronic spatial data.

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