Supporting Campus GIS Needs with Limited Staff and Budgetary Resources

Erich PurpurGIS Librarian

DeLaMare Science & Engineering LibraryUniversity of Nevada, Reno

Reno, Nevada, USA

June 3rd, 2016IASSIST 2016Bergen, Norway

About My Job

Where is Reno?

About the School-21,000 students

-Geology, Mining, and related departments

GIS Services in UNR Libraries-since 2014

-Technical support for end users-data gathering, statistical services, data management

-users from sciences, social sciences, engineering, business, medical school, humanities

-not only ArcGIS

How did it happen?-partnered with University Tutoring Services

-trial period

-students + me

-No physical space

The Key - Assessment

Things We Don’t Do-provide data

-Metadata

Going Forward-Support from agencies

-We now have more support-increased student hours-potential new staff

Thank You. Questions?

June 3rd, 2016IASSIST 2016Bergen, Norway

Erich PurpurGIS Librarian

DeLaMare Science & Engineering LibraryUniversity of Nevada, Reno

Reno, Nevada, USA