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Jeff Essic, Lead Librarian for GIS, receiving the Outstanding Service to the North Carolina GIS Community award at the NC GIS conference

Essic receives a career service award from the NC GIS Community

5/20/2025

Jeff Essic, Lead Librarian for GIS, recently won an Outstanding Service to the North Carolina GIS Community award. The award was presented at the NC GIS conference, a biannual conference which…

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Researchers helping researchers—Data Science Consulting at the Libraries

4/21/2025

When describing his work as a consultant for the Data Science Consulting program, Abhinandra (Abhi) Singh modified a popular quote from the Harry Potter series: “Help will always be given at NC …

A Map of North Carolina depicting the population densities of the Estimated percent of all people aged 18-34, between 2018-2022 with markers depicting the location of 4 year colleges and universities

Visualize Location-Based Data with PolicyMap

4/12/2024

The NC State University Libraries is happy to introduce PolicyMap, our newest policy mapping tool. According to their website, PolicyMap offers an innovative platform that extends beyond…

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Geospatial symposium at the Hunt Library, Dec. 16

12/12/2022

How can mapping help solve social, economic and environmental problems? Come find out at the NC State Center for Geospatial Analytics Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology (MGIST)…

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Essic featured in article about GIS librarianship

6/15/2022

Directions Magazine featured GIS and Data Librarian Jeff Essic in its latest issue about the importance of GIS librarianship at universities. Essic served on a panel in April to speak about his work…

A dynamic schedule of events and workshops about geospatial analytics and spatial data science

GIS Week is Nov. 15-19

10/19/2021

NC State’s annual GIS Week lets you geek out about geospatial analytics and spatial data science. In other words, it’s a stimulating schedule of events, workshops, and networking opportunities…

Submit to the W. E. B. Du Bois Visualization Exhibit

Call for entries for Du Bois Visualization Exhibit

8/9/2021

The W.E.B. Du Bois Visualization Exhibit is a data visualization showcase in November 2021 that celebrates the visualization work of W.E.B. Du Bois and elevates data visualizations centered around…

The Libraries hosts Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day events

It’s all about geography, Nov. 10-16

11/4/2019

All maps lead to the Libraries on Wednesday, Nov. 13 for GIS Day. GIS (geographic information systems) Day is the centerpiece of Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 10-16), which features special hands-on…

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Learn 360° video, GIS storytelling, digital archive management and more

8/22/2018

Register now for our fall 2018 Digital Scholarship Workshops! Taught by NCSU Libraries staff, the series offers sessions on topics as diverse as 360° video creation, creating and managing your…