Abstract
This paper presents the strategy used to add neighborhood names and footprints to the Los Angeles Digital Gazetteer. The gazetteer database currently contains 4,500 features and is needed to: (1) facilitate the specification of geographic footprints in the Qualified Dublin Core metadata records that are used to describe digital assets; and (2) support the search for and retrieval of selected objects based on location, time, format, and/or keyword. The role of the digital gazetteer and a new browser which will offer the library patron a web-based query form with an interactive map is explained. The interface can be used to draw a query on a map, and it provides a series of pull down menus that can be used to specify time periods, formats, collections, and key words of interest. A new method for specifying neighborhood footprints in the digital gazetteer is described in some detail, and opportunities are highlighted for generalizing the method to help with search and retrieval using the map browser.
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