User Community

Talking with other users is often the best way to get answers to your questions or identify opportunities to extend the benefits of your GIS. ESRI supports user interaction through a variety of conferences, special interest group meetings, and user communication forums, both face-to-face and electronically.

• Schools & Libraries Discussion Forum
Regional User Groups

GIS Listservs

• GIS4LIB – GIS for Libraries
  Subscribe at Listproc@u.washington.edu
• Maps-L
  Subscribe at Listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu
• ArcView-L
  Subscribe at Arcview-l-request@esri.com

GIS Blogs

• Geography Matters
• ESRI UC Blog
• VerySpatial
• All Points
• Mapz: A GIS Librarian

GIS Podcasts

• ESRI Instructional Series
• ESRI Speaker Series

Industry Organizations

• American Library Association
• Western Association of Map Libraries
• Northeast Map Organization
• Special Libraries Association—Geography and Map Section
• American Association of Museums
• Association of Science–Technology Centers