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America: History and Life (EBSCO)
articles on North American history from prehistory to the present; coverage from 1964 |
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GEOBASE (OCLC/FirstSearch)
geography, geology, and ecology ; 1980-present |
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Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
history of the world, 1450 - present, excluding U.S. & Canada; coverage from 1955 |
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JSTOR
multi-disciplinary scholarly journal archive ; may not include most recent 3-5 years |
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Science Direct College Edition (Elsevier)
access to 1,000 full text journals from 2003-present ; subject coverage of physical, life and health sciences ; engineering ; social sciences and the humanities |
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Wiley Interscience
over 300 multi-disciplinary journals ; some full text |
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Multi-Disciplinary Resources
multi-disciplinary databases covering all academic subjects |
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Background Notes (Department of State)
provides information on "geographic entities and international organizations" ; also available at Government Documents S1.123: |
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CIA World Factbook
national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, including current maps |
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Country Studies (Department of the Army)
also available at Government Documents D101.22: |
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Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in
GIS, Cartography, and Remote Sensing (UC Berkeley Library) |
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Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Geography Ref. GB10 .H82 1988 |
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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physical Geography Ref. GB10 .E53 1985 |
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The Encyclopedia of the Environment Ref. G10 .E53 1994 |
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Enviornmental Encyclopedia Ref. GE10 .E58 1994 and 1998 |
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Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century Ref. G99 .G43 2003 |
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names |
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of the Environment Ref. GE10 .M33 1997 vols. 1-6 |
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National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas |
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Alabama Climate Summary (National Climate Data Center) |
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Alabama Geographic Alliance
geographical links, workshops and institutes, etc. |
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
cartography of the Americas from the 18th and 19th centuries; also includes maps of
the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania; atlases, globes, school geographies, books, maritime
charts, and a variety of separate maps, including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript.
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Digital Collections - Geography, Geology and Maps |
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Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
geospatial information, including full text journals, news, and a GIS directory |
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Geology.com - State maps
collection of 350 U.S. state maps, which include a raised
relief map, elevation maps, rivers maps, political maps and roads/cities maps |
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Geology.com - World maps
large collection of static maps |
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Geoplace
geospatial information, including full text journals, news, and a GIS directory |
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The Great Mirror
selection of about 5,000 photographs ; landscapes reflecting the people who have shaped them |
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Map Room(Air University Library)
provides links to geographic, historical, military, and satellite maps and map collections |
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Maps and Atlases (SU Library) |
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National Atlas of the United States
authoritative views of scientific, societal, and historical information |
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Resources for Geographers
Geography Dept., Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder |
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Samford University Department of Geography |
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USGS Maps, Imagery, and Publications |