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Geography

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