University of Connecticut | Resources for Geography
Contents:
- University of Connecticut Library Collections and Services
- Library Databases
- Key Web Sites for Geography
- Geography and Map Associations
- Geography Resources
- Liaison Librarian
University of Connecticut Library Collections and Services
- MAGIC: Map and Geographic Information Center
- The UConn Libraries' Online Catalog: HOMER
- Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Service
- Request a Purchase Form
Use this form to suggest titles to be added to the Libraries' collections. - Research Database Locator
- eJournal (Electronic Journal) Locator
- Electronic Style Manuals The University of Vermont
Available only to members of the UConn community.
Library Databases
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Top Pick
- GEOBASE
- GeoRef
- Scopus
- ScienceDirect
- Water Resources Abstracts (subfile of Environmental Sciences)
- Web of Science
Other Geography Databases
Key Web Sites for Geography:
- CIA-The World Factbook
- Starting the Hunt Guide to Mostly On-Line and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute Data, from the University of Arkansas
- GIS WWW Resource List From the University of Edinburgh, Scotland
- How Far Is It? A global straight-line distance tool
- MapQuest
- Google Maps
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection From the University of Texas at Austin
- Oddens' Bookmarks An excellent compendium--well organized and up-to-date
- Mapville Eric Riback's Hotlist
- Surf Your Watershed An EPA service to help locate, use, and share environmental information about a state and watershed
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Geography and Map Associations:
- List of Professional Societies and Associations in Physical Geography
- Association of American Geographers (AAG)
- The Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG)
- North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)
- North East Map Organization (NEMO)
- Society of Cartographers U.K.
- Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML)
Geography Resources
- Planetary image finders
- Global Atlas of Palaeovegetation Since the Last Glacial Maximum
- U.S. Gazetteer From the U.S. Census Bureau
- The Atlas of Canada
- Geographical Names of Canada From Natural Resources Canada
- Glossary of Cartographic Terms From Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas at Austin
- Glossary of GIS Terms From New Hampshire's GRANIT
- Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
- American FactFinder A good source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data; From the U.S. Census Bureau
- Making Maps Easy to Read
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| If you have questions or comments, please contact: Sarah Stanwicks, Liaison Librarian to Department of Geography, Homer Babbidge Library 369 Fairfield Way, U-2005M University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06269-2005 (860) 486-4589 or (860) 486-8065 sarah.stanwicks@uconn.edu | The Academic Liaison Program provides faculty and students with a personal contact to whom library-related issues and questions may be addressed. |