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Article Databases (14 items)
Use these searching tools to identify articles in journals, newspapers, and other sources. All the databases provide citations to the material, many provide abstracts and many provide access to the full-text of the articles.
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All links below lead to external sites.
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Academic Search [Ebsco]
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ebrary Academic Complete
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IngentaConnect
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
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National Library of the Environment
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NetLibrary
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Web Sites (23 items)
All links below lead to external sites.
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AgNIC
- Sponsored by the National Agricultural Library, the Agricultural Information Network (AgNIC) allows searching across several institutions for agricultural information.
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Color Landform Atlas of the United States
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Ecoregions of the United States
- Mapping information to be used in the proposed National Interagency
Ecoregion-Based Ecological Assessments.
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FAO Global Climate Maps
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Federal Geographic Data Committee
- The Federal Geographic Data Committee coordinates the development
of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure). The site features a
meta-search engine for maps and geospatial data.
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Geodata.gov
- A web-based portal for one-stop access to maps, data and other geospatial services from a partnership of 10 federal agencies and seven intergovernmental councils.
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Geographic Names Information System
- Information about almost 2
million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States, with connections for retrieval of topographic maps.
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History of Cartography: Gateway to the Subject
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Internet Resources for Geographers
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NASA Global Change Master Directory
- A comprehensive source of Earth science data and services,
with broad coverage of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, oceans, solid earth, and biosphere.
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National Atlas of the United States
- An online atlas of the natural and sociocultural landscape of the
United States, including the option to create user-generated multi-media maps.
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National Geographic Map Machine
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National Imagery and Mapping Agency
- Provides access to information for mapping, charting, and geodesy.
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National Park Service
- Central page for Park Service programs in support of history, air
pollution, and environmental preservation.
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Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (UT at Austin)
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Terraserver Tutorial
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Terraserver-USA
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U.S. Census Bureau
- The primary statistical agency of the Federal Government, with substantial data on the economy, society, and population of the United States, for local, state and national levels.
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U.S. Gazetteer
- The Census Bureau's online atlas of demographic data from the 1990
Census, with technical documentation and updates.
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United Nations Atlas of the Oceans
- An Internet portal for information pertaining to sustainable development of the oceans. News, databases, policy briefs, and reference for policy-makers, students and general interest users.
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USGS National Mapping Information
- Source of online mapping products, and finding aids to print maps from the US Geological Survey.
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UVA Geospatial & Statistical Data Center
- Statistical data from the federal government, including the
Historical Census web site, National Income and Product Accounts,
export and import history, and state personal income.
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WHO Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response
- Medical Geography.
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Selected Journals (17 items)
Off-campus access to these resources will require you to validate with your 14-digit library bar code.
It's the number printed on your TU OneCard.
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All links below lead to external sites.
To identify other journals available at Cook Library, you may search our list of print and electronic journals.
Subject Guide: Geography / Albert S. Cook Library
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/getResourcesBySubject.cfm?subjectID=25
Last revised: July 16, 2012
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