Electronic Resources

Subject Resources: Geography

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Databases
	Digital Sanborn Maps (California) Digital access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities
	Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) Nearly 150,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701 and 1800.
		Thomson-Gale
	Expanded Academic ASAP Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, many in full-text.
			1980 -- present
	FRANCIS International Humanities and Social Sciences Multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities (63%), social sciences (33%), and economics (4%)
			1984 to present
	HOMER Catalog of the Information Services Division's library materials (all libraries except Health Sciences Libraries and Law Library catalogs)
	LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe Full text business, financial, legal, medical, biographical, government and domestic and international newspaper resources.
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	NetLibrary Collection of full-text electronic books.
	NewsBank InfoWeb Collection of primary source databases and access to world maps.
	Online Geographical Bibliography Provided by the American Geographical Society Library
	ProQuest Access databases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
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	Social Sciences Citation Index Citation database for the social sciences
			1965 to present
	U.S. Gazetteer searchable database containing geographic information, maps and 1990 census data
	Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) Web of Science is part of ISI's Web of Knowledge which also includes Arts & Humanties and Social Sciences citation databases.
			1900-present
	Wilson Social Sciences Full Text International, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law
		H.W. Wilson	Indexing 1982+, Abstracting 1984+, “select” Full Text 1994+
	World Development Indicators This is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of statistical data about development.
			1960 -- present
	WPA Maps Digital Archive 345 maps from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Land Use survey of Los Angeles conducted from 1933 through 1939.
			1933-1939
eJournals
	Annals of the Association of American Geographers Publishes original, timely, and innovative peer-reviewed articles that advance knowledge in all facets of the field of geography.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 87 (1997) -- 2005
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 89 (1911 - 1999)
	Antipode Alternative scholarship in geography.
		First Search (OCLC)	vol. 30, no. 1 (1998)-- 2005
	Asia Pacific Viewpoint Interdisciplinary papers on development patterns within the Asia Pacific region.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 39, no. 1 (1998) -- 2005
	Australian Geographer The oldest academic geography journal in Australia.
	China: An International Journal The journal focuses on contemporary China, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
		Project Muse	v. 2 (2004) -- present
	Cities Offers a comprehensive range of articles on all aspects of urban policy.
			v. 12, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Current Geographical Publications Bibliography of maps and atlases in the American Geographical Society Collection of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
			v. 66, no. 1 (2003) -- present
	Demography Interdisciplinary journal of general interest articles for population scientists.
		Project Muse	v. 37 (2000) -- present
	Development (Society for International Development) Dialogue between activists and intellectuals committed to the search for alternative paths of social transformation towards a more sustainable and just world.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 42, no. 1 (1999) -- v. 47, no. 4 (2004)
		Palgrave Macmillan	v. 42, no. 1 (1999) -- present
	Development and Change Interdisciplinary journal of development studies and social change.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 29, no. 1 (1997) -- 2005
	Development Southern Africa Publishes articles that reflect innovative thinking on key development challenges and policy issues facing the southern African region.
	Economic Geography Theoretically-based empirical articles and case studies within the field of economic geography.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 75 (1925 - 1999)
	Environment and Planning A: Environment and Planning An interdisciplinary journal of urban and regional research.
			v. 33, no. 1 (2001) -- present
	Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design Research in the application of formal methods, methods models, and theories to spatial problems which involve the built environment.
			v. 1 (1974) -- present
	Environment and Planning D: Society and Space An interdisciplinary journal that leads internationally in discussions of the relations between society and space.
	Geographical Analysis Presents significant advances in geographical theory, model building, and quantitative methods
		Project Muse	v. 34, no.1 (2002) -- v. 36 (2004)
	Geographical Journal Publishes original research papers and review articles, which range across the entire subject of geography.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 165 (1893 - 1999)
	Geographical Review A leading scholarly periodicals devoted exclusively to geography.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 89 (1916 - 1999)
	Growth and Change Forum for scholarly research on all aspects of public, urban, and regional development and policy-making.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 29, no. 1 (1998)-- 2005
	Imago Mundi
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 54 (1935 - 2002)
	International Journal of Geographical Information Science Forum for the rapidly growing field of geographical information systems (GIS)
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 11, no. 6 (1997)--v. 18, no. 7 (2004)
		MetaPress	v. 1, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Analysis of all aspects of urban and regional development theory.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 22, no. 1 (1997)-- 2005
	International Migration A quarterly review of current migration issues.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 36, no. 1 (1997)-- 2005
	International Migration Review A peer-reviewed journal on sociodemographic, economic, historical, political and legislative aspects of migration.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 33 (1966 - 1999)
	International Regional Science Review An international forum to share important research findings and methodological breakthroughs that improve spatial and regional analysis within the social sciences.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 22, no. 1 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 22, no. 2 (1999)-- present
	Journal of American Studies Journal of art, literature and popular culture.
		Cambridge University Press	v. 31, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Journal of Developing Areas Provides empirical and theoretical research on all issues pertaining to the process of economic development.
		Project Muse	v. 37 (2003) -- present
	Journal of Developing Societies A refereed international journal on development and social change in all societies.
		Sage	v. 18, no. 1 (2002) -- present
	Journal of Development Economics Publishes papers relating to all aspects of economic development.
		ScienceDirect	v. 1, no. 1 (1974) -- present
	Journal of Environmental Planning and Management Focuses on the integrated planning and management of the environment
			v. 39, no. 4 (1996)--present
	The Journal of Land & Public Utility Economics Dedicated to the study of land use, natural resources, public utilities, housing, and urban land issues.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 23 (1925 -1947)
	Journal of Latin American Geography
		Project Muse	v. 2, no. 1 (2003)-- present
	Journal of Latin American Studies Recent research in Latin American studies.
		Cambridge University Press	v. 29 (1997) -- present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 31 (1969 - 1999)
	Journal of Regional Science Publishes unique articles and research papers in the field of regional science.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 38, no. 1 (1997)--present
	Journal of Southern African Studies The Journal of Southern African Studies is an international publication which aims to generate fresh scholarly inquiry about the human condition.
		MetaPress	v. 25 - 30 (1999) -- present
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 27 (1974 - 2001)
	Journal of Urban Affairs Publishes articles on urban research and policy analysis.
		First Search (OCLC)	v.21, no.1 (1999)- 2005
	Journal of Urban Design A scholarly international journal which advances theory, research and practice in urban design.
			v. 5, no.1 (2000) -- present
	Journal of Urban History Presents original research from the variety of fields concerned with urban history.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 25, no. 2 (1999) -- 2004
		Sage	v. 25, no. 2 (1999)-- present
	Land Economics Dedicated to the study of land use, natural resources, public utilities, housing, and urban land issues.
		JSTOR	v. 24 - 78 (1948 - 2002)
	Land Use Policy An international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with all aspects of urban and rural land use.
			v. 12, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Planning Theory An international peer-reviewed forum for the critical exploration of planning theory.
		Sage	v. 1, no. 1 (2002) -- present
	Planning Theory and Practice Theory and practice in the planning field
		MetaPress	v. 1, no. 1 (2000) -- present
	Political Geography The flagship journal of political geography studies.
			v. 14, no. (1995) -- present
	Population and Development Review Studies the interrelationships between population and socioeconomic development.
		JSTOR	v. 1 - 28 (1975 - 2002)
	Population Review A peer-reviewed journal of demography and population studies.
		Project Muse	v. 42, no. 1 (2003) -- present
	Population Studies Presents theories and methods to extend scientific knowledge and to inform policy and practice in the field of population studies.
			v. 1 - 55 (1947 - 2001)
	Professional Geographer Publishes concise research and brief book reviews in academic and applied geography.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 49, no.1 (1997)-- 2005
	Progress in Human Geography An international review of geographical work in the social sciences and humanities.
		First Search (OCLC)	v. 21, no. 1 (1997)-present
	Progress in Physical Geography An international review of geographical work in the natural and environmental sciences.
		First Search (OCLC)	vo. 22, no. 1 (1998)-prsent
	Progress in Planning Outlet for extended research papers on topics relating all aspects of urban planning.
			v. 43, no. 1 (1995) -- present
	Regional and Urban Economics Exists to facilitate scholarship on important theoretical and empirical issues in urban and regional research.
		ScienceDirect	v. 1/1 - 4/2, 1971-1974
	Regional Studies A leading international journal publishing multi-disciplinary research, policy analysis, and debate about urban and regional development.
			v. 31, no. 1 (1997) -- present
	Review of Regional Studies The official journal of the Southern Regional Science Association.
	Southeastern Geographer The journal welcomes contributions on any geographical subject.
		Project Muse	v. 44, no. 1 (2004) -- present
	Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers A leading international journal of major research papers and significant book reviews.
		JSTOR	v. 21 - 24 (1996 - 1999)
		Blackwell-Synergy	1997 -- Present
	Urban Studies International discussion of issues in urban and regional planning.
			v. 1, no. 1 (1964) -- present
	Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Includes abstracts of papers from its annual meetings, a selection of full-length peer-reviewed articles, and book reviews.
		Project Muse	v. 66 (2004)-- present
eBooks
	Columbia Gazetteer of North America Encyclopedia of geographical places and features
	NetLibrary Collection Collection of full-text electronic books.
	World Factbook Annual publication provides general info on every country of the world.
Web Sites
	Archival Research Center Digital Archive Images and documents related to the development of Southern California.
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	Atlas of Antarctic Research Promotes geographic awareness of Antarctica using geospatial data
	Historical Maps Online
	Instituto Geografico Nacional de Guatemala
	Population Index on the Web Primary reference tool to all forms of research on the world's population.
			1986-
	Reading Weather Maps Learn how to read weather maps with data collected on Earth's surface and above
	TopoZone Online source for the U.S. Geological Survey topological maps
	World Factbook Annual publication provides general info on every country of the world.