Suggested Resources for Geography
Indexes & Databases Web Sites Research Help
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Password protected; ONLY UMD students, faculty and staff both on and off campus. Indexes
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Academic OneFile |  |
Interdisciplinary index of major academic periodicals. |
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Academic Search Premier | |
Interdisciplinary index to academic journals; provides full-content for over 3400 titles |
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GEOBASE | |
Comprehensive index to articles in geography and ecology |
Indexes & Databases to Articles
For further research ...
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AGRICOLA |  |
Index to the agriculture literature |
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America: History and Life (EBSCO) | |
Index to articles on United States and Canadian history |
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American Factfinder | |
Data from 1990 and 2000 censuses, American Community Surveys, and Economic Census 1997 |
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BioOne | |
Online access to approximately 72 bioscience research journals |
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CHEMLIBnetBASE | |
Full text and index of over 250 chemistry and chemical engineering books. |
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DATANET (Minnesota) | |
Statistical data on Minnesota, population, land use, crime, education, health, substance abuse, and retail sales |
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Dissertations & Theses | |
Doctoral dissertations, including limited full-text of University of Minnesota dissertations from 1997 to present |
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eHRAF World Cultures (Formerly eHRAF Ethnography) | |
Cross-cultural database with full text of books, articles, and dissertations |
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ENVIROnetBASE | |
Contains the full text of almost 200 books dealing with various facets of the environment. Searchable by any word, author, or title. |
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Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management | |
Articles and reports in all areas of terrestrial study, including pollution and ecosystems, industrial hygiene and safety science |
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FEDSTATS | |
Statistics from over 70 federal agencies on demographics, business, taxation, environment, politics, crime, employment, military, climate, health, and education |
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GEOREF | |
Comprehensive index to articles, reports, and maps in geology |
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GPO Access | |
Several databases providing access to major publications of the U.S. government |
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GreenFILE | |
GreenFILE covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments.  |
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JSTOR | |
Full text of over 100 periodicals from first issue. A tutorial is available |
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Knovel Interactive Library | |
Full text and index of over 1000 engineering and science titles. Some databases are included as well as interactive tables and graphs. |
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LexisNexis Statistical | |
Comprehensive index to statistical sources on a wide range of subjects. Includes American Statistics Index (U.S. federal publications); Statistical Resources Index (state and trade association publications) and Index to International Statistics (intergovernmental organization publications) |
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netLibrary | |
The full-text of electronic books in many subject areas. You can search the text for key terms or browse the table of contents and read the book online. |
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PAIS International | |
Public affairs, political science, international studies, economics, and many related fields. |
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Popline | |
Index with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues. |
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Population Index on the Web | |
Covers demography from 1986-2000; for 1937-1985, see Population Index available through JSTOR. |
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Project Muse | |
Covers the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. |
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Science Direct (Elsevier) | |
Elsevier journals in the life, physical medical, technical, and social sciences |
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Science.gov | |
Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results. |
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SpringerLink | |
Interdisciplinary, full-text database of Springer and Kluwer journals. |
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Water Resources Abstracts | |
Water resources science and applied hydrology. Includes studies of groundwater, limnology, estuaries, water pollution, hydrologic processes, and all areas of water management. |
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Web of Science | |
Citation index that covers journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. |
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations | |
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, 12th Edition, presents easy-to-understand information on 193 countries and dependencies from around the world in 5 volumes. |
Web Sites
For searching assistance or help using any of the above databases, contact:
Pam Enrici, Email:penrici@d.umn.edu Phone:218-726-8586 L278 University of Minnesota Duluth Library 416 Library Drive Duluth MN 55812-2495
