Library Resources for Geography
- Ancient and Medieval History Online
- Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia
- Modern World History Online
- Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.
- Science Online
- Contains extensive information on a broad range of scientific disciplines. Includes diagrams, experiments, essays, definitions, and biographies. Disciplines include: animal anatomy, astronomy and space technology, atomic physics, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, genetics, health and medicine, human anatomy and physiology, marine science, physics, and weather and climate.
- World Atlas
- This database provides a variety of political, outline, elevation, locator, and comparative statistical maps. It also includes several features: Country and State Profiles (maps, facts & figures, climate, culture, etc. of each area), a Comparison Tool (that compares and ranks countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces and territories using selected statistics), and an "In the News" section (updated news articles organized by country).
- Academic OneFile
- Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's English language journals and reference sources. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, & millions of full text articles available in both PDF and HTML.
- Academic Search Premier
- The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
- Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States
- Contains more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every state in the country.
- Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World
- Presents more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every country on the planet.
- U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
- Focuses on the physical and geological aspects, structure, and features of 48 of the earth's landforms - what they are, how they look, how they were created, how they change over time, and major geological events associated with them. Written for middle school students to support earth science and landform-related assignments, alphabetically arranged entries follow a standard and consistent subheaded format; range in length from 9 to 11 pages; and cover common and unusual landforms such as archipelago, estuary, isthmus, tributary, and many more.
Reference Books Online
- Reference Books Online
- Complete list of online Reference Books (specialized books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.).
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