GEOBASE.
New York: Elsevier, 1989–. An index to books and articles relevant to human and physical geography, including some coverage
of geology and ecology. Also known as Geographical Abstracts.
The Online Geographical Bibliography.
Milwaukee: American Geographical Society, 1985–. An index to journal articles, books, and maps from the American Geographical
Society collection available at http://geobib.lib.uwm.edu. This work provides citations to research on topics such as biogeography, climatology, human geography, hydrology, and physical
geography as well as regional geography. Additions to this database are given in Current Geographical Publications, a list of the tables of contents of current journals that is available at the same site.
American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov. Provides a wealth of information about populations and places in the United States. The powerful search facility can be
used to pinpoint tables of data and to create maps based on the variables that users supply, with tools that enable creation
of thematic maps from national to street level. The site is sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Geosource
http://www.library.uu.nl/geosource. A directory of Web sources for human geography, physical geography, planning, geoscience, and environmental science. The
information is organized by topic, region, and country and by type, such as organizations, journals, and institutions. The
site is maintained by Jeroen Bosman of the Central Library, Utrecht University.
Google Maps
http://maps.google.com. Offers global street maps and satellite views as well as a street-level view for selected cities. Google also provides a downloadable program, Google Earth http://earth.google.com, that offers 3-D views of terrain from cities to the sea floor.
National Atlas
http://nationalatlas.gov. An online atlas that offers dynamic maps of agriculture, biology, climate, history, transportation, water, and demographics
as well as a mapping tool for creating customized maps. Offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html. An excellent and frequently updated list of links to over 2,400 online maps in digital form. Organized primarily by region
and country, the site also includes maps of current interest, linked to world events. The site is a service of the General
Libraries, University of Texas at Austin.
Places Online
http://www.placesonline.org. A map-based set of links to “the world’s best” sites for visual information about places around the world. The site is
a service of the Association of American Geographers.
Worldmapper
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper. A source of intriguing cartograms: maps that resize countries to reflect data. Over 300 maps illustrate social dynamics
such as education, religion, poverty, pollution, health, religion, and more. The project is supported by an international
collaboration that includes the University of Michigan, the University of Sheffield, and the Geographical Association.
Columbia Gazetteer of the World.
Ed. Saul B. Cohen. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. Provides the exact location of places and geographical
features around the world and gives a very brief definition or description. This is the most complete gazetteer available.
Dictionary of Human Geography.
Ed. Ron Johnson et al. 5th ed. New York: Blackwell, 2009. Defines and discusses terms, topics, and concepts in human geography.
Includes a bibliography and a detailed index.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physical Geography.
Ed. Andrew Goudie et al. 2nd ed. New York: Blackwell, 1999. Defines and discusses terms and concepts in physical geography
and includes brief, selective bibliographies.
Maps and atlases are basic tools for the geographer. Because of their sometimes unusual size and shape, they are often housed
in special collections. Coverage in atlases can extend far beyond the reach of familiar reference works, such as the Atlas of the World, 16th ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009), to provide information on population, trade, history, water resources,
and so on. Additionally, GIS (Geographic Information Systems) software may be available for creating your own maps.
