LibGuides: GEO 4313: Environmental Management: Suggested Geography Databases

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Databases by Type

In addiiton to our Geography subject databases, I highly recommend trying our databases organized by type. Some of our types include Country Studies, Census & Demographics, and Maps.

Some examples of Country Studies databases:

CountryWatch - Approximately 191 country overviews including economic and demographic statistics, as well as political, economic, corporate, and environmental data.

Culture Grams -Country information. Includes World Edition, Kids Edition, States Edition (U.S.) and Provinces Edition (Canada). Covers Land and Climate, History, Population, Language, Religion, Customs and Courtesies, Lifestyle, Government, Economy, Education, Health, Transportation and Communications.

Europa - Contains lengthy and informative essays about the economic history of a country, focusing on recent history.

Recommended databases

These databases are more tailored for Geography research.

Geobase
Earth sciences including geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences,development studies, oceanography and geomechanics.

1980 to the present
GeoRef
Geoscience literature of the world. Environmental & engineering geology, hydrology, economic geology, geophysics, petrology, paleontology, marine geology and oceanography, and mineralogy.

North America 1785 to present; international 1933 to present.
GreenFILE
Environmental studies, agriculture, health.

Dates vary.
ScienceDirect
Access over 2500 scientific journals. Full-text access is limited to subscribed journals.

Additional relevant databases

These additional resources may be valuable to you.

AGRICOLA
Serves as the catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library, as well as a primary source for worldwide access to agricultural information. The database indexes materials in all formats, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century. The database contains more than 4.8 million citations which describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines.
Annual Reviews
Yearly reviews of the most significant research 46 disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences. Each article points to the essential primary research literature referenced within each topic. Annual Reviews saves you time by synthesizing the vast amount of primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in your field. Editorial committees comprised of the most distinguished scholars in the discipline select all topics for review, and the articles are written by authors who are recognized experts in the field.
Coverage: 1932 to present
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts
Aquatic environment - freshwater, brackish, and marine. Living and non-living resources, technology & policy. Includes Oceanic Abstracts.
Coverage: 1971 to present.
BIOSIS Citation Index
Biology, life sciences, medicine, science & technology, and biomedicine. International coverage. Includes all BIOSIS Previews journals plus additional citation data.

Conference Proceedings Citation Index
Use this source to find cited conference proceedings in science with enhanced coverage of books and meeting abstracts. Part of Web of Knowledge.

General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Astronomy, atmospheric sciences, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation and environment, earth sciences, food and nutrition, and genetics, health, mathematics, medicine, microbiology, nutrition, oceanography, physics, physiology, and zoology.

Indexing from 1984, full text from 1994.
ICPSR
Vast archive of social science data. Can use with statistical software, such as SAS, SPSS, & Stata. Thematic categories include census data, community & urban studies, conflict, aggression, economic behavior, education, leadership, geography, health care, legal systems, mass political behavior, and organizational behavior.

Data sets from 1962 to present.
NOAA Satellite and Information Service
Weather-related data sets: Local Climatological Data, Climatological Data, Hourly Precipitation Data, Storm Data, Monthly Climactic Data for the World, COOP Data/Record of Climatological Observations Form, Climatological Data National Summary, and other publications and documents.

Historical to current.
NTIS: National Technical Information Service
Administration & Management, Aeronautics & Aerodynamics, Agriculture & Food, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Energy, Behavior & Society, Biomedical Technology & Human Factors Engineering, Building Industry Technology, Business & Economics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communications, Computers, Energy, Environmental Pollution & Control, Health Care, Industrial & Mechanical Engineering, Library & Information Sciences, Manufacturing Technology, Materials Sciences, Mathematics, Medicine & Biology, Military Sciences, Natural Resources, Ocean Sciences, Photography, Physics, and Transportation.

1964 to present.
PAIS Index
Provides current and historical social science coverage, with emphasis on contemporary public issues and the making and evaluating of public policy. Encompasses business, economic and social conditions, public policy, administration, and international relations.
Sanborn Maps (Texas Cities)
Founded in 1867, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. These maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, & development of Texas cities, towns, & neighborhoods.

1867 to 1970.
Science Citation Index Expanded
Access over 8300 scientific journals (full journal list available here). In addition to traditional searching by subject or key word, use this database to search for articles that cite a particular author or article. Part of Web of Knowledge.
ScienceDirect
Access over 2500 scientific journals. Full-text access is limited to subscribed journals.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Gender Studies, History, Information & Library Science, Law, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology, Political Science, Public Health, Social Work, Sociology, & Urban Studies. Part of Web of Science. Social sciences journals indexed are chosen for their credibility, influence, & relevancy. Choose Cited Reference Search to search for articles that cite an author or work.

1898 to present

Social Sciences Full Text
Indexing from 1983 to present for wide variety of social science disciplines, with selected full text from 1994 to present. Database is produced and managed by HW Wilson.

Sociological Abstracts
Sociology, anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, political science, demography, and social psychology.

1966 to present, abstracts 1977 to present
Web of Science
Comprehensive citation index covering the leading scholarly literature around the world. Contains Journal Citation Reports for both Science and Social Science, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science and Social Science & Humanities, Book Citation Index- Science and Social Science & Humanities, Current Chemicial Reactions, Index Chemicus, BIOSIS Citation Index, Current Contents Connect, Data Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, Medline (1950- ), and Zoological Record.