• Geography in General

• Feminist Glossary of Human Geography
  Arnold 1999
  A specialized dictionary that tries to capture significant changes in the field as they relate to theory and gender. Includes geographic approaches to such topics as sisterhood, nature, identity, and justice. The bibliography at the back of the volume provides a gateway to the most important books and essays on the topic.
  • Location(s): Ref G 63 .G5 1999

• Columbia Gazetteer of the World
  Columbia UP 2008 2nd edition
  This three-volume compendium lists the exact location of places around the world, as well as giving a very brief definition or description. Recently updated to reflect new and renamed places.
  • Location(s): Ref G 103.5 .C645 2008

• Dictionary of Geography
  Oxford UP 1997
  Offers over 6,000 brief definitions of topics in the field, including geographic aspects of meteorology, climatology, biogeography, ecology, geology, population, migration, agriculture, industry, transport, and development.

• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physical Geography
  Blackwell 1994
  Gives definitions and discussions of terms and concepts in the field of physical geography.
  • Location(s): Ref GB 10 .E53 1994

• Dictionary of Human Geography
  Free Press 1981
  This work defines and discusses not only concepts but other terms and topics in the field of human geography.
  • Location(s): Ref GF 4 .D52 2000

• Focus on American Regions

• American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia
  Indiana University Press 2007
  A single-volume work consisting of essays organized by broad topic, including landscapes and people, society and culture, community and social life, economy and technology, and public life.
  • Location(s): Ref F 351 .A534 2007

• Encyclopedia of the Great Plains
  University of Nebraska Press 2004
  A thematic introduction to the people and the culture of the plains, organized by topics such as African Americans, architecture, film, images and icons, Native Americans, politics and government, protest and dissent, and water.
  • Location(s): Ref F 591 .E4856 2004

• Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
  Westport, CT: Greenwood 2004
  Covers eight regions, offering insight into their culture and aspects of popular culture, religion, food, folklore, and language.
  • Location(s): Ref E 179.5 .G744 2004

• New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
  University of North Carolina Press 2006
  This 12-volume set covers all aspects of the cultures of the southern United States, including volumes on religion, language, foodways, environment, literature, music, law and politics, and more.
  • Location(s): Ref F 209 .N47 2006

• New Encyclopedia of the American West
  Yale University Press 1998
  Covers the American frontier and the West from pre-colonial times - encompassing "the West" in the American imagination, not just the geographic area west of the Mississippi. Alphabetically organized, with articles on people, events, places, concepts, and topics.
  • Location(s): Ref F 591 .N46 1998

• World Regional Geography

• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
  New York: Scribner's 1996 2nd edition
  The 5,000+ articles in this resource give a remarkably complete overview of current knowledge about the region. Entries are arranged alphabetically by country, by topic (such as slavery, art, Asians in Latin America), and biographically. Articles are written by experts and are followed by selective bibliographies.
  • Location(s): Ref F 1406 .E53 2008

• Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
  New York: Scribner's 2002
  Intended to be the most comprehensive standard reference work on the region, this set covers East, Southeast, South, Central, and West-Southwest Central Asia, from Japan to Turkey, Khazakstan to Indonesia. The focus in on the twentieth century, with articles covering places, peoples, geography, the arts, economics, religion, and more.
  • Location(s): Ref DS 4 .L48 2002

• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
  Detroit: Thomson Gale 2004 2nd ed. edition
  Covers a wide variety of topics in politics, history, economics, religion, sociology, culture, and geography of 23 predominantly Muslim countries. Articles are intended for a non-specialist readership, and controversial issues are covered in a non-partisan manner.
  • Location(s): Ref DS 43 .E53 2004

• Encyclopedia of the Arctic
  Routledge 2005
  Covers the physical and cultural geography of the arctic, including ecology and the environment, economics, history and archaeology, oceanography, peoples, and politics.
  • Location(s): Ref G 606 .E49 2005

• Encyclopedia of the Developing World
  Routledge 2006
  A three-volume encyclopedia covering countries and regions, organizations, significant figures, and topic relating to the developing world including Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
  • Location(s): Ref HC 59.7 .E52 2006

• Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia
  New York: Garland 2001
  Though its focus is primarily on political developments, this set also covers cultural, economic, and social trends since World War II. Short, well-documented articles on prominent people, places, events, and institutions.
  • Location(s): Ref D 1051 .E97 2001

• New Encyclopedia of Africa
  New York: Scribner's 2008
  Covers the peoples, civilizations, and history of Africa. Articles cover countries, individuals, ethnic groups, and many topics such as African art, transportation, gender, ecosystems, symbolism, and religion.
  • Location(s): Ref DT2 .N48 2008

• See also Ethnic and Area Studies

• CC Archaeology
• D,E,F History
• G Geography (General)
• GA Cartography
• GB Physical Geography
• GC Oceanography
• GF Human Ecology. Anthropogeography
• GN Anthropology
• HB Demography
• HF 1-8000 Economic Geography
• QC 851-999 Meteorology. Climatology

• Online Geographical Bibliography
  An electronic index to journal articles, books, and maps in the field of geography from the American Geographical Society collection. This work covers topics such as biogeography, climatology, human geography, hydrology, and physical geography as well as regional geography.

• Web of Science
  The Science Citation Index Expanded, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Besides indexing a wide range of journals in the sciences, social sciences, and history, this resource allows you to search for articles that cite a specific author or published work. Coverage from 1997 to the present. Click on the "Web of Science" tab to limit your search to one or more specific citation databases.

Additional journals may be available in full text through various subscription databases.

Print journals are housed in the periodicals collection on the first floor of the library.

• American Geographical Societys Focus on Geography

• Annals of the Association of American Geographers

• Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

• Economic Geography

• Geographical : the Royal Geographical Society magazine

• Geographical Review

• Geography Teacher

• Global Environmental Change

• Journal of Geography

• Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

• Journal of the American Planning Association

• Landscape Journal

• National Geographic

• National Geographic Traveler

• Places

• Planning

• Professional Geographer

• Geodata.gov
  a US government clearinghouse for federal, state, and local geospatial data. Includes tools for creating maps (a "what" and "where" query form pulls up available files) as well as a selection of ready-made maps.

• Geosource
  a directory of sources for human geography, physical geography, planning, geoscience, and environmental science. Organized by topic, region and country, and by type: organizations, journals, and institutions. Maintained by Jeroen Bosman at the Central Library, Utrecht University.

• Global Environmental Change

• Map Collections, 1500-2004
  from the Library of Congress. Historically important maps organized thematically.

• Minnesota Maps Online
  from the Minnesota Historical Society; includes the first government land survey from 1848 to 1907 as well as BML maps through 2001.

• Perry Castaņeda Library Map Collection
  from the General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin, this site provides an excellent and frequently updated list of over 2,400 online maps in digital form. Organized primarily by region and country, this site also includes maps of current interest, linked to world events.

• Places in the News
  from the Library of Congress, provides maps of places that are currently getting attention. Part of their Geography and Maps collection.

• Places Online
  from the Association of American Geographers, this is a map-based set of links to "the world's best" sites for visual information about places around the world, chosen to provide a high-quality sense of a specific place.

• TerraFly
  a project housed at Florida International University. By selecting a specific place, this sites provides aerial satellite images. You can zoom in and out or "fly" across an area. Additionally, by clicking on a point in any US location, detailed data opens in another window, down to the block level. This project combines information from the Census, NASA, the Geologic Survey, and other public sources into a single, powerful tool.

• American FactFinder
  Provides a wealth of information about populations and places in the United States, drawing on census data. The powerful search facility can be used to pinpoint tables of data and to create maps based on the variables you supply. Mapping tools enable creation of thematic maps from national to street level.

• National Atlas
  allows for downloading data sets and making your own maps by applying layers of information. Also includes printable maps of the states and other information.

• National Map: The Nation's Topographic Map for the 21st Century
  An amazing tool. The viewer allows users to zoom in on any part of the U.S. and choose map layers that include elevation, roads, water, land use, and even detailed aerial satellite images. Whether you're examining a region, a state, or a few city blocks, this tool offers access to a wealth of cartographic information.

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