LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that can be used to assess and improve library services. The survey, which takes 10-15 minutes to complete, includes 27 questions on users expectations for specific resources, services, and environment; demographic questions, questions about respondents' use of Steen Library, and a box for comments.
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Academic Search Complete (Ebsco) is a multidisciplinary index giving access to articles in over 8000 journals with many available in full text.
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale Cengage Learning) is a general database with indexing for journal, magazine and newspaper articles, with many of the articles available full text.
Google Scholar provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Wilson Select Plus (FirstSearch) is a general database that contains full text articles from popular and scholarly journals and magazines.
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (FirstSearch) is a database covering scientific and technical publications with topics from acoustics to waste management.
AtoZMapsOnline.com is a database of thousands of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps.
Digital Sanborn Maps gives access to the Texas collection of fire insurance maps that chart the growth of Texas cities from the late 1800s through the mid 1900s.
DIScovering Science provides comprehensive coverage of scientific disciplines including Physical Sciences, Medicine, Technology, Information Sciences and Mathematics.
Europa World Year Book Provides detailed country surveys containing the latest analytical, statistical and directory data available for over 250 countries and territories, including their geography, history, economy, regions, and contact information.
Geobase (Firstsearch) a worldwide index to literature on geography, geology, ecology, and related disciplines, includes journal articles, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports.
Global Road Warrior provides comprehensive country data regarding society and culture, business etiquette, travel planning, money and banking, and international trade information. Also demographic information and downloadable maps for all countries are included.
Historical Abstracts (Ebsco) covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. This authoritative database provides selective indexing of historical articles from more than 1,800 journals in over 40 languages back to 1955, and full-text of more than 300 journals and more than 150 books.
NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS) Provides access to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' (US BGN) database of foreign geographic feature names, database is the official repository of foreign place-names approved by the US BGN, Approximately 20,000 database features updated monthly, Geographic Area of Coverage: Worldwide excluding the United States and Antarctica.
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GE Meta Atlas This file provides an extensive collection of authoritative resources for nations across the globe on Google Earth. Territories, protectorates and other locations are not included. Sources include: The Country's Flag, Government, Mission to the UN, Chiefs of State, BBC Country Profile, US Department of State Background Notes, CIA World Fact Book, Library of Congress Country Studies, List of Foreign Diplomats in the US, Google News, Google Images, Human Rights Watch, World Trade Organization, and National TV networks.
NetLibrary is a collection of electronic books (eBooks) especially selected to meet the needs of the university curriculum.
Online Books: Geography
USGS Education
The U.S. Geological Survey provides scientific information intended to help educate the public about natural resources, natural hazards, geospatial data, and issues that affect our quality of life. Discover selected online resources, including lessons, data, maps, and more, to support teaching, learning, education (K-12), and university-level inquiry and research.
TopoZone
The TopoZone is the Web's center for topographic map users and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. We've worked with the USGS to create the Web's first interactive topo map of the entire United States.
USGS Geographic Names Information System
A gazetteer and more! Retrieves detailed information (if any) about a specific place or point of interest (even libraries and parks) in the U.S. Includes: Elevation, Population, Description, History Notes, Variant Names, and USGS 7.5' Map Names. Can query by Feature Name, County, State or Feature Type. Can also combine Elevation or Population (up-to-date) with State, County, or Feature Type. And, you can bring up maps from the U.S. Census Bureau's Tiger Mapping Service. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
GEOnet Names Server
Provides access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of foreign geographic feature names. Gives latitude and longitude
Map Resources, National Defense University Library
A guide to map resources on the internet. Prepared by the NDU Library staff in support of the courses, conferences, and research requirements of the National Defense University. This is one of the best available collections of links to online map resources.
Map sites
(At the University of Texas at Austin) This site has general area electronic maps and a large collection of map related internet sites including city map sites.
UNData
The United Nations provides an internet-based data service that brings UN statistical databases within reach of users. Researchers can search and download a variety of statistical resources collected by the UN. Over the past 60 years the UN has accumulated an impressive amount of information. This powerful tool brings a unique and authoritative set of data not only to the desks of decision-makers and analysts, but also to journalists, to students, and to all citizens of the world.
United Nations Cartographic Section
Map collection from the United Nations.
Geography - (The Mining Company)
Annotated directory of geography resources on the Internet. Searchable and organized in two major areas - best of the net and resource lists. Also has a weekly feature (archived) discussing an aspect of geography.
Oddens's Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
A comprehensive listing of cartographic sites. More than 3,800 un-annotated links to mapping information on the Web organized in categories.
Association of American Geographers
A scientific and educational society whose members share interests in the theory, methods, and practice of geography.
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