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Geography Databases

Top Picks

• Sage Knowledge E-Reference Collection: Geography, Earth & Environmental Science
  Online Encyclopedias | General Topics in Geography
• Salem Literature Online
  Critical Survey of Long Fiction, 4th edition | Critical Survey of Graphic Novels | Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Sonnets | Magill`s Literary Annual | Selected Titles from the Critical Insights Series
• Salem Science Online
  Contains: Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues & Encyclopedia of Global Issues
• Sanborn Maps of Illinois, 1867-1970
  Insurance Maps of Illinois Towns and Cities from 1867 to 1970 | Placement of Homes and Businesses | Building Sizes and Addresses | Property Boundaries, etc.
• Saskia Art Images
  This collection contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as archaeological sites.
• SciFinder Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Comprehensive Chemistry Database | Journal Articles | Patents | Structure and Substance Searching | Reaction Searching | Early 1800s to Present
  Access to this database requires user registration.
  Create an account.
• Scitation Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  American Institute of Physics SPIN Database | Major Physical Science Publications
• SIMBAD Astronomical Database Open Access
  Provides basic data, cross-identifications and bibliography for astronomical objects outside the solar system.
• Social Sciences Abstracts Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Citations and abstracts of journal articles in all areas of the social sciences (1983 to present).
• Spectator Online Open Access
  Scanned and digitised copies of the British weekly magazine The Spectator from July 1828 to December 2008.
• SPORTDiscus Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Citations and Some Fulltext Articles | Recreation | Leisure Studies | Exercise Physiology | Sports Medicine | Coaching | Physical Fitness | Psychology of Sport | History of Sport | Sociology of Sport | Training Conditioning | Covers 1800 to Present
• Springer eBooks: Architecture, Design and Arts Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
• Springer eBooks: Behavioral Science Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
• Springer eBooks: Earth and Environmental Science Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
• Springer eBooks: Education Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Online Books | Research Topics | Special Education | Autism | Child Development | Professional Development | Science Education | Innovative Teaching Strategies | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
• Springer eBooks: Political Science Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
• Springer eBooks: Professional Computing, Applied Computing and Web Design Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
• SpringerLink Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Full-text E-books and Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017
  Peer Reviewed Journals (Some Fulltext)
  
• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
  Industry surveys | Stock Reports | Mutual fund/ETF reports | Bond reports| Corporation records
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Open Access
  Scholarly reference source for philosophy
• Statistics of Income & Tax Statistics Open Access
  U. S. Government Information | Statistics | Tables, Articles & Data | U. S. Tax System
• Statutes-at-Large Open Access
  The United States Statutes at Large is the collection of laws passed by the United States Congress, in chronological order. The Law Library of Congress has digitized this collection and aims to make historic Statutes at Large accessible to the public.
• Supreme Court of the United States Open Access
  Opinions | Oral Arguments | Case Documents

Subject Specific

• Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) Open Access
  Agricultural Texts | Early Nineteenth Century to the Middle to Late Twentieth Century
• Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration
  A complete exploration of the prominent themes, events, and theoretical underpinnings of the movements of human populations from prehistory to the present day, including thematic interpretations and theories of migration, significant contemporary scientific discoveries and scholarly interpretations.
• Ethnographic Video Online: Volume I
  Streaming Video | Ethnographies, Field Notes, Seminal Texts, Memoirs,Contemporary Studies | Human Behavior and Culture around the World | Politics | Economics | History | Psychology | Environmental Studies | Religion | Area Studies | Linguistics | Geography
• GeoRef Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Comprehensive Geosciences Database | Journal Articles | Maps | Government Reports | Economic Geology | Engineering Geology | Environmental Geology | Geochemistry | Geophysics | Hydrology | Marine Geology and Oceanography | Mineralogy | Paleontology | Petrology | Articles are available through the Get Full Text link
• Sage Knowledge E-Reference Collection: Geography, Earth & Environmental Science
  Online Encyclopedias | General Topics in Geography
• Salem Science Online
  Contains: Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues & Encyclopedia of Global Issues
• Springer eBooks: Earth and Environmental Science Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Online Books and Book Chapters | Publication Dates from 2005-2017

Interdisciplinary and Related

• AGRICOLA Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Citations and Abstracts | National Agricultural Library collections | Agriculture and Allied Disciplines | Agricultural Economics | Aquaculture and Fisheries | Animal and Veterinary Sciences | Botany | Entomology | Farming and Farming Systems | Forestry | Articles are available through the Get Full Text link | Primarily 1970 to Present
• Applied Science and Technology Abstracts Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Topics: Wide Variety of Applied Science & Technology Specialties | Computers | Green Technologies | Renewable Energy | Materials Sciences | Textiles | Manufacturing | Engineering
• Clase and Periodica
  Scholarly Articles | Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English Languages | 24 Latin American and Caribbean Countries
• Encyclopedia of Environmetrics
  A comprehensive source of relevant fundamental concepts in environmetric research, development and applications for statisticians, mathematicians, economists, environmentalists, ecologist, government officials and policy makers.
• Global Newsstream
  Newspapers | US, Canadian, and Other International News | Includes current New York Times & Wall Street Journal | Newswires and News Blogs | Business, Political, Social, Entertainment Topics | 1980 to present for some titles
• Google Scholar with EIU Electronic JournalsResearch Help
  Search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Use the Get Full Text @ EIU link to access Booth Library`s electronic journals. View this tutorial http://booth.eiu.edu/gscholarsettings to learn how to set Google Scholar preferences for EIU journals in the generic Google Scholar.
• GreenFile Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
• Historical Statistics of the United States : Earliest Times to the Present : Millennial Edition
  Published in 2006, this resource provides access to statistical data on American social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences - including economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration and trade.
• JSTOR Includes Peer Reviewed Content
  Topics: Broad Range of Disciplines in the Humanities, Social Sciences & Field Sciences
• Readers' Guide Retrospective
  Index to Popular Magazines | 1890 to 1982 | Some Linked to Fulltext Articles