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Library Guides

• GIS at Bierce Library
• Demographic Data Sources on the Web
• Maps and Mapping
• United States Topographic Maps

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Article Indexes and Abstracts

• ABI/INFORM Global
• GeoBASE
• Periodical Abstracts
  
• See the list of Article Indexes and Databases for more selections.

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Journals

• Business Geographics
• Cartography and Geographic Information Science
• Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
• GeoWorld
• GIS World
• Newsletter, Federal Geographic Data Committee [computer file]
  
  
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by the University of Akron Libraries.
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of OhioLINK electronic journals.

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Full-text Books

• netLibrary - you will need to create an account to be able to "check out" eBooks.

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Bibliographies

• A Bibliographic Analysis of Statewide Geographic Information Systems, 1970-1990/ Bierce Ref Z5942 .C682 no. 282
• Geographic Information Systems: A Partially Annotated Bibliography/ Bierce Ref Z5942 .C682 no. 268

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Reference Resources (Handbooks, Encyc., etc.)

• AGI Sourcebook for Geographic Information Systems/Bierce Ref G70.2 .A84 1996
• Digest: A Primer for the International GIS Standard/Bierce G70.212 .C47 1999
• GIS Concepts and ArcView Methods/Bierce G70.212 .T446 2000
• GIS Guide to Good Practice/Science CC80.4 .G57 1990
• International GIS Dictionary/Bierce Ref G70.212 .M33 1995
• SDTS, Spatial Data Transfer Standard/Bierce Gov Doc I 19.2:SP 2/2

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Internet Resources - Reference

• AGI GIS Dictionary - Free Edition
• ESRI GIS Glossary
• DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING

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Internet Resources - Concepts and Instruction

• Introduction to GIS (Univ. of Waterloo)
• GIS Core Curriculum for Tech. Programs - NCGIA
• USING ARCVIEW (Virginia Tech.)
• Census Mapping with a GIS, Univ. of Michigan Tutorial
• USGS Geographic Information Systems Page
• ESRI Virtual Campus: GIS Education and Training on the Web
• IFLA Section of Geography and Map Libraries
• GIS.com

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Internet Resources - GIS (General)

• About.com - GIS
• FreeGIS
• GIS.com--Your Internet Guide to GIS
• Digital Terrain Data (NOAA)
• Oddens' bookmarks. The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
• GeoPortals.com
• Stanford GIS Homepage
• NCSU Libraries GIS Services
• Digital Chart of the World
• ALA - MAGERT Education Committee Page
• USGS National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse - General Information
• Web Sites for Ditigal GIS Data
• The ultimate Search Engine for GIS,GPS,CAD,LBS and wireless information
• ESRI - The GIS Software Leader
• United States, USGS Quad Grids - Nationwide - Free GIS Data - GIS Data Depot
• GITA, Geospatial Information and Technology Association
• Geospatial and Statistical Data Center (Univ. of Virginia)
• The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
• Maps & GIS INFOMINE Search Screen
• CGRER NetSurfing: Maps and References (Univ. of Iowa)
• Digital Raster Graphics (USGS)

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Internet Resources - Data

• GIS FOR BUSINESS RESOURCE GUIDE
• Center for International Earth Science Information Network
• Free GIS Data - GIS Data Depot
• Your GIS News Source - Directions Magazine
• Census Bureau Home Page
• U.S. Census Bureau - TIGER/LineŽ
• USGS GEODE
• USGS Geographic Data Download
• USGS Data Processing (Stanford Univ. Branner Earth Sciences Library)
• Census State Data Centers
• Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, Guide to U.S. Geospatial and Attriubute Data
• ESRI's ArcData Online

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Map Libraries

• Colorado School of Mines, Arthur Lakes Library, Map Room
• Calif. State Univ. Northridge - Map Library
• Penn State University Maps Library
• The Harvard Map Collection Website
• Oxford University, Bodleian Library Map Room Home Page
• Stanford Univ., Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections
• Clark University Map Library Page
• University of Connecticut Map and Geographic Information Center

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Images and Other Media

• LandSAT 7 Satellite Image Server - an OhioLINK resource
• Search MediaNet for Audio Visual resources at Bierce Library

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Associations and Professional Organizations

• The A G S Collection
• MAGERT (ALA Map and Geography Round Table)
• The Association of American Geographers
• Canadian Association of Geographers
• National Geographic Society
• Western Association of Map Libraries

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UA Department of Geography & Planning

• Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, Dept. of Geography & Planning
• U of Akron Geography & Planning Student Organization

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Librarian for Geography & Planning (Bierce Library)

• Subject Librarian - P. Linberger

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