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Many of the online resources listed on this page are for UAkron students, faculty, and staff only.
For detailed information on connecting from off-campus, see: Connecting to Online Resources.

Library Guides

• How to Locate Materials in the Map Room
• United States Topographic Maps
• GIS at Bierce

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Article Indexes and Abstracts

• Academic Search Premier
  
• GeoBASE
• See the list of Article Indexes and Databases for more selections.

Journals

• American Cartogapher
• Annals of the Association of American Geographers
• Canadian Cartographer
• Cartographic Journal
• Cartogaphica
• Cartography
• Cartography and Geographic Information Science
• Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
• Surveying and Mapping
• World Cartography
• and more....

• 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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Map Indexes

• CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, Carto-Bibliography / Bierce Map Room Z1223 .Z9 C65 1975
• Inventory of World Topographic Mapping / Bierce Ref Z6028 .B575 1989 v.1-3
• Official Eastern North America Map and Chart Index Catalog / Bierce Map Room Z6028 .U475 1975a
• Official Western North America Map and Chart Index Catalog / Bierce Map Room Z6028 .U475 1975
• Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America / Bierce Ref E154 .O45 1991

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Bibliographies

• Bibliographica Cartographia / Bierce Ref GA101 .B535
• Maps and Atlases / Gov Doc Ref GP 3.22/2:102/

• Search ZipLINK for bibliographies in our collection:
  • search by SUBJECT maps bibliography
  • or cartography bibliography

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Reference Resources (Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)

• Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Ohio / Bierce Ref G1201 .F7 A8 1998
• Columbia Gazetteer of the World / Bierce Ref G103.5 .C658 1998 v.1-3
• Guide to U.S. Map Resources / Bierce Ref GA193 .U5 C62 1990
• Maps for America / Gov Doc I 19.2:M32/12/987
• Maps on File / Bierce Ref and Map Room G1021 .M33x
• Modern Dictionary of Geography / Bierce Ref G63 .S53 1989
• Modern Geography: An Encyclopedic Survey / Bierce Ref G63 .M57 1991
• World Directory of Map collections / Bierce Ref GA192 .W67 2000
• World Geographical Encyclopedia / Bierce Ref G63 .E5213 1995 v.1-5

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World Atlases

• Atlas of the World / Bierce Ref Desk G1021 .A7545 1998
• Book of the World / Bierce Map Room G1021 .K3842 1999
• Britannica Atlas / Bierce Ref Desk G1021 .B76 1996
• Macmillan Centennial Atlas of the World / Bierce Map Room G1021 .M2 1996

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Internet Resources - General

• Oddens' bookmarks. The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
• GeoMapping.com, the Interactive Mapping Resource
• Welcome to Map2Map
• Geography Home Page, About.com
• The National Atlas of Canada Online
• National Geographic Map Machine - online atlas, street maps
• Rand McNally - Download Maps
• United Nations Cartographic Section Web Site
• Microsoft Terraserver
• TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map
• Maptech MapServer
• MapQuest : Driving Directions, Maps & Live Traffic Reports
• MapBlast! Maps, Driving Directions, Yellow Pages
• ArcData Online Make Quick Map
• Yahoo! Maps and Driving Directions
• Maps.com - The Place for Maps Online
• Welcome to Maporama.com
• GlobeXplorer
• Expedia Maps
• Universal Map Home Page

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Internet Resources - Government

• USGS National Mapping Information: Home Page
• USGS Mapping Information: Topographic Map Symbols -- What is a Topographic Map?
• USGS Ground Water Atlas of the United States
• CIA Maps and Publications
• EPA Maps On Demand
• Healthy Communities Environmental Mapping (HUD)
• Census Bureau, U.S. Gazetteer
• Geography and Map Division Homepage, Library of Congress
• N C H S - Atlas of United States Mortality
• Census Bureau Home Page
• Demographic Data Viewer Home Page
• Census Bureau Tiger Map Server Browser
• Census Bureau American FactFinder
• The National Atlas of the United States of America

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Internet Resources - Historical Maps

• University of Texas Library Online - Perry-Casta¤eda
• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
• Images of early maps on the web
• Map History / History of Cartography - Homepage
• Library of Congress Map Collections Home Page

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Internet Resources - Map Libraries

• Colorado School of Mines, Arthur Lakes Library, Map Room
• California State University Northridge, Map Resources
• Penn State Maps Library
• The Harvard Map Collection Website
• Oxford University (UK) Bodleian Library, Map Room Home Page
• Stanford University, Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections

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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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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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Guide to research for materials

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Related Subject Areas

• Cartography
• Geography
• Geographic Information Systems

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U of A Dept. of Geography & Planning

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

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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
• MAGIC: Map and Geographic Information Center
• National Geographic Online (maps, photography, travel, more)
• Western Association of Map Libraries

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Area Information (Local , State, National)

• Center for Mapping at Ohio State University
• Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
• Ohio Geological Survey

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Librarian for Geography & Planning

• Subject Librarian - P. Linberger

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