Geography: Additional Resources
Professional Development
Professional Societies
Good for news, networking, conferences, and often times journal articles and data sets.
Career Paths
Career descriptions and outlook information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Occupational Outlook Handbook | Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsFrom the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a summary of what cartographers and photogrammetrists do, their work environment, how to become one, pay, job outlook, and similar occupations.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook | GeographersFrom the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a summary of what geographers do, their work environment, how to become one, pay, job outlook, and similar occupations.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook | Urban and Regional PlannersFrom the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a summary of what urban and regional planners do, their work environment, how to become one, pay, job outlook, and similar occupations.
Software
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Software on Library ComputersThis page has links to the different locations in King Library and B.E.S.T. Library which have specialized software. This includes but is not limited to: MATLAB, R, STATA, AutoCAD, Logger Pro, and Adobe Photoshop.
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MU Software for DownloadAt this page are links for software available for download by MU, for students, faculty and staff. There are different lists of software for personally-owned computers and university-owned computers. Some of interest include: Matlab, LabView, R, and Maple.
Geography on the Web
Many resources for Geographyy are on the Wordwide Web, from agencies, organizations, and researchers. Here are some useful ones I have found. If you find something you would like to include, add it in the box to the left. It may show up here!
U.S. Geological Survey USGS is the principal agency for geographical research and mapping of the U.S. government.
- Geographical Analysis and Modeling (GAM) Program
- Geography Publications
- Natural Hazards Support System
- Landcover
U.S, Department of Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- FAO Soil Maps and Databases A portal to resources, databases and maps on soils of the world
- Regional and National Soil Maps and Databases
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Map Gallery of Religion in the United StatesValparaiso created these maps showing religious preferences by county. This is information not collected by the U.S. Census. Data collected by Glenmary Research Center.
Geography News and Blogs
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National Geographic Education BlogPrimarily aimed at K-12 education.
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Nature - GeographyNature's geography page which has both research articles (some open access, others not) and news stories.
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newgeographyUrban geography, policy, economic and social issues are the focus of this interesting blog and news feed.
Library Help Centers
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Stats Help DeskIf you need someone to help with statistics problems or software, the people at this desk, located in B.E.S.T. Library can help. Their hours are at this link.
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Howe Writing CenterLocated in King Library, the main writing center is available to help students with their writing in a variety of contexts and genres. There is a satellite writing center located in B.E.S.T. Library more specifically for science & technical writing.
