Geography: Reference

Library e-Reference Materials

All the sources on this list are brought to you by the MU Libraries, therefore you must be a student or faculty to sign in and use them.

Columbia Gazetteer of the World
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World provides users with access to authoritative information on more than 170,000 places and areas around the world.

Coverage extends beyond the country level to states, cities, towns, provinces, counties, villages, hamlets, and neighborhoods. In addition to statistical data, the Gazetteer provides rich, in-depth information about the economic, historical, and cultural context of places. Gazetteer's entries cover: demography, physical geography and political boundaries; industry, trade, and agriculture; cultural, historical, and archaeological points of interest; transportation lines, longitude, latitude, and elevations; official government place-names and changed or variant names and spellings. Includes maps, almanacs, and historical population figures, starting with every available U.S. census from 1790 to 2000.
Europa World Plus
This database provides political and economic information for more than 250 countries and territories. Information includes regional and country profiles, information on physical and social geography, history, economy, and country and comparative statistics. Directory information for governmental, society, media, and business enterprises is also provided as is a bibliography.

These sources are freely available to anyone on the web. No MU affiliation required.

Rapid Tables
Many different calculators, conversions tools, mathematical formulas and tables.
Science Direct - Topics Index
Useful look up tool for unfamiliar science topics and terms. Offer different definitions for different disciplinary contexts. Also provides links to relevant book chapters.

Encyclopedia of Geography (OhioLINK only) by edited by Barney Warf
ISBN: 1412939593
Publication Date: 2011
Electronic edition provided through OhioLINK
21st Century Geography a Reference Handbook (OhioLINK only) by edited by Joseph P. Stoltman
ISBN: 9781412995986
Publication Date: 2012
Sage reference series. Electronic edition provided through OhioLINK.
Springer Handbook of Geographic Information (OhioLINK only) by Wolfgang Kresse, David M. Danko (eds.)
ISBN: 9783540726807
Publication Date: 2012
From Springer Link, available through OhioLINK
Research Methods in Geography : a Critical Introduction (electronic M.U. only) by edited by Basil Gomez and John Paul Jones III
Call Number: BEST Library G73 .R45 2010
ISBN: 9781405107105
Publication Date: 2010
From Wiley-Blackwell. Available in electronic and print form.

A Dictionary of Geography (electronic M.U. only) by Susan Mayhew
Call Number: Sci Ready Ref G63 .M39 2004
Covers a wide range of geographical terms and theoretical concepts.

These are a sample of dictionaries about geographical sciences.

A to Z GIS : an Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems by edited by Tasha Wade and Shelly Sommer
Call Number: Sci Ready Ref G70.212 .A86 2006
Useful for cartography and GIS terminology, amply illustrated with original designs.
The Dictionary of Physical Geography by edited by David S.G. Thomas and Andrew Goudie
Call Number: Sci Reay Ref GB10 .D53 2000
Covers all aspects of physical geography, many signed entries. Most include a brief reference list.

These are only a small selection of geographic encyclopedias.

The SAGE Handbook of Biogeography by edited by Andrew C. Millington, Mark A. Blumler, and Udo Schickhof
Call Number: BEST Library QH84 .S24 2011
ISBN: 9781412919517
Publication Date: 2011
This handbook examines all aspects of the current state of biogeography as a subdiscipline.
Map Use : Reading, Analysis, and Interpretation, 7th ed. by A. Jon Kimerling, et al.
Call Number: BEST Ref GA105.3 .M35 2012
ISBN: 9781589482791
Publication Date: 2011 (c2012)
This textbook is an encyclopedic introduction to all concepts of map use, design, and creation.

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Subjects: Geography