Research by Subject: Geography
Books: Use the Library Catalog
Academic OneFile 1980 - current. Interdisciplinary index covering over 10,000 scholarly and popular journals and magazines. Most references include full-text or links to full-text. Contains all of Expanded Academic Index ASAP. Coverage of scientific journals is limited. Shortcuts: go/onefile (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/onefile (off-campus).
America: History & Life Major index to articles and books on history (from prehistoric times to current period) of United States and Canada. 1964 to current. 
EconLit Index for over 600 journals (400+ full-text), books, documents, and working papers in the field of economics. 1969 - present. List of Econlit Subject Descriptors. Go shortcuts = go/econlit (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/econlit (off-campus)
Enviroline 1975-current. International coverage of primary and secondary source materials. You must get instruction from a librarian and access this database from a Library computer. Choose Database 40, once you are logged in. For assistance, contact a Reference Librarian at (802-443-5496) or rlibrary@middlebury.edu Note: password needed
GEOBASE 1980-current. Covers major commercially published journals in geology. Very selective current file in geography, ecology and related fields.
GeoBib 1985-2005. Online access to Current Geographical Publications, which is no longer published in paper format. Includes bibliographical references to books, periodical articles, pamphlets, government documents, maps and atlases in the American Geographical Society Collection of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Tips:
Google Scholar Searches for many types of primarily scholarly sources including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other organizations. Some documents will be available for free while others require a subscription or a one-time access fee. Tips: Note: Preferences can be set to link directly to articles in Middlebury collections. (See above)
Historical Abstracts Major index to over 2,000 international journals, book reviews, and dissertations on the history of the world, except United States and Canada. Covers topics from 1450 (i.e. the Renaissance) to the present. Indexes publications published from 1955 to current.
JSTOR Full-text archive of over 700 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences covering all issues published, except for the last 2 to 5 years. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted. Shortcuts: go/jstor (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/jstor (off-campus).
PAIS International Indexes journals, books, and documents covering global public policy and social issues in all disciplines. 1972 - current. For 1915 -1976, switch to PAIS Archive (click on Specific Database link to choose PAIS Archive). Go shortcut = go/pais
Project Muse Offers full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics from the 1990s to present. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted. Shortcuts: go/muse (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/muse (off-campus).
Web of Science 1985-current. Together, the Science Citation Index and the Social Sciences Citation Index cover several thousand scholarly journals worldwide. The Science Citation Index segment covers core science and technology research journals. Special features include cited article searching and discovery of related articles through common terms. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted. Tips: Note: For references to articles published 1974-1989, use SciSearch via Dialog on Library computers; ask the Science Librarian for assistance.
Middlebury College Libraries Indexes & Databases by Title Links to all indexes and databases available through the Middlebury College Libraries. Shortcuts = go/indexes (on campus); http://go.middlebury.edu/indexes (off-campus).
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Academic Universe provides access to the full text of national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, and more. It also includes business, financial, and legal information, including laws, regulations, cases, and EU law. The non-English language news link includes news in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Go shortcut = go/lexis (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/lexis (off-campus)
Middlebury College Libraries Newspapers Guide Directs you to all current and historical newspaper resources available at Middlebury.
Newspapers24 12,000 newspapers, 24 hours news 
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Search the digitized full-text and images of the New York Times (1851-2004); Wall Street Journal (1889-1990); Los Angeles Times (1881-1986); Washington Post (1877-1991); Chicago Tribune (1849-1986); Christian Science Monitor (1908-1994); Atlanta Constitution (1869-1939).
Middlebury College Libraries Interlibrary Loan Department Advice on how to request books and articles from other libraries.
NExpress Use the
button in Midcat to search for and request items from a consortia of 6 other northeastern libraries, Middlebury borrowers can also visit these libraries and check out items directly. These libraries are: Williams, Bates, Bowdoin, Wellesley, Colby, and Northeastern University. See the NExpress page for full details.
WorldCat Use this union catalog of over 40 million books, documents, reports, and media from libraries worldwide to identify books to request via InterLibrary Loan. If we don't own the book and you want to borrow it from another library, click on the ILL icon from the record.
Geography - USGS Research publications and data on natural resource and environmental issues of the US including changes in the land and connections between people and the land.
GPO Access (Government Printing Office) Gateway to U.S. government documents which includes the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications; the Congressional Record; Congressional Bills, Laws, and Reports; Federal Register and CFR; Budget of the U.S. Government; Supreme Court decisions; Public Papers of the Presidents; and much more.
Science.gov Selective coverage, as far back as 1948. Science.gov is a search engine for government science information. It allows you to search the contents of web sites from the Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Defense, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Library of Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and the US Government Printing Office. Results are authoritative and selective and may include scientific or technical data, publications, databases, documentation, or other forms of information. Tip: To limit your search to a subset of the database, click on the "Advanced Search" link
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is a Federal body created in 1890 and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947 to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government. The Board comprises representatives of Federal agencies concerned with geographic information, population, ecology, and management of public lands. Sharing its responsibilities with the Secretary of the Interior, the Board promulgates official geographic feature names with locative attributes as well as principles, policies, and procedures governing the use of domestic names, foreign names, Antarctic names, and undersea feature names.
American National Biography Oxford ANB Online is an exploration of American history through the lives of the men and women who shaped the nation.
Biography Reference Bank Coverage dates: Ancient times to present
Includes biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, and obituaries. It covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images.
Current Biography Illustrated (Wilson) Biographical information on persons from all fields. Use cumulated index.
Dictionary of National Biography Oxford DNB - 56,000 biographies of deceased people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Also available in print: Main Library Reference CT773 .D4 2004. Note: Oxford
Who's Who (Marquis) Select volumes available via Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.
Some older volumes in print (consult Midcat for additional titles)
Marquis Who's Who in the World
Marquis Who's Who in America
Abbreviations.com Directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms. Holds hundreds of thousands of entries organized by a large variety of categories from computing and the Web to governmental, medicine and business.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers / Kate L. Turabian This is the "Turabian" style. See also the online Turabian Quick Guide with basic examples, available from the publisher. Note: Print resource
Multiple print copies including:
Ref LB2369 .T8 2007
Ready Ref LB2369 .T8 2007
Armstrong Ref LB2369 .T8 2007
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers In print at: Examples online at:
Periodical title abbreviations Note: Print resource
RefWorks RefWorks will automatically generate bibliographies and format your research papers in any of hundreds of styles including MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian. Middlebury College students and faculty may use RefWorks by creating a RefWorks account. For more info, follow the RefWorks link or email refworks@middlebury.edu. Middlebury-specific RefWorks Guide located at http://go.middlebury.edu/refworks?midd.
eigenfactor A free database of journal rankings in the sciences. An alternative to Thomson ISI's Journal Citation Rankings, eigenfactor attempts to measure the relative importance of a journal based on factors such as the number of articles which cite it.
SCImago Journal & Country Rank A free database of journal rankings in the sciences. An alternative to Thomson ISI's Journal Citation Rankings, SCImago attempts to measure the relative importance of a journal based on factors such as the number of articles which cite it. It also tries to measure the scientific productivity of a country using the same factors.
Background Notes Country information from the U.S. State Department.
Regional Studies - WWW Virtual Library Links to key web-based sources about various regions of the world.
A to Z GIS : an illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems In print at Armstrong Reference G70.212 .A86 2006
Access Science McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online. 
Provides authoritative information for non-specialists on a wide variety of science-related topics. Includes the 20-volume McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms and the Yearbooks of Science & Technology in addition to biographies from the Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography, selected Science News articles, and links to evaluated web sites. Shortcuts: go/accsci (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/accsci (off-campus).
Columbia Gazetteer of the World A database of names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world.
Dictionary of geography In print at Armstrong Reference G63 .D518. Online preview available via Google Book Search.
Dictionary of Physical Geography In print at Armstrong Reference GB10 .D53
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic edition. Search by subject or keyword. In addition to topical essays, timelines, images, and videos, it provides links to full text journal articles and links to related websites.
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society 5 vol., 2007. 1,200 entries on topics related to the overlap between people and nature. Biographies, policy discussions, and essays about problems, processes, and theoretical concepts.
Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science Entries range from (long): the domain of GISci and its major subdomains, such as cartography and geodesy and core themes, such as spatial analysis, ontology, and data modeling; (medium): significant topics, such as network analysis, spatialization, and polygon operations. (short): specialized concepts and techniques, such as the ecological fallacy, spatial weights, and open standards; (very short ): key organizations in GIS and definitions of fundamental topics, such as legend and extent.
The Encyclopedia of geomorphology In print at Armstrong Reference GB10 .F3 Note: Print resource
Encyclopedia of Human Geography 2006 ed. Overview of the major ideas, concepts and terms of the field of human geography. Cross-cultural in scope.
Encyclopedia of Population 2 vols, 2003. Provides expanded, up-to-date coverage of demographic topics both in the core field and in neighboring disciplines. Designed to encompass the large-scale changes in emphasis and research directions in population studies during the last 20 years, topics covered include: rapid demographic expansion in poor countries; low fertility rates and problems of old-age support; the environmental impact of a dense population; the press for expanded reproductive rights; and much more.
Our earth's changing land: an encyclopedia of land-use and land-cover change In-depth essays on central issues including the history and dynamics of land use and land cover. Many of the entries describe specific case studies. Note: Print Resource
Armstrong Library Reference GF90 .O87 2006 (2 volumes)
Oxford Reference Online Premium General reference resources, including encyclopedias, bilingual dictionaries, chronologies, and maps and illustrations.
Wolfram Alpha This is a new search engine that attempts to answer factual questions (eg, what is the density of lead, where was Venus on May 13, how many calories would be burned with 30 minutes of jogging). It is still under development (by the makers of Mathematica); read the About document, watch the video, or check out the search examples for details.
Middlebury College Department of Geography This is the official site of the Middlebury College Geography Department.
Middlebury College Library and Information Services Library hours, borrowing policies, and research and technology resources from the Middlebury College Libraries. Shortcuts = go/lis (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/lis (off-campus).
CDC WONDER CDC WONDER (Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) is an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) available to public health professionals and the public at large. It provides access to a wide array of public health information.
Lexis-Nexis Statistical DataSets Part of Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe. Access to over 100 licensed and public domain datasets. Some time series go back 20 - 100 years. Create tables, graphs, charts, and maps. Export data options include excel or shape files. Hold down the Control key to select multiple variables. Also Includes the China Data Online statistics (within DataSets choose Browse by Source).
Middlebury College Libraries Economics Guide: Statistics This guide identifies statistics sources available through the Middlebury College Libraries.
Statistics Guide (Middlebury Libraries Subject Guide) Additional statistical sources on the web and in library print and electronic resources, arranged A-Z by topic.
UN Data (formerly UN Common Database) Search major UN statistical databases and those of several international organizations. Most data is annual. Covers a diverse range of topics including socio-economic, environmental, health, and more. See also additional UN Databases. Go shortcut = go/undata. See the UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics for updates and monthly data for some statistics.
Gallup Polls Gallup's website provides free access to their more recent polls. Middlebury does not subscribe to their achive database. Some polls online via Lexis-Nexis and Academic Onefile. For older polls see print volumes. Also see the CD-Rom (1935 - 1997). Note: Some polls only available to subscribers
General Social Survey The GSS contains a standard 'core' of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus topics of special interest. Some surveys also available on ICPSR.
ICPSR The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides access to a large archive of social science data files for use with statistical software, such as SAS or SPSS. Includes some public opinion polls. A Data Use Tutorial is available.
Japanese Data Archive The Roper Center's Japanese Data Archive includes: JPOLL the on-line, question-level database of Japanese public opinion; and Japanese Data Library, which is made up of thousands of Japanese survey research studies.
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Research, news, and public opinion polls covering four main areas as they relate to religion: politics, law, domestic policy, and world affairs.
Polling the Nations "Database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 500,000 questions and responses from 14,000+ surveys conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and 100 other countries around the world." Logout when done (1 user limit). Note: 1 user limit - logout when done
PollingReport.com Current public opinion polls by a a variety of polling organizations (many are free but some are only available to subscribers). Note: Some polls only available to subscribers
Pollster.com Political races and presidential approval polls.
World Values Survey Surveys on values and beliefs in 80 societies around the world. Some surveys also available on ICPSR. Note: Registration required to access survey data
= Click for help guide (.pdf or .html)
