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Research Guides and Data

 

This is a list of geographic research sources to access books, journal articles, maps, online geographic data and library services at USC.

 

Basic Geography Information

What is geography?

Map projection

Geographic Dictionaries:

Glossary of Generic Terms

Outline of American Geography Glossary

Association for GI Dictionary

ESRI GIS Dictionary

University of California GIS Dictionary

Geographic Organizations

Blogs, Discussion Groups and Wikis

 

Online Journals Subscriptions

Online Geographic Journals Subscriptions

New Electronic Resources

 

Geographic Books, Journals, Articles and Maps:

Books University of South Carolina (USC) Online Catalog

Digital Collections Maps Scanned at USC

Electronic Books Scanned book collections from around the world

Electronic Articles Indexes and Databases Search online commercial online journals

Government Information Library Government documents stored at USC as a Federal Depository

Maps USC online Catalog (use the word map in keyword searches)

Subject Guides Methods of searching different material at USC

Research Tools A variety of ways to access information at USC

 

Geographic Data Sources Online:

ESRI

Harvard Geospatial Library

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Lexus-Nexus

National Association of Counties

National Geographic Maps

National Park Service

South Carolina Association of Counties (SCAC)

South Carolina County GIS Sites

South Carolina State Agencies:

Department of Archives and History

Department of Commerce

Department of Health and Environmental Control

Department of Natural Resources

Forestry Commission GIS Site

State Statistical Abstracts

State of SC information portal (sc.gov)

Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs at Clemson University

South Carolina Regional Councils of Governments:

Appalachian Council of Governments

Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments

Catawba Regional Council of Governments

Central Midlands Regional Council of Governments

Lowcountry Council of Governments

Lower Savannah Council of Governments

Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments

Upper Savannah Council of Governments

Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments

United States Federal Agencies:

Census Bureau

CIA World Fact Book 

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Health and Human Services

NASA

National Archives

National Center for Health Statistics

NOAA

TerraServer

US Federal Geospatial Data and Maps

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Your One Stop for Federal State and Local Geographic Data

USC Department of Geography

University of Georgia GIS Data

 

Thomas Cooper Library Services:

Alerts of New Material

Ask a Librarian

Departmental library Representatives

Digital Collections

Electronic Resources Subject Guide

Request Book Purchase

Faculty Book Delivery

Fee Based Online Searching

How do I...? (FAQ)

Instruction and Training Services

Interlibrary Loan

Library Subject Guides

Microform Scanning

Photocopiers and Photoduplication Services

Reserves

Scan and Deliver

Visitors

Wireless Network

 

 

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