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Geography
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Subject Specific Databases
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GEOBIB - Online Geographical Bibliography (http://geobib.lib.uwm.edu/)
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A bibliographic database from the American Geographical Society Library listing books and articles published in the interdisciplinary fields of geography, from ecology to urban studies. This database contains all the records from Current Geographical Publications (CPG) entries from 1985 to the present.
[1985 to the present.]
- Access: http://geobib.lib.uwm.edu/ (http://geobib.lib.uwm.edu/)
- More Information:
- To see the full citation click on "MARC format". The source or journal name is listed in the "Series" field.
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Human Population & Natural Resource Management [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=humanpop-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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Explores human population and demography topics, as well as societal issues involving natural resource management. Coverage includes relevant papers, reports, books and reviews from standard peer-reviewed scientific journals and material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find gray literature.
- Coverage: 1995-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=humanpop-set-c&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=humanpop-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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General Databases
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General Databases in the Humanities and Social Sciences (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35)
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This is a list of the best general databases in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It includes abstracting and indexing services, FullText Databases and Electronic Journal Libraries which are of interest to the variety of fields in the the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35 (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35)
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Social Science Citation Index [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It is particularly suited to trace citations to authors and articles across publications.
It indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals.
- Coverage: 1956-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/wos (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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Sociological Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1) VPN
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Sociological Abstracts Database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database draws information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.
- Coverage: 1963-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1) VPN
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Anthropology Plus [via FirstSearch/OCLC] (http://uclibs.org/PID/34670) VPN
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Anthropology Plus brings together into one resource the highly respected Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. Anthropology Plus provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. The index offers excellent coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals.
[Late 19th century to present]
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/34670 (http://uclibs.org/PID/34670) VPN
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CAB Abstracts [via OvidSP] (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz) VPN
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FARMED OR DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. NEW OvidSP interface with default UCD Search Type set to Advanced Ovid Search. See MORE INFO below for classes on the new interface. Citations and abstracts to the international agricultural literature, including veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition, rural development, as well as other related topics such as tourism and human ecology. Covers over 11,000 journals & conference proceedings and selected books in agriculture. PLEASE NOTE: Archive abstracts added in August 2005 go back to 1910 with 1,860,000 additional records. Produced by CAB International (CABI).
- Coverage: 1910-present [Archives added for 1910-1971]
- Access: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz) VPN
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Full-text Resources
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David Rumsey Map Collection (http://www.davidrumsey.com./)
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The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 11,000 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, childrens and manuscript maps.
- Access: http://www.davidrumsey.com./ (http://www.davidrumsey.com./)
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Highwire Search and Retrieve (http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/search) VPN
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Highwire Search and Retrieve is a search engine that allows one to search through the full text of numerous scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, including many that are accessible from the UC Davis IP address or proxy server. The collection contains Duke University Press, Oxford University Press and Sage Electronic Journals, as well as many other university press journals and important academic society publications. Highwire Press is a product of Stanford University.
- Access: http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/search (http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/search) VPN
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Informaworld: collection of online journals. (http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/search~db=jour~searchmode=advanced?newsearch=true) VPN
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Advanced search interface for nearly 1000 online journals published with the Routledge, Taylor & Francis, and Psychology Press imprints. Browse list of titles available. Disciplinary scope and coverage vary.
- Access: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/search~db=jour~searchmode=advanced?newsearch=true (http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/search~db=jour~searchmode=advanced?newsearch=true) VPN
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Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN
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Project Muse provides full text access to over 300 journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is useful for searching interdisciplinary cultural studies topics. Its full-text search engine is more detailed than any other index for these journals. Coverage varies by journal.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/31861 (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN
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Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources
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Demography Resource Guide [UCD Library] (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=119)
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This Demography Resource Guide contains lists and links to statistical sources, research centers, databases and journals in demography and poulation studies. Includes a list of imporatant print references sources for the field and a link to important internet resources.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=119 (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=119)
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
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International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This 26 volume encyclopedia for the social and behavioral sciences contains lengthy articles on a wide array of social and behavioral science topics including, economics, sociology, & psychology. It contains biographical information, bibliographies, and a comprehensive subject index. It is available in print.
[2001]
- Location: Shields Library, Hum/SS Ref. H41 I58 2001
- Access: Library Use Only
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Other Resources
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Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/23138) VPN
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Geographic database of over 165,000 entries including place-names, physical characteristics and attributes, political properties, economic parameters, and natural and agricultural resources. Global in scope, updated monthly.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/23138 (http://uclibs.org/PID/23138) VPN
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Geography Graduate Group (http://ggg.ucdavis.edu/)
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Links to the home page for UC Davis Geography Graduate Group, an interdisciplinary academic program at UCD emphasizing spatial interactions between humans and the biophysical environment.
- Access: http://ggg.ucdavis.edu/ (http://ggg.ucdavis.edu/)
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USGS [U.S. Geological Survey Home Page] (http://www.usgs.gov/)
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The USGS, a bureau of the Department of the Interior, provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
- Access: http://www.usgs.gov/ (http://www.usgs.gov/)
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Library Research in the Social Sciences Tips Handout (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/files/libraryresearch-socialsciences.pdf)
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This research tips handout introduces the basic research tools for Library Research in the Social Sciences at UC Davis. It provides a basic description of Catalogs and Databases, search strategies and the display of records.
[10/01/2006]
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/files/libraryresearch-socialsciences.pdf (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/files/libraryresearch-socialsciences.pdf)
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UC Berkeley Library Digital Map Collection (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/browse.html)
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Search thousands of digital maps in the University of California, Berkeley's Earth Sciences & Map Library Digital Collection.
- Access: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/browse.html (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/browse.html)
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Global Research: Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) (http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=advSearch)
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The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG), based in Montreal, is an independent research and media group which publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of globalization and anti-globalization issues, focussing on social, economic, strategic and environmental processes by writers, scholars, journalists and activists.
Their data bank includes a classification by author, and by country for articles published after 2004. Previously published material is also searchable by keyword. Also of interest is an archive of audio-video material.
Contains English and French material, as well as Spanish and Portuguese translations.
- Coverage: 2001-present
- Access: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=advSearch (http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=advSearch)
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Map Collection Room and GIS. Peter J. Shields Library (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/mapcollection/)
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The Map Collection is an extensive research-level collection of maps, both print and electronic, and a supporting collection of guides, gazetteers and atlases. The collection has a global scope, but emphasizes the Central California Valley area and maps of local importance.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/mapcollection/ (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/mapcollection/)
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- Open from 1:00 to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. For assistance or access to the Map Collections Room between 9:00am and 1:00pm, Monday to Friday, contact Maps/GIS staff at 530-752-6196 or use online form at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/forms/ask.php.
