Use the links below to LC subject searches to find relevant books, reference books, and audiovisual materials about geography topics in the Lakeland Library.

Atlases and Maps
Cartography
Geography
Geology
Human Geography
Oceanography
Physical Geography

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E-Books - Geography
Full text books online.

Electronic Journal Center
Full text journals online. Search both "Earth Sciences" and "Social Sciences" for the most comprehensive results.

Geography Map & Reading Room
Provides cartographic and geographic information for all parts of the world. Library of Congress collection.

Oxford Earth & Environmental Science Reference
Full text reference books online.

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Digital Resource Commons - Geography
Educational videos from Ohio universities on geography topics.

Geography Film Collection
Films on Demand collection of educational videos on topics concerning geography.

How Stuff Works - Geography
How Stuff Works Geography video collection.

National Geographic Videos
Video Collection of National Geographic.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
These historic maps are large scale street plans for cities and towns. They were produced from 1867 to 1970.

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Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.

Afriterra - the Cartographic Free Library
http://catalog.afriterra.org/home.cmd
A cartographic library that preserves and digitizes original rare maps of Africa.

Alabama Contemporary Map Index
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/
A collection of contemporary national and global maps that are accessible to the general public.

American Memory Map Collections
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The Geography and Map division of the Library of Congress digital project focusing on Americana and Cartographic treasures.

Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/
Provides topographic maps and county maps. Also includes satellite images of the fifty states.

David Rumsey Map Historical Map Collection
http://www.davidrumsey.com/
An archival collection of cartography focusing on the Americas from the 18th and 19th centuries. Also includes historical maps of the world.

Digital Library for Earth System Education - DLESE
http://www.dlese.org/dds/histogram.do?group=subject
Provides educational resources on the earth and her systems.

Google Maps
https://maps.google.com/
Access to street, terrain and satellite views. National and international images.

Historic Cities
http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/historic_cities.html
Provides documents and maps related to historic cities in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.

Making Sense of Maps
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/maps/
This guide offers an overview of the history of maps and how historians use them. Includes a breakdown of the elements of a map.

Map History/History of Cartography
http://www.maphistory.info/index.html
Contains links to digital map collections from various map associations and societies.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Covers NASA's various planetary excursions. Includes a tab for earth.

Perry-Casteneda Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Access to local, international and historical maps. Also focuses on areas that are currently in the news.

The Walker Collection: Maps of Asia Minor and the Middle East, 1511-1774
http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/maps/digital/walker.html
Original historic maps printed between 1511-1771 covering Asia Minor and surrounding areas including the Mediterreanean, the Middle East and the Balkins.

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