Map Library
The Geography Map Library located in the Classroom Building (CL 316) houses an extensive collection of base maps, topographic maps, thematic maps, atlases, travel guides, historical maps and navigation charts. You can search for maps in the library catalogue (Quick Find) and the location description is "Available at Archer Library Geography Map Library".
The Geography Map Library collection is a good place to start when searching for information on a specific geographic region. For more information about the Library hours and services, consult the website.
Maps
Below is a list of online maps and atlases websites, that are particularly useful for research in Geography.
- Ezilon MapsProvides geographical data and statistics on countries of the world.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionProvides links to a number of online maps, including city and country maps, historic maps, international topographic maps, and maps of general interest.
- ReliefwebSelect a country to find maps, articles, and data about recent disasters in that area.
- World Digital LibraryThe World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
Economist Intelligence Unit
- Economist Intelligence UnitEIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) provides country, industry, management analysis and forecasts on over 200 countries, nine strategic industries, and a full range of management functions through the following services:
ViewsWire provides daily updated analysis and views on business, economic trends, political and market developments from around the world. ViewsWire covers over 200 countries with three years of archived information.
Country reports provides in depth information on issues shaping the country: the political scene, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, foreign trade and payments. Country Reports covers 200 countries and is updated monthly.
NationMaster
- NationMasterNationMaster compiles data from a variety of sources and users can compare countries across a range of statistics in categories such as health, government, identification,
mortality and people. The general country information, maps and flags are also provided. Correlation reports and scatterplots are available for more in-depth comparisons. The primary content of NationMaster is statistical data gathered from sources such as the United Nations, World Health Organization, WorldBank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF, OECD, and CIAWorld Factbook.
Statista
- StatistaStatista includes over 1,500,000 statistics on over 80,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources. Statistics can be downloaded directly in PNG, PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint formats