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Priscilla Seaman

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Subjects: Anthropology, Communication, Geography and Planning, Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences

News!

November 15, 2023: National GIS Day

Other related events:

November 13-17, 2023: National Geography Awareness Week: The Power of Place. Sponsored by the American Association of Geographers.

Key Resources

Academic Search Ultimate
Scholarly, multidisciplinary database.
ScienceDirect
Contains the full-text of over 1,100 Elsevier journals. Backfile coverage starts with 1995.
Social Explorer
Data visualization and research website.
PolicyMap
PolicyMap is a fully web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) and mapping product.

Browse librarian-recommended Geography & Planning databases

Research Guides

Geography: A Research Guide
by Priscilla Seaman Last Updated Aug 6, 2023 91 views this year
Urban and Regional Planning: A Research Guide
by Priscilla Seaman Last Updated Oct 30, 2023 149 views this year
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) + Mapping
by Priscilla Seaman Last Updated Nov 16, 2023 135 views this year

Capital Region Planning Collections (located in the Special Collections at the UAlbany Libraries):

Capital Region Planning Collection, 1949-2008

Capital District Regional Planning Commission Records, 1934-2013

Additional Resources to Explore

Geographical: Magazine of the Royal Geographical Society
Online: The official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society. Good reading! Check it out.
Encyclopedia of Biodiversity 2nd edition
Online: This 7-volume Encyclopedia presents current information available in this globally crucial area of research and study.
Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes
Online: A five-volume encyclopedia that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science.
Encyclopedia of geography terms, themes, and concepts
In Library: University Library Reference G 63 H38 2011
The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology
In Library: University Library Reference G63 .I56 2017

Finding Books @ UAlbany Libraries

Most (not all) Geography books can be found on the 2nd floor in the Main UAlbany Library.

Below is a broad guide to books on Geography:

Library of Congress -- Geography

The UAlbany Libraries also have eBooks which can be searched from the main search box here:

https://library.albany.edu/