The library still maintains a collection of physical maps, though most are located in remote storage and must be requested to be brought back for use. Special Collections holds many historical maps. The largest component of our physical collection was USGS topo maps; these can now be accessed through the USGS database below; plotter printouts can be requested through our Geospatial Data Services.
Current maps
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CIA World Fact BookThe World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as flags of the world, a physical map of the world, a political map of the world, and a standard time zones of the world map.
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Country Profiles and Mapping Information SystemCountry Profiles and Mapping Information System provides country-level reports and statistical data in FAO "fields of expertise" (namely sustainable development, economic situation, agriculture/ forestry/ fishery sectors, technical cooperation) and "priority areas" (biodiversity, biosecurity, biotechnology, climate change, ecosystem management, emergency operations, ethics, food for cities, gender, global studies, information management, integrated production systems, organic farming, spatial information, sustainable livelihoods, trade agreements).
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GeoRef from ProQuestGeoRef indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses in the geological sciences. It also includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1669-present (North America coverage); 1933-present (Worldwide coverage).
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MasterFILE Premier from EBSCOhostMasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. MasterFILE Premier offers PDF backfiles (as far back as 1975) for key publications including American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism, Library Journal, National Review, Saturday Evening Post, etc.
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National Map from the USGSThe National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB) is a collection of maps, reports, and stratigraphic information about the United States' geology. The NGMBD is a partnership between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG).
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USGS National Geologic Map DatabaseUSGS National Geologic Map Database provides maps and related data about: geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology.
Historical maps
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America's Historical Imprints from ReadexA digital collection of books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in America from 1639 to 1819, it includes Early American Imprints Series I: Evans (1639–1800) and Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801–1819), based on the bibliographies by Evans, Bristol, Shaw, and Shoemaker. Scanned pages are available in JPEG, TIFF, and PDF formats.
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Library of Congress Digitized CollectionsThe Library of Congress's digitized American historical materials are organized into more than 100 thematic collections. Original formats include manuscripts, prints, photographs, posters, maps, sound recordings, motion pictures, books, pamphlets, and sheet music. Collections may be browsed individually, searched individually (including full-text searching for many written items), or searched across multiple collections. 1400s-present.
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Ancestry Library EditionAncestry Library Edition provides access to genealogical records from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other regions. The resource includes more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names, featuring U.S. federal census images and indexes from 1790 to 1940, historical maps, and collections such as the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620–1630, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and Civil War records. Additional materials include vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court documents, directories, photos, and maps.
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Primary Sources from GaleGale Primary Sources indexes citations and full text from Gale's Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century digitized collection, The Sabin collection, and Smithsonian collections, including books, manuscripts, newspapers, maps, and early photographs.
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FIMo Fire Insurance Maps OnlineLarge-scale maps of towns and cities in Virginia and Washington, D.C., useful to urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, and environmentalists. Data contained includes the outline of each building; size, shape, and construction materials; functions of structures; locations of windows and doors; street names, street and sidewalk widths, property boundaries, and house and block numbers.
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Documenting the American South (DocSouth)A digital publishing initiative that provides online access to primary sources related to southern history, literature, and culture. The collection includes texts, images, and audio files drawn primarily from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill libraries. Materials originate from collections such as the Southern Historical Collection, the North Carolina Collection, the Rare Book Collection, and Davis Library. DocSouth currently offers fourteen thematic collections containing books, diaries, letters, maps, posters, artifacts, literary works, oral history interviews, and songs. Coverage spans from the 1500s to the present.
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History of Science, Technology & Medicine from EBSCOhostThe History of Science, Technology, and Medicine database indexes citations and abstracts of journal articles, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, maps, and other materials on the history of science, medicine, and technology. 1600s-present.
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Nineteenth Century Collections Online from GaleNCCO indexes the full text of books, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, diaries, photographs, statistics, literature, government reports, treaties, and other kinds of documents in both Western and non-Western languages as HTML and PDF, plus some image formats. Subject areas include British politics and society, religion, education, international relations, economics, and English, French, and German literature. 1789-1914.
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ProQuest CongressionalThe ProQuest Congressional Research Digital Collection provides access to the Reports of the Legislative Reference Service (LRS) and Congressional Research Service (CRS) from 1916-present, and Congressional committee prints from 1830-present. it includes bills, laws, and legislative histories; Congressional hearings; Testimony; The Congressional Record; and maps.
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Virginia Memory from the Library of VirginiaVirginia Memory provides digitized collections of print materials, manuscripts, archival records, newspapers, photographs and ephemera, maps and atlases, rare books, and fine art.
Agricultural maps
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ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts from ProQuestASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstract indexes citations and abstracts of all aspects of aquatic resources, including life sciences, economics, and social science/public policy aspects. Sources include journals, books, conference papers, reports, patents, dissertations, and maps. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1971-present.
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Crop Protection CompendiumUp-to-date information on 10,000 pests, diseases, weeds and natural enemy species worldwide. Over 2,360 complete datasheets, provided by over 1,100 specialists. Data for over 200 different crops and over 150 countries, with global and regional distribution maps. Over 8000 images allowing for easy identification of crop pests. Background information on 10,000 pests, diseases, weeds and natural enemy species providing a complete archive. Some documents are available in full text as HTML and PDF.
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Forestry Compendium OnlineForest Compendium contains full-text journal and conference articles, datasheets, maps, and images on all aspects of forestry, including trees, pests, botanical features, and uses. 1980s-present.
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Invasive Species Compendium from CABIInvasive Species Compedium provides datasheets, authored by experts and peer reviewed, with fully referenced sections on taxonomy and nomenclature, distribution, habitat, identification, biology and ecology, species associations, pathways for introduction, impacts and management, complemented by images and maps, and supported by abstracts and full text articles. This Compendium covers invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide.