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- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries.
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Contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting to zoology. Provides access to the full text of hundreds of highly regarded and popular reference sources. Provided by Credo.
- World Atlas
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Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information. Provided by FactsOnFile.
- Image Collections - Select "Images" from menu at top of page.
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Contains licensed images of photos of people and places, natural science photos, historical photos, maps and flags. Searched via "MasterFILE Premier." Provided by EBSCOhost.
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- Academic Search Premier
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Provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- MasterFILE Premier
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Provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. Provided by EBSCOhost.
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Geographic names for all known places, features, and areas in the United States that are identified by a proper name. Each feature is located by state, county, and geographic coordinates; and referenced to the appropriate U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic map.
- Historic Pittsburgh - Maps
- A joint project of the University of Pittsburgh and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Historic Pittsburgh provides Web access to a full-text book collection, maps, and guides to the archival and manuscript collections of both of these institutions, covering the history of Pittsburgh and the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area from the period of exploration and settlement to the period of industrial revolution and modernization. The Maps Collection will eventually contain a representative selection of approximately 700 plat maps from 1872 to 1939.
- Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
- Created by a librarian, this atlas site contains information largely from the public realm. Such well-known atlases as Hammond's, Rand McNally, and Oxford are used. Many links to other historical map sites are listed on both a chronological and topical basis.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- University of Texas at Austin - online access to maps covering every area of the world.
- Portals to the World
- An electronic database created by Library of Congress, contains a large number of selective links to websites that provide information on nations and areas of the world. Countries and areas are arranged alphabetically. Links are provided to websites in areas such as general resources, government and law, literature and culture, news and current events, libraries, directories and search engines. When complete, all nations and important areas will be included.
- United Nations Cartographic Section
- Digitally-prepared, current maps available for reference and download, including general world and peacekeeping mission maps.
- World Factbook (CIA)
- A web version of a publication put out by the Central Intelligence Agency United States Government profiles and maps of countries and territories around the World cover each country's area, political climate, recent international disputes, natural resources, environment, populations, inflation rate, GDP, agriculture, etc. Another website designed by the Library of Congress, Globastat: Country Rankings and World Statistics, categorizes the same information and presents it on a comparative basis. Countries and regions are ranked for each category.