Research Guides: Geography and Urban Studies: GUS Theme Resources

Social Justice, databases for

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: 20
CQ Researcher provides reports written by journalists, footnoted and fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Graphics, photos and short "sidebar" features round out the reports.
Gender: Identity and Social Change This link opens in a new window
Gender: Identity and Social Change covers gender history, women’s suffrage, the feminist movement and the men’s movement, and includes pamphlets, speeches, newsletters, newspaper clippings and more.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Concurrent user limit: 12
GenderWatch is a database of diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. It contains archival material, dating back to 1970. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books and NGO, government and special reports.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Provides information on various social issues, including pro and con articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
PAIS International This link opens in a new window
YouTube tutorials
PAIS covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content. PAIS International is the current file covering 1972 to present, and PAIS Archive includes the content from printed volumes published 1915-1976.
ProQuest Criminal Justice This link opens in a new window
Proquest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index covers approximately 250 U.S. and international criminal justice journals, many in full-text.
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Sociological Abstracts provides coverage of the world's literature on sociology and applied aspects of sociology.

Globalization, databases for

Global Commodities This link opens in a new window
Global Commodities contains manuscript materials, maps, posters, paintings, photographs, ephemera, objects and rare books so that the student can explore the origins of the commodity, their first uses, the trade that developed and the ways in which these items were marketed and consumed.
Gale in Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Global Issues in Context contains pages and full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, and academic journals. Focuses on issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming.
IGI Global Research This link opens in a new window
IGI Global Research is an international academic publisher of reference books, journals, encyclopedias, teaching cases, proceedings, and databases focusing on education, social science, library science, healthcare, business, environmental science, public administration, computer science, and engineering.

Geographic Methods, resources for

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 This link opens in a new window
Note: Library of Congress also offers a publicly available collection of Sanborn Maps.
Digital Sanborn Maps provides access to large-scale maps of American towns and cities, including information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Policy Map is a web-based Geographic Information System that provides a simple mechanism for visualizing data. Available data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates.

Guide to Digital Mapping
Opens a new research guide by Alex Wermer-Colan
Resource guide for students and faculty interested in using GIS technology for digital projects using historical or current data

Sustainability, resources for

GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
GreenFILE contains researched and accessible information on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact. Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Environment Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Environment Abstracts contains a collection of journals, conference papers, reports from international agencies and monographs on impact of people and technology on the environment.
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements This link opens in a new window
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements provides access to abstracts from the environmental impact statements the federal government issues. EIS extracts the issues from government-released environmental impact statements into concise, readable abstracts.
Gale in Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Global Issues in Context contains pages and full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, and academic journals. Focuses on issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming.