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Literature on geography, geology, ecology, international development, and their related disciplines. Coverage: 1973 -
Biographical and publication information for more than 470 women who lived in Canada or wrote about Canada, and authored an English-language book or pamphlet of fiction or poetry that was published before 1940.
Please see individual collections: China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980, Defining Gender, 1450-1910, Eighteenth Century Journals I & II, Empire Online, Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters, Mass Observation Online, Medieval Travel Writing, and Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice 1490-2007.
Database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.
English-language sources relating to China and the West, 1793-1980. Includes maps, illustrations, diaries, essays etc.
Collection of resource materials on selected cultures from all major areas of the world.
Scholars GeoPortal is geospatial data discovery tool allowing Ontario’s university students and researchers to enrich their teaching and research by engaging with OCUL’s growing collection of geospatial data. The portal offers search, preview, query, download and sharing functionality for datasets licensed by Ontario university libraries, covering such topics as land use, transportation networks, census boundaries, geology, soils, air photo imagery, points of interest (such as healthcare facilities, schools), and more.
Global Plants is the world’s largest database of digitized plant specimens and a locus for international scientific research and collaboration.
Periodicals Archive Online an archive of hundreds of digitised journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
(Remote Sensing Online Retrieval System) - Provide access to archived information on the technologies and applications of remote sensing and is available through the Earth Sciences Information Centre (ESIC) of Natural Resources Canada. Coverage: 1950-1995
Scholars GeoPortal is geospatial data discovery tool allowing Ontario’s university students and researchers to enrich their teaching and research by engaging with OCUL’s growing collection of geospatial data. The portal offers search, preview, query, download and sharing functionality for datasets licensed by Ontario university libraries, covering such topics as land use, transportation networks, census boundaries, geology, soils, air photo imagery, points of interest (such as healthcare facilities, schools), and more.
(Scott Polar Research Institute) Ice and Snow - A collection of publications covering all aspects of snow and ice worldwide. Coverage: 1661-
Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes index to dissertations and theses and conference proceedings and cited reference searching. Coverage: 1975-
Links visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites. The materials in World Heritage Sites: Africa serve researchers in African studies, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art history, Diaspora studies, folklore and literature, geography, and history, as well as those focused on geomatics, advanced visual and spatial technologies, historic preservation, and urban planning.
