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GEOBASE
Indexes geography, geology, and ecology. Also covers cartography; climatology; energy; environment; geochemistry; geomorphology; geophysics; GIS; hydrology; meteorology; paleontology; sedimentology; volcanology. 1980-present.
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Indexes journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports. From FirstSearch. Subjects include:
- cartography
- climatology
- energy
- environment
- geochemistry
- geomorphology
- geophysics
- geographic information systems (GIS)
- hydrology
- meteorology
- paleontology
- petrology
- photogrammetry
- sedimentology
- volcanology
Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
MAGIC: Map and Geographic Information Center

Collection of maps, atlases, gazetteers, aerial photographs, and digital geospatial data, as well as resources on the history and current state of cartography. From the University of Connecticut's Map Library.
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Library staff are able to provide basic help with ESRI GIS questions, concerning the data on the MAGIC Web site. Read more information about MAGIC. MAGIC does not provide a printing service for patrons. Even though MAGIC provides spatial data for use in many GIS programs, the staff do not provide cartographic ("map-making") services.

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