Research Guides: Geography: Geography

Multidisciplinary Databases

These databases can be used by students and faculty in any subject area. They contain information on a wide variety of topics!

Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Journals and magazines. Multidisciplinary.
NOTE: Access limited by IP to users located in Tennessee
Resource provided by Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Journals archive: Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, VII, XI and the Life Sciences collections. eBooks: Open Books Access collection
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
General interest periodical database. Journals available.

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eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
e-books on a variety of academic subjects from leading academic publishers and university presses. Collection is primarily monographs but includes some reference titles.
Ebooks (Gale) - TEL Collection This link opens in a new window
Reference book collection. Suitable for general audience. Gale Virtual Reference
NOTE: Access limited by IP to users located in Tennessee
Resource provided by Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL)
OverDrive eBooks (Libby app) This link opens in a new window
Collection of eBooks available for checkout and downloading.
Sign in to OverDrive with your Vol State username and password to borrow an eBook. To read books on your mobile device download the Libby app. NOTE: The OverDrive mobile app has been replaced by the Libby mobile app.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Online reference collection of subject encyclopedias, handbooks, and guides,that cover over 80 major subject disciplines. Entries include visual aids, images, photographs and maps. Use the Credo collection for background research and discover key concepts and a mind map on your topic.
Database help: Credo Reference
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
General interest periodical database. Journals available.

Recommended web resources for Geography related topics.

National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to exploring our planet, protecting wildlife and habitats.
United Nations
Find information on economic, security, legal, and humanitarian issues on this international organization’s website.
U.S. Department of State
Oversees international relations for the United States.
U.S. government website
World Factbook (CIA)
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
Streaming video collection. Multidisciplinary collection includes films from Sony Picture Classics, A&E Television Network programs, and thousands more videos from reputable and well known publishers.
Search for a video. Browse collection by video title list, by discipline or by producer.
Closed-captioned with transcripts.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Streaming video collection. Master Academic Video Collection includes Ken Burns' documentaries, newsreels, TED talks, and programs from BBC, PBS, History Education, HBO, and many more producers of quality programs.
Closed-captioned with transcripts