Guides: GESS 498: Senior Research Proposal: Home

Resources for Senior Research

Science Direct This link opens in a new window
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This database includes the health and life sciences portion of the Science Direct College Edition. About 1,000 peer-reviewed journals; hundreds of book series, handbooks and reference works; back to volume one, issue one.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Interdisciplinary database includes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Includes citation searching (see how many times a paper has been cited). Coverage: 2000 - present.
GreenFILE (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment.

Newspaper Databases
A list of several newspaper databases for searching current events including LexisNexis & Access World News.
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
From SEDAC's "About" page:
SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SEDAC focuses on human interactions in the environment. Its mission is to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and Earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between the Earth and social sciences.

Michigan State University Libraries has published a great guide with a wealth of information on GIS Datasets- http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/gis

Please keep in mind that some of the resources listed on the MSU page may not be available to users outside of their university system.

Data.gov
Search thousands of data sets provided by organizations like the USDA, Department of the Interior, and many more.
Volusia County GIS
Volusia County GIS maps.
Seminole County GIS
Seminole County specific GIS Maps
Florida Geographic Data Library
Explore available GIS Data throughout the state of Florida.