E-resources include databases, websites, e-journals, and e-books that are accessed through OneSearch, the A-Z Databases List, Research Guides, etc.
Gazetteers are great resources for verifying locations, finding place name changes, and other facts for locations across the globe. Contemporary gazetteers will provide you often with latitude and longitude coordinates for places and features and historical gazetteers sometimes include more in-depth information on place names, features, and other relevant information which can assist with creating historically accurate maps and with historical research.
Call Number: Love Library 3rd Floor G103.5 .C65 1998
ISBN: 9780231110402
Publication Date: 1998-06-03
This gazetteer has been revised and updated to provide a complete A-Z reference source for anyone seeking information about the places of the world. It covers the political world, the physical world and special places such as national parks and monuments. The 165,000 entries are packed with information including: physical geography descriptions; political boundaries; historical, political, cultural and economic descriptions; natural, agricultural and other resources; principal trade, business and industrial activities; highways, railroads, canals and pipelines; points of interest, including cultural, educational, religious and other institutions; population from recent censuses; latitude, longitude and elevation; official local government place names; changed or variant names and spelling; and pronunciations.
The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.
The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.