Research Guide to Maps
Scope
The purpose of this guide is to assist people in finding maps online and in print.
Books and Videos
Fond du Lac Campus Library: Two atlas stands are located at the ends of the K-Z reference shelves.
West Bend Campus Library: On the reference shelves, see call numbers G 119 to G 121.
Use the Moraine Park Catalog to find books, e-books, and videos on subjects related to nursing and/or health care. You can use the box below to search for library resources.
Suggested keyword searches:
Maps
Atlases
Global Positioning
Periodical Indexes
EBSCO
WilsonWeb
Websites
National Atlas of the United States
http://nationalatlas.gov/
This site includes many types of maps, plus articles and tools that allow you to interact with maps and create and print your own maps.
Michigan State University’s Map Library
http://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/map/index.jsp
Similar to the National Atlas, but this one might be easier to learn to use.
GRID-Arendal’s Maps and Graphics
http://maps.grida.no/
Established to provide high quality environmental information for practical uses, this impressive database covers many topics, including: Agriculture and Fisheries, Atmosphere and Climate Change, Biodiversity, Demography, Economy, Energy, Freshwater, Hot spots/Trends, Human Health, Land Degradation, Pollution, Protected areas/Forests, Socio-economic and Topographic maps.
World Atlas of Biodiversity
http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm.
This outstanding new site from the United Nations Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC) can be slow, because it takes time to download the detailed graphics. Use this site to demonstrate the spatial patterns of environmental problems.
Get Facts Wisconsin Applied Population Laboratory
www.getfacts.wisc.edu/?geo=mcd
Loaded with data from the 2000 U.S. census and other sources, this site allows users to create demographic maps.
Updated 8/2009
