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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
A Selective Guide to the Library's Resources on This Subject

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Subject headings 
These subject headings may be used to locate books in the Pellissippi Library Catalog and netLibrary eBook collection.
Call numbers for browsing 
Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections:
Databases 
For a complete list of databases:  Databases A-Z

Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.

Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online  http://ezproxy.pstcc.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.knovel.com  Provides full-text of engineering reference books and also contains books on civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering, as well as metallury, biology, and food science.

* You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail). <>NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.

Journals and Magazines 
  • Geospatial Solutions 
Web Resources 

Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html)

GeoData Information Sources: Virtual Library (http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_geodata.html)

The GIS Gateway ( www.census.gov/geo/www/gis_gateway.html) Census Bureau page with links to many GIS online resources.

GIS Jobs Clearinghouse (http://www.gjc.org/)

GIS Lounge (http://gislounge.com) Large collection of links on all aspects of GIS

Great GIS Net Sites Index (http://www.gisportal.com/)