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GEOG 392: Research Methods in Geography

      Data Sources

      Miscellaneous

      • data.gov
      • Gapminder
      • PolicyMap
        Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

      Agriculture

      • USDA Census of Agriculture

      Climate

      • Climate Normals from NCDC
      • Climate Normals, 1971-2000
      • Climate Normals, 1981-2010

      Demographics

      • Social Explorer
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        Create maps and reports of demographic data from 1940-2010.
      • State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS)
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        This resource provides a wealth of data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities and Suburbs. Data includes: data from the 1970,1980, 1990 and 2000 Censuses, Current Employment Statististics for City Residents, Extracts from County Business Patterns (jobs, # of businesses), Building Permits and more.
      • Census Data Resources Guide
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        This is a guide to resources for manipulating and extracting census data.
      • U.S. Census Bureau Geography Page

      Economics

      • Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Accounts
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        The Local Area Personal Income & Employment option provides access to personal income and employment summaries, wages, farm income and more.
      • LED On The Map
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        From the Census Bureau, shows where people live and where they work in great detail. See the tutorials for more information.

      Education

      • National Center for Education Statistics
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        NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.This is a collection of data tools from the NCES. The Common Core of Data (CCD) provides a wealth of data on public schools.

      Environment

      • EPA Where you live
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        Search the EPA database to learn about environmental conditions in your community.

      Health

      • County Health Rankings
      • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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        Data & statistics by Topic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
      • National Center for Health Statistics
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        NCHS is designated as one of the nation's principle statistical agencies.
      • North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
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        Excellent source for health data for North Carolina, typically available at the county level.
      • U.S. State Health Statistics Centers

      What is in this guide?

       Research Methods in Geography is an introduction to research methods in geography that will equip students with skills to conduct independent research.  This guide compiles resources to assist you in this course, including article databases, access to the library catalog, and data sources.  Additional resources for geographers are available in the Geography Research Guide.

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      Scholarly vs. Popular Materials

      • Scholarly and Popular Materials

      Relevant Databases

      • Web of Science (ISI)
        The Web of Science provides Web access to a wide variety of indexes from a broad range of disciplines.
        Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
        Coverage: 1955 -
      • Google Scholar
        Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports.
        Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
      • GEOBASE
        Covers worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, and related disciplines. Over 2,000 journals are fully covered, and an additional 3,000 are selectively covered. More than 2,000 books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports are also covered.

        Subjects include: cartography, hydrology, climatology, meteorology, energy, paleontology, environment, petrology, geochemistry, photogrammetry, geomorphology, sedimentology, geophysics, volcanology. (Source: vendor website.)
        Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
        Coverage: 1980-present
      • Articles Plus
        Discover information on any topic from the UNC library collections.
        Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
      • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
        Indexes US dissertations from 1861 with full text available from 1997; masters theses covered selectively including some full text. Citations for dissertations from 1980 include 350-word abstracts, while masters' theses from 1988 have 150-word abstracts. Selectively covers dissertations from Great Britain and other European universities for recent years.

        In addition to this database, the full text of the majority of UNC theses and dissertations from 2006, and all beginning in 2008, are freely available electronically from the UNC Library.
        Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.
        Coverage: 1861 to present
      • SAGE Research Methods
        SAGE Research Methods (SRM) is a research methods tool that allows researchers to explore methods concepts.
        Access: Off Campus Access is available for: UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff; UNC Hospitals employees; UNC-Chapel Hill affiliated AHEC users.

      Citing

      • Citing Information Tutorial
      • Citation Builder
        Create citations in the correct format using this web form.
      • Zotero
        Use this web-based tool to manage the citations for your research projects.

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