May

04th 2008

Internet for Geography

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Internet for Geography is a guide to finding geography learning sites on the Internet created by librarians John Blunden-Ellis and Pete Maggs.  The site is broken into different sections to educate the user about some of the best geography related sites.  The site is somewhat biased towards United Kingdom sites but still presents a well rounded list of sites for the avid geographer.

Nov

27th 2007

Books about maps

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William Grimes over at the New York Times has published a review of books relating to cartography and geography in his latest column (published November 23, 2007) entitled “From the Glove Compartment to the Shelf.” The books presented run the plethora from the romantic novel by Béa Gonzalez called the “The Mapmaker’s Opera” to the newly released Transit Maps of the World the article glosses over some interesting cartographic reads both fiction and non-fiction.  The article swiftly moves from book to book so the list of books mentioned at the end is a handy reference.

Oct

19th 2007

Podcasts from the USGS

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With the tagline, “It’s natural science from the inside out”, the USGS has made available a series of podcasts they are calling Corecasts.  Each podcasts is relatively short (ranging from two to fifteen minutes in length) and addresses a range of topics such as “When is an Earthquake not an Earthquake?”, “Polar Bear Research”, and a series of podcasts dedicated to Earth Sciences week.  The series also includes a monthly roundup covering the previous month’s hazards from around the world.  You can sign up to receive an email alerting you whenever a new corecast is posted to the site or subscribe to a feed via RSS or iTunes. 

Jun

06th 2007

Paleomap Project

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Created and compiled by Christopher Cortese, from the University of Texas at Arlington, Paleomap Project is a site that uses maps and animation to illustrate earth and climate history.  According to the web site the goal of the web site is to “illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years.”  3-D animations are also available for viewing as well as teaching materials and ArcView formated software and GIS layers. 

Jun

04th 2007

Everything Earth

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The Encyclopedia of Earth is an online resource with the objective of providing accurate information on a wide range of information relating to the Earth.  Made up of a “diverse group of respected scientists and educators, and the organizations, agencies, and institutions for which they work“, the articles are written in a non-technical way.  The site features a “Where in the World” button which allows the visitor access to articles by location.

Visit: Encyclopedia of the Earth