Evaluating websites
How do you know that the information on a web site is current, reliable and unbiased? Here are some guides to help you evaluate information you find on the Web, but the principles are helpful for evaluating any kind of information. If you are unsure, talk with a librarian.
Geography Course and Textbook Websites
Check this page often, since it will be updated as I find new resources.
MIT OpenCourseWare for Urban Studies and Planning
Free lecture notes, exams, and other resources from MIT courses. Use the search box to find courses that might not be obvious at first (e.g., search "geographic" to find courses using GIS, some in Civil Engineering)
Fundamentals of physical geography (2nd ed), by Michael Pidwirny
Geography Societies and Webpages
The American Geographical Society
The National Geographic Society
Association of American Geographers
USGS Geography
Mostly focuses on US, but there are links to global images and data.
Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences
"Programs focus on methods, tools, techniques,
software, data access, and other services needed to
promote and facilitate a integrating approach
to the social sciences."
The Geography Network
Managed and maintained by ESRI.
PhysicalGeography.Net
Educational focus.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
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biology, geology, geography, resource economics, environmental sciences
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