GIS Training and Tutorial Resources: Geospatial & Mapping Databases

Directory information and data on millions of U.S. businesses and consumers.

Developed at ORNL, LandScan offers the most accurate (one-kilometer resolution over an average 24 hour period) and reliable, geographically based, population distribution model from 2000 to current.

Easy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, heath, jobs and more in communities across the U.S. Use for research, market studies, business planning, grant application, and impact analysis.

Web-based mapping application that lets users create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data.

Current and historical census data and demographic information. Users can create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change.

Primary sources provided by libraries, archives, museums, and cultural heritage institutions from around the United States.

Digitized versions of Sanborn fire insurance maps for Tennessee from 1867 to 1970. .

A collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Large collections of digital resources including images, maps, manuscripts, web archives, and more.

This multidisciplinary database covers magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers and is a good place to start for any subject.

Covers publications in agriculture and other related fields from 1970 to present. Also available as a free database from USDA.

Browse UT Libraries' journal subscriptions by title, subject, or ISSN.

Millions of maps, figures, and tables sourced from renowned geoscience journals discoverable through location-based search and comprehensive filtering. Integration capabilities with GIS programs including ArcGIS and Petrel.

Please note that our Geofacets access ends on December 31, 2023.

Indexes scientific literature in the geosciences, including geology and earth science research publications.

Search millions of bibliographic records from worldwide library collections.

Collection of full-text journals and books in the geological sciences. Includes GeoRef, a geosciences bibliographic database and OpenGeoSci a free, public map-based toolset that allows users to search for cross sections, tables, figures, and data from GeoScienceWorld publications.

Search across scholarly publications. Review the linked tutorial to personalize your Google Scholar and connect with our University of Tennessee subscriptions.

Multi-disciplinary authoritative research guides and bibliographies. Browse by subject. A great place to start your research!

A multidisciplinary collection of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters published by Elsevier.

A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly literature in science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, and some arts & humanities. Coverage is strongest from 1996 to present.

A multidisciplinary citation index covering journal articles and conference proceedings in sciences, social sciences, and humanities from 1900 to current. Provides cited reference searching and journal impact factors.

A free interface to the WorldCat database, WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.

Browse UT Libraries' journal subscriptions by title, subject, or ISSN.

A collection of e-books covering a wide range of subjects.

Multidisciplinary collection of selected scholarly journals, books, images, and primary sources in humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

A complete archive from 1888 to the present that includes every page and every photograph of National Geographic Magazine.

A multidisciplinary collection of academic e-books from a wide variety of publishers. Chrome is the preferred browser for this platform.

A large collection of social sciences content published by SAGE and CQ Press. Contains e-books, reference materials, videos, and business cases.

Full-text journals and e-books on the Springer platform.

Multidisciplinary e-books on the Taylor & Francis platform.

Multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journals and articles.

Collection of full-text and indexing databases covering a variety of academic, business, health, and general interest topics free to Tennessee residents.

Publications written by United States Geological Survey scientists plus, history of the bureau.

Multidisciplinary selection of full-text journals and ebooks published by Wiley.

A geographic encyclopedia. Names, descriptions, and characteristics of thousands of places in the world.

Provides structured terminology for art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, visual surrogates, conservation, and bibliographic materials.