Research Guides: GIS Research Guide: Find Articles

Selected Databases

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, popular magazines and other resources covering most disciplines. A great place to start your research on any topic.
ArcGIS Online This link opens in a new window
Esri ArcGIS Online is a web mapping platform that allows you to easily create, edit, analyze, share and publish geospatial data. To read about all that ArcGIS Online has to offer, check out its official website. The U-Spatial Help Desk offers training sessions.
data.census.gov This link opens in a new window
data.census.gov is now the primary platform to access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau, including the American Community Survey, the American Housing Survey, The Decennial Censuses (10 year surveys), Economic Census and Census Bureau surveys.

Geography Databases
Complete list of databases recommended for this subject area
Government, Law and Statistics Databases
Minnesota Demographic Center
The Minnesota State Demographic Center (SDC), part of the Minnesota Department of Administration, is the main provider of demographic data and analysis for the state of Minnesota.

SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles from SAGE journals in the social sciences and humanities, the life sciences, biomedical sciences, neuroscience, pharmacology, engineering, and material sciences.