Research Guides: Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC): GIS

GIS Resources in the Library

ArcGIS Desktop and QGIS is available on the public computers in Centennial Science and Engineering Library. Please contact the Research Data Services Librarian, Dr. Karl Benedict, at kbene @unm.edu or 505-277- 5256 for help with GIS projects.

GIS Guidebooks, Handbooks, and Tutorials

O’Reilly This link opens in a new window
Safari offers up to date guidebooks and tutorials on ArcGIS and QGIS
Login only with UNM NetID. For more information visit https://libguides.unm.edu/Safari
Sage Research Methods (SRM) Core This link opens in a new window
SRM provides up to date handbooks and research method books on Geographic Information Systems (e.g. ArcGIS and QGIS). Search "Geographic information systems", GIS, ArcGIS or QGIS.

Open Educational Resources (OER) on GIS
GIS&T Body of Knowledge
This Body of Knowledge documents the domain of geographic information science and its associated technologies (GIS&T).

Other GIS Resources

There are many online sources for GIS data and information. While we do not endorse any site, here are a few popular ones.