Geography

A. Mays
Head, Monograph & A-V Acquisitions
Winthrop University

June, 2008

Locating Information in Dacus Library Online

Dacus Online Catalog (DOC)

Dacus Library's online catalog (DOC) allows information to be accessed by author, title and subject. Choose the AUTHOR or TITLE search modes to quickly locate a specific book. CHoose the SUBJECT search mode to find books on topics. You can also use DCOC to find out if Dacus owns any particular journal. Choose the JOURNAL search mode, the type in the exact title of the journal. DOC will tell you if we subscribe to that journal and where we keep it.

Search sample subject headings in DOC now by choosing a subject heading from the list below:

Book Sources

Dictionary of environment and sustainable development -- Reference Collection -- HC79.E5 .G518 1996

Encyclopedia of human geography / Gerald R. Pitzl.; REFERENCE; GF4 .P58 2004

Encyclopedia of the world's nations (3 volumes) -- Reference Collection -- G63 .K874 2002

Historical atlas of Central America / by Carolyn Hall and Héctor Pérez Brignoli ; John V. Cotter, cartographer; REFERENCE; G1551.S1 .H2 2003

The Kingfisher geography encyclopedia / [author, Clive Gifford]; REFERENCE; G133 .G53 2003

National Geographic historical atlas of the United States / text adapted by Ron Fisher; REFERENCE; G1201.S1 .F5 2004

Nations of the world -- Reference Collection -- HD2755.5 .N38

Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations (in 6 vols) -- Reference Collection -- G63 .W67

More books about Geography...

Journals and E-journals

Geography-related journals and ejournals, listed by title

Audio-Visual Materials

How geography defines a culture [videorecording] / a Duncan Group production ; producer, Lisa D. Gildehaus ; written by Lisa D. Gildehaus, Chip Duncan.; GENERAL COLLECTION; G73 .H69 1997

World geography [videorecording] / Discovery Channel School ; Discovery Communications, Inc. ; Travel Channel; JUVENILE COLLECTION; 910 W9273

More videos for Geography

Online Databases

GEOBASE  -- Covers worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology.

JSTOR -- JSTOR is the "scholarly journal archive." All articles from scholarly journals are full-text. They are not available up to the current issue, but go back all the way to the first issue of each journal included in JSTOR.

Academic Search Premier -- Huge academic database covering many disciplines, including Geography. Many of the articles are full-text. The database is updated daily.

Findarticles.com -- Large archives of free articles, including scholarly coverage of Geography. For example, search for "human geography" or "economic geography" for an example of typical search results.

Dacus Library's list of Geography links

Websites

Association of American Geographers http://www.aag.org/

Geographic.org: Geography, climate, countries, Maps, Flags... (for school teachers) http://www.geographic.org/

GeographyIQ: geography, climate, maps, flags, economics, politics, history, culture... http://www.geographyiq.com/

Geography Departments Worldwide http://univ.cc/geolinks/

Geography Network http://www.geographynetwork.com/

Geography: Scholarly Societies Project (Sponsored by the University of Waterloo Library) http://www.scholarly-societies.org/geog_soc.html

GeoNet interactive game (school teaching tool) http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/geonet.html

Maps & Geography (from National Geographic) http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/

Test Your Geography Knowledge: interactive quiz http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

US Geologic Survey: Geography http://geography.usgs.gov/

World Atlas of Maps Flags and Geography Facts http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Geography http://www.icomos.org/WWW_VL_Geography.html