1. LIBRARY CATALOG
  2. DATABASES
  3. JOURNAL FINDER
  4. SUBJECT GUIDES
  5. LIBRARY SERVICES

The University Libraries

GEO 601 - Research Trends in Geography

Globes

Library Spaces: Information about places in the library for individuals or groups to study or prepare for presentations

Dictionaries

Specialized books such as the following titles can provide background information on your topic or help you with definitions of words you hear in class but do not understand

Dictionary of Geography, Malcolm Skinner, 1999
ref G63 S50

Dictionary of Physical Geography, David S.G. Thomas & Andrew Goudie, ed., 2000.
ref GB10 .D53

A Dictionary of Geography.
Susan Mayhew, 2004
Also in print. Location: ref. G63 .M39

Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography: Places and peoples of the world

Also in print. Location: ref G63 .H68 1997

Earth Science, James A. Woodhead, ed., 2001
ref QE28 .E12

ESRI Press Dictionary of GIS Terminology, Heather Kennedy, ed., 2001
book stacks G70.212 .E87

Dictionary of Human Geography, R.J. Johnston, ed., 2000
ref GF4 D52

Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science, John O.E. Clark and Stella Stiegeler, ed., 2000.
ref QE5 .F318

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change, John A. Matthews, ed., 2001
ref GE10 .E534

Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies, William Ashworth and Charles E. Little, ed., 2001
ref TD9 .A84

Encyclopedia of Population, Paul Demeny & Geoffrey McNicoll, ed., 2003
ref HB871 .E538

Library Catalog

In keyword searching, the computer hunts for all of your words in the title, subject or notes lines of the database. A subject search will tell the computer to look for your terms only in the subject headings for that book. Always use keyword searching if you want to combine terms using or or and. For example, if you were looking for books on whether crime is affected by poverty, try the following search strategy: (crime or violence) and (poor or poverty) and (statistics or data)

Finding Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers

Journal CoverJournal CoverJournal CoverJournal CoverJournal CoverJournal Cover

The databases listed below are subject and author indexes to journals, magazines and newspapers. For more choices than those listed below, go to The University Libraries home page, then click on Databases. Click on the starting letter of the database or click on a department name. To help you decide on the correct databases, think about what departments on campus might cover material in your subject area, then click on that department name to see which databases we recommend. For example, industrial development may be covered in both the geography and business/economic databases so try several different possibilities.

Tips:
-When researching your topic, remember to try a variety of subject headings for the same concept. For example, to find information on salaries you may have to use the term wages or earnings. Unemployment might appear as a subdivision of employment or labor.
-Click here for tips on using the search connectors AND, OR, and NOT in your search strategy.
-If AND and OR are used in the same search, the terms connected by OR must be in parentheses ( )

REMEMBER: To get to the full text of the journal article you must go through the Library's web pages. We have paid for access to the journals. You cannot go to the publisher's page to get an article.

 

Space view of earth

Geography Databases

Selected Other Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Databases

These databases index a range of publications from popular to scholarly. If the database allows this, consider checking the box limiting a search to scholarly or refereed journals.

  • Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
  • EBSCO Databases

    This page shows over a dozen databases from this vendor. It is possible to search one or more simultaneously by checking the box in front of each database wanted then clicking on Continue.

    Academic Search Premier
    --Described above

    Business Source Premier
    --Full text for nearly 7,600 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business and economics publications
    - More than 350 of the top scholarly journals date as far back as 1922.

    Newspaper Source Plus
    --Provides full text for hundreds of U.S. and international newspapers plus newswires and columns
    --Graphics from the articles are not provided. Most titles begin from the late 1990's

    Environment Complete
    --Comprehensive database integrating resources in the sciences, public policy and law
    --Some of the disciplines covered include agriculture, energy, natural resources, geography, pollution, and urban planning
    --Indexes more than 1500 domestic and international titles going back to the 1950s as well as more than 100 books
    --Full text for over 400 journals and 80 books
    --Dates of coverage: varies by title

    EconLit with Full Text
    -- Provides citations, abstracts, and some immediate full text from over 700 economics journals

    --Covers economic history and theory, microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, production, welfare, inflation, accounting, international trade, consumer finance, and more

  • ProQuest Research Library
  • LexisNexis Academic
  • Greensboro News & Record, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal
    • These newspaper databases would be particularly useful for on-the-scene accounts of incidents such as chemical spills, water quality problems, and other environmental issues.

  • PAIS Public Affairs Information Service
    • Provides citations and abstracts on global public policy and social issues, especially concerning agriculture, economics, defense, international relations, and the environment. Covers periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, publications from all levels of government, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries and in many languages. Links to web resources and publisher websites.

  • Dissertation and Theses: Full Text
    • Most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world; selectively covers dissertations from Canada, the United Kingdom, and a few other countries
    • Full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for selected older graduate works
    • Indexes dissertations accepted at accredited US institutions since 1861
  • Dissertations & Theses@UNCG

    • Provides the full text of UNCG dissertations and theses published after 1996. Provides abstracts for earlier years

      View of the Earth

      Finding Individual Journal Articles Using "Journal Finder"

      • Return to the Library's home page and click on Journal Finder
      • Enter the journal name (not the article title) such as Geographical Journal in the box and press the Enter key or click Search
      • If the title appears, click on the icon for the method of access you want
        • Click on the computer icon to find full text online access to some articles Online Access
          • The database(s) and dates for full text are displayed
          • Choose a database and follow any instructions for finding specific journal titles
        • Click on the book icon to locate print issues of the journal in the Library In the Library
          • The record shown will provide the holdings and location of the journal
          • Older years of journals are either bound and shelved by call number with the book collection in the stacks or are on microfilm arranged by film number in the microforms area on 2nd Floor Main
          • Current issues are available on the Jackson Study Lounge shelves on 1st Floor Main
        • Click on the envelope icon for mail or electronic delivery of the article        Delivery
        • Click on the car icon to check whether other libraries own this title   In Other Libraries

      U.S. and N.C. Government Documents
      (Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk)

      Government Information Website
      Most federal publications and some North Carolina documents can be identified using our online catalog. The most valuable resource for finding government information is the Documents staff. Ask for their assistance at the Reference and Government Information Desk.

      Documents has compiled a list of local, North Carolina, United States, and international websites on a variety of issues. From the beginning page, click on the government level of your choice. In particular the link within U.S. Government to Federal Information by Subject will lead you to many useful websites.

      Basic Library Services for Graduate Students

      Interlibrary Loan
      Borrowing Materials from UNCG or other libraries
      Photocopying

      APA Citation Style

      Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th edition. 2010. Copies at the Reference and Reserves Desks

      Text of an electronic journal article retrieved via a DOI number:

      Smith, W.C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78(4), 443-449.

           doi:10.1037/002-9432.76.4.482

      Text of an electronic article with no DOI number (use the URL):

                

              Painter, J. (2008). Cartographic anxiety and the search for regionality. Environment and Planning A, 40, 342-361. Retrieved from

                     http://www.envplan.com/epa/fulltext/a40/a38255.pdf

                Article from a print or microfilm journal:
     

             VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the selection of resources by psychology

                    undergraduates. Journal of Bibliographic Research, 5(2) , 117-123.