GEOGRAPHY GUIDE
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Books

Our online catalog is a great place to start. You may also find books in the following call number ranges. Books which begin with these call numbers can be found on the second floor. The following is a list of related call numbers and their subjects:

G 1-64 General Geography
G 149-180 Travel & Tourism
G 200-336 History of Discoveries, Exploration
G 369-922 Special Voyages
G 1000-3122 Atlases

Reference Books
Another great resource is reference books; i.e. books that cannot be checked out, but can be used in the library. The following is a list of books that can be found on the first floor in the reference section:

World Geographical Encyclopedia REF G 63 .E5213 1995
Columbia Lippincot Gazeeter of the World REF G 103 .L7 1962
Dictionary of Geography REF G 103 .M6 1965
Chambers World Gazetter REF G 103.5 .C42 1988
Maps on File REF G 1021 .M36
Times Atlas of the World     (located on stand) REF G 1021 .T5644 1999

Databases
Databases are an effective way of researching articles. Databases allow thousands of journals to be researched within a single search. The following should get you started:

» Academic Search Complete
» Anthropological Index
» GeoBase
» General Databases
» Reference Databases
» All Databases

Internet Sites

The following internet sites have been reviewed by our staff or suggested by professors in the relating field:

» Portals to the World - contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world
» Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
» Odden's Bookmarks: World of Maps & Mapmaking
» Resources for Geographers - collection of geography resource links on the web
» CIA World Factbook - Basic information on individual nations from Afghanizstan to Zimbabwe
» Nation Master - Excellent resource for international statistics on countries and their produce, economy, imports, exports and more.

Videos

Our entire collection of videos can be searched via the online catalog. The VHS section of our visual collection is located on the second floor in the AV room. Our DVDs are located at the circulation desk. Here are some suggested titles:

Power of Place VIDEO G 128 .P69 1996
Geography Skills VIDEO G 65 .G464 1995
Forces that Shape Our Earth DVD QE 511 .F67 2004
Why Geography? DVD G70 .W49 2004
How Geography Defines a Culture DVD GF 41 .H68 1997