Daniel Webster College :: Library :: Geography Pathfinder

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating library materials on the topic of geography. It is not intended as a comprehensive listing of all the materials available in the library, but as a selective sample of some of the resources that are available. Subjects covered include discoveries in geography, explorers and explorations.

SUBJECT HEADINGS:

Books dealing with geography are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:

Geography
Explorers
Discoveries in geography
Voyages and Travels

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF G 131.D38 1993 Dont Know Much About Geography

REF G63.M57 1991 Modern Geography: An Encyclopedic Survey

REF D 843.W636 1990 World Fact File

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection are:

CIRCULATING BOOKS

De Blij, Harm J. Geography, Regions and Concepts. New York: Wiley, 1991.

De Blij, Harm J. Harm de Blijs Geography Book: A Leading Geographer's Fresh Look at Our Changing World. New York: John Wiley, 1995.

De Blij, Harm J. Why Geography Matters: Three Challenges Facing America: Climate
Change, the Rise of China, and Global Terrorism. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2005.

Demko, Geoge J. Why in the World: Adventures in Geography. New York: Anchor Books, 1992.

Goetzmann, William H. New Lands, New Men: America and the Second Great Age of Discovery. New York: Viking, 1986.

Greenfield, Bruce Robert. Narrating Discovery: The Romantic Explorer in American Literature, 1790-1855. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992.

Johnson, Jenny Marie. Geographic Information: How to Find It, How to Use It.
Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2003.

Mitchell, Don. Cultural Geography: A Critical Introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell
Publishers, 2000.

Nisbett, Richard E. The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think
Differently- and Why. New York: Free Press, 2003.

Schwartz, Seymour I. This Land Is Your Land: The Geographic Evolution of the United States. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000.

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the topic of geography are:

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

Geography-General

Open Access Journals in Geography

WEB SITES

Association of American Geographers
http://www.aag.org
Information about geography education, geographical applications in society, and the geography profession.

National Climatic Data Center
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html

Federal government site described as the "world's largest archive of weather data." Worldwide reports and data are available from satellite, climate, and radar sources.

Census Bureau Geography
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/index.html

U.S. Census Bureau site with mapping and reference resources available for public use.

The World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Country and regional information compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency, including maps and vital data.

U. S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov

Almost limitless source of information pertaining to current geological activity, maps, and educational materials.

National Geographic Online
http://www.nationalgeographic.com

Online version of popular magazine containing information about many areas and cultures. Mapping tools and search areas are available to help pinpoint information.

Updated 08/22/2007