Research Guide (Geographical Info) Santa Rosa Junior College

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Typical Research Flow
Reference	Books	Articles	Web	Associations	Citing

This research guide highlights some sources used for locating information. Consult with a Reference librarian for further assistance or for help in locating the information needed.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Handbooks
The following Reference Sources should be helpful in locating background information:

California Water Atlas

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/1526/.C3/C3/1979

Columbia Gazetteer

Doyle & Mahoney REF/G/103.5/.C645/1998/v.1-3

NASA Atlas of the Solar System

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/1000/.G7/1997

Oxford Dictionary of the World

Doyle REF/G/103.5/.O94/1995

Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/1019/.R22

Mahoney REF/G1019/.R22

Rand McNally New International Atlas

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/1021/.R23/1996

Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/1201/.P2/R35

Mahoney REF/G/1201/.P2/R35

Times Atlas and Encyclopedia of the Sea

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/2800/.T5/1989

The Times Atlas of the World

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/1021/.T5

Mahoney REF/G/1021/.T5

United States History Atlas

Doyle Atlas Case REF/G/1201/.S1/H33/1984

Webster's New Geographical Dictionary

Mahoney REF/G/103.5/.W42/1988

We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity

Doyle Atlas Case REF/E/184/.A1.A479/1988

Call Numbers to Browse:

G - GB

The following Reference subscription Electronic Databases can also be helpful:

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
AccessScience	CountryWatch

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. Off campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a PIN.

Books Top
The SRJC Library Catalog lists books under author, title and subject. The following subject headings should contain useful information:

ATLASES	MAPS
CARTOGRAPHY	LANDFORMS
GEOGRAPHY	LANDFORMS - BEACHES
GEOMORPHOLOGY	LANDFORMS - CAVES
GEOMORPHOLOGY - ISLANDS	LANDFORMS - COASTS
GEOMORPHOLOGY - KARST	LANDFORMS - DESERTS
GEOMORPHOLOGY - SAND DUNES	MATHEMATICAL GEOGRAPHY
GEOMORPHOLOGY - TUNDRAS	OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOMORPHOLOGY - VOLCANOES	PALEOGEOGRAPHY
GEOMORPHOLOGY - WETLANDS	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY	POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
	REGIONALISM

Access the SRJC Library Catalog at:http://library.santarosa.edu Select the "Exact Subject Heading" Search Type and type in any of the subject headings.

Magazines and Newspaper Articles Top
The library subscribes to a variety of electronic databases to help you locate articles in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers. The following databases should contain information on your subject:

Expanded Academic ASAP(Info Trac)	All ProQuest Databases
ProQuest Research Library	SIRS Researcher
ProQuest Biology Journals

Access databases from: SRJC Articles & Databases http://www.santarosa.edu/library/ftdb. OFF campus access requires a user name and PIN number. Apply for a Pin.

The library has print copies of the following magazines of particular interest:

Geomundo	Oceans
National Geographic	World Factbook

To locate other titles subscribed to by the SRJC Libraries (in print and in electronic databases) go to the:
Library Periodicals List

Web Resources Top
The following selected websites should be helpful in finding information:

SRJC Internet Resources by Subject:

Countries of the World http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/countries.shtml

Librarians' Internet Index:

Geography

http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?sm=fr10%3BSubTopic1343%3B00http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lii.org%2Fia%2Fdata%2Fdemo1%2Ftopic%23999%3BGeography&moreres=SubTopic13

The World Wide Web has no standards, quality and reliability of Information and can vary greatly.

Access How To Evaluate Information Resources: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/guides/eval.shtml

Associations and Organizations Top
Use these websites to locate organizations and associations:

Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon

This guide offers access to many scholarly and trade organization/association websites. The directory lists broad categories allowing you to select more narrow subheadings.

Scholarly Societies Project http://www.scholarly-societies.org/subjects_soc.html

This website provides access by subject to national and international societies with scholarly, academic, or research goals. There are strict guidelines for resource inclusion and a URL stability ranking for each website.

Citing Sources Top
For assistance in using the citation style required by your instructor, check the following citation guides:

MLA (Modern Language Association)

APA (American Psychological Association

Other Styles:(Chicago, Turabian, CBE, and more.)

Access any of these guides from: http://www.santarosa.edu/library/Refs/cite.shtml

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Last updated: November 13, 2006	Questions and Comments: Phyllis Usina