Geography

Credo Reference

CREDO provides online access to hundreds of reference books (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.) in all subject areas. This is a good place to look up a quick fact or to search for background information on a topic.

Or start your reserach by browsing the topics in these encyclopedias:  
21st Century Geography: A Reference Handbook
Encyclopedia of Geography

Start With: 
Academic Search Premier (all topics) from EBSCO
Academic Search Premier (ASP) covers all subject areas - the social sciences, humanities, and sciences, contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles.

Other Databases to try:
JSTOR and Science Direct are multidisciplinary databases.  To limit to geography journals, use the subject limit option in the Advanced Search.

JSTOR
Provides access to scholarly journals in anthropology, ecology, economics, education, general science, history, literature, mathematics, political science, philosophy, and more. Some journals have "moving wall" access that does not include the most recent 2-5 years.

ScienceDirect
Search over 1,200 scholarly journals published by Elsevier.  
 

Search Tips:

• Search by concepts, taking out common words like effect, affect, good, bad, etc.
• Using AND focuses or limits your search (you get fewer results). Using OR broadens or expands your search (you get more results).
• Use * to search for different word endings (child* searches child, child's, children, children's but also childbirth) and plurals.
• Use quotation marks around phrases.
• Try the Advanced Search. Change the "field" you are search using the pull down menu (for example, search for keywords only in the "Title" of an article).

The Miller Center Library's collection of books, videos, and more can be searched using LibSearch .

WorldCat
Search for materials beyond SCSU, from thousands of libraries and institutions around the world. Click on the FindIt! button and sign in to and request items through Interlibrary Loan.

Geography books are located in the Basement West of the Miller Center in the call number range G.  

G1-922 Geography
G1000-3122 Atlases 
GA101-1776 Cartography
GB400-649 Geomorphology
GB651-2998 Hydrology
GF125 Urban geography
GF127 Rural geography

 

Chicago Manual of Style
Print Location: READY REF Z253 U69 2003
Online reference source for the Chicago Manual of Style. The Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide is particularly helpful. Official print manual is available in the Ready Reference section of the library, 1st floor. Latest edition is 15th, 2003.

Chicago Manual of Style (OWL at Purdue)
Provides examples of formatting papers, in-text citations, footnotes and endnotes, and reference lists according to the Chicago Manual of Style.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)
READY REF BF76.7 .P83 2019
Official manual for APA documentation. Available in print only, in the Ready Reference section of the library, 1st floor. Latest edition is 7th edition, 2019.  

APA Formatting and Style Guide from OWL at Purdue
Provides examples of formatting papers, in-text citations, footnotes and endnotes, and reference lists in APA style. Updated according to the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
 

Association of American Geographers
The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1904. Its 6,500 members share interests in the theory, methods, and practice of geography.

National Council for Geographic Education
The National Council for Geographic Education works to enhance the status and quality of geography teaching and learning.

National Geographic Society
The world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organization and sponsor of National Geographic magazine.

Reference Desk - Miller Center 1st Floor W

• Monday-Thursday:10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Phone: 320-308-4755
Email: askref@stcloudstate.edu

Social Studies 

Provides resources for citing sources, writing annotated bibliographies and literature reviews, and doing Social Science research.

Atlases, Maps, and Gazetteers
Citation Styles Old
Government Publications

Antarctica: An Encyclopedia

Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures

Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts

Dictionary of Human Geography

Dictionary of Physical Geography

Handy Geography Answer Book

Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography

Key Concepts in Urban Geography

Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary

Penguin Encyclopedia of Places

Dictionary of Leisure, Travel and Tourism

Encyclopedia of Ecotourism

Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments

International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management

Tourism Society's Dictionary for the Tourism Industry

Jobs and Careers information from the Association of American Geographers (AAG)

CareerOneStop
Sponsored by the US Department of Labor, this resource provides comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable information on careers and job opportunities. The site is organized into six major areas: Explore Careers, Salary & Benefits, Education & Training, Job Search, Resumes & Interviews, and People & Places to Help. Also contains valuable links to One-Stop Career Centers located in all 50 states.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

• Cartographers
• Geographers
• Surveyors
• Urban and Regional Planners