" . . . the fundamental question is : does space or place or location 'matter', or make a difference? Is there place-to-place variation in economy, in culture, or society?"
Anthony C. Gatrell, "Choosing a topic." IN Flowerdew, Robin and Martin, David. 1997. Methods in Human Geography. Longman, p.42.
| Finding Articles [help]
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GeoBASE - Covers human geography, physical geography, international development studies, environmental studies, and oceanography.
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Research Library Complete - Articles in scholarly journals and trade publications,
most subjects. |
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Web of Science - Access scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Science 1955-present; Arts/Social Sciences 1975-present. Offers unique option to search by Cited Reference.
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GreenFILE - Access scholarly & popular articles and government reports from the disciplines of agriculture, education, law, health and
technology about the positive and negative impacts humans have on the environment.
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| Finding Books [help]
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UW Libraries Catalog - Find materials in any of the 21 UW libraries - books, journals & magazines (but not the articles inside them!), videos, musical scores & recordings, and more.
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Summit Catalog - A combined library catalog for academic libraries in Washington and Oregon. Search and request items unavailable at UW.
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New Geography Books - Recent additions to the UW Libraries collections. [Previous Lists]
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| Electronic Journals |
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Geography E-Journals A-Z - This is a subset of the geography journals available in
the libraries. |
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Lexis-Nexis- U.S. and international newspapers, wire services, and more. |
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Proquest Newspapers - U.S. newspapers, including Washington State papers. |
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Newspapers: Finding News Articles - A wide variety of ethnic, regional, and international
news sources, both current and historical, are available from this site.
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| Finding Statistical & Geospatial Data |
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FedStats - Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal
agencies, including Commerce, Labor, Energy, Transportation, and more.
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Statistical Data and International Classification - Top international statistics sites from the United
Nations, World Bank, OECD, and many more.
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Washington State Geospatial Data Archive (WAGDA) - start here to find geospatial data layers for the City of Seattle, King County, and Washington State. Some data are restricted to UW students, faculty, and staff.
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| Services & Resources |
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RefWorks - Tips for Geographers
Tips on bringing database search results into RefWorks, bibliographic management software available on the web. Download Tips as PDF.
Drop-in workshops! |
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EndNote Imports
Tips on bringing database search results into EndNote, bibliographic management software available in the Geography Collaboratory (Smith Hall) and on Access+ computers in the Libraries. EndNote Web is available (no software to buy). |
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The Write Place: Anthropology/Geography Writing Center
Winter 2008 (pdf brochure)
Location: Smith 415
Writing Tutor: David Moore (dsm13@u.washington.edu)
Hours: Writing tutorials are by appointment only
Monday 11:30-1:30; Tuesday 1:00-2:30; Wednesday 11:15-2:15; and Thursday 3:30-5:30.
Students must e-mail David 24 hours in advance to schedule an appointment. Tutorials focus on generating and focusing ideas/topics; effective/persuasive introductions; paragraph structure; smooth paragraph transitions; and overall paper structure.
These writing centers serve students from all departments:
Odegaard Writing & Research Center - writing and research assistance.
English Dept Writing Center - also able to assist ESL students
CLUE Evening Writing Center - also able to assist ESL students |
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Alert Services
Request automatic email notification of new citations or tables of contents from many databases licensed by UW Libraries. UW Libraries' own alert service, Zephyr, sends email alerts of newly received books. |
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Ready to Publish? Selecting a Geography Journal - Advice on preparing and submitting an article for publication.
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Geography Research & Writing Guides
Books addressing qualitative and quantitative research methods, conducting literature reviews, and writing for geography. |
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Distinguishing Scholarly from Popular & Trade Publications
Criteria and a practice activity for determining whether you've found a scholarly journal article. |
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Library Orientation for Graduate Students: Geography |
