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Additional Guides in the Area of Geography

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Geography Subject Guide

Research Databases


(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)

CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)


Congressional Quarterly Researcher is a definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. A wealth of CQ Press resources and years of journalistic and editorial expertise are combined in this indispensable collection.
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GEOBASE


Worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, international development, and their related disciplines. Covers journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports. Includes over 600,000 records with abstracts.
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GreenFile


GreenFILE is a research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The total number of records exceeds 300,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles. 
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JSTOR


JSTOR is a database consisting of only full-text articles from interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journals. Journals are included on the basis of number of subscribers the journal has, citation analysis, recommendations from experts in the field, and the length of time that the journal has been published. Coverage for each title begins with the first publication, with most titles ending coverage between three and five years ago.
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Population Index


Population Index, published since 1935, is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. 
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Wiley InterScience


The Wiley InterScience website presents citations for Wiley content related to scientific, technical, medical and professional endeavors from more than 2,500 journals, books, reference works, and laboratory manuals. Hekman Library subscribes to more than 400 E-journals from Wiley.
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Reference Materials



Dictionary of Human Geography

- GF4 .D52 2000
Contains short definitional entries and longer interpretative essays on human geography and its major sub-fields.
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Dictionary of Physical Geography

- GB10 .D53 2000
Provides definitions of terms and explanations of key ideas, concepts, and issues in physical geography.
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Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

- QE471.2 .E53 2003
A wide-ranging and authoritative collection of articles covering the sedimentological aspects of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
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Encyclopedia of World Geography

- G133 .E48 2002
Twenty-three volumes document the regional variety of planet Earth, each one concentrating on a different area or country and showing the pattern and order that lie behind constant changes of the environment.
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Firefly Geography Dictionary

- G63 .F56 2003
A quick reference covering the major terms used in physical, human, and environmental geography.
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Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia

- G103.5 .G36 2003
Contains detailed and comprehensive descriptions of the physical geography of countries.
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Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources

- Z7161 .S648 2002
A bibliographic guide to the best resources in social science literature as well as a teaching textbook for students in the social sciences.
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Web Sources



Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC)


AquaNIC houses or provides links to thousands of state, national, and international aquaculture publications, newsletters, visual media, calendars, job services, directories and specialty sections for species and production systems.
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Encyclopedia of the Earth


A new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public.
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Portals to the World


A Library of Congress guide to web resources which provide information about every nation of the world and are organized under broad topic areas.
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Geography Subject Guide Librarian


VanderPol, Diane

Government Documents Librarian

Contact Info:
Hekman Library L211 (616) 526-7072; dvpo AT calvin.edu

Help is also generally available from a research specialist at the Research Assistance Desk on the main floor.
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