Geography Resources @ Smith Library

Finding journal articles in geography using research databases:

First: find articles by searching in an indexing database.  In addition to articles, these databases also include references to book reviews and to essays that are included in anthologies.  Some useful databases for geographers include: 

• Academic Search Premier: This big research database covers many topics, including geography.  It includes full-text articles from some journals and citations to articles from others. 

General article databases that might be useful for geography include:

• ArticleFirst and FirstSearch: These are collections of databases that include citations to a wide range of scholarly resources.  Click on the “Databases” link in the upper left of the search page to see the full list.

Other general databases or those focused on related fields will also include articles of interest to geographers.  For example, for a study of feminist issues in geography, Gender Watch could be useful; or for a paper on social theory and geography, try SocIndex.  See the full A to Z List of databases for other ideas.

Citations vs. Full-text: These databases might include citations (references to articles), abstracts of articles, or the full-text of articles.  If you do not find the full-text in electronic form right way, save the citations and then use:

• The ECSU Journal Locator

This tool lists all journals that are available to Smith Library researchers. all whether in print or online.  For online/electronic sources, follow the links to the right volume and issue.

Geography journals in print:

Current issues of journals and magazines are shelved on the 2^nd (main) floor of the library, and older, bound, issues and microforms (microfiche or microfilm) are on the 1^st floor, behind the Curriculum Center .  They are shelved in alphabetical order by title.

Some philosophy journals to browse:

Geografiska annaler.

Geographical : the Royal Geographical Society magazine

National geographic

The Journal of geography

E-journals in geography:

Many of our electronic databases include articles of interest to geographers.  The library also has access to JSTOR, which is a collection of traditional academic journals that been converted to electronic format.  There are currently seventeen philosophy journals in JSTOR.  See JSTOR Geography Journals. You can browse JSTOR as you might print journals on a shelf, or use the search function.

To find other electronic versions of geography journals, search the ECSU Journal Locator for “geography.”  Some journals available in full-text from Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, or other sources include Applied Geography, Economic Geography, Focus on Geography, and the Journal of Cultural Geography.

For a list of peer-reviewed, open access journals in geography, freely available on the Internet, see the listing provided the Directory of Open Access Journals at http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=83 .  This directory currently lists 13 titles in physical geography; for cultural or social issues in geography, see the listings under social sciences at http://www.doaj.org/ljbs?cpid=87.

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