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This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in
Geography.
This guide contains the following sections: Databases
Journals
Reference Sources
Theses
Library Instruction
& Tips
Internet Sources
Newspapers
Research &
Writing
Databases are a good a place to begin research. They may contain articles
in journals, papers in conference proceedings, newspapers, chapters in
books, reports and reviews.
GeoBase
1980-
Librarian's take: A multidisciplinary database
providing references and abstracts for Development Studies, Earth
Sciences, Ecology, Geomechanics, Human Geography, and Oceanography. A major resource for Geography.
Guides for searching Geobase
are available at
OvidSP Training and Documentation
(The Publisher).
Geodok
Contains
more than 110.000 entries concerning Geographically related literature
since 1950. It provides the bibliographical data for scientific articles
(primarily in German, English and French) indexed by keywords.
Guides for searching Geodok are available at
Geodok Hints & FAQs (The Publisher)
International
Bibliography of the Social Sciences, 1951-
IBSS’s
main focus is the 4 core social science subjects of Anthropology,
Economics, Politics and Sociology.
Guides for searching
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences available at
IBSS
Database Guides
(The Publisher).
PERIND,
1980-
Index to journal articles, book
reviews, book chapters and conference papers relating to Singapore,
Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN. Includes materials not indexed by other
databases. Good for resources on local geography.
Guides for
searching PERIND are available at
How to Search
PERIND (NUS Libraries).
Scopus
Scopus is a multidisciplinary database indexing 15,000 peer reviewed
titles from more than 4,000 publishers in Health, Sciences, Engineering,
Social Sciences, Psychology, and Economics.
Guides for searching Scopus are available at
Scopus Help Tutorial and
Vendor Demo
(The Publisher).
Social
Sciences Abstracts 1983-
Indexes articles
from social sciences journals including Anthropology, Area Studies,
Economics, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Political
Science, Sociology and Urban Studies.
Guides for
searching
Social
Sciences Abstracts are available at
Wilson Web Quick Reference Guide (The Publisher).
Social
Sciences Citation Index (via Web of Science), 1980-
An index
to the current journal literature of Social Sciences including Geography,
Anthropology, Political Science, Social Studies, Urban Studies and Women's
Studies.
Guides for searching Social
Sciences Citation Index are available at
Web of Science
Tutorial.
More databases available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases
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Annals of
the Association of American Geographers
Antipode
Area
Australian
geographer
Children's
geographies
Cultural
geographies
Economic
geography
Environment and
planning A.
Environment and
planning D. Society & Space
Geoforum
Global
environmental change
Global networks-a
journal of transnational affairs
International
journal of geographical information science
Journal of
economic geography
Landscape and
urban planning
Political
geography
Progress in human
geography
Regional
studies
Social &
cultural geography
Singapore journal
of tropical geography
Transactions of
the Institute of British Geographers
More E-Journals available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals
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This is a select list of reference sources that give background information
including broad overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events,
keywords and bibliographies.
Bibliography
of Asian Studies (E-Resource)
Bibliography of Southeast
Asia : a decade of selected social science publications in the English
language, 1990-2000
Bibliographies on Southeast
Asia
Malaysia
(World bibliographical series)
A Sense of history : a
select bibliography on the history of Singapore
Southeast Asia : a
bibliography on societies and cultures = Südostasien : eine
Bibliographie zu Gesellschaften und Kulturen
A dictionary of
environment and conservation
A
dictionary of Geography
Dictionary of
environmental science and technology
Dictionary and introduction
to global environmental governance
The dictionary of
environmental science and engineering
The dictionary of
Human Geography
The dictionary of
physical Geography
Dictionary of race,
ethnicity and culture
The dictionary of
transport and logistics
A
dictionary of travel and tourism terminology
A feminist glossary of
Human Geography
The historical
dictionary of world Political Geography : an encyclopaedic guide to the
history of nations
Encyclopedia of atmospheric
sciences
Encyclopedia of
environmental analysis and remediation
Encyclopedia of
environmental issues
Encyclopedia of GIS
Encyclopedia of Global
change : environmental change and Human society
Encyclopedia of hydrological
science
Encyclopedia of
tourism
Encyclopedia of
weather and climate
Encyclopedia of world
Geography
McGraw-Hill concise
encyclopedia of environmental science
Worldmark encyclopedia of
the nations
Above the world : stunning
satellite images from above earth
An atlas of world
affairs
Atlas of the world
Cities of the world : a
history in maps
The Columbia gazetteer
of the world
Colour atlas of the surface
forms of the earth
Compact world
atlas
Essential world atlas
Lloyd's maritime atlas of
world ports and shipping places
National geographic maps :
the complete collection
Oxford atlas of the
world
Resources and environment :
world atlas
Thematic cartography and
geographic visualization
World directory of map
collections
Maps & Atlases: Singapore and Malaysia
Bizmap navigator
[electronic resource] : Singapore yellow pages with electronic maps
Republic of
Singapore, Master Plan 1998 [electronic resource]
Singapore & Malaysia
[cartographic material]
The Mapping of Singapore,
1603-1799
Malaysia's maritime
space : an analytical atlas of environments and resources
Tropical evergreen
forests of Malaysia [cartographic material] : an informative
postermap
Maps & Atlases: Asia
ASEAN climatic
atlas. - Scale 1 : 10,000,000. 1 cm. to 100 km.
Atlas of Southeast
Asia
East Sea in world maps
Historical atlas of
South-East Asia
Statistics
General statistics
ASEAN statistical
pocketbook 2005.
Demographic tables for
the Western Pacific Region 2005-2010
EIU Country Data
Inter-university
Consortium for Political and Social Research
OECD factbook 2008 :
economic, environmental and social statistics.
Singapore Statistics
Census of
population 2000 : Economic Characteristics
Demographic
characteristics
Education,
language and religion
Geographic
distribution and travel
Households and
Housing
General
household survey 2005 : socio-demographic and economic
characteristics
Public
housing in Singapore (E-Resource)
Singapore
in figures
Singapore
... statistical highlights
Singapore
yearbook of manpower statistics (E-Resource)
SingStat time series
directory online (E-Resource)
Statistics
on Singapore : an annotated bibliography of sources in NUS Library
Tourism
focus
Yearbook
of statistics, Singapore
More statistical sources: E-Resources,
search NUS Libraries>E-Resources> Databases> Browse Databases
by Type> Statistical Data.
For other background sources, search the Library catalogue,
LINC at
http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.
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NUS Theses
Selected theses
& academic exercises received from the NUS Geography
Dept are kept in the Library's Closed Stacks under the call number
G58.More on how to
search NUS theses available at:
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.
Foreign Theses
ProQuest
Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT) (E-Resource)
A
comprehensive database of dissertations and theses records from around the
world . Where available, PQDT provides 24 page previews of dissertations
and theses. Allows natural language searching and the menu-driven search
facility help users find information quickly and easily.
Guides to searching ProQuest
Dissertations & Theses Database are available at
ProQuest Help (The Publisher).
Index to
Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of
Great Britain and Ireland (E-Resource)
Listing of theses with
abstracts accepted for higher degrees by universities in Great Britain and
Ireland since 1716.
Guides to searching Index to Theses with
Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain
and Ireland are available at
Index to Theses Demo
(The Publisher).
Bibliography of
dissertations in geography, 1901 to 1969 : American and Canadian
universities
Bibliography of
dissertations in geography, 1969 to 1982 : American and Canadian
universities More foreign theses databases are available at:
NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations
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This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
Sources for Geography Research : Library Tutorial for Honours Year students.
(View Presentation)
How to use EndNote Web
How to use EndNote
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Academic
Info-Geography Resources
Reference
materials for geographers that include online publications, study aids,
tutorials, reference materials, database archives and virtual libraries.
Browse other relevant subject guides within this source: Environmental
studies, Geology & Geosciences.
Asian
Metacentre For Population And Sustainable Development
Analysis
Contains
bibliographies on population studies in Asia as well as links to other
population studies centres’ web sites.
Geo-Guide
A subject gateway to scholarly information in Earth Science and
Geography.
Geonet Names Server
(GNS)
Contains
geographic feature names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names
(US BGN).
GIS.com
A portal to GIS information on the Web created by
ESRI, a GIS software
developer.
Infomine: Maps
& GIS
A virtual
library of internet resources, databases, electronic books, bulletin
boards, mailing lists, library catalogs, articles and directories of
researchers.
Intute>
Geography
A gateway
that provides resources which have been evaluated and categorised by
subject specialists.
National
Geographic
Website
of National Geographic Society (US) that includes a wide range of
geographic resources for researchers, educators and students.
Portals to the
world
Contains
selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the
nations and other areas of the world.
WWW Virtual Library - Earth
science
Includes
links to cartography, environment, geography, geophysics, meteorology,
oceanology and remote sensing.
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Factiva
(E-Resource)
A reputable business information resource that
allows searching for timely news articles from major national and
international newspapers, trade journals, and wires, including The Wall
Street Journal and The Economist.
Guides for searching Factiva are
available at
Factiva
Help Sheet
LexisNexis Academic
(E-Resource)
Provides full text of hundreds of news sources
including newspapers, magazines, and newsletters. Provides convenient
search tools, to aid you in searching.
Guides for searching LexisNexis Academic are available at
LexisNexis Help
More E-Newspapers
available at: NUS
Libraries> E-Resources> E-Newspapers
Press
Clippings
Located in the Singapore - Malaysia Collection,
Central Library. A useful source for topical and current information, not
available in journal articles or books. Articles on Singapore, Malaysia,
Brunei and ASEAN from The Straits Times and Business Times are arranged by
broad subjects.
Guides to broad Subject Headings for Press
Clippings collection are available at
Press
Clippings Collection - Subject Headings List
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Research & Writing
Research
Conducting research in
Human Geography : theory, methodology and practice
Doing Cultural Geography
Fieldwork-firsthand :
Geography fieldwork : tutorial and resources
Fieldwork in Geography
: reflections, perspectives and actions
Fieldwork techniques and
projects in Geography
Geography at university :
making the most of your Geography degree and courses
Geographical research
[electronic resource]
GIS-based studies in the
Humanities and social sciences
GIS : geographic information
systems for the social sciences :
investigating space and place
Introduction to
scientific research methods in geography
Key methods in
Geography
Methods in Human Geography :
a guide for students doing a research project
Practising Human
Geography
Researching Human
Geography
Qualitative methodologies
for geographers : issues and debates
Qualitative research methods
in Human Geography
Qualitative research in
tourism : ontologies, epistemologies and
methodologies
Questioning Geography :
fundamental debates
Tourism and social
identities : global frameworks and local realities
The advanced internet
searcher's handbook
Internet research
skills : how to do your literature search and find research information
online
Web research : selecting,
evaluating, and citing
Writing
APA and MLA writing
formats
Completing your
qualitative dissertation : a roadmap from beginning to end
Fieldwork techniques
and projects in geography
How to do your dissertation
in Geography and related disciplines
Making sense : a student's
guide to research and writing : geography & environmental studies
Writing the
winning thesis or dissertation : a step-by-step guide
What every student
should know about citing sources with APA
documentation
More on APA citation style: http://libpweb.nus.edu.sg/lion/s/citeapa.html
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Central Library
Last updated:
20-08-2008
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