GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH GUIDE: Home

Welcome to the UR research guide for Geography! Use this guide to learn more about the library's rich resources in geography--you can access books, databases, journals, and websites from this page. 

If you need any help with your research, please contact Samantha Guss, liaison librarian for Geography & the Environment, using the contact info at right.

Use encyclopedias and dictionaries to obtain an overview of your subject, an understanding of basic concepts, a summary of key issues, and definitions.  Articles frequently include bibliographies and may refer you to other entries on related topics. 

• Atlas of Global Development / World Bank
• Columbia Gazetteer of the World
       REF G103.5 .C645 2008
• Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science
       REF G63 .E555 2002
• Encyclopedia of Human Geography
       REF GF4 .E54 2006
• Encyclopedia of Tourism
       REF G155 .A1 E4295 2000
• Literature of Travel and Exploration: an Encyclopedia
       REF G465 .L565 2003
• Penguin Dictionary of Geography
       REF G63 .C562 2003
• Placenames of the World
       REF G105 .R66 2006
• A Primer of GIS: Fundamental Geographic and Cartographic Concepts
       REF G70.212 H38 2008
• World Geographical Encyclopedia
       REF G63 .E5213 1995
• World Geography
       REF G133 .E48 2002