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Durham University

University Library

Geography

The library has a range of printed and online material for students who are studying Geography. If you need any help with finding or using print resources in the library, or finding and accessing information online, please just get in touch with your Faculty Librarian Richard Holmes.

You can use the DISCOVER to search for resources such as books, eBooks and journal articles.

Databases

You can also search individual, subject-based databases and mapping services such as:

GeoRef

Indexes the geoscience literature of the world, including journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses. Subject coverage includes crystallography, economic geology, environmental geology, engineering geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, hydrology, marine geology, mineralogy, oceanography, and paleontology. Dates covered are: 1785 to present for North America and 1933 to present for international.

Web of Science

ISI Web of Science is an integrated platform designed to support research in academic, corporate, government, and not for profit organizations. ISI citation databases are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information indexed to be searched by subject, author, journal, and/or author address.

Digimap

Digimap is an EDINA service that delivers Ordnance Survey map data to UK tertiary education. Data is available either to download to use with appropriate application software such as GIS or CAD, or as maps generated by Digimap online. Digimap allows users to view and print maps of any location in Great Britain at a series of predefined scales.

Geofacets

Geofacets makes hundreds of thousands of peer-reviewed maps easily discoverable via location or text-based searches. Information about each map's original context from the source publication is included, and maps are easily integrated into GIS and presentation programs.

WDI Online

Provides access to statistical data for over 550 development indicators and time series data from 1960 for 226 countries, as well as data for regions and income groups. Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators. Results can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, viewed by percentage change, and charted. Data can also be exported as Excel and ASCII files.

Geog Encyclopedia

Representing the definitive reference work for this broad and dynamic field, The International Encyclopedia of Geography arises from an unprecedented collaboration between Wiley and the American Association of Geographers (AAG) to review and define the concepts, research, and techniques in geography and interrelated fields. The Encyclopedia assembles a truly global group of scholars for a comprehensive, authoritative overview of geography around the world. It contains more than 1,000 entries ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 words offering accessible introductions to basic concepts, sophisticated explanations of complex topics, and information on geographical societies around the world. It provides definitive coverage of the field, encompassing human geography, physical geography, geographic information science and systems, earth studies, and environmental science.

Scopus

A large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Scopus has journal coverage in many subjects across the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

MediaPlus

A cross-searchable collection of video, images and audio from a wide range of sources, including ITN and Reuters archives, news sources, Royal Geographical Society images, Getty images, and incorporating the Education Image Gallery, Film and Sound Online and NewsFilm.

See the full list of Geography databases

Newspapers

Search for news, including today's editions of newspapers as well as online newspaper archives and monitoring services

Current and Recent

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UK Historical Archives

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Non-UK Archives

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See the full list of newspapers, news services and archives

Theses and dissertations

Access Durham theses as well as theses and dissertations from other UK and international universities

Durham Theses

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UK & Global Theses

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Your Faculty Librarian

Richard Holmes, Academic Liaison Librarian

Richard Holmes

richard.holmes@durham.ac.uk

0191 334 2975