Research Guides: Geography: Getting Started

Key Resources

Listed below are a few key databases. For additional geography-related databases, click the Articles tab.

Geobase
Research literature with abstracts on human and physical geography, ecology, geology, oceanography, geomechanics and development studies.
Urban Studies Abstracts
Bibliographic records covering urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas.
Web of Science Core Collection
Multidisciplinary database of journal articles and conference proceedings, used for citation analysis of research. Includes access to EndNote Basic, a web-based version of EndNote.
Academic Search Premier
A popular resource found in many scholarly settings worldwide, Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources
GEOSCAN Geological Survey of Canada
The GEOSCAN database contains over 45,000 records of publications released by CCRS or Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) authors.

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