Northwest Missouri State University B.D. Owens Library



[ Geographic Research ]

Welcome! Please contact Pat Wyatt or Carolyn Johnson for further assistance with geographic research.
 Use the links below to locate information for your research paper/presentation:
Journal Articles
-->search general science and geography databases
Data/Statistics
 -->locate government information and statistics
Books
 -->search online library catalogs
Web Sites
-->search recommended sites
APA Style
-->view APA Style citation examples
Library Services
-->request appointments or
receive online help
 

 
Journal Articles: databases and guides

Search for Articles (use Expanded Academic, GEOBASE)

Geography/Geology Databases (recommended databases for geography searches)
Locating Periodicals in Owens Library (get the call number for a journal listed in a database)
Locating Peer-Reviewed Periodicals (limit your search to journal articles reviewed by experts)
Article Request Form (get a photocopy of an article Owens Library doesn't own through our "Interlibrary Loan" service)
 
Data/Statistics: Books and Internet sources
Statistics Sources (Recommended paper/book statistical sources available in Owens Library)
LexisNexis Academic Reference (Includes country and state statistical profiles)
Statistical Data (Online reference resources recommended by Owens' librarians)
Statistics WWW Resources (Recommended Web sites: see especially FedStats link; press control/F and search for the word Environment)
 
Books: local, state, national and world online catalogs
Northwest's Library Catalog (includes Owens Library and Horace Mann Library)
MOBIUS Union Catalog: Academic Libraries in Missouri (over 60 Missouri academic libraries)
Libraries on the Web: USA Academic Libraries (state-by-state)
WorldCat (international catalog)
Book Request Form (borrow books from other libraries through our "Interlibrary Loan" service)
 
Web Sites
Geography WWW Resources (recommendations from Owens Library)
 
Library Services
Help with Research (research appointment with a librarian from Owens Library)
Ask a Librarian (ask a question and receive an answer through e-mail)

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Revised (February 5, 2009)
Created (August 2001)
Current Author: Carolyn Johnson
Links Verified (October 2008)