LibGuides: Geography: Get Started

Quick Start!

Don't have much time? Try these resources.

1. Search the STL library catalog to find books, ebooks, and DVDs in the library.

2. Search Companion encyclopedia of geography : from local to global for overviews of topics on physical, cultural, and social geography.

4. If you find a key article, type the title on Google Scholar and click "cited by" to see who else is using that work.

5. Ask a Librarian! Contact Jen Rutner, the Geography Library Liaison for assistance with your research.

Email: rutnerj@newpaltz.edu
Phone: x3705

Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online This link opens in a new window
an encyclopedia of geographical places and features

Companion Encyclopedia of Geography by Ian Douglas (Editor); Richard Huggett (Editor); Chris Perkins (Editor)
Call Number: REF G116 .C645 2007
ISBN: 9780415431699
Publication Date: 2006-12-28
Encyclopedia of World Geography by R. W. McColl
Call Number: REF G63 .E556 2005
ISBN: 0816057869
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Geography Dictionary by Firefly Books Staff
ISBN: 1552978389
Publication Date: 2003-09-06
Geo-Data
ISBN: 0787655813
Publication Date: 2002-11-05

Atlas of the World
Call Number: REF/ATLAS G1021 .A7545
ISBN: 9780199937820
Publication Date: 2012-10-01
"The most authoritative atlas...full of crisp, clear cartography of urban areas and virtually uninhabited landscapes around the globe."

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text entries from encyclopedias and reference works for multidisciplinary and subject-specific research in areas such as social sciences, education, business, psychology, art, history, etc.