Geography 200: The Curious Geographer Anne Zald, Geography Librarian 206-543-2725 Friday April 13, 2007.

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Geography 200: The Curious Geographer Anne Zald, Geography Librarian Friday April 13, 2007

Assistance geography/geog200 geography/geog200 Anne Zald, Geography Librarian weekDAYs AskUS link on ALL library webpages AskUS CHAT help available 24/7

BE WELL ORGANIZED “The key point... Make sure you write down the reference in full when you first locate it, as it may be harder than you think to find the details months later when you are preparing your final bibliography. There are several systems which can be suggested for doing this, including the creation of your own computerized bibliography …” Flowerdew & Martin (1997) chapter 4, pp 47-48

RefWorks Software to capture, organize, and format citations Write ’N Cite Integrates citations with word document, placing footnotes where you want them, formatting footnotes and bibliography Drop-in Workshops

Finding Previous Work on the Topic Flowerdew suggests: Talk to people Subject catalogues Library shelves & browsing Inter-library loan UW Libraries Catalog Summit Catalog OCLC Catalog Subject Encyclopedias Provide overview of topic AND its treatment by scholars Provide overview of topic AND its treatment by scholars Provide BIBLIOGRAPHY

Finding Previous Work on the Topic Flowerdew suggests: Bibliographies Reference lists and citation indexes Computerized databases Article Databases Use more than one to cover the different subject aspects of your topic Demonstration

Secondary Data Sources Large statistical surveys Newspapers Administrative records – company reports, correspondence, financial records, planning documents Personal papers – correspondence, diaries, drafts of works (esp. literary works) Audio – music, spoken word recordings (speeches, broadcasts, etc.) Visual – photographs, art works, charts, graphs Maps Aerial photos and other remote sensing data

Secondary Data Sources Newspapers Not free on Internet, especially historic Images Historical materials Many digital repositories available online Selective and growing

Assistance geography/geog200 geography/geog200 Anne Zald, Geography Librarian weekDAYs AskUS link on ALL library webpages AskUS CHAT help available 24/7