Class Help Page: Geography 475, Spring 2008

Finding Articles [off campus access] [tips]

GEOBASE - the best source for geography articles - but NO full-text [more...]

Academic Search Premier - great general research database with some full-text [more...]

LexisNexis Academic - use for finding full-text newspaper articles [more...]

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Finding Books [off campus access] [tips]

GALILEO - VU Libraries Catalog resources available at VU libraries [more...]

WorldCat resources available for loan from other libraries worldwide [more...]

Reference Resources [tips]

General Geography -- Christopher Center Reference Stacks, 2nd floor

The Penguin Dictionary of Geography Ref. G 63 .C562 1998
A Modern Dictionary of Geography Ref. G 63 .S53 1995
Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary Ref. G 103.5 .W42 1997
The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Ref. G 103.5 .C645 1998
Geo-data : the World Geographical Encyclopedia Ref. G 103.5 .G36 2003
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers Ref. GA 198 .T66
Dictionary of Physical Geography Ref. GB 10 .D53 2000
Dictionary of Human Geography Ref. GF 4 .D52 2000

Recommended Internet Resources [tips]

Newspapers:
The Chesterton Tribune
The Post-Tribune Porter/Lake counties
The Times Porter/Lake counties
The Herald-Argus LaPorte, Indiana
The News-Dispatch Michigan City, Indiana
The Leader Knox, Indiana

Public Libraries:
Valparaiso Public Library/Porter County Public Library
Westchester Public Library
Lake County Public Library
Starke County Public Library
LaPorte County Public Library
Michigan City Public Library

Historical Societies & Archives:
Calumet Regional Archive
Calumet Heritage Partnership
Historical Society of Porter County
LaPorte County Historical Society
Starke County Historical Society
Kankakee Valley Historical Society
Chicago History Museum Research Center
Northwest Indiana Photo Gallery
Indiana Historical Society

Survival Guide to Archival Research the practical stuff from American Historical Society
Archival Research Tutorial the hands-on stuff from University of British Columbia

How to Conduct an Interview:
General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews Free Management Library
Conducting Interviews NIU
How to Conduct an Interview MIT
How to Plan and Conduct and Interview Information Design Toolkit

Specific Project Resources:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Indiana Dunes State Park
Save the Dunes Council
Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area
Valparaiso Department of City Planning
Valparaiso Department of Parks and Recreation
Sierra Club - Dunelands Group

Other Fun Sites:
Big Eastern
Lake Michigan Online Atlas
Outdoor Indiana Issue Archive

More geography internet resources ...

Final Writing and Presentation

Guide to Citing Sources in Geo 101
   http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/geo/courses/geo101/citing.html

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association Ref. BF76.7 .P83 2001

Citing Resources   http://www.valpo.edu/library/citing.html#apa
VU Writing Center  http://www.valpo.edu/writingcenter/

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