GEOG 1F90
Assignment Tips from the
Geography Librarian!
COLLEEN BEARD
Map Library MC C306
cbeard@brocku.ca
Visit the Map Library!
• Mackenzie Chown, Room C306
• brocku.ca/maplibrary
– Geog 1F90 Subject Guide
– HOW TO REFERENCE guide
– Online maps (topographic maps)
BARRIE, ONTARIO
Areas of Development
(Tip: Instructions for annotating images in WORD is available from the 1F90 subject guide – Map
Library website.)
List of subject guides
Use historical topo maps…
…to trace urban growth
Census maps show population clusters
Statistical table of Toronto’s rich people
Resources required:
• Newspaper article
• Website
• Government document (e.g., economic
development report or land use plan)
• Article from a peer-reviewed academic journal
article
• A book or a chapter in an edited book
Newspaper article:
• Hometown Public Library – access to local
newspapers
• Google search newspaper title: “St. Catharines
Standard”
• Canadian Newsstand database– access from
Brock
Accessing Brock databases
WEBSITE
• City websites
– Planning documents (government documents):
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Official plans
Transportation studies
Smart growth document
Interactive mapping
Online at the Town of Oakville:
• “The Livable Oakville Plan - Six Major Studies”
• “Oakville's new ten-year Economic Development
Strategy”
A Book or Book Chapter
• Use Library catalogue
• Search by topic:
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smart growth
environmental footprint
rural development
urbanization
public transportation
• DO NOT search by city name
• “International Encyclopedia of Human
Geography” – online access thru library catalogue
Peer-reviewed Journal Article
• “Journal of urban planning and development”
• “Journal of Public Transportation”
Skaburskis, A. and Fullerton , C. 1998. “The Lure
of Ottawa’s Rural Region”, Canadian Journal of
Urban Research 7, no. 2, pp. 244-259.
Accessing Brock databases
Geography databases
Recap
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Map Library website
Use maps!
*City websites (government documents)
Use textbook for topic terms
Search library catalogue for books; and library
databases for journal articles; E-STAT
• Map Library HOW TO REFERENCE guide
COLLEEN BEARD
Map and Geography Librarian
cbeard@brocku.ca