Dictionaries
Contains subject reference works and dictionaries such as A Dictionary of Geography and A Dictionary of Human Geography.
Journals and articles
A large, multidisciplinary database, which includes some coverage of physical and human geography.
A database of journals and books in the earth sciences. Tip: to help you with your search, a list of thesaurus terms are provided under the GeoRef tab at the top of the page.
A research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources. Consists of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports.
Full text of more than 2,000 Elsevier journals in the life, physical, medical, technical and social sciences.
Policy
Contains publications by the Economic and Social Research Institute of Ireland which aims to inform policy in Ireland. Covers a wide range of topics including education, health, housing, industrial development and social disadvantage.
Newspapers
Issues available from 1995 to the present. The Irish Times digital archive (1859-2018) is available here. Newspapers are a valuable resource for contemporary accounts and analysis of events.
To search other local, national and international newspapers, click here.
Research methods
This database supports beginning and advanced researchers in every step of a research project, from writing a research question, choosing a method, gathering and analysing data, to writing up and publishing the findings.
The library has access to the following two collections:
Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1 contains 600+ cases. You can click on the link 'Learn about using cases' on the left-hand side to browse the cases by method (e.g. survey research or qualitative interviewing), by discipline or by academic level (e.g. introductory undergraduate level, advanced undergraduate level or by postgraduate level)
SRM Video: Practical Research & Academic Skills develops the practical skills necessary to conduct successful research with this collection of streaming video.
Statistics
A collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognised international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and local estimates. Topics include agriculture and food security, climate change, social development and urban development.
Click here to search other Geography databases.
Human Geography
Publishes research that deepens the understanding of geographical drivers and implications of economic processes on the economy and society
Journal of Historical Geography
Addresses all aspects of historical geography
Contains information for students of political studies with an interest in the geographical or spatial aspects of their subject
The peer-review journal of choice for those wanting to know about the state of the art in all areas of human geography research - philosophical, theoretical, thematic, methodological or empirical
Covers papers on problem-oriented current research by geographers and other social scientists on urban policy, race, poverty, and ethnicity in the city
Physical Geography
Publishes biological and environmental research on topics of Irish interest
Irish Journal of Earth Sciences
Publishes original research and review articles on Irish Earth science topics
Progress in Physical Geography
Provides an international forum for geographical work in the natural and environmental sciences
Human & Physical Geography
Irish Geography is the leading peer-reviewed international journal on the geography of Ireland
The Geographical Association’s journal for all secondary and college teachers. Please contact the Library for the username & password
You can search for a specific journal or browse the full collection of Geography journals here.
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