Use the library's main search box to search for books, journal articles, newspaper articles, videos, and many other types of published literature. It searches almost all of our collections and databases, simultaneously. If you know the title of a specific book, journal article, or journal, just type in the full title in the search box.

If you are keyword searching:

• Combine keywords with AND
• Combine synonyms with OR
• Use truncation * (asterisk) at the end of a root word to find all forms of the word, ie: mineral* (will retrieve minerals, mineralogy, mineralogical, etc.)

After you get your results, use the filters on the left side of the screen to refine your search. 

Note: If you are searching from off campus, you must login if you want to be able to access the full text of journal articles and ebooks.

Google Scholar

Search Google Scholar via Carleton Library to seamlessly connect to the fulltext of articles that are part of the library's collection.

Consult the Google Scholar Search Tips guide for helpful more information.

You can also search subject-specific databases to find journal articles. They offer many advanced search features, only contain scholarly literature and search results are more precise. Consult the following recommended lists:

• Databases by Subject
• Databases by Type
• Geography detailed guide

Note: If the library does not have what you need, you can order books and journal articles from other libraries through RACER but you need to register before you can start using it.

Cited Reference Searching is most often used for finding articles that cite a particular work. Many databases provide citation counts for individual articles.

Why is this important?

• Keeping track of who has cited a given work can help you gauge the impact that article has in the discipline

• To find citation counts for geography, use Web of Science, or Scopus

• If the article has been cited, the database will provide a link to the citing articles

• Cited Reference Searching Help Guide

Search Alerts Help Guide - search alerts are a current awareness service that helps researchers stay current in what is being published in their field via email.

Databases

Sage Research Methods is designed to support researchers with writing a research question, choosing a method, gathering and analyzing data, to and writing up & publishing the findings.

Research Data Management

Research data, in any format, make up the results of observations, findings or outcomes of a research project. This includes any type of data, whether it be qualitative or quantitative. For more information on why you need a research data management plan and how to set one up, please consult the library's Research Data Management web page.

Books & Encyclopedias

• Research Methods in Geography
• Conducting Research in Human Geography
• Geographic thought: a critical introduction
• Geographic thought: a praxis perspective
• International Encyclopedia of human geography
• The SAGE handbook of qualitative geography
• Methods in human geography: a guide for students doing a research project
• Quantitative geography: perspectives on spatial data analysis
• Practical statistics for geographers and earth scientists
• Elementary statistics for geographers
• Research and documentation in the digital age

Nvivo Software

Nvivo is qualitative data analysis software intended to help researchers organize and analyze data, identify trends, and cross examine information in a variety of ways.  Consult the NVIVO service web page for more information about this tool and training workshops.

Web Sites for Statistics and Data

• Kaggle.com - "inside Kaggle you’ll find all the code & data you need to do your data science work. Use over 19,000 public datasets and 200,000 public notebooks to conquer any analysis in no time."
• Statistical Literacy Tutorial
• Statistical Consulting