LibGuides: Geography: Home

How to Navigate this Research Guide

Welcome to the Geography Research Guide! Here you will find a collection of resources and jumping off points for conducting geography research. If you need help, head to the Goddard Library Online Help button for FAQs and to get in touch with a librarian.

Best Bet Databases

Here are some databases that are "best bets" for geography research. We recommend them because they include journals, periodicals, ebooks, and reference sources on a wide variety of geography topics.

GEOBASE This link opens in a new window
Human Geography – 25%
Environmental Sciences – 23%
Physical Geography – 22%
Geology – 20%
Oceanography – 8%
Geomechanics – 2%
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Allows user to visually analyze and understand the demography of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports from 1790 to the present. Also includes the 2011 censuses for Canada and the United Kingdom.
PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
PolicyMap is a U.S. national data and mapping tool that combines a curated, comprehensive geographic data library with simple, robust mapping and analytics tools. University faculty, researchers, and students use it to create compelling maps of up to five layers, export trend charts with key benchmarks, download data for use in other tools, generate on-the-fly reports, and upload your own data to view it with ours.

Goddard Library Guidance!

To learn more about these databases and how to access others, check out the Which databases should I use? page on this research guide.

Geography at Clark

Learn more about Geography at Clark on the Department of Geography homepage.

Find faculty and student research conducted at Clark on the Digital Commons:

Digital Commons
Clark University Digital Commons is an online depository that provides long-term access to the diverse array of scholarly, professional, scientific, and creative output produced or housed at Clark University.