GEOG 495 - Capstone Seminar in Geography
This guide provides information about databases and journals to aid students enrolled in GEOG 495 locate relevant research materials.
Library Research Guide
Scopus
- ScopusScopus is a good starting point for finding articles on almost any topic. It contains over 47,000,000 records to scholarly publications, trade publications and conference proceedings, including publications available through ScienceDirect. Searches can easily be limited by subject area, year, document type, etc.
Search by Topic
- Use one row for each main concept in your topic.
- Use OR to add synonyms related to the concept.
- Use an asterisk to find words with variant endings.
- Use braces { } to search for exact phrases.
- Click search, examine the results, and note terms of interest.
- Click edit to add the terms you have noted.
Example: If your topic is on sediment and water quality of a local lake, dedicate one row to "water quality," one to "sediment," one to "lake," and one to the region of interest. Adding closely related terms and using asterisks, you might come up with a search like this:
