History of Geography :
a guide to library resources
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Many Geography dictionaries/encyclopedias provide overviews of the history of geographic thought as do important social science encyclopedias such as the International encyclopedia of the social sciences [print] and the International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences [electronic]
Finding books
Use the library catalogue to find books on the history of geography and geographical ideas. Try the following subject searches:
- Geography -- History
- Human geography -- Great Britain -- History
- Human geography -- United States -- History
- Physical Geography -- History
The following are some specific Australian resources:
Australian Geographical Studies [print]
[Volume 34 (1996) contained an article Australia's first university geography departments, 1921-1996. There are follow-up responses in vol. 35 and vol. 37 (both responses available electronically)
Filling in the maps : a cameo of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch Inc. [print]
75 years : the anniversary of university geography in Australia [print]
South Australia: discoverers, makers and interpreters [electronic]
[Published in vol. 105 (2006) of the South Australian Geographical Journal. Also available in print format]
South Australian geographical journal [electronic]
[Volume 102 (2004) was a special issue entitled "The Centenary of Academic Geography in South Australia". Also available in print format]
Finding journal articles etc. using databases & bibliographies
Journal articles can be found through databases listed in the Databases for Geography guide - Geobase is an obvious starting place - use the search fields option; check the box next to Geobase descriptor and then search by the phrase history of geography
For earlier material, the following printed bibliographies are available:
Bibliography of geographic thought [print]
[A comprehensive listing of books & journal articles on the history, philosophy & methodology of geography. Coverage is up to 1988]
History of modern geography : an annotated bibliography of selected works [print]
[A guide to the literature of the history of geography from the mid-19th century to the 1980's]
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