GEOG 414: Research & Writing: Find Books & More

The fields of Geography/Geosciences/GIS truly span the map (pun intended)! While there is no way I could ever list out all of the books we have that would be of interest to you, I can help you figure out how to navigate our catalog and search for books.

Search our library holdings via the search box below to explore the wealth of information available to you on any topic you need or are interested in! Books can help you determine the background and context surrounding your topic, and it can also help you figure out if your topic is novel and interesting in some way. It might also give you ideas for ways to narrow your specific topic, especially because you'll be able to see more than just the books we own in the GAC. Use SURF for books, ebooks, articles, and more sources. 

Tips: 

• Search beyond SU by toggling the 'Include non-USMAI results' (left limiters) or changing to UM System Libraries (top dropdown)
• Use the limiters to narrow to books or articles
• Sign in to save your sources or request things we don't own

Topic: Effects of climate change on hail storms in the Great Plains region of the US

Keywords: "climate change"  hail  "Great Plains"

1. Type in the keyword phrase "climate change" in the search box. Let's get more specific to hone in on those many results.
2. Add in the keywords hail and "Great Plains". Not enough results? Too specific!
3. Let's go back and just search "climate change" and hail, ignoring "Great Plains" for now. Now you get some nice search results!
4. Now try the keywords "climate change" and "Great Plains" - see how you get some similar results, some different? Look through both.
5. Let's expand our "Great Plains" search to include the names of some states in the region: "Great Plains" OR Kansas OR Nebraska OR North Dakota OR South Dakota