GEOGRAPHY A guide to resources
St John’s College Library www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library
Resources for Geography BOOKS The main Geography collection is located on the Second Floor (Garden Wing), with classmarks beginning G. The general arrangement is as follows:
G 1-922
Geography (general)
G 1000-9980
Atlases, Globes, Maps
GA
Mathematical geography, Cartography
GB
Physical geography
GB 400-649
Geomorphology, Landforms, Terrain
GB 651-2998
Hydrology, Water
GC
Oceanography
GE
Environmental sciences
GF
Human ecology, Anthropogeography
Other subjects of interest to geographers may be found in the social sciences section, also located on the Second Floor (Garden Wing), with classmarks beginning H. Examples include:
HB 848-3697
Demography, Population, Vital events
HD 101-1395.5
Land use
HD 1401-2210
Agriculture
HD 2321-4730.9
Industry
HE 1-9990
Transportation and communications
HT 51-65
Human settlements, Communities
HT 101-395
Urban groups, The city
HT 401-485
Rural groups
The oversize sequence for classmarks G and H is located on the Second Floor (Chapel Wing).
JOURNALS Details of the Library’s journal holdings, listed by subject, are available via the website: www.joh.cam.ac.uk/journals
Relevant titles include:
Classmark:
Holdings:
Area
G 1.A7
Vol. 1-44 (1969-2012)
Geographical Journal
GEO (in Basement)
Vol. 65-178 (1925-2012)
G 1.G4
Vol. 50- (1965-)
Journal of historical geography
G 141.J6
Vol. 1- (1975-)
Progress in human geography
G 1.H8
Vol. 1- (1977-)
Progress in physical geography
G 1.P4
Vol. 1- (1977-)
G 1.I5
Vol. 2-37 (1977-2012)
Geography: Journal of the Geographical
Association
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Recent, unbound issues are shelved in the Periodicals Area on the Ground Floor. Runs of bound journals are generally shelved in the Penrose section on the Second Floor (before the main sequence). Older volumes are shelved in Chapel Basement, arranged alphabetically by title or by name of issuing institution. E-journals can be searched via Cambridge LibGuides (see below for more information).
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES The Geography Department provides links to related bodies and organisations on its website: www.geog.cam.ac.uk/links/
Cambridge LibGuides provide a complete guide to all subjects and electronic resources, such as ejournals, e-books and databases available across the University: libguides.cam.ac.uk
Recommended resources include:
Digimap
PubMed
Web of Science
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other libraries you may find useful:
University Library (includes Maps Department)
Geography Library
Earth Sciences Library
African Studies Library
Haddon Library
South Asian Studies Library
SPS Library (includes Land Economy)
Recommendations The College Library aims to provide all works necessary for Part One courses, and a selection of the most important works required for Part Two. We receive reading lists from the departmental libraries in advance of each academic year, and continually update the Library collections in response to requests from directors of studies, supervisors and students. You can recommend an item by using the online recommendation form (www.joh.cam.ac.uk/item-recommendations) or by filling in a recommendation form at the Issue Desk. All reasonable requests will be considered. If texts you require for your course are not available in the College Library, please talk to a member of Library staff.
Staff If you have any difficulty in tracing the material you need, whether in printed or electronic format, please ask a member of Library staff for assistance. The Issue Desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.