Geography: Home

Useful links

Welcome

Welcome to your Subject Guide for Geography. Use this guide to find out the best resources for your subject area.

Databases for Geography

Library search
Additional Journal Databases
Specialist Databases

Search on the Library Homepage allows you to search multiple Library databases at once. Results will include books, journal articles, newspapers, theses, etc. as well as materials held in Special Collections and Museum Collections.

In the search results use the filters on the left to narrow down the results.

Use the "Library Catalogue" filter to restrict to books etc. held in the Library, or use the "Format" filter to select e.g. journal articles, and then select the "Full-text" filter to restrict the search to items you have full-text access to.

Scopus
a large multidisciplinary abstracting and citation database of peer-reviewed research literature. Covers over 19,000 journal titles.

Off campus access:
- select Other institution login
- Search for and select University of St Andrews
- and login through the SSO (Single Sign On) page, using your University Account Username and Password
Web of Science
Web of Science Core Collection includes the Science, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities Citation Indexes, Conference Proceedings Citation Index for Science, Social Sciences & Humanities, Current Chemical Reactions and Index Chemicus.

Off-campus Access:
- click on link to database
- select 'click here to access Web of Science' (orange box)
- on next screen, select 'Institutional (Shibboleth) Users Sign In'
- choose 'UK Federation' from pull-down menu, and click 'Go'
- type 'st andrews' into box on next page (this will change to 'University of St Andrews'
- click on the 'Sign In' link, next to the University name
- and login through the Single Sign On page, using your University Account Username and Password
- then select a database

Agcensus
Grid square agricultural census data for England, Scotland and Wales.

Click on Login via UK Federation
Type University of St Andrews in Organisation Name box
Login using your University username and password
Digimap Collections
comprehensive UK maps and geospatial data. Allows viewing, printing and annotation of maps. Includes Ordnance Survey, Historic, Geology, Marine, Environment, Aerial and Lidar Collections. Initial registration required.

For access click Login via UK Federation
- enter the University of St Andrews
- then login through the SSO (Single Sign On) page, using your University Account Username and Password
Lyell Collection
Access to journals, special publications and book series published by the Geological Society of London

Off-campus Access:
- click in the Log in button at the top right hand of the screen
- click on Log in via your institution
- from the institution drop down list click on the University of St Andrews
- then login through the SSO (Single Sign On) page, using your University Account Username and Password
Migration to New Worlds
Using primary source materials, Migration to the New Worlds provides insight into the stories of migrants from the UK, Ireland, Europe and Asia to the New World and Australasia, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A database of letters, diaries, government papers, pamplets, shipping papers, photographs, hand-drawn maps etc from a range of archival sources.

Off-campus:
- Select "login for trial access" located at the bottom left of the screen
- In the "Federated Access Login" options select "UK Access Management Federation"
- In the Organisation box start to enter "St Andrews", then select "University of St Andrews" and click "sign in"
- At the University SSO page enter your University username and password
OECD iLibrary
books, journals, working papers and statistical datasets released, since 1998, by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development); Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA); OECD Development Centre; PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment); and the International Transport Forum (ITF)

Off-campus Access:
- click on the database link
- then login through the SSO (Single Sign On) page, using your University Account Username and Password
UN iLibrary
provides access to books, journals and data published by the United Nations secretariat. Themes include human rights, women and gender issues, peacekeeping and security, international law and justice and many more

Not currently available from off campus