Macdonald-Kelce Library: Geography: Best Bets

Start Your Search

Use the library search engine for to search the library's collection.

Start with one of these databases:

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, ebooks, primary sources, and ebooks in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and business.
Science (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Contains the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas.
Key subjects covered include the biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Web of Science indexes core journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Limit to Open Access with the search results filter on the left.
Contains Web of Science Core Collection, KCI-Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, Russian Science Citation Index, and SciELO Citation Indexota 2020.

Spartan Search

Search almost everything

Search across the entire library catalog (books, DVDs, government documents)
and most of the library databases (journal articles, images, newspapers).

Another Way to Search

Use Google Scholar for a broader search.

If you find an article or book, not in full-text, request it from another library.

Article/Book Request Form
Form to manually enter book or article requests. You must sign in with your UTampa login
View Requests

Email questions about requests to ILLRequest@ut.edu
Google Scholar
A great place to start research that includes many UTampa databases. (PDF Handout Notes)

Introduction to Library Research
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