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Getting Started

You have several ways to find information. Use the: 

Catalog to search for print and non-print collections.

Discovery Search to search for resources available through the online databases.

Publication Finder to search for specific titles of eJournals, periodicals, series, eBooks, theses/dissertations, annual reports, and many more. Use this when you know exact publication title you are looking for. Note that if you are looking only for a specific article title, use the Discovery Search

Individual Database if you want to use a specific database. Simply click on the database name and search.

Most databases use a help feature that explains how to conduct simple and advanced searches. 

Recommended search terms in Geography:

Human geography

Economic geography

Environmental Geography

Biogeography

Population

Geopolitics

Weather

Climate

Global Warming

Surface

Sustainability

Remote Sensing

Landforms

Plate tectonics

Geography

Groundwater

Geomorphology

Maps

Archeology

Cartography

Natural Resources

Geographic Information Systems

Cultural Geography

Natural Geography

Help is Here!

If you search a database and do not find the results you want, use Ask Our Librarians for assistance. Library staff are happy to help you find what you need! 

Welcome

Welcome to the Library's Geography Subject Guide!

This guide provides an overview of the Library's recommended materials related to geography and urban planning, including databases, books, journals, reference materials and other resources, print or digital, that are accessible through different websites and platforms.

Prominent Personalities in Geography:

Ibn Battuta

Ibn Khaldun

Eratosthenes

Anaximander

 

 

 

Special Dates:

Earth Hour

World Population Day: 11 July

Qatar Sustainability Week

To view the Arabic guide, click here

Print Geography Collection

Qatar National Library uses the Library of Congress classification, which is used in the United States and other countries.

Geography is classified according to the following system:

Geography (General), Atlases, Maps

G

Environmental sciences

GE

Human Ecology, Anthropogeography

GF

Folklore

GR

Recreation and leisure

GV

The geography collection begins with General Geography (G) at 2.6.8 and ends at Recreation and Leisure (GV) at 2.4.5 (see map below).

Reference Librarian

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Haya A. Al-Sheeb| هيا الشيب
Subjects الموضوعات:
Geography and Urban Planning الجغرافيا والتخطيط العمراني, Media Studies and Communications دراسات الإعلام والاتصال, Political Science العلوم السياسية, Social Sciences العلوم الاجتماعية
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