Research Guides: Geography Subject Guide : Finding Books & Audiovisual Materials

Finding Books

Keyword	Subject
Canadian Geography	Canada - Geography
Canadian environmental geography	Environmental geography - North America
Geography of tourism	Tourism - environmental aspects
geography of transportation	Transportation geography

Quick link to OneSearch
OneSearch is search platform that searches multiple EBSCO databases at one time, as well as the library catalogue. It does not include some of the other databases with Canadian content (eg. CBCA).

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Collection of over 10,000 films available in streaming format.
Subject: Anthropology, Biology, Business, Criminology, Geography, Health & Medicine, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and more.
National Film Board This link opens in a new window
Offers a range of documentaries, dramas and historical films, with a Canadian emphasis.
Subject: General.
Curio.ca This link opens in a new window
Streaming audio and video content from CBC and Radio-Canada. Provides access to thousands of programs and documentaries with English and French-language content. *Due to licensing restrictions some Curio content may be unavailable outside of Canada.
Subject: All subject areas including art, business, current events, law, education, health, history, sciences etc.
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Delivers more than 60,000 video titles on subject areas including Anthropology, Art & Design, Business, Criminal Justice, Diversity Studies, Education, Gender & Sexuality, Health Sciences, History, Literature & Language, Music & Performing Arts, Psychology & Counseling, Science & Engineering, and Social Sciences.

A Dictionary of Environmental History by Ian Whyte
ISBN: 9781845114626
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Dictionary of Geography by Audrey N. Clark
Call Number: G 63 C538 2003
ISBN: 0140515054
Publication Date: 2003
The Dictionary of Physical Geography by David S. G. Thomas
ISBN: 9781118782309
Publication Date: 2015-12-28

GIS Dictionary
The GIS Dictionary provides definitions for GIS terms related to operations such as analysis, GIS modeling and web-based GIS, cartography, and Esri software.

Canadian Encyclopedia Online
The Encyclopedia contains more than 30,000 multimedia items including images, maps, games, audio and video. Multimedia is augmented through acquisition and partnerships with Maclean’s magazine and The Canadian Press. The new interactive features include curated content exhibits, interactive timelines, immediate updates of important events and a user-generated content map that invites Canadians to share their stories. The site also offers a new learning centre for teachers and parents that contains classroom resources, quizzes and themed study guides.
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
Encyclopedia of British Columbia (a.k.a. KnowBC) was launched as the online edition of Harbour Publishing's Encyclopedia of British Columbia.