This guide is designed to help you with your library research for Geography 140. Normally your class would visit the library for some instruction about using library resources. However, as all classes are online for Summer 2020, this guide is a substitute for that instruction session.
The physical library is closed for Summer 2020; however, you can still contact librarians for help by using AskAway, our virtual chat service, or by emailing us. Please see the Need Help? As Us box on most pages of this guide. Although our "print" collection is not accessible, we have tons of resources available electronically, including ebooks and articles from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals.
Note: Please review the assignment your professor gave you for exact details.
In general you will be developing an annotated bibliography and a final project.
Click here for an Annotated Bibliographies guide from the UFV Academic Success Centre.
The final project can be one of the following: a written paper, a PowerPoint with voiceover, an infographic, a photo/video essay, interviews, or something else approved by your professor. Your final project must include:
This means that you will not be successful by simply using Google or your favourite search engine. Make sure to check all the tabs in this guide for assistance!
Topic:
The assignment topic is "aspects of globalization evident in your hometown, which you can explore through cultural, economic or political perspectives".
Because your project will relate to your hometown, some of you may need Canadian sources. These tend to be more challenging to find than sources from the United States, for example. Below are some good resource options. (If your hometown is outside of Canada, consider looking for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from your own country.
Not all of your sources will need to relate to your hometown. For example, you could use an article that describes your topic in a different geography. An article on the impact of globalization on the growing of berries in Serbia could be applicable.
Also, be sure to look at the other tabs in this guide for other suitable sources.
If you are looking for statistics or a government document to round out your sources, the Statistics Canada website may prove useful:
You must create a properly formatted Chicago style citation for all the sources in your annotated bibliography and your final project. Remember that anything that you include in your project that is not considered common knowledge or your own ideas must be cited. Whether these ideas are paraphrased by you or exact wording from the original, you must cite them.
For citation guidance, see:
