The decision to select library in materials is the responsibility of the Liaison Librarian, Margaret Aquan-Yuen, in consultation with the Faculty Library Representative, B. Hyma.
Geography is concerned with both the natural and human environment, studying how it has been shaped according to human need, how patterns of human activities are structured over space, and how these are influenced by environmental factors.
The Department offers a Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BES) degree for the undergraduate program, while the MA (Master of Arts), MES Master of Environmental Studies), and PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degrees are offered as part of the joint Waterloo-Graduate Program in Geography. In the graduate program, the areas of specialization are in the fields of environmental and resource management; economic and urban development: earth surface processes; cultural and historical; and geomatics.
English as primary focus. Other languages are collected as appropriate.
Canada, United States, Europe and Asia are areas of special interest. Library acquisitions are not restricted by geographic limitations.
Primary emphasis is on contemporary material.
Priority is given to materials published in North America, United Kingdom and Europe.
Focus on contemporary material.
In general, the Library does not acquire any type of materials in a format for which access cannot be provided in the Library.
The following types of materials are generally included: Books, periodicals reference works government publications catalogues, and textbooks in print or electronic format as appropriate.
The following types of materials are collected selectively: Conference proceedings, symposia reports, and theses.
The following types of materials are excluded: Films, slides and videos.
Geography as a discipline
| History and Philosophy of Geography | 4 |
| Methodology | 4 |
| Urban, Economic & Community Development | |
| Industrial Geography | 4 |
| Economic Geography | 4 |
| Social/Human Geography | 4 |
| Transportation Geography | 4 |
| Tourism | 4 |
| Recreation Geography | 4 |
| Location Analysis | 4 |
| Geography and Gender | 4 |
| Historical Geography | 4 |
| Urban Geography | 4 |
| Rural Geography | 4 |
| Geography of Health | 3 |
| Biophysical Systems | |
| Field Ecology | 4 |
| Biogeography | 4 |
| Soil Geography | 3 |
| Geomorphology | 4 |
| Physical Climatology | 4 |
| Hydrology | 4 |
| Environmental Hydrology | |
| Coastal Geomorphology | |
| Wetlands | 4 |
| Environment, Resources & Economy | |
| Resource Management | 4 |
| Conservation of Natural Resources | 4 |
| Environmental Planning | 4 |
| Water Resources | 4 |
| Global Energy Systems | 4 |
| Environmental Modelling | 4 |
| Recreation Geography | 4 |
| Local, Regional and International Systems | |
| Regional Geography | 4 |
| Political Geography | 4 |
| International Development | 4 |
| Information Technologies | |
| Cartography | 4 |
| Air Photo Interpretation | 3 |
| Remote Sensing | 4 |
| Spatial Analysis | 4 |
| Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| - including data management | |
| Statistical Analysis | 4 |
0. Out of Scope
The Library does not collect in this subject.
1. Minimal Information Level
The collection supports minimal inquiries about this subject with a limited selection of monographs and reference works.
2. Basic Information Level
The collection serves to introduce and define the subject. Only the most important reference works, general surveys, the most significant works of major authors, and a limited selection of representative general periodicals are collected.
3. Instructional Support Level
The collection supports all courses of undergraduate study and master’s degree programmes. Materials collected include a wide range of reference works, fundamental bibliographic tools, and an extensive collection of monographs and periodicals. Access to owned or remotely-accessed electronic resources, including texts, journals, data sets, etc is provided.
4. Research Level
The collection includes major published source materials required for doctoral study and independent research in the subject. All formats, including appropriate foreign-language titles, are acquired. Historically important monographs, archival materials, and back-runs of serials are acquired as necessary.
5. Comprehensive Level
The collection is exhaustive in its depth and scope. All relevant materials, in all formats and applicable languages, are retained and preserved. The collection may be recognised as a national resource.
All collections should be systematically reviewed for currency of information and to ensure that essential and important resources are retained. Superseded editions and titles containing outdated information should be withdrawn as necessary. Classic retrospective materials should be retained and preserved to serve the needs of historical research.
Adapted from RLG guidelines.
| BF 353 | Environmental Psychology |
| G1-148 | Geography - General |
| G149-570 | Voyages and Travels |
| G575-890 | Polar Regions |
| G1001-3182 | Atlases |
| G3190-9980 | Maps |
| GA 1-1776 | Mathematical Geography |
| GB 3-5030 | Physical Geography |
| GC 1-881 | Oceanography |
| GC 1000-1023 | Marine Resources |
| GC 1080-1581 | Marine Pollution |
| GE 1-350 | Environmental Sciences |
| GF 1-900 | Human Ecology |
| GR 650-691 | Geographical Myths |
| GT 150-384 | Houses and Dwellings |
| GV 1-200.6 | Tourism |
| HB 848-875 | Economics. Population |
| HB 879-3700 | Population - Demography |
| HC 79 ES | Environmental Policy & Economic Development |
| HD 101-1395 | Land Use |
| HD 1690-1702 | Water Resources Development |
| HD 7285-7391 | Housing |
| HD 9502-9505 | Energy Industries and Policy |
| HE 331 -380 | Traffic Engineering Roads |
| HE 381-971 | Water Transportation |
| HE 1001-5600 | Rail Transportation |
| HE 5601-5725 | Automobile Transportation |
| HF 1021-1027 | Economic Geography |
| HT 101-384 | Urban Sociology. Cities and Towns |
| HT 390-395 | Regional Planning |
| HT 401-485 | Rural Sociology |
| JC 319-323 | Political Geography |
| JS 141-231 | Municipal Government |
| NA 9000-9425 | City Planning |
| QB 275-343 | Geodesy |
| QC 811-849 | Geomagnetism |
| QC 851-999 | Meteorology. Climatology |
| QE 500-505 | Geodynamics |
| QE 720 | Paleocology |
| QH 84-199 | Biogeography |
| RA 791-954 | Medical Geography |
| S 622-627 | Soil Conservation |
| S 900-972 | Natural Resources Conservation |
| SB 481-485 | Parks and Public Reservations |
| SD 411-428 | Forestry - Conservation |
| SD 561-668 | Forestry Policy and Administration |
| TD 172-193.5 | Environmental Pollution |
| TD 194-196 | Environmental Effects of Industries & Plants |
| TR 810 | Aerial Photography. Photographic Interpretation |
The Library continues to explore various initiatives from a TriUniversity Group and Ontario Council of University Libraries perspective.
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