INTRODUCTION TO REGIONAL PLANNING
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Planning 301 University of Arizona Libraries Chris Kollen Planning Librarian Main - A209 |
Library Resources
UA Library -- look at the Library webpage to find books, maps, magazine/journal articles, and other resources.
Planning Subject Guide -- subject guide for Planning students. In particular, note the Background Information, Finding Articles, and Facts & Figures.
Maps -- look for maps in the Library Catalog. You can search by keyword, for example San Joaquin, and limit by maps.
- Road maps, search by Roads California maps.
- Topographic maps, search by California maps topographic or United States maps topographic. Look for California, 7.5 minute series (topographic) or 1:100,000-scale series (topographic).
Online Satellite Images and Maps
Google Earth -- need to download the viewer software to your computer. Includes satellite imagery with roads, parks, geographic features, etc.
Google Maps -- includes road maps and satellite images.
Topozone -- commercial where you can view online topographic maps.
Journal and Magazine Articles
Article and Database Searching lists all of the indexes and databases available through the Library. Start with the indexes listed below:
Academic Search Complete (Ebscohost) -- this is an excellent multidisciplinary index. It includes articles on almost every topic. Articles come from a variety of different magazines and journals. Most of the articles are also full-text.
ABI/Inform -- mostly full-text articles that includes planning
AGRICOLA -- index covering the field of agriculture. Also has some great general resources on the San Joaquin Valley.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals -- index that includes urban planning articles.
GeoBase -- index that includes planning articles
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe -- mostly full-text, this database includes newspaper articles.
Water Resources Abstracts -- index covering water resources. Also includes articles related to San Joaquin Valley.
Statistics
American FactFinder -- best source to use for statistics on how the population in a particular state, county, or city has changed over the past few years.
Statistical Universe -- find reports and statistics on a wide variety of topics.
General Tips about Finding Information and Writing Your Paper
The Library does not own every journal or book that you find in the indexes that you use. All article indexes listed above include a link (Article Linker) to the library catalog or to the full-text of the article.
Finding information is just one part of the research process. The other half is writing a paper that accurately expresses your views and demonstrates that you understood both the research process and the information you found.
You can get one-on-one help at the UA Writing Center, call to make an appointment. Purdue University's Online Writing Lab website has resources that can help in the writing process.
Plagiarism --
it is critical that you cite sources that you consulted and used in your paper. This site provides tips on avoiding plagiarism with examples of acceptable and unacceptable paraphrasing.
The Plagiarism Court: You Be the Judge -- includes both Flash and HTML versions of presentation/quiz from Fairfield University.
UA Library Citation Guide will help you format your citations correctly.
If you need help in finding information for your assignment, contact: Chris Kollen
Completely Revised: 9/4/07
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