GEOG 228: Urban Geography: Home

What is in this guide?

This guide is designed to help you with your coursework in GEOG228: Urban Geography. It provides information on various resources available from the University Library. Within the guide, there are pages devoted to specific resources, with links to interdisciplinary books and article databases, multimedia content, and current news and events.

Research Tools: Links to research guides, important journals and books, as well as materials recently added to the UNC collection.
News and Multimedia: Links to news resources, as well as online and DVD/videocassette films, and documentaries.

The "Home" page provides links to general resources, including links to tutorials for finding and evaluating resources, writing research papers, and citing materials.

Research & Writing Guides

The Writing Center
The UNC-Chapel Hill Writing Center helps students become stronger, more flexible writers. Work with our coaches face-to-face or online at any stage of the writing process, for any kind of writing project. And check out our online resources for tips about many common writing challenges.
Citing & Writing
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This resource is designed to introduce you to the writing and citation resources available from the library.
Evaluating Sources of Information (Purdue OWL)
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From the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
Introduction to Library Research
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This site is designed to help you learn how to conduct research using the library's resources.
Popular vs. Scholarly Sources
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From the University of Michigan
Library of Congress Call Numbers
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Library of Congress Call Numbers are arranged alphabetically and numerically. Read a call number from left to right, top to bottom.
Making Sense : A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
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Now in its seventh edition, the original volume of the bestselling Making Sense series is an indispensable research and writing guide for students in any discipline. Maintaining the signature straightforward style of the series, this updated edition outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage while covering such topics as how to conduct academic research, how to write essays, and how to properly document sources. Concise and accessible, with new information on technology-based research and group presentations, this latest edition continues to be an invaluable resource for students throughout their academic careers and beyond.