Where is it?

All this talk about Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Japan, Hawaii made me aware that geography is not my strong suit. There are no classes at CTC specifically for geography. Yet, it seems that the knowledge of geography is integral to understanding why an event took place. The Library provides a Geography Library Guide to supplement the courses in History, Humanities, Political Science, and even Allied Health.

The Books tab has several subject searches ready to go. The one for 'human geography' surprised me with 143 titles. Scrolling through that list revealed a Dictionary of Human Geography available in two electronic collections (one could be downloaded into an e-reader).

The Articles tab points to Global Road Warrior. Practical information about many countries is readily available through this resource.

Internet tab, of course lists sites that deal with geography, including links to Google Earth, Google Moon, and Google Mars.

The Geography News tab includes RSS feeds  for news and views about the planet.

My favorite tab in the guide is the Atlas Stand. Here you can see which physical books are located on the atlas stands of each campus. The over sized atlas' are a tactile delight to peruse.

The steps to find the Geography guide seem lengthy but the destination is worth it:

Go to the CTC main page
...Select Quicklinks
.....Scroll and select Library
.......On the far right on the 'scrap of notepaper' select Library Guides
...Select Library Guide
.....Select Program and Special Topic Guides
.......Scroll down to Geography

You'll discover how important the knowledge of geography can be to just about any topic!


-kss