Geography 315 ~ Regional Study of the United States and Canada

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Assignment ~ Abstracts for Students

Examine the list of journal articles received in class and choose 2 which will be abstracted and reported in class in a 5-10 minute oral report and a one-page abstract. To determine who does what article, follow these instructions:

Each student selects 9 different articles, 3 from each of these categories: 1-14; 15-29; and 30-43. Select by number and group them by rank of preference in clss, as instructed, on a piece of paper. There will be an attempt made for each student to be assigned articles of her/his choice. A one-page abstract will be handed to the instructor at the time of reporting and students should take notes on the article being reported by others.

Please note that Geographic Review is actually a typo and should be Geographical Review on the list.

Finding Periodical Articles

• Periodicals Content Index Full Text (PCI FT) ~ is an online periodical archive that provides the full image of periodical articles in the humanities and social sciences, from 1770 to 1995 for hundreds of periodicals. Article Number 7, 30, 31, 42.
• JSTOR ~ JSTOR is an online library containing more than 100 journals in 15 different disciplines. JSTOR does not include current issues of journals but is an electronic archive of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. Titles currently available (and the years that are online) can be found on  JSTOR's Web Page. Article Number 3, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 33, 36, 41.
• WilsonSelectPlus~Covers the social sciences, humanities, business, general science, as well as current issues. All full text. Article Number 25, 43.
• Order your article with an interlibrary Loan article request form. Article Number1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 35, 37, 39, 40.
• Find your article by looking for it alphabetically downstairs in the bound periodicals. Article Number 9, 32, 38.
• Academic Search Elite ~Selected full text of journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others. Article Number 5.