Reading the reception of Ellen Churchill Semple’s Influences of geographic environment (1911)

This is a thesis in the historical geography of textual reception and meaning. Its focus is Influences of geographic environment (1911), by American geographer Ellen Churchill Semple (1861–1932). Semple’s book, a treatise on environmentalism, coincided with the emergence of geography in North America and Britain as an independent academic discipline, and it exerted an important but varied influence on generations of geographers. For those who considered it a monument to Semple’s scholarship and erudition, it was a timely manifesto for a scientific approach to geographical research. For others, Influences was conceptually flawed—a text which might damage geography’s emergent academic legitimacy and disciplinary credibility. Accepted by some, repudiated by others, Influences was lauded and criticized in almost equal measure. By attention to archival records, personal correspondence, published reviews, provenance, and marginalia—the material traces of its reading—the thesis examines the different reactions to Influences, and shows that it is possible to trace a geography of the book’s reception: to identify why it was encountered differently by different people, at different times and in different places. Informed by work in literary theory, book history, and the history of science, this thesis outlines the contribution that geography, or a geographical sensibility, can make to understanding the way knowledge and ideas in the guise of the printed text are conceived, transmitted, and received. By exploring the particular characteristics of Influences’ diffusion, the thesis offers a broader perspective on the different means by which scientific knowledge circulates; how its credibility is assessed; and how judgements as to its acceptance or rejection are made. In reading thus the different receptions of Semple’s text, the thesis proposes ways in which geographers might usefully engage with the cultural study of print in historical and geographical context

HILCC: A Hierarchical Interface to Library of Congress Classification : a project report on the development of an operational prototype LCC-based subject interface.

This paper describes a project, undertaken by Columbia University Libraries in 1997, to develop a system for the automatic generation of browsable, web-based, subject-oriented presentations of our electronic resources by mapping LC classification numbers present in catalog records to a hierarchical subject vocabulary derived from the Library of Congress classification schedules

Bibliography versus Auto-Bibliography: Tackling the Transformation of Traditions in the Research Process

Ms. Babb reports on a study conducted to determine whether researchers will identify the same works recommended by scholarly bibliographies if their searching is limited to the confines of the library catalog and its subject headings. She explores how the auto-bibliography of the catalog compares to more traditionally compiled bibliographies, and what—if anything—is sacrificed when users rely upon auto-bibliography rather than scholarly bibliography

The colonisation of the Geographical mind: A critical contextual analysis of the institutionalisation and establishment of Geography as an academic discipline in South Africa

Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe history of geography is much more than the mere listing of the names and publications of great geographers, identifying different research traditions, or searching for paradigms. The history of geography ought to be seen within the context of the society of which it is an integral part

Annual Report 1998-1999

An administrative report of statistics and information pertaining to the University of North Florida Thomas G. Carpenter Library for the years 1998-1999.The report includes summaries and charts on library budgets, library collection, serials and cataloging workloads, circulation, interlibrary loan, and public services

Inuit Ethnobotany in the North American Subarctic and Arctic: Celebrating a Rich History and Expanding Research into New Areas Using Biocultural Diversity

Historiquement, l'utilisation des plantes par les Inuits était considérée comme minimale. Notre compréhension de l'utilisation des plantes par les Inuits a commencé par suite de la prise en compte de concepts tels que la diversité bioculturelle et les espèces clés, et ces nouvelles idées ont commencé à dissiper les mythes sur le manque d’importance des plantes dans la culture inuite. Les Inuits peuvent être regroupés en quatre régions en fonction de la langue: l'Alaska, l'Arctique ouest canadien, l'Arctique et la région subarctique est canadienne et le Groenland. Le chapitre 1 passera en revue la littérature sur l'utilisation des plantes inuites de l'Alaska au Groenland. Au total, 311 taxons ont été mentionnés dans les quatre régions, ce qui correspond à 73 familles. Les niveaux de diversité étaient similaires dans les quatre régions. Seuls 25 taxons et 16 familles étaient communs à toutes les régions, mais 50%-75% des taxons et 75%-90% familles étaient signalés dans au moins deux régions, et les régions voisines ont généralement un chevauchement plus élevé que les régions plus éloignées. De la même manière, les Inuits des quatre régions ont indiqué comestible, médecine, incendie et design comme principales catégories d'utilisation, ainsi qu'une différenciation commune claire en ce qui concerne les taxons utilisés à des fins spécifiques. En ce qui concerne les utilisations médicinales, les Ericaceae était la première famille de plantes médicinales dans toutes les régions, et les affections cutanées étaient également les maladies traitées le plus couramment dans toutes les régions. Il semble également y avoir des applications pan-inuites pour les Ericaceae dans les maladies gastro-intestinales et virales, et les Salicaceae et Pinaceae pour les traitements cutanés. Les résultats présentés ici suggèrent qu'il existe des modèles communs de connaissances et d'utilisations des plantes sur l'ensemble du territoire inuit. Le chapitre 2 utilise la diversité bioculturelle pour décrire l'utilisation des plantes au Nunatsiavut, Labrador, Canada. La diversité bioculturelle est la reconnaissance du lien entre la diversité biologique et la diversité culturelle. Les travaux actuels sur la diversité bioculturelle sont extrêmement biaisés par l’équateur. Pour élargir ce cadre à un contexte subarctique, cet article cherche à comprendre comment la diversité végétale soutient la diversité intraculturelle à Postville, Hopedale et Rigolet, au Nunatsiavut, au moyen d’interviews avec des membres de la communauté. Au total, 66 taxons ont été identifiés parmi les trois communautés. Environ 75% des taxons étaient communs à au moins deux communautés, ce qui correspond à 95% de toutes les réponses. Les plantes comestibles constituaient l'usage signalé le plus courant, avec un accent particulier sur les taxons producteurs de baies. En ce qui concerne les liens entre les plantes et la culture, il a été constaté que les plantes (i) étaient au centre des activités culturelles; (ii) servaient de sentinelles pour des événements historiques; (iii) jouaient le rôle de catalyseur dans les échanges intergénérationnels et la valorisation des connaissances les concernant; (iv) exprimaient la profonde connaissance que les gens ont de leur environnement local; et (v) étaient et sont encore un moyen d'expression des valeurs traditionnelles. Les similitudes dans les réponses concernant les plantes parmi les communautés suggèrent un ensemble de connaissances communes parmi les communautés de Postville, Hopedale et Rigolet. Il est clair que les plantes supportent une grande diversité d'activités culturelles, de souvenirs et d'histoires locales et de valeurs traditionnelles. Notre étude soutient l'inclusion d'une perspective bioculturelle dans un contexte nordique et attire l'attention sur l'importance culturelle des plantes dans les communautés nordiques. Nous espérons que les lecteurs finiront de lire cette thèse avec une profonde reconnaissance de la valeur des plantes dans la culture inuite. Du nord de l'Alaska à l'est du Groenland, les plantes sont des piliers indéniables de la culture inuite.Historically, plant usage by the Inuit was considered minimal. Our recent understanding of Inuit plant usage has been informed by concepts such as biocultural diversity and keystone species, and these new ideas began to dispel myths about a lack of importance of plants in Inuit culture. Chapter 1 is a review and synthesis of literature concerning Inuit plant usage from across the four Inuit regions including Alaska, Canadian Western Arctic, Canadian Eastern Arctic and Subarctic, and Greenland. In total, there were 311 taxa reported across the four regions, corresponding to 73 families. There were similar levels of plant diversity in all four regions. Only 16 Families and 25 taxa were common to all regions, but 50%-70% of taxa and 75%-90% of Families were reported in at least two of the four regions, and neighbouring regions generally had higher overlap than regions farther apart. Similarly, all four regions showed edible, medicine, fire, and design as their top usage categories, as well as common, clear differentiation concerning what taxa are used for what purpose. Regarding medicinal uses, Ericaceae was the top medicinal Family in all regions, and dermal ailments were the most common treated illness in all regions. There also appeared to be pan-Inuit applications for Ericaceae for gastrointestinal and viral illnesses, and Salicaceae and Pinaceae for dermal treatments. Results of the review suggest that common patterns of plant knowledge and plant use exist across the entirety of the Inuit territory. Chapter 2 uses biocultural diversity to describe plant usage in Nunatsiavut (Labrador), a self-governing Inuit region within Canada, part of the Eastern Canadian Inuit region. Biocultural diversity is a concept that links biological and cultural diversities. The current body of work around biocultural diversity is extremely biased towards low latitudes, with much less information available at higher ones. To expand this framework into a Subarctic context, this paper seeks to understand how plant diversity supports intra-cultural diversity within the Nunatsiavut region, including communities of Postville, Hopedale, and Rigolet, via interviews with community members. In total, 66 taxa were identified among the three communities. Approximately 75% of taxa were common to at least two communities, corresponding to 95% of all responses. Edible plants were the most common reported usage, with particular emphasis on berry producing taxa. Plants and culture were highly linked via (i) supporting cultural activities; (ii) marking for historical events; (iii) highlighting intergenerational exchange and valuing of plant knowledge; (iv) expressing the deep awareness that people have for their local environment; and (v) a medium for the expression of traditional values. The similarities in the plant responses among the communities suggest a common body of plant knowledge among Postville, Hopedale, and Rigolet. It is clear that plants support a rich diversity of cultural activities, local memory and history, and traditional values. This study supports the inclusion of a biocultural perspective in a northern context and brings attention to the cultural importance of plants in northern communities. We hope that readers will finish reading this thesis with a profound appreciation for the value of plants in Inuit culture. From northern Alaska to eastern Greenland, both historically and presently, plants are undeniable pillars of Inuit culture

Analyses of seven high school geography textbooks

Not Available.Lee WaltersNot ListedNot ListedMaster of ScienceDepartment Not ListedCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute, Indiana State University.isua-thesis-1933-walters.pdfMastersTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 136p. : ill. Includes appendix and bibliography

The physiographical basis of human geography in Quebec

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1941. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive