The majority of the DCU Library collections relating to Geography are located in Cregan library on DCU's St Patrick's campus in Drumcondra. Depending on your course of study, you are likely to find what you need in our Main Collection (2nd and 3rd floor). If you are studying Geography in relation to primary or secondary school teaching, you'll find relevant titles on the 1st floor, in our Junior Collection and Teaching Collection. Search Library Search by author, title or keyword to find a specific book or to browse our collections.
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DCU Library has over 150,000 e-books in its collections and this number is increasing all the time. You can find them easily by performing a title/author/keyword search on Library Search and then restrict the search results to "online resources" and "books" using the search filters on the left side of the results screen. Click on the link in the book record and you can read the book online or download it to your device. Watch our 'finding and accessing ebooks' video below for a short demonstration.
Our Junior Collection is a collection of children's literature designed to be used by students preparing for school placement. Books in this collection will be listed as 'Junior 3 wk loan Cregan' on Library Search and they are located on the 1st floor of Cregan Library. Titles in the collection reflect the themes featured in the primary Geography curriculum: the core of the collection features children's fiction and non fiction from all over the world. Check out our themed recommendations below and use the teaching topics for further guidance on how this collection can be used to enrich lesson planning and support school placement. Click on any of the themes listed to view the collection in Library Thing, then check library availability in Library Search.
Refugee and migrant experience
5th & 6th Class recommended reads
Wordless Picture Books (Stories without words)
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The following guides pull together resources for teaching purposes and refer to the primary geography curriculum (IRL):
Teaching topic: Ancient Egypt | Teaching topic: Ancient Greece | Teaching topic: Ancient Rome | Teaching topic: Aztecs | Teaching topic: Cultural diversity | Teaching topic: Folk tales and fables