Geology Research Guide
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Journal Articles |
Background & Reference Information |
Books & More |
Selected Websites |
Interlibrary Loan |
Further Information
Quick Search ... for articles, books & more
Find Journal Articles
Based on these descriptions, select the database that best meets your needs.
Core Databases
| GeoRef, 1785 - present |
| Over 2 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. |
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| GEOBASE, 1980 - present |
| More than 800,000 records covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology. |
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Science Direct
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| Full-text coverage of almost 900 journals. Focus is on scientific, technical and medical fields, with significant coverage of social sciences as well. (use buttons at top of page to go to journals or do a search) |
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General Databases
| Academic Search Premier, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 4,600 titles (3,600 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 8,200 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
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| Wilson OmniFile Full-Text: Select, 1994 - present |
| A full-text database of almost 2000 periodical publications, including coverage of the sciences, humanities, education & other social sciences, business and information science. |
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Specialized Databases
| Science Citation Index, 1974 - present |
| An international, multidisciplinary index to approximately 4,500 major scientific and technical journals. Offers citation indexing, which permits searching by cited references. Please contact the science Librarian. |
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Find Background & Reference Information
Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional
sources as you begin your research.
General Reference Resources
Physical Geography
| Encyclopedia of Geomorphology, Ref GB400.3 .E53 2004 |
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| Encyclopedia of Caves, Ref GB 601.E534 2005 |
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| Encyclopedia of Hydrology and Water Resources, Ref GB 655 .E53 1998 |
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| Natural Disasters, Ref GB5014 .N373 2001 |
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General Geology
| Earth Science World |
| AGI site containing images, time scale, educational, and career information. |
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| World of Earth Science, (2 v.), 2003 |
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| Environmental Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, (2 v.), 2003 |
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| Glossary of Geology |
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| Encyclopedia of Geology, Ref QE 5 .E516 2005 v.1-5 |
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| Geologic Time Scale (USGS) |
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| Web Geological Time Machine (U of C Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley) |
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| Earth Science, Ref QE28 .E12 2001 v.1-5á |
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| GEOLEX - Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States |
| also available in paper copy: Ref QE 75 B9 |
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Mineralogy
Dynamic and Structural Geology
| Encyclopedia of Geochemistry, Ref QE 515 .E48 1999 |
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| Encyclopedia of Volcanoes, Ref QE 522 E53 2000 |
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Paleontology
| Paleontology Links |
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| Encyclopedia of Paleontology, Ref QE 703 E523 1999 v.1-2 |
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| Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, QE 770 T7/T72 |
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| Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, Ref QE 862 .D5 E53 1997 |
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| Burgess Shale fossils |
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Stratigraphy/Sedimentology
Government Resources
The U.S. Government, especially the Geological Survey, is an important
source of geological information. Some Geological Survey publications are in
Penfield Library and can be found on the online catalog. Use the following
sources to identify other useful government publications.
| U.S. Geological Survey |
| The USGS collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific information about our natural resources. |
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| USGS Publications Warehouse |
| Potential source for full-text USGS publications |
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| USA.Gov |
| Official web portal to U.S. government information and services. |
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| Science.gov |
| Science information provided by U.S. Government agencies. |
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| Catalog of U.S. Government Publications |
| Indexes print and electronic Government information products created by Federal agencies When available, links to full-text publications are provided. |
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Maps
Penfield's map collection is located in the Reference Room.
Books & More
Use Penfield's
library catalog
to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more.
If the library catalog does not have what you need, use
WorldCat or the
SUNYConnect Union Catalog
to identify titles that you might borrow through our
interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).
Selected Websites
These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian
specializing in this discipline.
Internet Resources - General Resources
Organizations
Interlibrary Loan
Use the
library catalog
to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need.
Please also check the list of available
e-journals.
If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available,
you may request it online through our
interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)
Further Information
Ask A Librarian
Citing Your Sources
Evaluating Your Sources
