GEOLOGY: Geology Research Guide

REFERENCE SOURCES

These are books and websites that will help you gain some background information on your topic, and they can be vital to your understanding of the subject and for topic development.

Earth and other planets : geology and space research	QB631 .C37 1995 (Science Library)
McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of the geological sciences	QE5 .M29 1988 (Science Reference)
The Encyclopedia of field and general geology	QE5 .E515 1988 (Science Reference)
Glossary of geology	QE5 .B38 1987 (Science Reference)
A guide to classification in geology	QE425.4 .M87 1980 (Science Library)
Earth sciences encyclopedia online	Connect
Use of Internet Resources for Student Research	Connect
Journal Abbreviations in the Sciences (W&L University Libraries)	Connect

ONLINE DATABASES

Use online databases as you would a print periodical index. Items retrieved from these databases have been evaluated for content and indexed by subject librarians, unlike items retrieved from a search engine.

American Geophysical Union

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES

These websites have been evaluated by the librarians at W&L for relevancy, content, and objectivity. They include tools to help with your research as well as useful supplemental materials.

Geology Resources at W&L (W&L University Libraries

USGS GEO-DATA Explorer (GEODE)

American Geological Institute

Notebooks on Geology = Carnets de Geologie

U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Library Catalog

Nature Magazine

Science Magazine

Geology Department Homepage (W&L University)

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