Washington and Lee University
| Producer: | American Association of Petroleum Geologists | |
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| Description: | Browse the contents of the AAPG Bulletin from 1935 to present. Full-text is available as HTML or PDF. This platform is not optimal for searching; use AAPG Datapages for this. RSS feed available. | |
| Usage Tips: | To search the Bulletin use AAPG Datapages. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | American Association of Petroleum Geologists | |
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| Description: | Search journals published by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, including AAPG Bulletin, AAPG Special Volumes, Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, Journal of Petroleum Geology, Journal of Sedimentary Research. Coverage varies from 1917 to present. Also includes publications by several regional groups. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms: Use quotation marks " " to search for a phrase. Using Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) are another way to combine terms but not search them in any particular order. Wildcards: The ? operator acts as a single character wildcard. For example: a search for M?d will match words like Mud, Mad, Med, Mod, Mid and so on. The asterisk * acts as a multiple character wildcard. For example: a search for Petrol*m will match Petroleum, Petrolatum and so on. For help using this resource, click here. | |
| Tutorial: | http://search.datapages.com/data/open/help.htm | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
American Geophysical Union (Info)
Connect to: American Geophysical Union
| Producer: | AGU | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Search the journals published by the AGU, which includes both general and very specialized titles. AGU currently publishes a weekly newspaper, Eos; eighteen peer reviewed research journals; nine book series plus a number of miscellaneous books and maps; and assorted special reports. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searches can be slow, and a progress screen will display while your search is running. Phrases: Use parentheses "" to indicate a phrase. Wildcards: Use * as a wildcard. For example, a search for any* would return "any", "anything", "anywhere". | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
Annual Review Of Earth And Planetary Sciences (Info)
Connect to: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Synthesizes the vast amount of primary research literature and identifies the principal contributions in Earth Sciences in one annual volume. Search or browse. Full text access from 1996 to present. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms: Use double quotes " " to indicate phrase searching. For example, a search for "synaptic plasticity" finds articles in which the two words appear as a phrase. Likewise, a search for synaptic plasticity without the quotation marks finds articles that contain both words, apart or together. Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) can also be used to sharpen your search. Wildcards: Two wildcard characters are supported: the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?). The '?' stands for any character within the search string and the '*' stands for zero or more characters at the end of a search word. For example, a search for b?nd finds bond, bend, band, bind, plus all their plurals and '-ing' forms. A search for adeno* finds adenovirus, adenocarcinoma, adenohypophysis, adenosine, etc. For more help using this resource, click here | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | An especially valuable form of secondary literature. Articles in the Annual Review series are comprehensive, dependable, and offer sizeable bibliographies; if you can find an article on your topic, it will probably point you to most of the relevant primary literature which had appeared up to its publication date, and give you a firm basis for understanding the evolution of research traditions in that subfield. | |
| Usage Tips: | For a more specialized search, see the individual Annual Review titles listed under corresponding subject guides.
For help using this resource, click here. Not all topics are to be found. If you get nothing useful, try a more general search. Wildcards: Two "wildcard" characters are supported -- the asterisk (*) and the question mark (?). The '?' stands for any character within the search string and the '*' stands for zero or more characters at the end of a search word. No word used in a query may start with a wildcard. Wildcards do not work inside quotation-mark-grouped phrases. Example: a search for "b?nd" finds bond, bend, band, bind plus all their plurals and "-ing" forms. Combining Terms: Any multi-word phrases that are to be treated as single search items must be entered in double quotation marks. For example "synaptic plasticity" finds articles in which the two words appear as a phrase. Words within parentheses are evaluated together before the whole search is evaluated. Thus, a search for "impaired driving" or "drunk driving" and opinion or attitude can be sharpened as ("impaired driving" or "drunk driving") and (opinion or attitude). | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Studies Geology Physics and Engineering Psychology Islamic Studies | |
| Producer: | Elsevier Science Publishers | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | More than 500,000 records covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology. Contains citations with abstracts covering worldwide literature in 2,065 on geography, geology, ecology, international development, and their related disciplines. Subject coverage includes cartography, climatology, energy, environment, geomorphology, hydrology, photogrammetry, sedimentology, geochemistry, geophysics, paleontology, petrology, volcanology, and much more. Coverage: 1980 to the present. Updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Wildcards: Wildcards are used to represent from zero to nine additional characters in a search term. A pound sign # represents a single character. A question mark ?, alone or with a number, represents from zero to nine additional characters. Example: Searching for wom#n with return records containing woman and women. Searching for colo?r will return records containing color, colour, colonizer, and colorimeter. Combining Terms: Group terms in parentheses () to specify the order in which they will be combined. Without parentheses, terms will be combined in left-to-right order. Wildcards: Use an asterisk * as a wildcard operator. For example, a search for securit* retrieves records that contain security, securities, securitization, etc. A pound sign # represents a single character. A question mark ?, alone or with a number, represents from zero to nine additional characters. For example, a search for wom#n records containing woman and women. A search for colo?r records containing color, colour, colonizer, and colorimeter. Phrases: Insert phrases into quotation marks " " to indicate the order the words should appear in your search. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
GSA Publications Online (Info)
Connect to: GSA Publications Online
| Producer: | Geological Society of America | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Search the materials published by the Geological Society of America, including journals, maps, field guides, memoirs, and special papers. W&L has full-text access to GSA Bulletin and Geology. A retrospective search is also available, but does not include full-text. | |
| Usage Tips: | Tutorial available | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | American Geological Institute | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Nearly 2 million records about geology and earth sciences. Contains earth science references and the index terms that describe them, scanned from more than 25,150 journals in 40 languages. New books, maps, and reports are also scanned. References include a complete bibliographic citation. 1785 to the present (North American); 1933 to the present (entire world). Updated twice monthly. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | GeoScience World | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | GeoScienceWorld (GSW) is a nonprofit corporation formed by a group of leading geoscientific organizations for the purpose of making geoscience research and related information easily and economically available via the Internet. GSW is an unprecedented collaboration of six leading earth science societies and one institute. The founding organizations include: American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), American Geological Institute (AGI), Geological Society of America (GSA), The Geological Society of London (GSL), Mineralogical Society of America (MSA), Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). | |
| Usage Tips: | Wildcards: The wildcard character (*) can be used to search the beginning fragments of words, forcing a match with any word containing a given root. For example, a search for glaci* will return articles containing glacier, glacial, and glaciation. Combining Terms: Use double quotes (" ") to indicate phrase searching. This can be combined with Boolean operators for more detailed searching. For example, a search for "upper Miocene" AND "Newark Group" will retrieve articles containing both phrases. For help using this resource, click here. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Libraries | |
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| Description: | Comprehensive list of databases and online indexes for the sciences | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | Elsevier B.V. | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Online full text access to our subscriptions to journals published by Elsevier, with an archive starting in 1999. This includes the Trends in . . . journals, Tetrahedron Letters, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, and many others. The database allows searching on over 1,700 journals from Elsevier Science including top titles such as The Lancet, Cell, and Tetrahedron and over three million articles and over 59 million abstracts from all fields of science. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help using this resource, click here. Wildcards: Use ! to find a root word plus all the words made by adding letters to the end of it. For http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=JournalListURL&_update=y&_auth=y&_acct=C000053098&md5=7173bf2f1fc8a62c05e6f3ea7a00be2e&subjColl=all&stype=title&type=subscribedexample, a search for behav! would find behave, behaviour, behavioural. Use an asterisk * to replace characters anywhere in a word, except the first character. Use one asterisk for each character you want to replace. For example, a search for wom*n would find woman and women. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
| Producer: | Elsevier | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Described as the largest citation-and-abstract database in the world, Scopus features broad coverage of scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences literature, as covered in about 14,000 peer-reviewed resources, as well as academic Web sites from the Scirus database. Scopus also functions as a citation-indexing tool. | |
| Usage Tips: | Entries dating from 1996 include complete reference (bibliography) listings, while earlier entries (back to 1966) include only citations and abstracts.
Combining Terms You can search for entries containing two or more terms by combining them with "AND" in the search statement. Example: college AND stress Phrases Search for a multi-word phrase by placing the terms within double quotation-marks. Example: "binge drinking" Wildcards/Truncation The search system will automatically search for singular and plural forms of a term that is entered. Example: cell will find cell and cells. A question-mark (?) will replace a single character in a search term. Example: analys?s will find analysis and analyses. An asterisk (*) can replace any number of characters in a search term. Example: behav* will find behavior, behaviour, behavioral, behaviors, behaviorism, etc. Citation Indexing Note that most entries include a "Cited By" option, which allows you to see publications which have cited the item you are viewing. Full Text Many entries in the database include "View at Publisher" links, intended to lead you to the complete text of articles, etc. on publisher Web site. In many cases, we actually will not have access to these materials. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General Sociology Economics | |
Scopus Citation Tracker (Info)
Connect to: Scopus Citation Tracker
| Producer: | Elsevier | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Track how often articles have been cited by other authors. A comparable service to Web of Science's Cited Reference Searching, you can enter an author's name and generate a report of how a particular article has been cited by other authors by year. View the articles, print the Citation Overview, or export the Citation Overview into a CSV file, ready to be converted to an Excel spreadsheet. | |
| Usage Tips: | Start by doing an author search. Select the article you would like to track, then select the Citation Overview button.  A tutorial is available for Scopus Citation Tracker. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
Encyclopedia Of Earth Sciences (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences
| Producer: | Springer | |
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| Description: | This massive collection (21-volume set in printed form) contains over 7,000 signed entries in such fields as beaches and coastal geology, climatology, hydrology and lakes, sedimentology, structural geology and tectonics, and more. The SpringerLink platform also enables searching and provides RSS feeds. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Geology | |
Encyclopedia Of Geographic Information Science (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science
| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | 2007 volume brings together GIS literature that is spread widely across the academic spectrum, offering details about the key foundations, and explore the developing vocabulary that is an amalgam of all of these fields. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing There are three options for browsing through available entries:
You can search for forms of a term by using an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: model* finds model, models, modeling, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, simply enter them. Example: data model* To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "spatial analysis" The Advanced Search option includes additional searching possibilities, including the ability to search through additional Sage online reference works to which we subscribe. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | ESRI | |
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| Description: | Search or browse for terms collected from ESRI software documentation, course materials, and other ESRI documents. Many terms address GIS operations, uses, and contexts. Other terms stem from closely allied fields, or from major application areas of GIS. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
Ground Water Atlas Of The United States (Archive) (Info)
Connect to: Ground Water Atlas of the United States (Archive)
| Producer: | US Geological Survey | |
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| Description: | Describes the ground-water resources of regional areas that collectively cover the 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Browse the archive of atlases by date or by region. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
Journal Abbreviations In The Sciences (Info)
Connect to: Journal Abbreviations in the Sciences
| Producer: | Telford Science Library | |
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| Description: | A collection of resources for deciphering journal title abbreviations, which are very prevalent in the scientific scholarly literature. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
Mapping The National Parks (Info)
Connect to: Mapping the National Parks
| Producer: | Library of Congress | |
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| Description: | Documents the history, cultural aspects and geological formations of areas that eventually became National Parks. The collection consists of approximately 200 maps dating from the 17th century to the present, reflecting early mapping of the areas that would become four National Parks, as well as the parks themselves. Can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject, creator, title or location. | |
| Usage Tips: | Maps may be downloaded in MrSID format. Currently, this resource does not use Boolean operators or operators to combine terms. For help using this resource, click here. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | U.S. Geological Survey | |
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| Description: | "Annual publication that reviews the mineral and material industries of the United States and foreign countries. The Yearbook contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and development.
The link above take you to the USGS site, where you can access Yearbook volumes from 1994 to date. The University of Wisconsin has digitized volumes from 1933 to 1993. The library also has printed copies in its collection. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
Science Reference Sources (Info)
Connect to: Science Reference Sources
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Libraries | |
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| Description: | A list of science specific dictionaries and encyclopedias. Updated as new resources are acquired. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology Science - General | |
Use Of Internet Resources For Student Research (Info)
Connect to: Use of Internet Resources for Student Research
| Producer: | Portland State University | |
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| Description: | Portland State University Geology Department's policy regarding the use of Internet materials in student assignments. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
American Geological Institute (Info)
Connect to: American Geological Institute
| Producer: | AGI | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | AGI, the organization which produces GeoRef, gives you access to four other databases covering cold regions, groundwater and soil, North American Guidebooks, and ocean drilling. Also browse or search an image bank for high quality geoscience images. | |
| Usage Tips: | To access the search option, go to http://www.agiweb.org/georef/onlinedb/ and select the database you want to search. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | ESRI | |
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| Description: | A quarterly magazine published by ESRI for the ArcGIS user community and others interested in GIS. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
Course Guides For The Sciences (Info)
Connect to: Course Guides for the Sciences
| Producer: | W&L | |
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| Description: | The gateway page to course guides in biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, mathematics, physics and engineering, and psychology. Go to specific discipline guides, or use some of the general interest items listed. This is a great replacement for the old Science Library homepage. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Psychology | |
| Producer: | Gottingen State and University Library/University Library Freiberg, Germany | |
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| Description: | From the site: "Geo-Guide is a subject gateway to online information sources on Earth Sciences (including Thematic Maps and Geography) and Mining. The main goal is to index and catalog 'high quality' internet resources in a searchable database."
The Advanced Search, which is the first link in the right-hand sidebar, is the best way to look for specific information. The Browse feature allows you to browse subjects and subheadings, but does not go in depth. Bibliographies and links to virtual libraries are available and comprehensive. | |
| Usage Tips: | Use the shopping cart  to save your results. You do not need to purchase these items, even though the imagery is misleading. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Geology | |
Connect to: Intute: Earth Sciences
| Producer: | University of Manchester and Heriot Watt University | |
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| Description: | Part of the larger Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology gateway, the Earth Sciences section offers detailed annotations of quality websites. This database allows targeted searching by keyword and limited with Boolean operators and truncation. Or, visitors may browse the eighteen categories presented on the search page. | |
| Usage Tips: | If using the Advanced Search, the default search is "All Subjects" and not just "Earth Sciences" | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
National Science Foundation Award Abstracts Database (Info)
Connect to: National Science Foundation Award Abstracts Database
| Producer: | National Science Foundation | |
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| Description: | Find out who's doing what research and what they said about it to get funding. You can search by keyword, by name, by institution. The records aren't research reports, but you can learn a lot about what's current and how science is presented to funding agencies. Includes advice on how to prepare a grant proposal and a search for funding your own research. | |
| Usage Tips: | A-Z Index of Funding Opportunities Guide to Funding Opportunities Grant Proposal Guide Award Search | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Computer Science Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Science - General | |
| Producer: | Nature Publishing Group | |
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| Description: | Online version of the popular magazine Nature. Full text access to archived content from 1997 to present. Search the journal by keyword, or browse by subject or issue. Print version also available in Science Library Periodicals | |
| Usage Tips: | To search, click here | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Science - General | |
Notebooks On Geology = Carnets De Geologie (Info)
Connect to: Notebooks on Geology = Carnets de Geologie
| Producer: | Carnets de Géologie | |
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| Description: | Free online journal including articles, memoirs and opinions. | |
| Usage Tips: | This site works best using Mozilla Firefox. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
| Producer: | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
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| Description: | Online version of the popular magazine Science. Full text access to most content in issues archived to 1995. Search by keyword, browse by volume or subject. Print version also available in the Science Library Periodicals | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Geology Physics and Engineering Science - General | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Scitopia.org is a meta-search for content published by 15 sci-tech societies, including American Geophysical Union, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, IEEE, Institute of Physics, SIAM, and more. 150 years of research published in peer-reviewed journals, technical reports, and conference proceedings are available in the 3 million documents currently indexed. | |
| Usage Tips: | This search engine will retrieve citations for you, then link you to the society's website for the full text. If W&L is not a member, you may not be able to gain full text access.
You may also get table of contents RSS feeds for some society journ | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology Mathematics Physics and Engineering Science - General | |
Connect to: This Dynamic Planet
| Producer: | US Geological Survey | |
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| Description: | This Dynamic Planet is an interactive map of the world displaying geological phenomena using GIS technology. Volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters and other geologic/geographic features can be viewed in any part of the world. The site also provides data files for your own use, available at the Downloads page. | |
| Usage Tips: | Click anywhere on the map to go to the interactive viewer. The maps are slow to load, especially if you select many features to display. | |
| Tutorial: | http://www.minerals.si.edu/tdpmap/help.htm | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
Connect to: U.S. Geological Survey
| Producer: | U.S. Department of Interior | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Official website of the U.S. Geological Survey, which includes news, statistics, maps, interactive tools, and some publications developed by USGS. | |
| Usage Tips: | Publications Warehouse search is available. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Geology | |
Connect to: USGS Library Catalog
| Producer: | U.S. Geological Survey | |
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| Description: | The USGS online catalog contains over 325,000 records for materials that have been added to the library since 1975. All USGS publications produced since 1879 are in this catalog. | |
| Usage Tips: | Help page | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |
Connect to: Mineralogy Database
| Producer: | WebMineral.com | |
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| Description: | Mineralogy Database is a comprehensive collection of information on over 4,442 mineral species. Categories include crystallography, structure, chemical composition, Dana and Strunz classifications as well as references, photos, and news. There are several Java-enabled applications, such as the "jPOWD Applet for Crystal Structures" which allows the user to manipulate structures by turning atoms and bonds on/off, spinning the structure, zooming, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | This is a very comprehensives site, which is great for browsing. If you are looking for specific data or information, the search function is recommended. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Chemistry Geology | |
USGS GEO-DATA Explorer (GEODE) (Info)
Connect to: USGS GEO-DATA Explorer (GEODE)
| Producer: | USGS | |
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| Description: | Provides digital geographically referenced data. Retrieve, display, and manipulate multiple types of information, such as satellite images, geologic maps, graphics, live camera feed, three-dimensional images, and spreadsheet data. The available data coverages are dynamic, as they are frequently updated; some datasets are international in scope, and some are specific to the United States. Users can combine these datasets to design their own maps and digital products. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Geology | |