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Plan of the Science Library.
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library catalogs.
Links to other local libraries.
WorldCat
(via FirstSearch platform)WC
OCLC catalog
of books and other materials available in libraries worldwide. WorldCat
Help.
National
Academies Press (NAP).
More than 3,600 full-text books are readable and searchable here. Browse
recent online studies in categories such as
- Earth
Sciences
- Geology
and Landforms
- Soil
Science
- Water
and Hydrology
Publications
Warehouse. Full-text products authored by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Find
background information
Acronyms,
Dictionaries, and Glossaries:
AccessScienceWC
is the online equivalent of McGraw Hill's
Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Visit
the Earth
Science page.
Glossary of Earthquake
Terms (Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology).
Glossary of Geology (American Geological Institute). Science
Reference QE5 .B38 1997.
Glossary
of Coastal Terminology (U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
1998).
Glossary
of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines (Texas A &
M University, August 2001).
Photo
Glossary of Volcano Terms, definitions and images from the U.S.
Geological Survey.
Encyclopedias:
Access
Science,WC
the online version
of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites. Astronomy
q QB 755. N65 2002.
Encyclopedia
of Energy. WC
2004.
Covers all major aspects of energy in the physical, social, and engineering
sciences.
Encyclopedia
of Ocean Sciences. Science Reference q GC9 .E57 2001.
Encyclopedia
of Volcanoes. Science Reference q QE522 .E53 2000.
Geo-data:
the World Geographical Encyclopedia. Science Reference
q G103.5 .G36 2003. "Limnological, fluvial, oceanic, and elevation
features."
Sciences of
the Earth: An Encyclopedia of Events, People, and Phenomena
Science Reference q QE 11 S38 1998. Historical perspective on geological
concepts and the related geoscientists.
Handbooks:
CRC
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.WC
Campus 87th ed., 2006-2007.
Practical laboratory data and descriptions, for the physical and life
sciences. Use the 'help
system for advice on browsing, searching, and using interactive
tables. Requires PC computer.
Treatise
on Geochemistry. WC
2004. Covers all major aspects of geochemistry, with
references to primary research articles.
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Library
class instruction guides
Geosciences
100: Oceanography
Geosciences
102: Dynamic Earth
Geosciences
211: Geology and Human Affairs
Student
Resources in the Geosciences (quantitative skills review
from Carleton College)
Find
articles and essays
The following databases
provide either full-text articles or citations (information about when
and where the article was published).
Once you have an article
citation,
Wilson
Web databases WC includes
several databases that cover relevant aspects of the geosciences. Coverage
is from early 1980's for citations and abstracts. Fulltext available
for some items, from early to mid-1990's onward. For all available coverage,
select
- General Science
FullText
- Omni
Fulltext MegaFile
- Education FullText
(if you are interested in geosciences education)
InfoTrac
OneFile
WC (via Thomson) 1980's+ (citations / some abstracts);
1990's+ (selected full-text articles).A great place to begin
broad subject searches in the sciences.
GeoRef
(via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
WC,
from the American Geological Institute, is the major
source for deeper coverage of geological literature. AGI provides citations
and selected abstracts. SFX links to electronic full-text when Wellesley
College has negotiated license agreements with certain publishers, or
when items are available free of charge.
- Materials indexed: journal
articles, books, technical reports, theses, maps, and more.
- Time period covered:
varies with the continent.
- North American geology
indexing goes back to 1785.
- Geology of other
parts of the world go back to 1933.
- Advanced features include
online GeoRef Thesaurus, the ability to save search history, and option
to request automatic alerts.
Google
Scholar. Multidisciplinary coverage of peer-reviewed literature—
journal articles, theses, books, preprints, and more. Complements, but
does not replace, searching in other databases, because of its unspecified
time coverage and breadth/depth of sources.. Advanced
Scholar Search Tips.
Science
Direct
WC Searchable database of electronic journal articles
from 150 subscribed journals in the physical, life, social, and behavioral
sciences. Subscribed journal titles have a green icon.1995+.
Science.gov
is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided
by twelve U.S. government agencies. See the section, Earth
and Ocean Sciences, for coverage of geology and landforms, meteorology,
water and hydrology, oceanography, mapping, and more.
Web
of Science
WC
is very useful in performing interdisciplinary subject searches from
1965+. Also identifies newer articles, written in year 1965 and beyond,
which cite certain authors or key papers from any time period. IMPORTANT:
When you finish your session,
be sure to Logout.
Full-text Journals:
GeoScienceWorld
WC for peer-reviewed
electronic journal articles, from more than thirty journals in the earth
sciences.
JSTOR
WC for electronic journal articles, from selected peer-reviewed
journals in general science, ecology, botany, and other scholarly disciplines,
from volume one onward, but not including the most recent few years.
[JSTOR = electronic journal-storage].
- Individual articles are
viewable and printable with Acrobat Reader.
- Select appropriate subject
clusters of journals for searching with desired terms.
- Try out JSTOR's
Advanced Search feature.
Publications
Warehouse. Includes electronic full-text publications such as the
USGS Bulletins, Circulars, Open File Reports, Professional
Papers and more.
Science
Direct WC,
for electronic journal articles from more than 125 subscribed journals
in the physical, life, social, and behavioral sciences, published by
Elsevier and affiliated publishers. Subscribed journal titles have a
green icon, and are available full-text, from 1995 onward.
Other databases may be useful
for you, depending on your specific topic and approach. AskUs
for some customized suggestions, or request an appointment with the
library research liaison.
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Internet
links
Just for fun:
Our
Earth as Art , a collection of breathtaking images of Earth that
were taken by satellite--images of glaciers, clouds, and lots more,--from
the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
The Ocean
Planet Exhibit is a terrific place to learn about the Earth's dynamic
oceans.
General:
Geologic Time Scales:
State geological surveys
for each state and/or territory in the United States of America are
available from the web site of the
American Association of State Geologists.
Scientific
societies for the geological sciences include
American
Geological Institute
Association
for Women Geoscientists
Geological
Society of America
Selected U.S.
Federal Government Sites
Geology
(United States Geological Survey)
National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National
Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Education and Careers:
Careers
in the Geosciences, an online project of the American Geological
Institute, features profiles of geoscientists in industry, government
service, and academe; demographics, and additional sources of online
career information.
Geology
Summer Field Camps, a list from Syracuse University.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (California
Institute of Technology)
Selected
Web Sites for Geoscientists, an extensive listing by Charlotte
Derksen at Stanford University.
Economic Geology:
Mineral
Resources Program (U.S. Geological Survey)
Energy
Minerals Division of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
(AAPG). Basic facts on coal, oil shale, geothermal sources of energy,
and more.
Environmental Geology:
Local:
Geologic
History of Cape Cod, Mass. (2001) by Robert N. Oldale.
Geological Story of Wellesley (Wellesley Conservation
Council, 1961). Science QE124 .W4 B5.
Geology and Early History of the Boston Area of Massachusetts,
a Bicentennial Approach (1976). Science Reserve QE75 .B9 Number
1476.
Research Guide:
Massachusetts Geology, an annotated web guide to Massachusetts
geology.
Roadside Geology
of Massachusetts Science Library QE123 .S54 2001.
These Fragile
Outposts (1964). Science Reserve QE123 .C47.
National:
American
Rivers
Park
Geology: Tour of National Parks
Ecology and Environment, Environmental
Issues (Science Topics, U.S. Geological Survey)
Geochemistry:
Dating
Applications, a lecture focusing on radiocarbon, thermoluminescence,
& other dating techniques.
Treatise
on Geochemistry WC
Online geochemical encyclopedia, with references to
primary research.
Geomorphology/Geophysics:
Geomorphology
from Space[Online Edition].
Color
Landform Atlas of the United States. Each state has multiple links
to maps and more information.
Images:
Earth
Science World Image Bank. More than 5,000 searchable images
of volcanoes, waterfalls, minerals, and more, as a service of the American
Geological Institute, for educators and the public.
Please honor their Image
Use Policy.
Maps:
Geologic
Maps, from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Jules
Map Server , an interactive map program to allow users to "better
visualize the inter-relationships of geophysical and geologic processes,
structures, and measurements with high-precision GPS monument data and
solutions on Earth." Also check out the Voyager
Junior, which displays pre-made images.
See also Research
Resources for Maps and Geographic Data
Mineralogy:
Atlas
of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, and Textures (University
of North Carolina).
Mineralogy
Database includes descriptions of almost 4,000 individual mineral
species.
Physical
Characteristics of Minerals (Amethyst Galleries, Inc) describes
how minerals are categorized.
Oceanography:
The Ocean
Planet Exhibit is a virtual exhibit of the Earth's dynamic oceans.
See "Oceans in Peril."
Our
Restless Tides describes how tides and tidal currents are produced.
Vents
Program: Real-time photos of tubeworms and black smokers from under
the northeast Pacific!
Oceanography
Hotlist (Dalhousie University) is an extensive list of oceanographic
organizations' web sites by geographic region.
Paleontology:
Visit the University
of California Museum of Paleontology to browse exhibits in Geology,
Evolution, and Phylogeny.
Plate Tectonics:
Geology:
Plate Tectonics, animations of how continental plates have shifted
over the different geologic time periods.
This Dynamic
Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics [Online] by W. Jacquelyne Kious
& Robert I. Tilling.
Volcanology:
Hawaii
Center for Volcanology
Mt.
Erebus Volcano Observatory
Mount
St. Helens Seismicity Information
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Contact
the departmental Library liaison
For help with your research,
or to schedule a Library research session for your class, contact Irene
Laursen.
To discuss acquiring
particular resources, contact Lisa
Brainard.
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to related Wellesley College academic departments
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- Created by: Irene
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- Date created:
January 24, 2001
- Date Modified:
November 2, 2006
- Expires: September
1, 2007
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