Research GuideGeosciences
Librarians for Geosciences
- Irene Laursen
Research & Instruction, x3082
Deborah Lenares
Collections, x3596
Course Guides
Related resources
| find articles |
popular & scholarly
- Academic Search Premier - dates vary
- Infotrac Onefile - 1980s-present
scholarly
- GeoRef - North America 1785-present; elsewhere 1933-present
- Web of Science - 1900-present
- SciFinder Scholar2007: contact a Science Librarian for access
- JSTOR
- ScienceDirect
- more...
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find physical properties or spectra |
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics - NOTE: requires PC
- Geo-data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia - Science Ref q G103.5 .G36 2003
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- WebElements Periodic Table Scholar Edition
- more...
| key web sites |
- Scientific societies (GSA, AGI, AGU, AWS..)
- U.S. federal agencies: USGS and NOAA
- State geological surveys
- Directory of Geoscience Departments on the WWW
- more...
| find background info |
- tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
- Access Science
- Oxford Reference Online
- Glossary of Geology Online WC campus
- Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences - Science Ref qQE5 .E5137 1996
- Encyclopedia of Earth - peer-reviewed
- Geologic Guidebooks of North America - index
- more...
| find books |
- tip: in the library catalog, start with keyword > choose a useful book > full record tab - follow the subject links to find more on that topic
- tip: use the wildcard * to find variations of a word, for example:
keyword: Dana* AND mineral*
- free online books in Earth Sciences & Environmental Studies - National Academies Press
- USGS Publications Warehouse - bulletins, professional papers, etc.
- search WorldCat for items Wellesley doesn't own - click on the Find It! Wellesley button to request them
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