Contents:

• Find articles & essays
• Full text journal collections
• Find background information
• Find books
• Tracing citations
• Citation style
• Key websites

Offcampus Access Databases A-Z Research Guides by Subject | by Course Reference Books Online Library Catalog

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,

• Use the Find It! @ Wellesley link from each citation to reach the electronic or print version of the journal, or to perform a search for it in the Wellesley College Library Catalog.
• If Wellesley does not own the title, you can request the article via the link, 'We'll Get It for You' (Interlibrary Loan).

Major databases

GeoRef - Produced by the American Geological Institute - Geology and earth sciences journal articles, meeting abstracts, maps, and theses. Indexes North American geology from 1669 to present, and other parts of the world from 1933 to present · Database Contents · Quick Reference Card · Serials Source List · Finding and Requesting Dissertations.

Web of Science, also known as Science Citation Index Expanded - Interdisciplinary subject searching of scholarly articles in the physical, life, and social sciences. Also can search for articles that cite known journal articles or books. Physical and life sciences coverage from 1900 to present.- When you finish your search session, it is important to logout before exiting the browser.

Science Direct - Search for articles from more than 2,000 electronic journals, often from volume one; subscribed online articles (= green icons) for hundreds of subscribed journals in the physical, life, and social sciences and published from 1995 to the present. Help pages.

SciFinder Web Edition [links below].
Best for finding chemical journal articles, book chapters, patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, and chemical doctoral dissertations, book reviews, and biographical information. Comprehensive coverage from 1907+; selective coverage of the late 1800's. Also traces articles forward in time, from the mid-1990's onward. Email Neil Nero if you would like help using SciFinder Web edition.

• Read FAQ first
• One-time, on-campus registration (Wellesley only)
• Search SciFinder Web
• Support & Training

 

Applied Sciences Abstracts/Full Text Covers chemical engineering, energy and the environment, and atmospheric, marine, and geological chemistry. Citations from 1983 to the present. Selected full text from 1997 to present.

Google Scholar. Multidisciplinary coverage of peer-reviewed literature— journal articles, theses, books, preprints, and more. Complements searches in other databases. Advanced Scholar Search Tips.

Specialized databases

Cold Regions Bibliography Project - American Geological Institute - Contains the Antarctic Bibliography and the Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology · How to Use the Databases · Search the combined Antarctic and Cold Regions Bibliographies.

Geologic Guidebooks of North America Database - American Geological Institute · Introduction.

Georoc - Geochemistry of Rocks of the Oceans and Continents - Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz Germany - Search by geological setting, chemical abundance, rock or mineral name.

Mineralogy database - Created by David Barthelmy - Comprehensive, searchable collection of chemical, physical, and geological features of listed minerals.

National Geologic Maps Database - US Geological Survey - Catalog of geologic/geoscience maps.

Ocean Drilling Citation Database - American Geological Institute - Covers citations to reports from 1969 to the present.

Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information from multiple U.S. government agencies. See the section Chemistry and Chemicals.

TOXNET (U.S. National Library of Medicine) Toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and more.One of several databases in NLM's Specialized Information Services.

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.

Annual Reviews Electronic Collection - Scholarly critical reviews of research in the sciences. All series through 2004; selected series from 2005 to the present.

GeoScienceWorld - Articles from more than thirty peer-reviewed journals in the earth and environmental sciences · Content.

GeoScience E-Journals - More than forty peer-reviewed electronic earth science journals which offer free access to much or all of their intellectual content.

JSTOR - Electronic archive (back to first volume) of selected online journals, but always several years behind the current year/volume · Tutorials.

Publications Warehouse - US Geological Survey - Contents

Science Direct - Search for or browse subscribed online articles (= green icons) from hundreds of journals in the physical, life, and social sciences published from 1995 to the present · Help pages.

Scitopia.org - Free, federated search portal with access to approximately three million articles and occasional patents from scholarly scientific societies.

 

Selected individual journals

Online editions of Geology, Geological Magazine, Geosphere, and GSA Bulletin - Available in GeoScienceWorld.

Journal of Geoscience Education [earlier title: Journal of Geological Education]

Online articles from 2001 to the present
Print: 1987 to the present at Science Classified Periodicals QE40 .J6
Off-campus Storage: 1951-1985. Request needed article via record in Library Catalog

Journal of Chemical Education

Online articles from September 1924 to the present

Nature (London)

Online articles from 1987 to the present

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA)

Online articles from 1915 to the present

Science magazine

Online articles from 1997 to the present
Online articles from 1880-2002

Scientific American

Online articles from 1993+
Online articles from 1846-1869
Print edition: 1986+ in Science Classified Per f T1 .S5

Quick lookups
Access Science - Visit Earth Science topics.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - NOTE: Requires PC. - See Geophysics, Practical Laboratory Data sections.
Dictionary of Earth Sciences - Oxford University Press - 3rd ed. - 2008
Glossary of Geology Online - WC campus - American Geological Institute - All major areas of geosciences. - Search Instructions
Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary - Science Reference QD5 .C5 2007
Handbook of Property Estimation Methods for Chemists. Science Reference QD271 .H3186 2000
NIST Chemistry WebBook - 2005
Soil and Environmental Science Dictionary - Science Reference S592 .S59 2002

Longer explanations
Earth - Smithsonian Institution - Science Reference f QD501 .E27 2003
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications. Science Reference q QD4 .C48 2004
Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
Encyclopedia of Deserts - Science Reference q GB611 .E65 1999
Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs - Reproduction, physiology, behavior, and extinction of dinosaurs.
Encyclopedia of Earth - Peer-reviewed, authoritative - Browse topics.
Encyclopedia of Energy - Physical, social, and engineering sciences overview.
Encyclopedia of Geology - Comprehensive coverage of the geosciences.
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences - Biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes that drive the oceans.
Encyclopedia of Paleontology - Evolutionary development of particular organisms.
Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks - Science Reference q QE471.2 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of Soil Science - Science Reference q S592 .E517 2002
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes - Origin and transport of magma, eruptions, and various types of volcanism, as well as eruption response and mitigation.
Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
Oxford Companion to the Earth - Oxford University Press - 2000 - Essays on all aspects of geoscience.
Treatise on Geochemistry - Comprehensive, integrated treatment of freshwater, oceans, and marine geochemistry, sediments, biogeochemistry, and environmental geochemistry.
Treatise on Geophysics - All major aspects of solid-earth geophysics.

Specialized glossaries
Glossary of Coastal Terminology - Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study
Glossary of Earthquake Terms - Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
Glossary of Oceanography and the Related Geosciences with References - Texas A & M University
International Glossary of Hydrology - UNESCO - multilingual

Geographic aids
Geo-data: the World Geographical Encyclopedia - Science Reference q G103.5 .G36 2003 - Rivers, lakes, oceans, and elevations.
National Atlas of the USA
USGS Geographic Names Information System

Periodic Tables of the Elements
Periodic Table (Chemical & Engineering News) Descriptive information and essays on each element
WebElements (Mark Winter, University of Sheffield). Links to geological (and other) versions of the Periodic Table.

 

Wellesley College Library Catalog. Find books, journal titles, theses, and more (but not individual journal articles) we have here at Wellesley.

- Start with 'keyword' when you begin researching a topic.

- Try a subject search with geology [country name] to locate geoscience books dealing with a particular country.

Knovel - online textbooks and reference titles - browse Earth Sciences section OR search subscribed content via 'My Subscriptions'

Web publications

- Free online books in Earth Sciences and Materials - National Academies Press
- Free online publications - Publications Warehouse - US Geological Survey Bulletins, Circulars, Open-File Reports, Professional Papers, and more

WorldCat database - OCLC catalog of books and other materials available in libraries worldwide. Useful to identify materials not owned by Wellesley, 1000 BCE to the present - WorldCat Help

- Order of search results is chronological by the date when the record was added to the WorldCat database.

 

- Multiple WorldCat records for the same work can reflect the availability of different formats or editions.

 

- Most titles are available on request via Interlibrary Loan (See ILL's FAQ).

• Perform a 'Cited Reference Search' in the Web of Science for citations from 1900 (or from the time of the original citation) to the present.
• Use the 'Get Related' button to retrieve Citing References in SciFinder Scholar from the 1990's onward.
• Run a citation search in Google Scholar.

Chicago (author-date style) - in print - online
Geological Society of America (GSA) - in print - online

General Links
Geology of the National Parks - US Geological Survey
State geological surveys - Association of American State Geologists
Geology Research and Information - US Geological Survey
Paleontology Portal - University of California Museum of Paleontology

Geological time
Interactive Geological Time Scale - American Geological Institute (c) 2008
GeoWhen Database - UC Berkeley (c) 2003-2005, Robert Rohde
Web Geological Time Machine (c) 1994-2008, UC Museum of Paleontology (UCMP)
Geologic Time - William L. Newman, US Geological Survey

Geoscience education and careers
ScienceCareers - Undergraduates - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Geoscience Workforce - Graduate education, careers, and more.
Geoscience Departments WWW Directory - USA and Canada - Also links to similar lists for other continents.
MentorNet - The E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science
Status Report on Geoscience Summer Field Camps - American Geological Institute - Includes list of programs offered.
Virtual and Online Geological Field Trip Guides - Univ of Texas at Austin

Geoscience web resources
Selected Sites for Geoscientists - Stanford University
Student Resources in the Geosciences - Carleton College
INTUTE: Science, Engineering & Technology - Earth Sciences - product of a UK collaboration of universities and their partners
IET Web Resources - Interactive Web Portal for Geoscientists - created by an environmental consulting company
Links for Mineralogists - University of Wuerzburg, Germany

Images
Earth Science World Image Bank - American Geological Institute - Conditions for Use
imaggeo - open access geosciences image repository - European Geosciences Union - Imaggeo Copyright/Terms & Conditions of Use
National Archive of Geological Photographs (NAGP) - British Geological Survey - Copyright Information
Picture Library - Geological Society of London
USASearch.gov - Advanced Image Search - Searches across U.S. federal agencies like NBII, NOAA, USGS, the National Park Service, and more.

Local information

Historic
Geologic History of Cape Cod, Massachusetts - 2001 - Robert N. Oldale, USGS, Woods Hole Field Center MA
Geological Story of Wellesley - Wellesley Conservation Council - 1961 - Science Library QE124 .W4 B5
Geology and Early History of the Boston Area of Massachusetts - 1976 - Science Reserve QE75 .B9 no. 1476

Current
Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist
Roadside Geology of Massachusetts - Science Library QE123 .S54 2001
Statemap [geological] for Massachusetts
Real-Time Water Data for Massachusetts - US Geological Survey
Massachusetts Geology - Boston University Libraries Research Guide

Scholarly Societies
American Geological Institute (AGI)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
Association for Women in Science (AWIS)

Geological Society of America (GSA)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

Comprehensive listings - scientific societies
Scholarly Societies Project - Earth Sciences - University of Waterloo Library
Geoscience Societies - Mainz, Germany - International list.

Wellesley College Library • WCIS • Neil Nero • last modified: September 4, 2009