popular & scholarly

• Academic Search Complete - dates vary
• Infotrac Onefile - 1980s-present

scholarly

• GeoRef - North America 1669-present; elsewhere 1933-present
• Web of Science - 1900-present
• SciFinder Web - late 1800's-present - geochemistry and environmental sciences
  • Read FAQ first
  • One-time, on-campus registration (Wellesley only)
  • Search SciFinder Web
  • Support & Training
• GeoScienceWorld - earth science and environmental journals
• JSTOR
• ScienceDirect
• more...

• 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...

• Scientific societies
  • Geological Society of America (GSA)
  • American Geological Institute (AGI)
  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
• U.S. federal agencies:
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
  • U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• State geological surveys
• Geoscience Departments on the WWW
• Intute: science, engineering & technology - Earth Sciences
• more...

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
  
  
• Access Science
• Credo Reference
• Oxford Reference Online
  

• Glossary of Geology Online - WC campus
• Encyclopedia of Earth
• Encyclopedia of Geology
• Geologic Guidebooks of North America - index
• Treatise on Geochemistry
• Treatise on Geophysics
• more...

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

• 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

Librarians for Geosciences

Neil Nero
Research & Instruction, x3021

Deborah Lenares
Collections, x3596

Student Library Research Award

Course Guides

GEOS 208: Oceanography
GEOS 220: Volcanoes

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources

Geosciences Department
Dept of Biological Sciences
Chemistry Department
Environmental Studies

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