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Best Bet Databases in Earth Sciences
GeoRef
Scholarly articles, books, dissertations, maps, and reports relating to geological sciences, 1785-present.
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Web of Science
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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Environment Index
Citations to articles on the environment from scientific, legal, and popular journals, 1950’s- present.
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Scholarly articles, books, dissertations, maps, and reports relating to geological sciences, 1785-present.
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Web of Science
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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Environment Index
Citations to articles on the environment from scientific, legal, and popular journals, 1950’s- present.
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Additional Databases in Earth Sciences
Ellis and Messina Catalogue: Foraminifera
Catalog of fossil micro-organisms.
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Encyclopedia of Geography
Good starting point for understanding concepts in geography. Includes additional references.
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Engineering Village
Comprehensive access to engineering journal articles, conference papers, and web sites, 1884-present.
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GEOSCAN
An index of maps and other publications from the Earth Science Center of Natural Resources Canada, with some links to online full text.
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National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs
Brief biographies of American scientists written by their peers, since 1877.
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Oceanic Abstracts
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Citations and abstracts pertaining to worldwide technical literature on the marine and brackish-water environment, 1981-present.
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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USGS Publications Warehouse
Online publications of US Geological Survey and its series, with citations and ordering information for older material.
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Water Research Foundation Reports
Research on drinking water.
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Catalog of fossil micro-organisms.
| Also known as: | Foraminifera Catalogue |
Encyclopedia of Geography
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Engineering Village
Comprehensive access to engineering journal articles, conference papers, and web sites, 1884-present.
| Also known as: | Compendex |
GEOSCAN
An index of maps and other publications from the Earth Science Center of Natural Resources Canada, with some links to online full text.
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National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs
Brief biographies of American scientists written by their peers, since 1877.
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Oceanic Abstracts
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Citations and abstracts pertaining to worldwide technical literature on the marine and brackish-water environment, 1981-present.
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ScienceDirect
Full-text scholarly journals in the sciences and the social sciences. Dates of coverage vary: oldest is 1994-present.
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USGS Publications Warehouse
Online publications of US Geological Survey and its series, with citations and ordering information for older material.
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Water Research Foundation Reports
Research on drinking water.
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