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Key Library Resources

GeoRef
Most comprehensive bibliographic database in geology, from 1785 to present. Nearly 2 million records. (Now from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
GEOBASE
Worldwide bibliographic database on geography, geology, and ecology. 900,000 records. 1980 - present.
GEOSCAN
Bibliographic database for scientific publications of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada, including publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Canada topographic maps, and external publications authored by ESS scientists and specialists.
Academic Search Premier
Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.
Web of Science
Includes: Science Citation Index, covering 5,700 journals since 1965; Social Sciences Citation Index, covering 1,725 journals since 1965; and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, covering 1,130 journals since 1996. Search by subject, author, or cited reference. An excellent current awareness and bibliography-building tool.
Google Scholar
Provides a search of scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, and articles.
eHRAF World Cultures
A web-based collection of ethnographic and other texts indexed by culture and subject. Formerly known as eHRAF Collection of Ethnography. Produced by Human Relations Area Files, Inc. at Yale University.

World Factbook - CIA
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
United Nations Statistics Database
The UN Statistics Division of the Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has launched a new internet-based data service for the global user community.
World Wide Science
The Global Gateway to Science.