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This guide will assist you in your research & writing journey of Geological Sciences and Engineering world.
Recommended Resources
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GeoRef Comprehensive database from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. Contains nearly 2 million records in geology. 1785 - present.
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GEOBASE Worldwide bibliographic database on geography, geology, and ecology. 900,000 records. 1980 - present.
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USGS National Geologic Map Database Searchable Geoscience Map Catalog, Geologic Map Image Library, Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States, and links to related resources.
Note: Most of the maps in the Catalog are from the U.S. Geological Survey, and therefore available in our Ansari Map Library. -
GeoScienceWorld Indexes books and peer-reviewed journals in the geological sciences. The journals are also indexed and available via "Find It!" links in GeoRef.
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GeoScienceWorld eBook Collections An interdisciplinary database providing eBooks from the Earth Sciences. Includes full chapter downloads and a mobile device friendly eBook reader.
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Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts Indexes the worldwide literature of meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography and environmental sciences. Summaries from 600+ journal titles, as well as conference proceedings, books, technical reports and other monographs. 1950 - present.
Note: Meteorological & Geoastrophysics Abstracts is a subfile of Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database. -
Agricultural & Environmental Science Database Formerly Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, this database provides interdisciplinary coverage of journal articles and documents in the environmental sciences from 1960- present. Includes AGRICOLA & TOXLINE. Many documents are available in full-text.
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Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database Includes scholarly and trade journals, magazines, reports and other publications focusing on critical issues facing Earth's air, land and water environments. Many documents are available in full-text. 1950 - present.
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Earthquake Engineering Abstracts Search the world's literature in earthquake engineering, for technical reports, conferences, books, and journal articles. Over 100,000 abstracts, 1971 - present.
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Environmental Engineering Abstracts A comprehensive index to world literature on all technological and engineering aspects of air, water and soil quality, environmental safety, sustainability and energy production. 1990 - present.
Note: Environmental Engineering Abstracts is a subfile of Agricultural & Environmental Science Database and Materials Science & Engineering Database. -
Engineering Village International index coverage of engineering and applied science literature in thousands of journals, conference proceedings, and technical reports. Includes Compendex, Inspec, GEOBASE, GeoRef, and Knovel. 1884 - present.
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Electronic Collections Online (ECO) Indexes 5,400+ scholarly journals in a wide range of subjects. Abstracts and full-text are available for approximately 400 journals to which the University of Nevada, Reno subscribes. To limit results to these journals, check the "full-text" box — 1995 - present.
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Environment Complete Environment Complete offers coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, public policy, natural resources, geography, and more. Includes coverage from 1940s, as well as full text for hundreds of journals.
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IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) Full-text access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE Standards.
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IMMaGE Online Information on Mining, Metallurgy and Geological Exploration (IMMaGE) Online is a database of references to the scientific and engineering literature of the international minerals industry. Contains over 100,000 references to published papers, books, reports and more. 1979- present.
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JSTOR Core academic journals in mathematics, humanities and social sciences disciplines, beginning with their first volumes (sometimes dating back to the 1800s). Issues from the most recent 3-5 years are not available electronically through JSTOR; however, they may be available through their publishers or other vendors.
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OneMine.org This database includes technical documents, conference papers, articles, pre-prints, and late papers collected by professional mining and mineral societies worldwide.
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Petroleum Abstracts TULSA Database Over 800,000 abstracts from journals, conference proceedings, books, and other sources on oil and gas exploration, production, transportation and storage.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global Includes searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and some full-text coverage for older graduate works.
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Science Citation Index A science database produced by Web of Science. Includes literature in over 150 scientific fields searchable by subject, author, or cited reference.1965 - present.
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Water Resources Abstracts Abstracts of journal articles, books, & other reports pertaining to water resources. 1967- present.
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Web of Science This collection contains over 18,000+ journals and includes: Science Citation Index, from 1965; Social Sciences Citation Index, from 1965; and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, from 1991. Search by subject, author, or cited reference. An excellent current awareness and bibliography-building tool.
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Academic Search Complete This multidisciplinary database indexes over 10,000+ scholarly journals, with full text for almost 9,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965 - present for selected titles.
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