Geology Research Guide

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

Encyclopedia of earth science Reference QE 5 E5137 1996

Encyclopedia of paleontology Reference QE 703 E23 1999

Encyclopedia of volcanoes Reference QE 522 E53 2000.

A Dictionary of quaternary acronyms and abbreviations - contains over 950 acronyms and abbreviations.

Global change master directory list of earth science acronyms, glossaries and gazetteers

Glossary of geology Reference QE 5 B38 1997

Sciences of the earth: an encyclopedia of events, people and phenomena. General Collection QE 11 S38 1998

Quick Facts

ATHENA - Mineralogy.

Audubon Society field guide to North American fossils General Collection QE 718 T5 1982

CRC Handbook of physical properties of rocks and minerals General CollectionQE 431.6 P5 P73 1989

Gem: their sources, descriptions and identification General Collection QE 392 W37 1983

Geologic time periods

Geological time scale.

Mineralogy database
Contains almost 4,000 mineral descriptions with information about physical and optical properties, chemical formulaes, classification (Dana and Strunz), and crystal form.

Minerals Yearbook

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Information

World Glacier Inventory
Collected and digitized by the World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich.

World reference base for soil resources. 1998. International Society of Soil Science (ISSS), International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Find Books

Check the Truman State University Library Catalog for books in geology. It is a catalog for finding books, journals and other materials owned by Pickler Library. Because geology is so diverse, you should use keyword searching to combine terms. For example, see the following keyword searches:

                                   earthquakes and Missouri
                                   geomorphology and tectonics
                                   plants and geology

If Pickler Memorial Library doesn't have what you want, try your search in MOBIUS to find books in other libraries in Missouri. You can order books online, and they will be delivered usually within 3-4 working days. This service is available to current Truman students, faculty, and staff who will be notified by email.

WorldCat
A catalog of books, serials, Web resources and other materials worldwide. You can order books online, and they will be delivered usually within two weeks. This service is available to current Truman students, faculty, and staff who will be notified by email. A modified version of WorldCat is also available for free.

Dissertations

Dissertation Abstracts
Dissertation Abstracts is the subject, title and author guide to virtually every American dissertation accepted at accredited institutions. It also includes many Canadian dissertations as well as dissertations from Europe and abstracts from Masters Abstracts. Coverage is 1861 to date.

U.S.Geological Survey Library: Online Catalog
Search the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) library catalog by author, title, subject, keyword, or number. Free site.

Find Articles

Databases in this section are restricted to use on the Truman network unless otherwise indicated.

Science.gov Searches selected websites databases, technical reports, journal
articles and other published materials. Free site.

General Science Abstracts 1984+ In print 1978/79-1995/96: General Collection Q 158.5 G45. Indexes and abstracts about 135 popular scientific journals. English language only.

Geological Society of America - Search the Journals
A searchable database of citations from articles in the following three GSA publications: Geology (1973-2000), GSA Bulletin (1972-2000), and GSA Today (1991-2000). Free site.

GEOBASE Online 1980+
Covers the worldwide research literature on physical and human geography, earth and environmental sciences, ecology and related disciplines.

GeoRef preview database
Also made available through the American Geological Institute, this database allows users to preview records before they are input into the GeoRef database. It is updated weekly with records in various forms of completeness. Completed records are added to the GeoRef database. Free site.

GEOSCAN Database
A bibliographic database of over 40,000 records, most of which are Geological Survey of Canada publications. Searchable by title, author, and subject, area. Searches can be limited by province. Free site.

Google Scholar - scholarly journal articles on all subjects, some are full text; many have links to cited references. Free site.

Index of USGS web servers
A complete linked list of USGS web servers. Free site.

Ingenta
A table of contents database indexing over 26,000 journals across many disciplines including the geological sciences. Searchable by title key word, journal title, and author (up to 3 authors listed - first two and last). Free site

JSTOR. Archive of scholarly journals. Truman campus has access to the Arts & Sciences I and II collections, Ecology & Botany collection, and General Science collection.

U.S.Geological Survey Library: Online Catalog
Search the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) library catalog by author, title, subject, keyword, or number. Free site.

Web Sites

Comprehensive Sites | Associations | Government Agencies/Resources

Comprehensive Sites

Atlas of Rocks, Minerals, and Textures
Hydrology Web
Links for mineralogists
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) marine geology inventory (GEOLIN)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Paleoclimatology - a central resource for information, research and data on climatic conditions prior to the avilability of instrumental data.
Science.gov - a catalog of government science and technology Web sites from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library

Associations

Mineralogy and Petrology Research on the Web
Resources of scholarly societies - Earth sciences.

Government Agencies/Resources

United States Geological Survey home page
     Geologic information
    Earthquake Hazards Program
     Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Data Center: Earth resources observation systems - satellite images, aerial        photographs, and digital maps    recording land-surface phenomena. It is the largest archive of such        images in the world.
     Minerals theme
     Mineral resources program
     Spectroscopy Lab
     Volcano Hazards Program

Atlases/Maps

Color landform atlas of the United States

EROS Data Center: Earth resources observation systems - satellite images, aerial photographs, and digital maps recording land-surface phenomena. It is the largest archive of such images in the world.

INFOMINE
A tapestry of time and terrain: The union of two maps - geology and topology.

Find People

For biographies and biographical dictionaries about scientists consult the following subject headings in Truman State University Library Catalog:

African American scientists.
African American women scientists -- Biography.
Geologists.
Scientists -- Biography.
Scientists -- Biography -- Dictionaries.
Scientists -- Biography -- Indexes.
Scientists -- Canada -- Biography.
Scientists -- United States -- Biography.

Biographical Web sites

Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography Biographical information for over 1000 scientists. Can search by name or discipline.

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences Includes biographical information and bibliographies.

ISIHighlyCited.com ISI site which lists the most cited researchers in 21 subject categories. Includes biographical information and a listing of publications. You can search by name, category, country, and institutional affiliation.

Nobelprize.org Provides extensive information on Nobel laureates including interviews.

Nobel Prize Internet Archive Provides information and Web links on all Nobel prize winners.

Current Discussions

Scientific Meetings

Newswise Calendar of Scientific Meetings

Science News

Globalchange.gov - government-funded, high-quality data directly related to global change.

EurekAlert!
News site sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Sci-Bytes
A what's new in research site sponsored by ISI. Includes hot papers and journal rankings in selected fields.

Science News - New York Times - the Tuesday science section of the New York Times.

The Scientist
Biweekly news journal for life scientists.

Citing Sources

For further assistance, visit or call the Reference Desk (660-785-4051) or contact the Reference Librarian for Science.

Carol Lockhart, Reference Librarian for Science
(660) 785-7417
clockhar@truman.edu

Many thanks to Steven Stanton, University of Missouri Columbia for his contributions to this research guide.

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