Geology Research Resources

Oberlin College Geology Department

Journal Article & USGS Publications Databases

GeoRef, published by the American Geological Institute. 1785-

GEOBASE, published by Elsevier. More emphasis on non-western hemisphere than in GeoRef. 1980-

USGS Publications Warehouse: full-text access to circulars, professional papers, open-file reports, etc.

Academic Search Premier general interest + scholarly publications in all subjects
Science Citation Index (ISI Web of Knowledge)

Other OhioLINK databases for Geology

Other Databases

National Geophysical Data Center
National Oceanic Data Center (NODC) — the world's largest collection of publicly available oceanographic data.

Reference Sources

Access Science: Online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (McGraw Hill) print volumes available at Q 121 .M3
Columbia Earthscape online
Encyclopedia of Earth System Science QE 5 .E514
Encyclopedia of Paleontology QE 703 .E523
Encyclopedia of Soil Science S 592 .E53
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes QE 522 .E53
Glossary of Geology QE 5.B38
Manual of Mineral Science QE 372.2 .K54
Magill's Survey of Science: Earth Science Series QE 28 .M33
Macmillan encyclopedia of earth sciences QE5 .M3
The Oxford Companion to the Earth QE 5 .O94
Oxford Reference Online: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oxford Reference Online: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals (CRC Practical Handbook) QE 431.6 .P5P73
Volcanoes. Philippe Bourseiller, Jacques Durieux. QE 522 .B7713 (atlas case)

Online Journals & Publications

This is a list of those journals considered most useful for Oberlin's geology curriculum, and is not a complete list of online journals in geology. Older issues of most of these journals are available in print, in the science library. Search OBIS for holdings information.

Earth Surface Processes & Landforms (online only; no print in science library)
Geological Society of America Bulletin
Geology
Geomorphology
GSA Today
Journal of Coastal Research
The Journal of Geology
Journal of Geophysical Research and other journals from the American Geophysical Union
Marine Geology
Sedimentary Geology
Sedimentology
- USGS Publications Database: access to full-text online of USGS Fact Sheets and other series from the US Geological Survey.
- Other online journals to which the library subscribes are fully cataloged on OBIS; choose periodical title search for quickest access.
- The Electronic Journal Finder is another useful guide to online journals accessible from Oberlin, through publishers' agreements with various database providers.

Image and Map Databases

Atlas of rocks, minerals, and textures

Oberlin Geology Digital Photographs collection of Bruce Simonson
LANDSAT 7 Satellite Images
National Atlas of the United States
US Geological Survey - Geography including access to The National Map
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection Univ. Texas at Austin
Topographic Maps - US Geological Survey

Web Guides

eiNet— Geosciences
Google - Earth Sciences
Librarian's Index to the Internet — Geology
Marine Geology & Geophysics Web Sites National Geophysical Data Center/World Data Center

Organizations & Associations

American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Geological Institute
American Geophysical Union
Geological Association of Canada (GAC)
Geological Society of America
International Association of Hydrogeologists
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Mineralogical Society of America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solar System Exploration
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, Calif. Inst. of Technology Space exploration data and images
National Air and Space Museum Exploring the Planets (Smithsonian Institution)
National Oceanic and Atmosperic Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar & Planetary Science
Ohio Geological Survey Ohio Dept of Natural Resources
Planetary Geosciences at Brown University
Planetary Science Institute
The Planetary Society
US Geological Survey
USGS Groundwater Information