Geosciences
The geosciences include the study of the composition, properties, structure, dynamics, and history of the earth and its materials. Some topics include earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, fossils, radiometric dating, and mineral resources. Students and researchers with an interest in crystallography, geobiology, geochemistry, geophysics, geophysics, hydrology, oceanography, paleontology, and other areas of the earth sciences will find resources here that may be useful to them.
Getting started with academic research | Overview of geosciences | Recommended databases
GeoRef from CSA
GeoRef from CSA
GeoRef indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses in the geological sciences. It also includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. You can't pre-limit to peer reviewed journal articles, but they can be displayed on a separate search results tab. 1669-present (North America coverage); 1933-present (Worldwide coverage).
Science Citation Index from ISI Web of Science
Science Citation Index from ISI Web of Knowledge
Science Citation Index, a subset of Web of Science, indexes citations, abstracts, and some full text from journal articles and conference proceedings in all science disciplines. You can search cited references. 1975-present (older data available in print).
AAPG/Datapages
AAPG/Datapages
AAPG/Databases provides article, journal, and ebook collections, and conference presentations from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Content provided in PDF and HTML formats. 1935-present.
GeoScience World
GeoScience World
A collection of over 30 geoscience research journals from several of the major professional societies in the field. You may search all the journals in the collection and also view the full text of articles. 1911-present.
Oceanic Abstracts from CSA
Oceanic Abstracts from CSA
Oceanic Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles and conference papers in the fields of ecology, marine geology, biological oceanography, marine pollution, geophysics, geochemistry,marine biology, and maritime law. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1981-present.
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