Warren Hunting Smith Library: Geoscience: Subject Guide

SUBJECT | GEOSCIENCE

Keywords and Phrases

The success of your search will depend, in large part, on the keywords and phrases that you select. You can search them in combination or use the advanced search features and Boolean AND, OR & NOT to expand or narrow your results. For more savvy search tips, see the guide: How To: Begin Your Research Here. Hint: put phrases in quotations!
Here are some sample search combinations for Geoscience:

earthquake AND "seismic activity"
"sodic metagranitoids" AND Archean
NASA AND "operation icebridge"

Scholarly Articles

GeoRef This link opens in a new window
Articles as well as book and map citations on topics such as environmental geology, geophysics, hydrology, paleontology, and mineralogy.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Articles and book citations covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, public policy, sustainability and other related subjects
Natural Science Collection This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles and reports about the biological and life sciences.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Articles from peer reviewed journals in all areas of the sciences.

GIS Spatial and Thematic Data

Streaming Video

JoVE This link opens in a new window
This collection features science videos ranging from geology to geochemistry; with a variety of demonstrations including physical and chemical properties of minerals and the analysis of rock formations.
Environmental Studies in Video This link opens in a new window
Documentary films and footage related to environmental studies (a subset of AVON).
Earth Science in Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Environmental Science in Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Geography in Films on Demand This link opens in a new window

Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth
The Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) is an electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society.

Geoscience