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Selected Resources for Geology

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Selected Resources for Geology

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BOOKS

Call Numbers | Library Catalogs | Reference Books

Call Numbers for Geology

Following are some of the common call numbers for books on relevant topics. It is useful when browsing for books to have a general call number, but it is not a replacement for doing an (our online catalog) search.

GB Physical Geology
GB 400-649 GeomorphologyGB 651-2998 Hydrology
GE Environmental Sciences
QE Geology
QE 1-350.62 General GeologyQE 601-613.5 Structural Geology
QE 351-399.2 MinerologyQE 640-699 Stratigraphy
QE 420-499 PetrologyQE 701-760 Paleontology
QE 500-639.5 Dynamic and Structural GeologyQE 760.8-899.2 Paleozoology
QE 521-545 Volcanoes and EarthquakesQE 901-996.5 Paleobotany

Locating Books in Library Catalogs

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Books on Scientific Writing and Presentations

Scientific Writing: Easy When You Know How by Jennifer Peat et. al.
The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid by Michael Alley
Main StacksQ223 .A38 2013
Scientific Writing: Thinking in Words by David Lindsay
Main Stacks T11 .L52864 2011
From Research to Manuscript: a Guide to Scientific Writing by Michael Jay Katz
Scientific Papers and Presentations by Martha Davis
Main Stacks T11 .D324 1997
The Art of Scientific Writing by Hans Friedrich Ebel
Main Stacks QD9.15 .E23 2004

Reference Books

Below is a select list of reference books relating to the geological sciences. These books can be found in the science and main libraries as noted.

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (20 volumes)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
Reference Q123 .M15 2003 (6th edition)
Main Stacks Oversize Q123 .M34 1993 (5th edition)
Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences
Reference QE5 .D55 2013
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences (2 volumes)
Reference QE5 .E5137 1996
Encyclopedia of Geology (5 volumes)
Reference QE5 .E516 2005
Glossary of Geology
Main Stacks QE5 .G37 1980
Geology (2 volumes)
Main Stacks QE5 .G465 1999
McGraw-Hill dictionary of geology and mineralogy
Main Stacks QE5 .M3654 2003
Encyclopedia of Minerals
Reference QE355 .R6 1990
Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms
Main Stacks QE461 .I446 2002
Metamorphic Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms
Main Stacks QE475 .A2 M4746 2007
Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Main Stacks QE521 .R58 2001
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
Main Stacks QE522 .E53 2000

INDEXES

Index to 200 years of articles on geology and earth sciences.
Index to over 4.8 million citations in all areas of agriculture, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultureal Library.
Covers all areas of environmental science and indexes 1,200 journals, some full text.
Index and cited references for articles in the sciences.
Covers all aspects of human impacts on the environment. 1913 to present.
JSTOR
JSTOR is an archive of over 1700 journals mainly in the sciences and humanities. Please note that for many journals in JSTOR there is an embargo period meaning that the most recent few years will not be included in full text.
Chemical Abstracts covers all areas of Chemistry including those of interest to biologists. It is a good place to look for topics in the realm of Biochemistry. Unlike most of our databases, we have limited hours of access and a password is required. Please talk to a reference librarian to learn more about our hours of access and password.
Academic Search Complete is a multi-subject database containing both scholarly and popular publications. Some material is available in full-text. It is a good starting place for introductory level classes.
One Search allows you to search OhioLINK, EZRA and the majority of our article databases and a few other sources all at once.

A full list of Geology related indexes available at Ƶ can be found at:
/lib/find/browse-db?curr_subj=geol

PERIODICALS

Periodicals are where most of the information for your research papers will come. Remember that there are scholarly publications as well as popular publications You will most likely want to stick to scholarly publications for your research. For hints on how to tell the two apart, please see Scholarly vs. Popular Articles.

Ƶ owns many scientific journals in both print and electronic formats. The links below will help you to find out what journals we own, the format, and where they are located.

Journals the Library Has
This is a searchable index of the periodicals Ƶ owns in electronic and print formats. Location and dates owned are also provided.

Journal Interlibrary Loan Form
Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles not owned at Ƶ from other libraries. Please see the form for more details.

WEB SITES

When using the internet, always be thinking critically about what you are viewing. Good and bad information both reside on the internet and it isn't always easy to tell the two apart. For hints on spotting good web pages, please see the library's page on Evaluating Web Sites.

Geological and environmental information presented by the United States government.
Website of the Geological Society of America, an organization for professional geologists.
The USDA provides information on agriculture, natural resources, land use, food and public policies affecting these areas.
A wealth of information about agriculture, business, natural resources and community development for the state of Ohio. For Cooperative Extension information outside the state of Ohio, try the webpage from the USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

If you choose to use internet sites as information resources, you must cite them just as you must cite a book or journal article. For help citing webpages and other online resources, take a look at Citing Electronic Resources.

HELP

If you are having trouble with your research, please contact Alisa Mizikar, the Science Librarian, via email at amizikar@wittenberg.edu or call 937-327-7515. You can also contact any of the reference librarians at librarians@wittenberg.edu or at 937-327-7511.

Compiled by Alisa Mizikar.

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