Geography and Earth Sciences Databases
(see also
Environment,
Marine Science,
Sciences, and
General;
for cultural geography, see Culture and Area Studies)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- GEOBASE
(FirstSearch)
- Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
from journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings,
and reports. Includes: cartography, hydrology,
climatology, meteorology, energy, paleontology,
environment, petrology, geochemistry, photogrammetry,
geomorphology, sedimentology, geophysics, volcanology.
- Environmental
Engineering Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Covers the world literature
pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and
water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.
Includes agricultural equipment and methods, coastal engineering,
hazardous materials, hydroelectric power, mines and quarry equipment,
nuclear power plants, pipes and pipelines, tidal and wind power,
treatment of sewage and industrial wastes, and more.
Covers 1990 to the present.
- GPO
Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)
- Covers all types of U.S. government documents,
including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records;
judiciary materials; and documents on all subject areas issued by
executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, etc.)
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Water
Resources Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Provides summaries of the
world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics
covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution,
supply, treatment, use, and management of water resources. Abstracts are
drawn from journals, books, conference proceedings, and
technical reports in the physical and life sciences, as well as from
engineering, legal, and government publications.
Formerly produced by the United States Geological Survey as Selected
Water Resources Abstracts, its scope has been broadened
by including more material published outside the USA.
Includes links to water resources websites. Covers 1967 to the present.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
- Best
of the Web: Geography (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Evaluative guide that provides in-depth information on the best websites
for geography. Covers area studies, bibliographies, cartography, current awareness services,
cybergeography, development, earth sciences, environment, geographic information systems,
journals, libraries, mailing-lists, meteorology, oceanography, organizations, population,
remote sensing, subject gateways, teaching, tourism, and urban studies.
- Brewer's
Britain and Ireland (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Collins
World Atlas Gazetteer (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Dictionary
of Physical Geography (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Geo-Data:
The World Geographical Encyclopedia
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Guide
to Gems (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Guide
to Global Hazards (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Guide
to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Houghton
Mifflin Dictionary of Geography (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Hutchinson
World Weather Guide (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Merriam-Webster's
Geographical Dictionary (Credo/xrefer)
- Comprehensive guide to the key political and physical features of today's world
with more than 54,000 entries, 250 detailed maps, 130 tables, world population
figures culled from the most recent census bureau data, and coverage of important
historical events.
- Penguin
Encyclopedia of Places (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Philip's
World Factbook 2008-2009 (Credo/xrefer)
- Discusses the climate, history, politics, and economy of all the countries of the world.
Each entry includes a map and the national flag with an explanation of its origin.
- Weather
Almanac (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S.
cities and a climatic overview of the country, including 33 U.S. weather atlas maps.
Includes a glossary, explanations, a guide to additional weather resources, safety
rules & statistics for hurricanes & tornadoes, and more.
- World
of Earth Science
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
Database descriptions are adapted from each database's website.
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