The following guide is highly selective, and includes some of the most useful reference sources for researching topics in geology and earth sciences. If you need help in locating or using any of the material listed in this guide, do not hesitate to consult a library staff member or the reference librarian.
| Atlases
| Dictionaries
| Encyclopedias
| Gazeteers
| Handbooks
| Journal Index Databases |
Atlases
- The atlas of global change edited by Lothar Beckel ; [translation, Howard Fine]. -1st U.S. ed.-- New York : Macmillan Library Reference USA ; London : Prentice Hall International, 1998.
GE149 G4813X 1998 (LC)+ Oversize
- Atlas of the world [cartography by Philip's]. 5th ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
G1021 A7545X 1997 (LC)+ Oversize GEO and SML
- The NASA atlas of the solar system Ronald Greeley, Raymond Batson. New York : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Folio G1000 G7X 1997 (LC) GEO
- The Times atlas of the world : tenth comprehensive edition. New York : Times Books, 1999.
G1021 T5644X 1999 (LC)+ Oversize GEO and SML
Dictionaries
- A dictionary of earth sciences. 2nd ed. edited by Ailsa Allaby and Michael Allaby. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
QE5 D54X 1999 (LC) GEO (Also available online.)
- The dictionary of physical geography edited by David S.G. Thomas and Andrew Goudie. 3RD ed. Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
GB10 D53X 2000 (LC) GEO
- The encyclopaedic dictionary of environmental change edited by John A. Matthews ; [subject editing by] E. Michael Bridges ... [et al.]. London : Arnold, 2001.
GE10 E536 2001 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Glossary of geology. 4th ed. / Julia A. Jackson, editor. Alexandria, Va. : American Geological Institute, 1997.
QE5 G37 1997 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- International GIS dictionary Rachael McDonnell & Karen Kemp. Cambridge, [England] : GeoInformation International ; New York, NY : John Wiley & Sons, 1995.
G70.212 M33X 1995 (LC) GEO and SML
- McGraw-Hill dictionary of geology and mineralogy Sybil P. Parker, editor in chief. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1997.
QE5 M3654X 1997 (LC) GEO
- A Dictionary of Mining, Mineral and Related Terms. Paul W. Thrush. Washington, DC : Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 1968.
TN9 +T48 GEO and
TN9 +T47 SML
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of atmospheric sciences editor-in-chief, James R. Holton ; editors, Judith A. Curry, John A. Pyle. Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, 2003.
QC854 A48 2003 (LC)+ Oversize
- Encyclopedia of climate and weather Stephen H. Schneider, editor in chief. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
QC854 E523X 1996 (LC)+ Oversize GEO and KSL
- Encyclopedia of European and Asian regional geology edited by Eldridge M. Moores and Rhodes W. Fairbridge. London : New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997.
QE5 E52 1997:2 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Encyclopedia of geochemistry edited by Clare P. Marshall and Rhodes W. Fairbridge. Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.
QE1 E52 1999:1 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Encyclopedia of hydrology and water resources edited by Reginald W. Herschy and Rhodes W. Fairbridge. First ed. Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, 1999, 1998.
QE5 E52 1999:2 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Encyclopedia of ocean sciences editor-in-chief, John H. Steele ; editors, Steve A. Thorpe, Karl K. Turekian. San Diego : Academic Press, 2001.
GC9 E53 2001 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Encyclopedia of planetary sciences edited by James H. Shirley and Rhodes W. Fairbridge. 1ST ed. London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997.
QE5 E52 1997:1 (LC)+ Oversize GEO and
QB600.2 E53X 1995 (LC)+ Oversize AST
- Cambridge Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences edited by David G. Smith. New York : Crown, 1982.
QE26.2 +C35 1982 GEO
- Encyclopedia of paleontology editor, Ronald Singer. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999.
QE703 E523X 1999 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Encyclopedia of volcanoes editor-in-chief, Haraldur Sigurdsson ; associate editors, Bruce F. Houghton ... [et al.] ; foreword by Robert D. Ballard. San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, [1999], 2000.
QE522 E53 1999 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Encyclopedia of caves and karst science John Gunn, editor. New York : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004.
GB601 E535X 2004 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
Gazeteers
- Columbia gazetteer of North America. New York : Columbia University Press, 2000.
E35 C65X 2000 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- The Columbia gazetteer of the world edited by Saul B. Cohen. New York : Columbia University Press, 1998.
G103.5 C65 1998 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
Handbooks
- Global earth physics : a handbook of physical constants Thomas J. Ahrens, editor.
QC801 A49 1 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- Mineral physics & crystallography : a handbook of physical constants Thomas J. Ahrens, editor.
QC801 A49 2 (LC)+ Oversize GEO
- The nautical almanac for the year ... Washington : Issued by the Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory under the authority of the Secretary of the, 1958-
QB8 U63 (LC) GEO
- The Weather Almanac 5th ed. by James A. Ruffner and Frank E. Bair. Detroit : Gale, 1987.
QC983 +R83 1987- and QC983 R83 SML
- The World Weather Guide E. A. Pearce and C. G. Smith. London : Hutchinson, 1984.
QC982 P43 1984 SML
- Climates of the States 3rd ed. Detroit : Gale, 1985.
QC983 +C56 1985 GEO
- Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks ed. by Robert S. Carmichael. 3 vols. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 1982-1984.
QE431.6 P5 H36 1982 GEO
- World survey of climatology editor in chief: H. E. Landsberg. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Pub. Co., 1969-(2001)
QC981 W67+ Oversize GEO
Journal Index Databases
See Selected Geology Web Resources for more Internet resources.
GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE
Earth science resources in the electronic age
Judith A. Bazler. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
QE48.87 B39X 2003 (LC) GEO
Geologists and the history of geology : an international bibliography from the origins to 1978 William A. S. Sarjeant. New York : Arno Press. (Supplements, 1979-1993)
Z6031 S28 (LC) GEO
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