Tips for Success
Gathering background information, getting a general overview, and building context for your topic are some of the first steps to doing research. You may also pick up related terms, concepts, and synonyms you can use in your searching.
Some good places to look for background information are:
- Encyclopedias
- Dictionaries
- Handbooks
- Basic books (handbooks, possibly textbooks)
Libraries have subject-specific encyclopedias and dictionaries that have more information than reference books you may have seen before.
Other Reference Resources
The library has databases that are collections of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works. However, these are not necessarily great sources for geology at this time.
A collection of onine reference material that covers sociology, social work, multicultural and gender studies,political science, psychology, anthropology, criminal justice, health & medicine. Main page allows for searching across all titles and subjects in the collection.
Alkek reference source for ideas on keywords and background information. Has images and concept map too. See the tutorial below and more info about Credo Reference below.
Geology Reference Books
The majority of our geology encyclopedias and dictionaries are online. You can click on the title and then the View Online link. If you are off-campus, you will need to sign in with your NetID and password.
Encyclopedia of Geology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780123693969Publication Date: 2004-12-16
Encyclopedia of Geomorphology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780203381137Publication Date: 2013-04-15
Encyclopedia of Solid Earth GeophysicsCall Number: ebookISBN: 9789048187010Publication Date: 2011-06-29
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Earth Science
Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include: * Pronunciation guide for every term * Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations * Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more * A convenient, quick-find format
Call Number: ebookISBN: 0071417982Publication Date: 2003-01-01
The Oxford Companion to the Earth by Call Number: ebookISBN: 0198540396
Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences by
Globally growing demand of energy and mineral resources, reliable future projection of climate processes and the protection of coasts to mitigate the threats of disasters and hazards require a comprehensive understanding of the structure, ongoing processes and genesis of the marine geosphere. Beyond the "classical" research fields in marine geology in current time more general concepts have been evolved integrating marine geophysics, hydrography, marine biology, climatology and ecology. As an umbrella the term "marine geosciences" has been broadly accepted for this new complex field of research and the solutions of practical tasks in the marine realm. The "Encyclopedia of Marine Geosciences" comprises the current knowledge in marine geosciences whereby not only basic but also applied and technical sciences are covered. Through this concept a broad scale of users in the field of marine sciences and techniques is addressed from students and scholars in academia to engineers and decision makers in industry and politics.
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9789400762381Publication Date: 2016-07-04
Glossary of geology by Call Number: QE5 .G66 2011ISBN: 9780922152896
