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Geosciences

Reference

Access Science
Online version of the Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Includes 7100+ articles, 115,000 dictionary terms and hundreds of research updates in all areas of science and technology.

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Articles - Geosciences

Core Resources:

GeoRef
Coverage: 1785-present.
An index (with abstracts) to the world's literature in geology and the geosciences. Online version of the Bibliography and Index of Geology. Covers the geology of North America since 1785 and the rest of the world since 1933. Produced by the American Geological Institute.

GeoBase
Coverage: 1980-present.
Covers worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology and related disciplines.

AGRICOLA
Coverage: 1970-present.
Over 3 million citations to material acquired by the National Agricultural Library and cooperating institutions. Produced by the National Agricultural Library.


Additional Resources:
 

For more, consult the library's geosciences databases page.

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Books

ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.

WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the Find It. button to request items through interlibrary loan.

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Citing Sources

Ask your professor if he or she has particular citation style preferences. The Writing Center also provides some information on departmental preferences and writing for specific disciplines.

The following resources can be especially helpful:

Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes general subject area preferences and examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.

RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic manager that can be used to create, organize and store references. Information can be imported from most of the library's research databases and reformatted to create bibliographies in wide range of documentation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.

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Get Help

For further assistance, contact:

Glynis Asu
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4482
gasu@hamilton.edu

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(Reviewed: January 5, 2007)