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For more information, contact the Librarian for Geology

Many of the online resources listed on this page are for UAkron students, faculty, and staff only.
For detailed information on connecting from off-campus, see: Connecting to Online Resources.

Indexes and Abstracts

• Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
• Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
• Biological and Agricultural Index
• Compendex (the Engineering Index online)
• Dissertation Abstracts (Digital Dissertations)
• GeoRef
• History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
• Science Citation Index Expanded
• Subject Index to the 1966-1994 Geoscience Information Society Proceedings
• Water Resources Abstracts
  
• See the list of Article Indexes and Databases for more selections.

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Journals and Newspapers

• Electronic Journal Center - Earth and Planetary Sciences Category
• See the Scholarly Societies Project for publications by:
  • American Astronomical Society
  • American Meteorological Society
  • Association for Women Geoscientists
  • Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta
  • Geochemical Society
  • International Association of Geodesy
  • International Association of Hydrological Sciences
  • International Association of Hydrogeologists
  • International Organisation of Palaeobotany
  • and more...
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of electronic journals subscribed to by the University of Akron Libraries.
• Browse ZipLINK for a list of OhioLINK electronic journals.

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Full-text Books

• The On-Line Books Page - Geology
• netLibrary - you will need to create an account to be able to "check out" eBooks.

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Bibliographies

• Bibliography of USGS Publications on Geology and Water in Ohio
• Bibliography of geoscience theses of the United States and Canada / Science Reference QE76 .B53 1993
• Great and Little Miami River Basins Study-Unit Geology, physiography, and soils bibliography
• Online Bibliography of American Paleobotany
• Geologic Guidebooks of North America Database

• Search ZipLINK for bibliographies in our collection:
  • search by SUBJECT geology bibliography
  • or geology ohio bibliography
  • or be more specific: hydrology bibliography

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Reference Resources (Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)

• Dictionaries:
  • The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Earth Sciences / Science Reference QE5 .C66 1990
  • Glossary of Geology / Science Reference QE5 .B38 1997
  • McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy / Science Reference QE5 .M3654 1997
  • Merriam Webster 10th Collegiate Dictionary
  • Oxford English Dictionary

• Directories:
  • Geoscience Departments WWW Directory - U.S. and Canada
  • International Directory of Paleontologists of the World
  • IPA Directory of Fossil Collections of the World

• Encyclopedias:
  • AccessScience @ McGraw-Hill
  • Britannica.com
  • Dinosaurs, the Encyclopedia / Science Reference QE862.D5 G652 1997
  • Encyclopedia of Biodiversity / Science Reference QH541.15.B56 E539 2001
  • Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs / Science Reference QE862.D5 C862 1997
  • The Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes / Science Reference QE521 .R58 1994
  • Encyclopedia of Earth System Science / QE5 .E514 1992
  • The Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals / Science Reference QE392 .H65 1991
  • Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences
  • Encyclopedia of Volcanoes / Science Reference QE522.E53 2000
  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Science / Science Reference Q121.G35 2001
  • Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences / Science Reference QE5 .E5137 1996

• Style Guides:
  • Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
  • Citation Style for Research Papers
  • Geowriting : a guide to writing, editing, and printing in earth science / Science Reference QE48.85 .G44 1995
  • Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Publishers of Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks (AGI)

• Other:
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics / Science Reference Reserve QD65 .H3
  • Fossils of Ohio / Science Reserve QE151 .A18 no.70
  • A Guide to Fossils / Science Reference QE711.2 .M3913 1992
  • Hey's Mineral Index : Mineral Species, Varieties, and Synonyms / Science Reference QE357 .C53 1993
  • How to Find Chemical Information: a Guide for Practicing Chemists, Engineers, and Students / Science Reference QD8.5.M34 1998

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Government Resources for Geology

• How to Access Government Documents at Bierce Library
• Marcive Web - the Catalog of Government Printing Office Documents.
  Tip: Use the SUDOC number from Marcive Web to search ZipLINK to see if we have a document.

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Geological Surveys

• Association of American State Geologists (AASG)
  see AASG for a list of State Surveys
• Eurogeosurveys' European Geological Data Catalogue - GEIXS
• National Geodetic Survey (NOAA/NGS)
• Ohio Geological Survey
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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Internet Resources

• Alaska Volcano Observatory
• Earth Science World
• Index of USGS Web Servers
• Mineralogy Database
• The National Earthquake Information Center - USGS
• The National Geologic Map Database - USGS
• National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA/NGDC)
• Ocean Drilling Program JANUS Database
• Paleontological Collection Catalogs and Related Resources - Univ. of California Museum of Paleontology
• Paleontology Resources Online - selected by the USGS
• Park Geology - Tour of National Parks
• Significant Earthquake Database
• Strong Motion Database
• Speleo Link Page
• University of Bristol EARTH SCIENCES Links to UK Geoscience WWW servers
• University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO)
• Water Resources of the United States - USGS
• U.S. Naval Observatory GPS Timing Operations (USNO GPS)
• Web Mineral Atlas / Atlas minralogique
• The WWW Virtual Library - Earth Science

• Employment:
  • AIPG - Ohio Classifieds
  • Earthworks Jobs
  • GeoJobs International
  • GeoTimes Classifieds
  • PaleoNet (West) Jobs Page

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Images and Other Media

• AP Photo Archive
• Blue Nile Gorge Fossil Image Gallery
• Digital Morphology Group - U Texas at Austin
• Eocene Fossils
• FAUNMAP: An electronic database documenting late Quaternary distributions of mammal species
• Fossil Horse Cybermuseum
• Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum
• LandSAT 7 Satellite Image Server - an OhioLINK resource
• Trace Fossil Image Database

• Search MediaNet for Audio Visual resources at Bierce Library

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Associations and Professional Organizations

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
• American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, Inc. (AASP)
• American Chemical Society
• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
• American Geological Institute (AGI)
• American Geophysical Union
• American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)
• Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
• The Canadian Geomorphology Research Group (CGRG)
• Geochemical Society
• The Geological Society (London)
• The Geological Society of America (GSA)
• Geological Association of Canada/L'Association Géologique du Canada (GAC/AGC)
• Geoscience Information Group (GIG) - UK
• Geoscience Information Society (GIS)
• Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)
• The National Speleological Society NSS
• Society of Economic Geologists (SEG)
• The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP)

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Grants, Fellowships, etc.

• AAPG - Grants-in-Aid
• Community of Science (registration required)
• Geological Society of America -Professional Development Page
• NSF:
  Overview of Grants and Awards
  Funding Opportunities for Geosciences

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Area Information (Local , State, National)

• American Institute of Professional Geologists - Ohio Division
• Center for Mapping at Ohio State University
• Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
• Ohio Geological Survey

• University of Akron Geology Club

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News from the Field

• Earth Science Week Oct 13-19 2002

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Related Subject Areas

• Resources for Civil Engineering
• Using the Map Room at Bierce Library

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Field Trip Resources

• Resources for Drake's Well, Titusville PA