Kristen Shuyler

Geology and Earth Sciences Subject Guide

Maintained by Kristen Shuyler, Reference & Instructional Services Librarian


This is a guide to finding geology resources in Lemieux Library and on the internet.

For more help, contact Kristen via:
- email: shuylerk at seattleu.edu
- phone: 206-296-6225
- or the chat box on this page

You may also get immediate assistance from our Chat with a Librarian 24/7 service.

Selected Geology E-Books

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (Oxford, 2003)
A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (Oxford, 2007)
Dictionary of Geopysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy (CRC, 2001)
Geology (a 1999 encyclopedia)
The Oxford Companion to the Earth (Oxford, 2003)
Treatise on Geophysics (Elsevier, 2007)

Other useful e-books:
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (Sage, 2008)
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics (Gale, 2005)
Essential Communication Strategies for Scientists, Engineers, and Technology Professionals (Wiley, 2003)
Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Nat'l Academies Press, 2003)
On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research (Nat'l Academies Press, 1995)
The Scientific American Science Desk Reference (1999)

Geology E-Journals

Below are some of the library's e-journals related to geology. You have access to many more e-journals and print journals, which you can find by using the library's journal and periodical search tool.

Astronomy and Geophysics: The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bulletin of Geosciences
Geoarchaeology
GeoJournal
Geological Journal
Geological Magazine
Geology Today
Geosphere
Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
GSA today: a publication of the Geological Society of America
The Holocene
Journal of Geology
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Journal of Quaternary Science
Journal of the Geological Society
Natural Resources Research
Nature
Open Geology Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Pure and Applied Geophysics
Science
Scientific American
Surveys in Geophysics
Terra Nova

Geology Websites

Search for free geology articles, journals & citations online:

Directory of Open Access Journals - over 230 full-text journals in the "Earth and Environmental Sciences" category
E-Print Network - preprints, scholarly papers, etc.
Google Scholar
HighWire Press - peer-reviewed articles provided by Stanford University
National Academies Press - thousands of excellent books free online

Keep up with science news:

National Science Foundation News
NewScientist.com Breaking News - summaries of latest news stories from New Scientist
ScienceDaily - science news & press releases from around the world

Learn about scientific information and ethics:

Identifying Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources
On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research (1995 e-book from the Nat'l Academies Press)
Science and Technology Sources on the Internet
Sorting Out Sources: Guidelines for Evaluating Scientific Information

General geology websites:

Earth Fact Sheet - from NASA
Geology of National Parks - 3D and photographic tours from the USGS
Map Projections - from the USGS
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network - hosted by UW

Geology-related organizations and associations:

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
The National Academies - Advisers to the nation on science & engineering
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Other online tools:

Connotea - free online reference management for scientists (from Nature Pub. Group)
RefWorks - online reference management (subscription provided by Lemieux Library

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