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GEOLOGY
This is a selected guide to resources held in the Coleman Library to support geology. To
locate any of the listed materials, consult the online catalog or ask the librarian.
CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIAL:
Library of Congress classification for Geology is QE.
QE1-996.5
QE1-350.62
QE351-399.2
QE420-499
QE500-639.5
QE521-545
QE601-613.5
QE640-699
QE701-760
QE760.8-899.2
QE901-996.5
Geology
General (including geographical divisions)
Mineralogy
Petrology
Dynamic and Structural Geology
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Structural geology
Stratiology
Paleontology
Paleozoology
Paleobotony
SELECTED RESOURCES
BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
Bolm, Karen S. Preliminary bibliography of lacustrine diatomite deposits in the Western
United States and related topics. [Federal Documents I19.3:2209-F]
DICTIONARIES/ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Steele, John H., Karl K. Turekian, and S. A. Thorpe, Eds. Encyclopedia of Ocean
Sciences.
[SRC – GC9.E57 2001]
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
Geological Survey (U.S.). Sea Floor Topography and Backscatter Intensity of the Hudson
Canyon Region Offshore of New York and New Jersey
[Federal Documents - http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1441/]
Geological Survey (U.S.). U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Information Team. [Federal
Documents - http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS54985]
Jacobson, Robert B. Land-Use Changes and the Physical Habitat of Streams: a Review
With Emphasis on Studies Within the U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State
Cooperative Program. [Federal Documents – I19.4/2:1175]
U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group. U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest
Group Proceedings, Shepherdstown, West Virginia August 20-22, 2002. [Federal
Documents – I19.42/4:02-4174]
U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire-Science Workshop.
Third U.S. Geological Survey Wildland Fire Science Workshop: Denver,
Colorado, November 12-15, 2002. [Federal Documents – I19.42/4-4:2002-5005]
HANDBOOKS
Hunt, Roy E. Characteristics of Geologic Materials and Formations: A Field Guide for
Geotechnical Engineers.
[Coleman TA705. H83 2007]
Hunt, Roy E. Geotechnical Engineering Handbook.
[Coleman TA705.H86 2005]
DATABASES
Gale
The Gale Power search feature in this database allows the user to search more than one
database at a time, for peer reviewed, full text journal articles in geology.
ProQuest Research Library
The database covers academic topics, including geology. It includes scholarly journals,
magazines, trade journals, and newspapers, from 1971 to current issues. It has more than
3,820 titles, and over 2,550 in full text.
ProQuest Science Journals
The database covers journals dating back to 1986 and features more than 490 titles, with
over 380 in full text, including geology. The full text titles appear just as they are
published in the magazine in full text format. The user can access charts, diagrams,
tables, photos and other graphical items in full text format.
Science Direct
Has reference books, handbooks, over 2,000 journals, and books. It covers science,
technology, and medicine full text and bibliographic information. It has a backfiles
program (historical archive) of over 6.75 million searchable articles prior to 1995.
Wiley Interscience Journals
The database has full text articles from over 2,500 journals, books, reference works,
databases, and laboratory manuals. It covers a number of scientific fields, including
geology. When the database is completed in 2007, the database will cover content dating
back to 1799.
PRINT AND ELECTRONIC BOOKS
Bjornerud, Marcia. Reading the Rocks: the Autobiography of the Earth.
[Coleman QE31.B524 2005]
Bryson, Bill. A Short History of Nearly Everything.
[Coleman Q162.B88 2003]
Geostatistics for Environmental Applications Workshop (4th: 2002: Barcelona, Spain)
GEO IV: Geostatistics for Environmental Applications: Proceedings of the Fourth
European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Applications Held in
Barcelona, Spain, November 27-29, 2002. [NetLibrary]
Golterman, H.L. The Chemistry of Phosphate and Nitrogen Compounds in Sediments.
[NetLibrary]
Gray, J.M. Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature. [NetLibrary]
Oreskes, Naomi, and LeGrand, H.E. Plate Tectonics: An Insider’s History of the Modern
Theory of the Earth. [NetLibrary]
Thomas, David N., and Gerhard Dieckmann. Sea Ice: an Introduction to its Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, and Geology. [NetLibrary]
PRINT AND ELECTRONIC JOURNAL ARTICLES
Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Geology Series
from 06/01/2002 to 06/30/2003 in Cambridge Journals Online
Geology of Ore Deposits
from 01/29/2006 to present in SpringerLink Contemporary (1997 - Present)
ONLINE RESOURCES
DRAM, FGS, County Geologic Maps
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/gisdatamaps/county_maps.htm
DRAM, Florida Geological Survey
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/
DRAM, Florida Geology Maps and Data
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/gisdatamaps/index.htm
Map of Florida, with Florida Rivers and Geology
http://geology.com/states/florida.shtml
Science in Your State: Florida
http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=FL
USGS National Geologic Map Database
http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/
Welcome to the USGS- U. S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/
D.M./02/22/07