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How to Use This Guide

This guide covers several broad areas of Geology and it broken up into sections based on resource type: Database, Reference, Books, Articles, and Websites. There is also a section for feedback.

Databases - Best Bets

Web of Science
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Provides access to both the Science Citation Index (SCI) Expanded, Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts & Humanities Index. The database can be searched by words in article titles and abstracts, by author, by journal, and to look for cited references.
GeoRef
Scholarly journal articles and more covering the geosciences: environmental and engineering geology, hydrology, economic geology, geophysics, petrology, paleontology, marine geology and oceanography, and mineralogy.

Indexes journals, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Geology of North America is covered from 1785 to the present, and geology of the world is covered from 1933 to the present.
GEOBASE
Indexing and abstracts for human and physical geography, ecology, geology, oceanography, geomechanics and development studies
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eBooks

Springer Earth & Environmental Science
Journal articles and eBook collections in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics from 2006 forwards.

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Oregon Geology by Elizabeth L. Orr; William N. Orr
ISBN: 0870716816
Publication Date: 2012-11-01
Because Oregon sits on the leading edge of a moving crustal plate, a striking diversity of geologic events have molded its topography. Over a century of study, a deeper understanding of the region's tectonic overprint has emerged. In this timely update to the 2000 edition, Elizabeth and William Orr incorporate that new knowledge, addressing current environmental problems and detailing tectonic hazards. "Caught between converging crustal plates," the Orrs write, "the Pacific Northwest faces a future of massive earthquakes and tsunamis." A comprehensive treatment of the state's geologic history, Oregon Geology moves through Oregon's regions to closely examine the unique geologic features of each, from the Blue Mountains to the Willamette Valley, from the high lava Plains to the Coast Range. The book includes biographical sketches of notable geologists. It is lavishly illustrated and includes an extensive bibliography.