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GeoRef
Includes AusGeoref. | - Essential database for Geology.
- With coverage from 1785- for North America and 1933- for rest of the world.
- Indexes journal articles, books, conferences and reports.
| Key geology database Australian content
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| Geobase | - Covering earth sciences with a geographical focus, from 1980-.
| Key earth sciences database Geography Geology |
| Web of Science | - Comprehensive database covering the sciences (and social sciences) from 1900-.
- Hint! Use in conjunction with geology-focussed databases (e.g. GeoRef).
| Key science database Multidisciplinary focus Cited reference searching |
| Scopus | - Comprehensive database covering the sciences (and social sciences). Particularly useful for publications from 1996-, although references date back to 1823.
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- Hint! Use in conjunction with geology-focussed databases (e.g. GeoRef).
| Key science database Multidisciplinary focus Cited reference searching |
| AESIS | Covers Australian geoscience, minerals & petroleum literature from 1975-2001. Largely, but not completely, absorbed into GeoRef | General geology and geosciences Australian geology Petrology Mineralogy |
SARIG and SAMREF
PIRSA Minerals | - Useful source of information on South Australian (SA) geology.
- Includes SAMREF, which has references to reports & publications relating to SA geoscience, mining & exploration, dating back to 1952.
| South Australian geology Australian geology |
| GeoScienceWorld | Search across geoscience research & communications. Includes many key peer-reviewed journals. | General geology and geosciences Mineralogy Petroleum Geology |
| ScienceDirect | Search across the full-text of Elsevier's ScienceDirect Journals | Science & technology journals General geology and geosciences |
| Useful databases | Details | Strengths... |
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| AGRICOLA | Publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and
allied disciplines, including earth & environmental sciences. From
1970-. | Environmental geology Agriculture Soil science |
| ANR-Index Agriculture and Natural Resources Index | Covers the Australian environment, agriculture and natural resources (2000-2007), including sustainability and conservation. Use in conjunction with ANR-Index Archive (1975-2000). | Australian natural resources Environmental geology
Water resources
Soil science
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| Bibliography of fossil vertebrates | Society of Vertebrate Paleontology - from 1509-1993. | Paleontology |
| Biosis previews (Biological abstracts) | Covers original research reports and reviews in biological and life science from 1980-
| Paleontology |
| CAB abstracts | Covers international research and development in agriculture and related sciences from 1910-. | Environmental geology Agriculture Soil science |
| CSA Illumina (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) | Collection of databases in biological and environmental sciences. Includes "Water Resources Abstracts" and "ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts" | Environmental geology Water resources Oceanography |
| Cambridge University Press | Search across the Cambridge range of online journals. | Science & technology journals |
| Compendex | Engineering database covering thousands of engineering journals and conference proceedings across all engineering disciplines. From 1969-. | Mining, energy and petroleum Engineering geology |
| Energy Citations Database | U.S. Department of Energy, 1948-, indexes energy related report
literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations,
and patents from DOE.
| Mining, energy and petroleum
Engineering geology |
EVA
Environmental Abstracts | Australian database covering the environment and related fields,
including sustainable development, salinity and environmental
protection and management.
From 1987-. | Australian natural resources |
| Google | Use Google Scholar to search for scholarly literature. Alternatively, try the Google Advanced search | General web search |
| Inspec | Physics and engineering database useful for finding articles in areas
such as materials science, oceanography and geophysics. From 1898- | Geophysics Oceanography |
| NSGL database (National Sea Grant Library) | Comprehensive collection of Sea Grant funded documents. Subjects
include oceanography, fisheries, coastal hazards, limnology and
coastal zone management, | Oceanography |
OnePetro
Formerly SPE elibrary | Comprehensive range of technical literature related to oil and gas exploration and production. | Mining, energy and petroleum Engineering geology |
| Physics and Geophysics Abstracts Service | Astrophysics Data System, NASA. Focuses on scientific and technical literature covering astronomy, planetary science and physics | Geophysics |
REEF
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Province Database. | Covers material on the Great Barrier Reef, including oceanography,
coastal zone management, conservation, marine biology and natural
resource management from 1982-. | Australian content Oceanography |
| SciFinder Web and Scholar | Chemistry database useful for geochemistry and related topics. Got an account? Access SciFinder Web. | Geochemistry Petrology Mineralogy |
| Scirus | Scientific search engine from Elsevier | General web search
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| SEG Digital Library | Search references to the publications of SEG, EAGE (EAEG), ASEG and CSEG, EEGS and AAPG. Publications, 1936- | Geophysics |
| SpringerLink | Search across Springer's range of online journals & ebooks. | Science & technology journals |
| Water and climate bibliography | Scientific literature pertaining to climate change and freshwater resources worldwide | Environmental geology Water resources |
| Wiley Interscience | Search across the Wiley range of online journals. | Science & technology journals |
| WorldWideScience.org | U.S. Department of Energy and British Library - global search of government and other science and technology databases
| Science & technology website search |
| Zoological record | Comprehensive coverage of zoological literaturem including ecology, evolution and genetics, from 1978-. | Paleontology |
| Print sources | Details | Strengths... |
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| Astronomy and astrophysics abstracts | 1969-1998. Held at Joint Store. More information.
| Geophysics Older materials |
| Australian science index | - Index to Australian science journal articles (1957-83).
- Barr Smith main collection 505 A93.2. More information.
| Australian content Older materials |
| Meteorological and geoastrophysical abstracts. | Meteorology, atmospheric chemistry & physics,
hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography & environmental
sciences. 1950-1998. Barr Smith main collection, 551.505 M55. More information.
| Geophysics Environmental geology Atmospheric sciences Older materials |
| Mineralogical abstracts | 1920-1998. Held in Joint Store. More information. | Geochemistry Petrology Mineralogy |
| Open file circular | Produced by Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and
Geophysics (Australia). 1964-76. Lists unpublished BMR information. Held in Joint Store. More information. | Australian content Older material |
