GEO 118: Oceanography
How to find background information
Use reference sources to get ideas for topics, to get background information, and to guide you to additional information.- AccessScience
- Full access to more than 7100 articles, 115,000 definitions, 2,000 biographies, and research advances in science and technology. Updated daily.
- Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
- Sci Ref QC854 .E523 1996
- Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
- Sci Ref GC9 E53 2001
- Encyclopedia of Earth System Science
- Sci Ref QE5 .E514 1992
- Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences
- Sci Ref GC9 .E53 2001
- Encyclopedia of the Sea
- Sci Ref GC9 .E38 2000
- Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science
- Sci Ref GC9 .F28 1988
- Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences
- Sci Ref GC9 .I58 2002
- Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences
- Sci Ref QE5 .E5137 1996
- Sciences of the Earth: an Encyclopedia of Events, People, and Phenomena
- Sci Ref QE11 .S38 1998
How to find books
Search the Library CatalogReserve Books of Interest
- The Edge of an Unfamiliar World; a History of Oceanography
- GC29 .S34 1973
- Exploring the Ocean World, a History of Oceanography
- GC29 .E95
- Ocean Politics and Policy: a Reference Book
- GC64 .J33 2003
- The Science of the Sea, History of Oceanography
- GC11 .I3
- Scientists and the Sea, 1650-1900: a Study of Marine Science
- GC29 .D38 1971
- Tracks in the Sea: Matthew Fontaine Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans
- GC30 .M4 H43 2002
Chronologies
- Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery
- Q175.46 .S35
- Timetables of Science
- Q125 .H557 1988
How To Find Journal and Newspaper Articles
Available on the Library web page under Electronic Resources. Browse the entire list to find databases relevant to your particular topic. The databases listed below are most likely to be useful:- America: History and Life
- Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present. Covers abstracts 1964 to the present.
- General Science Full Text
- Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering all major scientific fields. Full Text from 1994 to the present, indexing from 1984 to present, abstracting from 1993 to present.
- GPO Monthly Catalog
- Over 380,000 records on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government. Covers July 1976 to the present.
- GEOBASE
- More than 500,000 records covering international literature on geology, geography, and ecology. Covers 1980 to present.
- GeoRefS
- Nearly 2 million records about geology and earth sciences. Covers 1785 to the present (North America) and 1933 to the present (entire world).
- Historical Abstracts
- Comprehensive international historical coverage (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Covers abstracts from 1954 to the present.
- JSTOR
- A collection of abstracts and articles from over 100 scholarly journals, many dating from the nineteenth-century to the last 4 or 5 years.
- Lexis-Nexis
- Connections to newspaper articles (including New York Times and Washington Post), business information (including SEC filings), and legal resources (including state and federal case law).
- PAIS International
- Index to policy-oriented literature (books, journal articles and U.S. and foreign government documents). International coverage of information about political, economic and social issues and events in specific countries. Covers 1972 to the present.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective
- Comprehensive indexing of 500 of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers the years 1890 through 1982.
- Web of Science (ISI)
- The Institute of Scientific Information's premier citation databases in the physical, life, and social sciences. Search for articles that cite a known author or work or by standard search queries. Covers 1970 to the present.
- WilsonSelect
- Indexes and abstracts over 800 English-language periodicals in all subject areas, and provides the full-text of all the articles.
Citation Guides
Look at the How To section in the middle of the library homepage for information on citation styles and advice on how to evaluate print resources and web sites.
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