Dictionaries & Encyclopedias | Handbooks & Manuals | Maps, Atlases and Gazetteers| Print Journal Indexes | Database Services | Theses and Style Guide
this guide in Word FormatThis guide is a select listing of information resources in Earth Sciences. For a more comprehensive view of the Library's collection please consult our online catalogue, Tropicat. A more complete, general guide to finding information is also available from InfoHelp.
The location prefix R used in the guide designates the Reference Collection. Items are held in both Townsville (TSV) and Cairns (CNS) unless otherwise indicated.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Allaby, A. & Allaby, M. (2003).(2nd.ed [corrected]). A dictionary of earth sciences. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
R 550.3 CON 2003Bortman, M. & Cunningham, W.P. (2003). Environmental encyclopedia. (3rd.ed.) Detroit: Gale.
TSV R 333.703 ENV 2003Goudie, A. (2004). Encyclopedia of geomorphology. London: Routledge.
R 551.4103 ENCLearner, K.L. & Learner, B.W. (2003). World of earth science. Detroit: Gale.
TSV R 550.3 WORMiddleton, G. V. (2003). Encyclopedia of sediments & sedimentary rocks. Boston: Kluwer.
TSV R 552.503 ENCSelley, R., Cocks, R., & Pilmer, I. (2005). Encyclopedia of geology . London : Elsevier Academic.
R 551.03 ENCSkinner, B.J. & Handcock, P.L. (2000). The Oxford companion to the earth. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
R 550.3 OXFThomas, D., & Goudie, A. (Eds.) (2000). The dictionary of physical geography. (3rd. ed.). Malden, Mass.: Blackwell.
R910.0203 ENC 2000
Handbooks and Manuals
Handbooks and manuals are a valuable source of factual data, examples, methods and techniques.
Assaad, F., LaMoreaux, P., & Hughes, T. (Eds.). (2004). Field methods for geologists and hydrogeologists. New York : Springer-Verlag. 551.0723 FIE
Carmichael, R.S. (1984). Handbook of physical properties of rocks. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press.
TSV R 552.06 HANCRC handbook of chemistry and physics. (2004). Cleveland, Ohio: CRC Press.
R 500 P54Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
The Library's collection includes several different kinds of cartographic material. Most items are listed in Tropicat, either individually or as a series. Australian geological map series are held in the periodical collection on the second floor. Topographic maps are located in map cabinets near the InfoHelp desk. Some useful tools are:
Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. (1989). Symbols used on geological maps. Canberra: The Bureau.
R 551.0223 AUSAustralia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics. (1979-). BMR earth science atlas of Australia. Canberra: The Bureau.
TSV Atlases 912.15594 AUSAustralia. Division of National Mapping. (1983). Australia 1:250,000 and 1:100,000 master names gazetteer (place names). Canberra: Division of National Mapping.
TSV R 919.4003 AUS T3 CNS R 919.4003 AUS T2 (1975 ed.)Australia. Division of National Mapping. (1980-86). Atlas of Australian resources. Canberra: Division of National Mapping.
Atlases 333.00994 AUS T2 1980
Journal Indexes in Print
Indexes marked * are available online - see below. The Reference Collection contains a large number of print indexes across all disciplines, see the library catalogue, Tropicat, for details.
*Bibliography and Index of Geology (1969 - 1998)
TSV R 550.16 BIBGeographical Abstracts: Physical Geography (1989 -1998)
TSV R 910 P42 (I)Mineralogical Abstracts (1921 - 1996)
TSV R 549 P2*Oceanic Abstracts (1972 - 1996)
TSV R 551.46 P15Database Services
Many journal indexing services are available via the Internet. Some services also provide the full text of journal articles. Databases may be accessed from off campus via Remote Access.
Direct links to the services listed below are available at this Internet address : http://www.library.jcu.edu.au/Resources/datasets.shtml
Current Contents Connect multidisciplinary current awareness service for over 8,000 journals and more than 2,000 books.
Data Metallogenia Data Metallogenica is a global reference system for ore deposit information.
Geobase information for development studies, the Earth sciences, ecology, geomechanics, human geography, and oceanography
GeoRef (via GeoScienceWorld) provides abstracts to the geoscience literature of the world.
IngentaConnect provides journal article searches as well as search alerting and tables of contents services.
Infotrac provides access to Expanded Academic ASAP which has some articles in full text.
INIS: International Nuclear Information System of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is the world’s leading information system on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.
ProQuest5000 Databases including Wilson General Science Abstracts giving fulltext coverage of over 2500 journals
Oceanic Abstracts focuses on marine biology and physical oceanography, covering both living and non-living resources, meteorology and geology plus environmental, technological and legislative topics
ScienceDirect Full text for around 290 of the 1700 titles, with contents pages and abstracts for the remainder.
SciFinder Scholar Primarily a chemistry database, but with significant coverage of the life sciences.
Web of Science search current and retrospective multidisciplinary information (inc. science citation index) covering around 9000 journals from 1972+
Wiley Interscience provides full-text of all 311 Wiley journals back to 1997
The School Librarian also maintains links to Library & Internet Resources for Earth Sciences.
Theses and Style Guide
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