Use the Library Catalog to find books owned by the UWP library. Use one of the catalog's keyword search
options. Then look at the subject headings used in the records you
retrieve. Is there one that describes what you're looking for? If so,
click on it to find other books on your topic.
Books in other libraries : To find books and other materials from public, school, and academic libraries across Wisconsin, search BadgerCat.
UW System Search: UW
System Search/Universal Borrowing (UB) allows you make arrangements
yourself to borrow materials from other UW libraries. All of the 13 UW
libraries participate in this program. UB is built on the idea that the
UW System libraries together are now one virtual library.
Using
the UWP library catalog, you can simultaneously search other UW
libraries to determine if the item you want is available. Simply select
the "Multi Library Search" link at the top of our library's catalog and
conduct your search. If the item is available from another UW library,
you can complete an online request form, which will be transmitted
directly to the owning library. The owning library will retrieve the
material and send it to the UWP library. A courier service runs between
the UW libraries five days a week and delivers the requested materials.
You can use the UB service to request books and A/V materials, however,
requests for periodical articles should still go through the regular
interlibrary loan process.
The periodical indexes listed below will help you find citations to journal articles and other publications about current events related to geology. Before beginning, it's important to understand the importance of creating a goodsearch strategy. Prepare asearch strategy worksheetto plan your search before searching the indexes.
Geobase Includes over 600,000 records with abstracts from journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports. Subjects include: cartography, hydrology, climatology, meteorology, energy, paleontology, environment, petrology, geochemistry, photogrammetry, geomorphology, sedimentology, geophysics and volcanology. Geobase tutorial from Simon Frasier University; Geobase Slide Show from OCLC.
Environment Completeprovides researchers with abstracts and indexing for more than 1,000 titles covering environmental policy and studies. Updated monthly, with ongoing coverage for more than 500 of those titles, the database contains citations for nearly 700,000 articles published since 1973. The database offers deep coverage of applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, geography, marine and freshwater resources, public policy, social impacts, urban planning and more. Additionally, an environmental thesaurus and publication index are available for more precise, advanced searching.
Ebsco'sAcademic Searchcovers a wide range of academic areas, including chemistry and related fields. It features the full-text for over 1,000 journals. Restrict your search to scholarly journals by selecting the Advanced Search option and limiting your search to Peer-reviewedjournals.
General Science Full Text is an index to English language periodicals in the general sciences, including astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, environment, earth sciences, food and nutrition, medicine, microbiology, oceanography, physics, physiology and zoology.
Applied Science and Technology Full Text indexes 400 English language periodicals in the applied sciences and technology. Covers aeronautics, chemistry, computer science, electronics, energy, fire and fire prevention, geology, mathematics, metallurgy, oceanography, physics and plastics.
Agricola indexes material acquired by the National Agricultural Library on agricultural economics and engineering, animal science, food science, forestry, home economics, natural resources, plant diseases and insect pests
Biological and Agricultural Abstracts contains citations to articles, book reviews, symposia and conference proceedings from over 250 English language periodicals in biology and agriculture. Covers zoology, veterinary medicine, soil science, plant pathology, physiology, nutrition, microbiology, marine biology and limnology, genetics, horticulture, forestry, ecology, etc
Science Citation Index To find articles that cite a known author or work, use the Cited Reference search option. Because this type of search differs from keyword or subject searching, you may want to review this short tutorial on how to search SCI.
Ecology and Natural Resources Collection brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary publications: writings about research in ecology and natural resources conducted by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable titles in these fields held by the University of Wisconsin Libraries.
A wide range of materials in a variety of formats including electronic facsimiles of books, manuscripts, and important serial titles will be added to the collection on an ongoing basis. In addition, this collection will contain digitized images, including photographs and maps that librarians, scholars, and other subject specialists have deemed important to these fields of study.
Browsing the selected Web sites below can help you find authoritative information on particular topics and/or geology in general. How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory, prepared by the University at Albany Libraries, provides detailed information on choosing and searching web resources. Be sure to look at the "search tips" page for each search engine as search procedures may vary.
Geosourceis listing of web resources for human geography,physical geography, planning,geoscience and environmental science. Sections include academic subjects, countries and regions, library collections and museums, international organizations, university departments and research establishments, statistical agencies and resources, publishers and reference.
The Geological Society of America is the the professional association for geologists. Information for members about meetings, publications, and issues of critical interest to research and education. Also has items of public interest relating to earth science and public policy and government affairs.
NOTE: Although there is a wealth of information on the web, not all of it is authoritative. Check Five criteria for evaluating Web pages to check your sources.
When preparing a project in geology, follow the recommendation of your instructor when you cite the sources you have used. Instructors may recommend one of the format styles described in these publications and Web sites.
The ACS style guide : a manual for authors and editors(Reference Desk Collection QD8.5 .A25 1997) presents the ACS style.
The MLA handbook for writers of research papers (Reference Desk LB2369 .G53 1999) provides the recommendations of the Modern Language Association for formatting papers and references.
How to Cite References Using MLA Style This online guide, prepared by this library, is also available in paper format in the guide rack near the Reference Desk.
A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations (Reference Desk LB2369 .T8 1996) presents the Chicago (also known as Turabian) style for formatting papers and references.
Documentation: Chicago Style, created by the UW-Madison Writing Center, presents the basics of using the Chicago or Turabian style.
