• Web of Science - Multidisciplinary index.
• Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
• GeoRef- Geology, earth science, hydrology, and paleontology literature.
• USGS Publications Warehouse (1880-Present) - Comprehensive index of USGS series, reports, maps, etc.
• WorldCat - Catalog of materials in libraries worldwide.
• Google Books - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.

NOTE: The above databases will also be duplicated in the sections on databases and books.

For an overview of the Cycle of Scientific Communication click here: Scientific Communication.

For an outline of a Comprehensive Science Literature Review click here: Science Literature Review.

For tips on improving database search results click here: Improving Database Search Results.

Suggested databases:

• Academic Search Complete - Multidisciplinary, full-text database.
• Business Source Complete - All subject areas related to business.
• Environment & Energy Publishing - Tracks environmental and energy action in Congress.
• Environmental Sciences and Pollutiion Management - Environmental science and pollution literature.
• Geography (SilverPlatter) - Physical and human geography.
• GeoRef - Geology, earth science, hydrology, and paleontology literature.
  NOTE: older paper indexes include -
  • Bibliography & Index of Geology, 1933-1995 (550 X G345b - Lv.5)
  • Bibliography of North American Geology, 1919-1970 (I 19.3/2 - Lv.1)
  • Geological Literature of North America, 1785-1918 (I 19.3/2 - Lv.1)
• GeoScienceWorld - Geology research ejournals.
• Google Scholar - Scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
• NTIS (National Technical Information Service - U.S. Government-sponsored research in scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related areas.
• Science.Gov - Gateway to U.S. government science information.
• SciFinder - Index to chemistry literature; on campus use only Scirus - Science-specific Web search engine.
• Water Resources Abstracts - Literature covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
• USGS Publications Warehouse (1880-Present) - Comprehensive index of USGS series, reports, maps, etc.
• Web of Science - Multidisciplinary index.
• Zoological Record (for paleontology) - Animal behavior, taxonomy, zoology literature.

Search specialized magazines and journals when looking for articles on your research topic. Some of the browsing examples to look at are: Advances in Water Resources; Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Earth Science Reviews; Geology; Geomorphology; Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Journal of Geology; Journal of Glaciology; Journal of Metamorphic Geology; Journal of Sedimentary Research; Palaios; Quaternary Science Reviews; Sedimentology.

To Browse Titles or Journals by Subject, click here: Mansfield Library Journals.

• AGU Digital Library
• Annual Reviews
• GeoScienceWorld
• ScienceDirect
• SEG Digital Library
• SpringerLink Ejournals
• Wiley /Interscience

For an explanation of Popular vs. Scholarly (magazines versus research journals) click here: Popular vs. Scholarly.

For an explanation of Peer Review click here: Peer Review in 5 Minutes.

For an overview of placing article alerts click here: Article Alerts.

To evaluate, compare, and rank journals using citation data click on: Journal Citation Reports or on Eigenfactor.

• The University of Montana Catalog - All time periods: Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.
• WorldCat - All time periods; Library Union Catalog; Books, Media, Government Documents, etc.
• Google Book Search - Snippet and full-text views of books as they are scanned by the Google Book Project.
• Springer Ebooks - Academic ebooks, Fulltext (with pdf), from 2005 - present, in Behavioral Science; Biomedical & Life Sciences; Business & Economics; Earth & Environmental Science; Humanities, Social Sciences & Law; Mathematics and Statistics; and Physics & Astronomy

For search hints, take a look at: UM Catalog Help.

Main Dewey Decimal call numbers for browsing Geoscience materials in the Mansfield Library book stacks or library catalog:

• 549 Mineralogy
• 550 Earth sciences
• 551 Geology, hydrology & meteorology
• 552 Petrology
• 553 Economic geology
• 554 Earth sciences of Europe
• 555 Earth sciences of Asia
• 556 Earth sciences of Africa
• 557 Earth sciences of North America
• 558 Earth sciences of South America
• 559 Earth sciences of other areas
• 560 Paleontology; paleozoology
• 561 Paleobotany; fossil microorganisms
• 562 Fossil invertebrates
• 563 Fossil marine & seashore invertebrates
• 564 Fossil mollusks & molluscoids
• 565 Fossil anthropods
• 566 Fossil chordates
• 567 Fossil cold-blooded vertebrates; fossil fishes
• 568 Fossil birds
• 569 Fossil mammals

For a detailed view of Dewey Decimal call numbers click on: Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries.

Geological Society of America - Publication Series.

• Abstracts (550.6 G345a - Lv.5)
• Bulletin (550.6 G345b - Lv.5)
• Memoir (550.6 G345mo - Lv.5)
• Special Papers (550.6 G345s - Lv.5)

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology - Publication Series.

• Annual Report (557.86 M8r - Lv.4- MT Collection)
• Bulletin (557.86 M8b - Lv.4- MT Collection)
• Publication Catalog (557.86 X M8p - Lv.4- MT Collection)
• Special Puclication (557.86 M8s - Lv.4- MT Collection)

U.S. Government Documents

• Library Catalog & GPO Monthly Catalog - Government Documents, 1976-present
• Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog (015.73 X C9711, 1900-1971)
• Cumulative Title Index to U.S. Public Documents (015.73 X L642c, 1789-1976)

U.S. Geological Survey - Publication Series.

(NOTE: Check Library Catalog for electronic, paper, and microfiche copies; also see USGS Publications Warehouse (1880-present).

• Bulletin (I 19.3: plus the Report Number - Lv.1 Gov Docs)
• Circular (I 19.4/2: plus the Report Number - Lv.1 Gov Docs)
• Open-File Reports (I 19.76: plus the Report Number - Lv.1 Gov Docs)
• Professional Papers (I 19.16: plus the Report Number - Lv.1 Gov Docs)
• Water-Resources Investigative Reports (I 19.42/4: plus the Report Number - Lv.1 Gov Docs)
• Water-Supply Papers (I 19.13: plus the Report number - Lv.1 Gov Docs)

• AccessScience - Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online.
• Alphabetical Mineral Reference
• Bibliography of Theses in Geology (550 C557b)
• The CRB Commodity Yearbook (338.0973 C7341)
• Dictionary of Geological Terms (550.3 A512g)
• Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms (622.03 D5546)
• Earth Observatory
• Earthquake Hazards (USGS)
• Earthquakes, Montana
• Earthquake Studies (MBMG)
• Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences - Covers the understanding and management of fresh water resources.
• The Encyclopedia of Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology (550.3 E56 v.5)
• The Encyclopedia of Mineralogy (550.3 E56 v.4)
• Encyclopedia of Earth
• Encyclopedia of Earth System Science (550.3 E566)
• Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes (551.203 R598)
• Encyclopedia of European & Asian Regional Geology (554 E5636)
• Encyclopedia of Geochemistry (551.903 E5642)
• Encyclopedia of Inland Waters - Online encyclopedia covering the biology, chemistry, geology, and physics of inland aquatic habitats worldwide at all scales from marshes and swamps to ponds, lakes, streams and rivers.
• Encyclopedia of Minerals (549.03 R648e)
• Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (Second Edition) - Online encyclopedia covering the biology, chemistry, geology, and physics of the oceans.
• Encyclopedia of Paleontology (560.03 E5645)
• Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment - Online encyclopedia covering the biology, ecology, chemistry and physics of the world's variegated soils and their origins, properties, classification, and roles in the biosphere.
• Facts on File Dictionary of Earth Science (550 F1428)
• Geographic Names (Canada)
• Geographic Names (United States)
• Geologic Guidebooks of North America
• Geological Map Database (USGS)
• Geological Time Machine
• Geologists & the History of Time (550.9 X S245g v.1-5)
• Glosary of Geology (550.3 G244g)
• Ground Water Atlas of the U.S.
• Guide to USGS Geologic & Hydrologic Maps (557.3 X G946- Lv.1)
• Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks (552.06 H236 v.1-3)
• Information Sources in the Earth Sciences (550.7 X W874u)
• A Manual of New Mineral Names, 1892-1978 (549.03 M294)
• Map Locator (USGS)
• Mineral Industry Surveys (USGS)
• Minerals Information (USGS)
• Minerals Yearbook (USGS)
• Montana, Geologic Map
• Montana Water
• Montana Water Data
• Montana Water Information (NRIS)
• National Park Geology
• Practical Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals (552 P895)
• Randol Mining Directory (338.2 R1921)
• Statistical Abstract of the United States - Statistics on social and economic conditions.
• Surf Your Watershed (USGS)
• Treatise on Geochemistry - Online reference work covering all major subjects in the field of geochemistry ranging from the chemistry of the solar system to environmental geochemistry.
• U.S. Bureau of Mining Publications, 1910-1994 (I 8.5 -Lv.1)
• U.S. Energy Information Administration
• The Water Encyclopedia (553.7 T633w)
• Water Resources Conditions (USGS)
• Water Resources of Montana (USGS)
• Water Resource of the U.S. (USGS)
• Wikipedia - An encyclopedia that is written & edited anonymously & collaboratively.

(NOTE: check library catalog for electronic, paper, and microfiche copies; also see USGS Publications Warehouse (1880-present).

• Climate Data Directory
• Climate Information, Historical Western U.S.
• Climate Services (NOAA)
• ClimateWire
• Climatic Data Center, National
• Climate Office, Montana
• Montana Climate Information (NRIS)
• U.S. Drought Monitor
• Western Regional Climate Center
• WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Guide (NOAA)

Climatic Data for the World C 55.211 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)

Climatological Data. Montana Section.

• A 29.29/22:, 1902-1938 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)
• C 30.18/22:, 1939-1968 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)
• C 55.214/23:, 1969-1999 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)

Climatological Data. Missoula, Montana.

• C 30.56/22x:, 1942-1970 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)
• C 55.217:, 1971-1978 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)
• C 55.287/28-8:, 1979-1983 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)
• C 55.286/6-27:, 1984-1998 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)

Precipitation Data. Montana.

• C 30.59/211:, 1951-1966 (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)
• C 55.216/21:, 1967-present (Lv.1- Gov.Docs.)

• Funding Resources
• National Science Foundation Award Search
• Federal R&D Project Summaries

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• Yahoo
• Zuula

• Canada, Natural Resources
• Earth Science (Virtual Library)
• Earth Science World (AGI)
• Earth Sciences (Google)
• Geology and Geophysics (Yahoo)
• Geology.com
• Glacial Lake Missoula
• Glaciology (Intute)
• Mineralogy and Petralogy Research on the Web
• Mineralogy Database
• Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
• Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality
• National Geologic Map Database
• National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
• Natural Resource Information System
• Paleontology (Yahoo)
• Paleontology Portal
• U.S. Geological Survey
• University of Montana Department of Geosciences

• EndNote Web
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• RefWorks

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