Research Guides: Geology: Databases & Articles

Where can I find articles on my topic?

The UM Libraries subscribe to over 300 databases! The following databases are the primary electronic resources available for locating journal articles in Geology. All databases that UMCP subscribes to can be accessed through Database Finder

American Society of Civil Engineers Database
Contains publications of the ASCE, including journal articles (1983 - present), conference proceedings (2001 - present), standards (1982 - present), and ebooks (1985 - present).
Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest)
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ETDE World Energy Base
Information on the environmental impact of energy production and use, including climate change; energy R&D; energy policy; nuclear, coal, hydrocarbon and renewable energy technologies and more. Includes over 953,500 bibliographic records from early 1995 forward. A product of the Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE), a program of the International Energy Agency.
GeoRef (EBSCO)
Guide to materials in geology and earth sciences. Worldwide coverage. Abstracts journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses.Over 25,145 sources. Over 2.1 million records. Over 60,000 records added annually.
IEEE/IEE Electronic Library - IEL
Provides full-text access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE Standards. Includes access to Bell Labs Technical journal Archive (BLTJA) 1922-2015
Oceanic Abstracts (Proquest XML)
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Pollution Abstracts (Proquest XML)
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TOXLINE (Proquest XML)
Covers all areas of toxicology Including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmetal pollutants, mutagens & teratogens. Covers: bibliographic citations, journals, books, tech. Reports, theses, letters, meetings, proceedings. Produced by U.S. Nat'l Lib. of Medicine.
Water Resources Abstracts (Proquest XML)
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Multidisciplinary Resources

While not explicitly devoted to Geology, the following related, general, and/or multidisciplinary databases may prove useful in your research.

Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
Multi-disciplinary database providing information for nearly every area of academic study. Includes an enormous collection of the most valuable peer-reviewed full text journals, as well as additional journals, magazines, newspapers and books.
Conference Papers Index (Cambridge Scientific)
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Dissertations & Theses Global
This database is the an authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. The database represents the work of authors from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities. Full text is available from 1997 to the present. It also contains a significant amount of new international dissertations and theses both in citations and in full text.
NetLibrary
NetLibrary is now called eBook Collection on EBSCOHOST.
NTIS Database (National Technical Information Service)(Free)
Covers U.S. government-sponsored research and reports from federal agencies including technical research reports, journal articles, data files, computer programs and audio-visual products.
Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)
A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. The best database for finding what papers have cited other papers. Cited references can be traced forward in time.
ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Peer-reviewed, full text database containing electronic book and journal titles covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. In addition to keyword searches, the image search and value added content associated with the publication can be found in the form of audio, video and datasets.