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GeoRef includes the American Geological Institute's geoscience database
containing over 1.9 million records of North American since 1785, and
other areas of the world since 1933. The database is the equivalent
of four major reference publications: Bibliography of North
American Geology, Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North
America, Geophysical Abstracts, and the Bibliography and Index of
Geology. Additional items come from special bibliographies
produced on request for state surveys or societies, and annual subject and
author indexes.
You may access GeoRef from anywhere with a valid APSU ID.
How to Search GeoRef
The number of people who can use GeoRef at the same time is limited.
Try again later if you get a message saying the maximum number of users
has been reached.
1. TO SEARCH
In the input box, type a word or phrase describing your topic. Click
the yellow [Search] button or just press <Enter>.
This database uses a controlled vocabulary of subject headings. To
identify precise search terms, go to the tab marked
"Thesaurus." Type a term then click [Go To Terms] to see
matching terms. Once you find the appropriate term/s, put a check mark
next to term in question and click [Search Marked] button.
Results of searches are displayed toward the bottom of screen below a
yellow dividing area.
2. TO DISPLAY YOUR RESULTS
To DISPLAY your search results, select from the "Show"
drop-down menu, the option of "All Results". You can also
limit your results to display only items held by the APSU Library by
selecting "Available from Library" option.
Search the Library's online catalog, Felix, by title to find
out if the APSU Library owns or has access to a particular journal title,
book or conference proceeding. Use Interlibrary Loan for
materials not available in the Library or through full-text databases.
3. TO PRINT, SAVE, OR E-MAIL YOUR SEARCH RESULTS
You need to MARK your records in order to print them, to save to a
diskette or to email them.
To MARK a record, click the box next to the first line of the
displayed record which will place a checkmark in the box.
To print: Click the print icon
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After configuring output options, click [Print] then OK.
To save to diskette: Place a formatted disk in disk drive. Click the
diskette icon
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After configuring output options, click [Save] and when new window opens
up, select "Save this file to disk" . Be sure you select A:
drive. The saved file can then be viewed using Notepad, Wordpad, or
Microsoft Word.
To e-mail: Click the email icon  .
After configuring output options, enter an email address in the
"From" field and an email address in the "Send records
to:" field. These email addresses can be the same address. When
ready, click [Send Mail].
4. TO LOGOUT
Click [Logout] at the top right of the window. It is very
important to logout so that others can access this database.
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