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* Maps and older information are available in books and government publications.
* Browse the Library's reference stacks or general book collection under call numbers beginning with QE.		 * Use journal articles to find information on current or specialized research in the field of geology. 
Resources for Research Help
 
GeoRef
*lists citations and summaries of journal articles, government publications, and books
*covers geology and related disciplines
*covers items published from 1785 to present for North America and from 1933 to present for the rest of the world
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		A few items available in the library HELP:More about GeoRef
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Science Direct College Edition Journal Collections
* contains over 1800 full text, peer reviewed journals
* provides articles from journals in Social & Behavioral Sciences, Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering
* Dates available include issues from the current year back to 1995 for most titles
* access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available in the on your computer HELP:More about Science Direct
Wiley InterScience
* lists citations, summaries, and full-text from over 300 periodicals
* covers science, technology, and medicine
* articles from 1996 to date
* access from on-campus.  For off-campus access, see "How to Search" for instructions. 		Many items available on your computer HELP:More about Wiley InterScience
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Reference and Fact-finding Sources
HELP:Oxford Reference Online: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and guides covering all subjects
HELP:Encyclopedia Britannica: full encyclopedia plus web sites
HELP:Gale Virtual Reference Library: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and guides covering all subjects.  For a list of titles available at APSU, click here.
HELP:netLibrary Reference Center: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and guides covering all subjects
HELP:access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		All items available on your computer HELP:More about Oxford Reference Online
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Emergency Disasters Data Base (Em-Dat)
*maintained by the Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
*may search by country of origin or type of disaster
*covers over 12,800 mass disasters from 1900-present
*free for everyone		 Most items available on your computer HELP: More about Em-Dat
 
Columbia Gazetteer
HELP: a database of names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world.
HELP:useful for geography, history, and political science
HELP:access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		All items available on your computer HELP:More about Columbia Gazeteer

 

Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection
*content spans the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences
*includes full-text from 1100+ volumes, comprising over 20,000 critical and authoritative review articles
*covers back volumes published from 1932 to the 2003 volumes
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		All items available on your computer HELP:More about Annual Reviews EBVC
 
Applied Science & Technology Full Text
*provides access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from hundreds of sources
*covers engineering, industrial arts, chemistry, physics, and more
*retrospective coverage as far back as 1983, full-text since 1997
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Many items available on your computer HELP: More about Applied Science and Technology
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General OneFile (InfoTrac)
*lists citations and summaries of most articles and entire text of some articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers
*covers all subjects
*covers items published from 1980-present
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about General OneFile
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Academic Search Premier
* contains indexing for 8,200 publications
* contains full text for more than 4,650 titles
* PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for over 100 journals
* access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about Academic Search Premier
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WilsonWeb OmniFile Full Text 
*provides access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from thousands of sources
*covers all subjects
*retrospective coverage as far back as 1982, full-text since 1994
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available on your computer HELP:More about WilsonWeb OmniFile
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Scientific American Archive Online
*contains the full text and graphics of every Scientific American issue from 1993 to the present
*more than 4,000 articles are available to view or download in color PDF
*covers all aspects of health, science, and technology
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		All items available on your computer HELP:More about Scientific American Archive Online
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DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
*links to journals with full-text articles 
*covers all subjects
*covers articles from the mid-1990's to the present
*access from anywhere 		Some items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about DOAJ
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Internet resources
* authoritative, credible, and reliable Web sites
* selected for accuracy and relevance to the subjects taught at APSU
* updated regularly
* access from anywhere 		All items available on your computer HELP:How to search the Internet
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GEOBASE
*lists citations and summaries of journal articles
*covers worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology
*covers items published 1980 - present
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID		 Some items available in the library HELP:More about GEOBASE
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