Databases
Selected Geoscience Databases
- GeoRef (Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window
Indexes journal articles, books, maps, conference papers reports, and theses covering mineralogy and crystallography, geochemistry, geochronology, extraterrestrial geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, sedimentary petrology, marine geology and oceanography, general paleontology, paleobotany, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, stratigraphy, historical geology and paleoecology, areal geology, miscellaneous and mathematical geology, structural geology, general geophysics, solid-earth geophysics, seismology, applied geophysics, hydrogeology and hydrology, environmental geology, geomorphology, quaternary geology, soils, general economic geology, economic geology of metal ore deposits, economic geology of nonmetal deposits, economic geology of energy sources, and engineering geology. Covers geology of North America from 1669 to the present and geology of the world from 1933 to the present. Search using keyword, author, title, coordinates, latitude, longitude, etc. Engineering Village - Geofacets This link opens in a new window
Helps data from maps, plots/graphs, tables, photographs, stratigraphic columns/wells/cores sections/profiles, and other figures published in scientific works. Geographic coverage of the Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Asia Pacific; World, Ocean and Polar. Coverage includes geology, paleogeography, oceanography, geography, geophysics, hydrology/hydrogeology, meteorology/climatology, and pedology. Search in map type, title, abstract, caption, author, affiliation, keyword or journal; or by geographic area on a map. Filter by content type, subject, basin, publication year, author, keyword, source title, or publisher. Data can be imported to other programs and exported as tiff, jpeg, GeoTeiff, shapefiles, KMZ, and xlsx files. Provided by Elsevier.
- National geologic map database This link opens in a new window
Provides access to maps and other spatially referenced data for geology, geophysics, marine geology, earth resources, hazards, geochemistry, geochronology, and paleontology. Includes links to other sources of topographic and related maps, other earth science databases, and additional Web resources related to geology. Can search by title, author, map number, theme, location, scale, date, format, and publisher. Can also use map interface to find geologic maps and historic topographic maps. United States Geological Survey
Multidisciplinary Databases
- Scopus This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts of, peer-reviewed titles from international publishers, Open Access journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, book series, patents, and quality web sources as far back as 1823. Includes 4 collections: life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences and humanities. Search documents, authors, or affiliation. Advanced search uses Boolean operators and codes. Limitable by facets. Provides related articles and citation information. Customizable personal accounts. Part of the SciVerse system.
- Web of science. Core collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to bibliographic information of journal articles through the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index from 1900 to present. Search by topic, author, publication, editor, language, etc. Provides citation information. Limitable by facets. Customizable personal accounts.
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowA discovery tool that provides a single place to search most of the content available from the Baylor University Libraries, including: traditional library materials (books, journal titles, media, etc.); the Baylor Digital Collections; BEARdocs, (electronic theses and dissertations, honors theses, technical reports, faculty publications, etc.); research guides; and -- most importantly, much of the full text content to which the Baylor Libraries subscribe from a wide variety of sources.
List of all Geoscience Databases
Journals
Selected Geoscience Journals
Selected Geoscience Journal Collections
- GeoScienceWorld This link opens in a new window
- AAPG Datapages/Archives This link opens in a new window
Geoscience Journals subscribed by Baylor University Libraries
Other Resources and Research Guides
US Government Agencies
Preprint Archives and Data Repositories
- DataOne Data Observation Network for Earth is a searchable repository of environmental and climate data.
Class Research Guides
Reading Scientific Paper Resources
- CREATESAn online tool that goes through the 6-steps of C.R.E.A.T.E.S. that help you read, analyze, and understand the narrative of scientific papers.
