Research Guides: Geology/Earth Sciences Research Guide: Resources

Resources

Environmental/Geology Databases

GeoRef
The most comprehensive database in the geosciences. Established by AGI (American Geosciences Institute).
Environment Complete
Full text coverage in agriculture, ecology, energy, natural resources, geography, pollution and waste management, public policy, social impacts, urban planning and more.
Agricultural and Environmental Science
The database provides a unique solution for agricultural and environmental research also including: agricultural economics; animal and veterinary sciences; aquaculture and fisheries; farming and farming systems; food and human nutrition; forestry; and plant sciences.
GeoScienceWorld
Provides access to 45+ journals in the earth sciences as well as the GeoRef abstract and index database.
GreenFILE
A research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.
ScienceDirect
Literature across all fields of science and social science. Comprehensive coverage of literature across all fields of science and social science. Provides access to more than 850 of Elsevier's primary research journals, which focus on scientific, medical, biomedical and technical areas.
ASCE Library
Search full-text articles from ASCE journals and proceedings, 1983-present.

The Research Library provides access to more than 40,000 full-text papers from ASCE Journals and Proceedings.

Geography Databases

Academic Search Complete
A great database to get started with for your research on any topic. Use it to search for articles from scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals, newspapers, and magazines.
GeoRef
The most comprehensive database in the geosciences. Established by AGI (American Geosciences Institute).
GeoScienceWorld
Provides access to 45+ journals in the earth sciences as well as the GeoRef abstract and index database.
GreenFILE
A research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.
Environment Complete
Full text coverage in agriculture, ecology, energy, natural resources, geography, pollution and waste management, public policy, social impacts, urban planning and more.
PAIS International
This resource covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources. PAIS Archive is included in this database and includes the content from printed volumes published 1915-1976.
SimplyAnalytics
SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps, tables, and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. Create a personal account, if you want save your work. Otherwise sign in as a Guest. (includes COVID-19 data)
ReferenceUSA
ReferenceUSA helps users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds and locate people. The database includes access to information about more than 20 million businesses, 222 million consumers, U.S. new businesses, and U.S. homeowners and movers.
Sanborn Maps North Carolina
Sanborn Maps are large scale plans of a city or a town, drawn to a scale of 50 feet to an inch. These historical maps from 1867–1970 list street blocks and building numbers including numbers in use at the time the map was made.
Neighborhood Change Database
1970-2010 Tract level Census data from GeoLytics. Limit one user at a time.
SpringerLink
Journals, books, and book series in the sciences including: chemical sciences, computer science, engineering, environmental sciences, geosciences, life sciences, mathematics, medicine, physics from the publisher, Springer-Verlag.
Compendex
Bibliographic database of technology and engineering research literature.

(Indexing: 1969+) The most comprehensive bibliographic database of technology and engineering research literature, containing citations and abstracts of articles and technical reports from over 5000 engineering journals and conferences. Compendex covers the fields of chemical and process engineering (15%), computers and data processing (12%), applied physics (11%), electronics and communications (12%). The remainder of its coverage is civil and mechanical engineering.
ScienceDirect
Literature across all fields of science and social science. Comprehensive coverage of literature across all fields of science and social science. Provides access to more than 850 of Elsevier's primary research journals, which focus on scientific, medical, biomedical and technical areas.
Web of Science
This multidisciplinary database includes a citation mapping feature that allows you to track research across time, including almost 1.7 billion cited references allowing for comprehensive searches.
JSTOR
Provides access to academic journals and books covering a wide range of disciplines; it also includes some limited primary source collections.
TRID
TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide.

TRID is a newly integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) Database.
National Geographic Magazine 1888-1994
Provides in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology and more with comprehensive, relevant articles and legendary photographs and maps.

Data Sources

USGS National Geologic Map Database
Developing a distributed archive of standardized geoscience information for the nation.
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC/NCEI) -- NOAA
responsible for preserving, monitoring, assessing, and providing public access to the Nation's treasure of climate and historical weather data and information.
The National Map (USGS)
US Topography, 3D Elevation Program, Hydrography Data Set, Orthoimagery, etc.
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC/NCEI)
provides stewardship, products, and services for geophysical data from our Sun to Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space.
NC DEQ (North Carolina Environmental Data)
conducting field research; analyzing water, air and soil samples; using GIS mapping techniques; and many other methods of scientific exploration.
Data.gov - Geospatial
Earth System Atlas
The Earth System Atlas provides for display and manipulation of peer-reviewed data sets from the full spectrum of the Earth system research.
NASA - Earth Sciences Division
Major focus areas include climate change, severe weather, the atmosphere, the oceans, sea ice and glaciers, and the land surface.

Reports/Publications

U.S. Geological Survey - Publications Warehouse
"The Pubs Warehouse provides access to over 130,000 publications written by USGS scientists over the century-plus history of the bureau."
North Carolina Annual Water Data Reports
Downloadable stream-flow data on local streams

Citations and Style Guides

Style Guides

Citation and Style Guides

General Information
about Citing in GSA Style

The Geological Society of America is the citation style sometimes used by the Earth Sciences department at UNC Charlotte.

The full details of its requirements are available at the online CITATION STYLE GUIDE, GSA Reference Guidelines (PDF). (also: Figure Guidelines and Table Guidelines)

EndNote

EndNote is bibliographic management software. Users create "libraries" of citations with EndNote, which works with Microsoft Word. When writing a paper, EndNote is used to format bibliographies and references in various styles. Many of the databases listed above can export citations to an EndNote Library.

Download EndNote
ITS download page
Guide to Getting Started with EndNote
A basic guide to EndNote.

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