Reference Sources
- Science Resource CenterWith Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals.
- Gale Virtual Reference CenterGale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Included here is: Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources , 2006
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Databases
Below is a list of databases in Stevenson Library that you may wish to consult when conducting your research in Geology. Here you can find peer-reviewed academic journals, as well as trade and popular magazines.
Note: In order to access these databases from off campus, you will need to log on to the system. You can do this in one of two ways:
1) Click on the database name. In the window that pops up, enter the user name you use for checking email, followed by "@lhup.edu" Ex. jsmith@lhup.edu. Then, in the second box, enter your password as you normally would for email. OR
2) Click on the database name. In the window that pops up, enter the six digit ID# found on your student ID. Then, enter your last name in the second box.
- GreenFILEGreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government &general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, and more.
- Academic OneFilePeer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
- Academic Search CompleteA scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals.
- JSTORThis full-text database provides access to a large number of outstanding academic journals.
- Computers and Applied Sciences CompleteCovers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. indexing and abstracts for 1,300+ journals,and other reference sources. Full text for more than 500 periodicals.
- GEOBaseProvides worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology. Note: Contact a librarian at Stevenson Library to access this database.
- Films on DemandFilms On Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that makes it easier than ever to incorporate outstanding educational programs from Films Media Group into your content management systems, online lesson plans, distance learning courseware, or electronic card catalog system.
Web Resources
Here are a few private and government sites that may help you with your research.
- USGSAs an unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, we are dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural
- NWISWeb data for the nationThese pages provide access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
- SciNetAn Internet search engine for science and technology topics, high-quality science links, original science and technology articles, and science and technology pictures.
- Dartmouth Flood ObservatoryGlobal Flood Detection, Mapping, and Measurement.
- Engineers EdgeStrength and Mechanics of materials basics. General equations and definitions.
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