Geology Sources - LSC-CyFair
James Gamber's GEOL 1403 Project Checklist Spring 2013
Magazine, Newspaper, Journal Articles
NOTE:
Titles with 
below = Lone Star College System college access off campus with valid college ID/library card number
All other titles = off campus by HCPL & Lone Star College System library card holders
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NOTE: Find articles below from scholarly science journals. JSTOR and Science & Technology Collection include mostly journal articles. Select the "scholarly journals" option in ProQuest to limit your search. |
(EBSCO) Articles from journals, magazines, newspapers on a variety of topics.
(EBSCO) Help
A unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment is offered. Full text is available for selected titles.
(Mellon Foundation) Includes full-text back issues of selected journals in such areas as history, statistics, sociology, literature, and economics.Science Online (AAAS) Help
This full-text, weekly multidisciplinary scientific journal publishes original peer-reviewed research and noteworthy science news (July 1880 to the present).
Books, Videos, Etc.
Search for library materials in the:
eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary)
NOTE: Request items online from library catalog with a Harris County Public Library Card or Lone Star College–CyFair Photo ID/Library Card. See instructions on getting a library card.
Find more books on your topic via:
Google Book Search - free web
(Google Books Library Project) View complete text from out-of-copyright books and keyword sections from other titles available through partnerships with libraries such as the University of Michigan and the New York Public Library. Search by your zip code for which local libraries own books listed via the link to "Find this book in a library."
Maps
- National Atlas of the United States of America - Geology of the United States (United States Department of the Interior) See also: Map Maker to draw a map based on selected features
- National Geographic Society Map Machine
- ReliefWeb Map Centre (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
- Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project (Federal Emergency Management Agency & Harris County Flood Control District)
- University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Selected Web Sites
Geology, Paleontology, & Environmental Sites
- Clean Air Action (Houston-Galveston Area Council)
- Earthjustice (Founded in 1971 as Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund)
- Geological and Planetary Sciences (CalTech Library)
- Geology & Earth Science Links (University of Texas-Walter Geology Library)
- National Library for the Environment (The National Council for Science and the Environment)
- National Park Service-Geologic Resources
- National Wildlife Federation-Campus Ecology (supports "campus and beyond to protect wildlife by restoring habitat and slowing global warming")
- NOAA's All Hazard Monitor (provides status reports and maps on severe weather and other natural hazards in the world)
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Geological Survey-Texas
- University of California Museum of Paleontology (see online exhibits about evolution and fossils)
Search Engines
- Google: Web Search || U.S. Government Search || Image Search
- Altavista Multimedia Search
- Scirus (science-specific)
Citation Help
Find examples of MLA, APA, or Chicago style format on the Citation Help page to give credit to information sources used in an assignment.
Sample MLA Citations for Geology Sources:
NOTE: Indenting of lines cannot be shown easily on Web page. Check MLA guides for correct formatting.
Journal Article from the Science & Technology Collection article database
Ebinger, Cynthia. "Continental Break-Up: The East African Perspective." Astronomy & Geophysics.
46.2 (2005): 16-21. Science & Technology Collection. Web. 10 Oct. 2007.
Online Book from eBook Collection database
Warren, John. Evaporites: Their Evolution and Economics. London: Blackwell, 1999. eBook Collection.
Web. 10 Oct. 2007.
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