Course Guides: Geology

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• Printable Guides & Handouts
• Suggested Databases
• Selected E-Books
• Locations of Geology Resources in the Library
• Selected Books in the Library
• Online Resources
• Research Guides: includes citation help (will open in a new window)

PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:

• Course Guide Handout-Geology (PDF)

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SUGGESTED DATABASES:

• Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
• Encyclopædia Britannica Online - A full-text encyclopedia with video downloads, maps, statistics, classic literature, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
• Oxford Reference Online - Provides full-text access to many subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, maps, timelines, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
• Salem Science - Includes the full-text reference sets Global Resources, Global Warming, and The Solar System. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
• Science and Technology Collection - Provides full-text articles from over 820 scientific and technical journals, and abstracts from 1,700 other science periodicals.

Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.

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SELECTED E-BOOKS:

eBook Collection from EBSCOhost is our largest provider of ebooks (electronic copies of printed books PDF format), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBook Collection has an easy-to-use search interface. You will be prompted to login with your 12-digit Library User ID to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see our Tutorials on eBook Collection from EBSCOhost for more information.

• Geology, 1999, by James A. Woodhead.
• Geology: A Self-teaching Guide, 2001, by Barbara Winifred Murck.
• Tectonic Faults: Agents of Change on a Dynamic Earth, 2007, by Mark R. Handy, Greg Hirth, & Niels Hovius.

Visit our eBook Collections for links to eBook Collection from EBSCOhost and other e-book collections. Please note that books that are still protected by copyright may not be available online in full-text from the free sources.

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LOCATIONS OF GEOLOGY RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:

Geology-related topics can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:

• QE1 to QE996.5 - Geology.
  • QE1 to QE350.62 - General, including geographical divisions.
  • QE351 to QE399.2 - Mineralogy.
  • QE500 to QE639.5 - Dynamic and structural geology.
    • QE521 to QE545 - Volcanoes and earthquakes.
    • QE601 to QE613.5 - Structural geology.
  • QE640 to QE699 - Stratigraphy.

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SELECTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:

• The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 4th Edition.
  Call number: QE 28.2 .S55 2000
• The Earth Machine: The Science of a Dynamic Planet
  Call number: QB 631 .M32 2004
• Earth's Dynamic Systems, 9th Edition.
  Call number: QE 28.2 .H35 2001
• Geology
  Call number: QE 31 .R68 2003

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ONLINE RESOURCES:

• Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, & Textures, a collection of slides from the Geology Department of the University of North Carolina.
• geology.com, provides numerous resources including news, articles, maps, images, a geology dictionary, and more. Note that this is a commercial site and does offer items for purchase.
• Global Volcanism Program, From the Smithsonian Institution, this provides a wealth of information on volcanoes, including images and video.
• USGS, The U. S. Geological Survey website provides information and resources related to other sciences in addition to geology. See the Geology Research and Information section for more information.
• Geology Wing, an online exhibit from University of California Museum of Paleontology; it also includes a virtual exhibit on plate tectonics.

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