Geosciences on the Web
Databases
GeoRef 1785+ Available
to UT faculty, staff, and students
Indexes geology and earth science research
publications.
GEOBASE
1980+ Available
to UT faculty, staff, and students
Select the database "GEOBASE".
Covers worldwide literature on geography, geology and ecology.
GeoScienceWorld 1669+
Available to UT faculty, staff, and students
Collection of full-text electronic journals in the geological sciences. Includes the GeoRef database.
Mineral Commodity Summaries
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Minerals Information current
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Web
of Science 1970+ Available
to UT faculty, staff, and students
Select "ISI Web of Science"
to begin; when finished, remember to Logout (upper right corner).
INSPEC
1969+ Available
to UT faculty, staff, and students
Physics, electrical engineering, computer and
information technology, astronomy and geophysics
Free Data Sources
National
Geophysical Data Center
Provides scientific data describing
the sea floor, solid earth, and solar-terrestrial environment,
including Earth observations from space.
Federal
Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Search Engine
A collection of over 250 spatial data
servers that have digital geographic data primarily for use
in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), image processing
systems, and other modeling software.
National
Geoscience Data Repository System
The National Directory of Geoscience
Data Repositories is the report of a survey conducted by the
American Geological Institute in 1996. Repositories holding
geoscience data, particularly cores, cuttings, and paper records
were surveyed and compiled into a report.
Electronic Books & Journals
Electronic
Journals - UT Libraries
This interface gives access to electronic
journals from the online catalog, various databases, and several
providers of full text online journals.
ScienceDirect 1998+ Available
to UT faculty, staff, and students
Collection of Elsevier full-text journals. UT has access to
issues marked with a green icon. Includes Earth & Planetary Sciences backfiles.
Springer
LINK - Available to UT faculty, staff, and
students
Full-text journals and electronic books, including the series Lecture Notes in Earth Science from Springer. Select
"Journals" for a list of titles available online.
Wiley
Interscience - Available to UT faculty,
staff, and students
Full-text of Wiley journals. Select
"Journal Finder" to locate a specific journal title.
BioOne
2000 - Available to UT faculty, staff, and students
Full-text journals in the biosciences. Select one of the following:
Current Issues, Search BioOne, Journal Archives.
Blackwell
Synergy - Available to UT faculty, staff,
and students
Full-text journals in several disciplines. Select "Life and Physical Sciences" and then "Earth Science and Physical Geography."
Local Information
Geology
Division of the State of Tennessee
Provides maps, newsletters, other publications,
and information of geologic interest in the state.
Water
Resources of Tennessee
Created by the USGS to provide information
about the water resources in Tennessee.
Geological
Information about the Southeast
Highlights selected research on the
States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee and offers links
to other online resources for each State.
Tom
Dunigan’s Tennessee Landforms
This site has GPS waypoints (latitude/longitude
WGS84) and maps to interesting landforms in Tennessee.
UT
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Departmental website for the University
of Tennessee's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Gray
Fossil Site
East Tennessee State University's fossil
site at Gray, Tennessee.
Great
Smoky Mountains Geology
Has great links to other geological
information.
Center
for Earthquake Research and Information
From the University of Memphis, this
web site offers international earthquake information.
National Sites
Geologic Atlas of the United States
The U.S. Geological Survey produced a series of maps folios between 1894 and 1945 entitled Geologic Atlas of the
United States.
Texas A&M is the home of the digital version.
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Notice links for Life on Earth. Also,
see areas for Students and for Researchers.
United
States Geological Survey
Federal source for science about the
Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards,
and the environment.
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contains infomation about satellites,
climate, the ocean, and research.
Professional Organizations
American
Geological Institute
The American Geological Institute
is a nonprofit federation of 43 geoscientific and professional
associations that represents more than 100,000 geologists,
geophysicists, and other earth scientists.
Geological
Society of America
Established in 1888, The Geological
Society of America provides access to elements that are
essential to the professional growth of earth scientists
at all levels of expertise and from all sectors: academic,
government, business, and industry.
East
Tennessee Geological Society
Largely made up of geologists and
hydrogeologists, but also has members who are petroleum
consultants, quarry geologists, gemologists, drilling contractors,
professors, and students.
American
Institute of Professional Geologists
AIPG represents the professional interests
of all practicing geoscientists in every discipline. Its
advocacy efforts are focused on the promotion of the role
of geology and geologists in society.
Association
for Women Geoscientists
The Association for Women Geoscientists
exists to promote the professional development of its members,
to provide geoscience outreach to girls, and to encourage
women to become geoscientists.
Geoscience Information
Society
The Geoscience Information Society
facilitates the exchange of information in the geosciences
through cooperation among scientists, librarians, editors,
cartographers, educators, and information professionals.
Association
of American State Geologists
An organization of the chief executives
of the fifty states and Puerto Rico.
Links to lists of other Professional Societies
Online Resource Guides
Geoscience
Gateways
A commercial gateway site that contains
links to many useful and fun geoscience websites.
Cornell’s
Geoscience Information Systems Page
Provides links to data sources, interactive
mapping tools, geoscience programs, and applets.
CalTech’s
Geological & Planetary Science Page
Has links to good subject specific
geosciences pages in addition to having links to publishers
and libraries.
Virginia
Tech’s Geoscience Gateway
This page gives access to other www
resources including searchable archives and newsgroups.
Contact Information
For the area of GeoSciences, the subject librarian is:
Gayle Baker, Professor & Electronic Services
Coordinator
Office: 542 Hodges Library (5th Floor)
Phone: 865-974-3519
E-Mail: gsbaker@utk.edu
Abrams Falls at Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains. Photo from
USGS
Table of Contents
• Databases
• Free Data Sources
• Electronic Books & Journals
• Local Information
• National Sites
• Professional Organizations
• Online Resource Guides
• Contact Information
Return to Subject Guides
Contact the Geosciences Librarian
Gayle Baker
Phone: 974-3519
E-mail: gsbaker@utk.edu
