Geology at Duke

• Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences

Selected Reference Sources

• Oxford Reference Online (see Earth & Environmental Sciences category)
• The Dictionary of Physical Geography [paper: Perkins Reference GB10 .D53 2000]
• Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics
• Encyclopedia of the Hydrological Sciences
• Encyclopedia of Paleontology
• Philip's Guide to the Oceans
• Philip's Guide to Global Hazards
• Encyclopedia of Earth (wiki-based online encyclopedia)

Databases

GeoRef

Indexes earth science resources, some back to the eighteenth century. Indexes most US Geological Survey publications.

GeoScienceWorld

Links to some key electronic journals in the earth sciences published by professional societies, as well as a version of GeoRef with somewhat less search functionality.

Engineering Village 2 

Includes the engineering index Compendex and the physics index Inspec, along with others. 

Web of Science 

 

More Databases with Earth Science Content 

Journals

E-journals

Can look for a journal by title.

GeoScienceWorld

Links to some key electronic journals in the earth sciences published by professional societies. 

Journal of Geophysical Research

From the American Geophysical Union.

Geology

From the Geological Society of America

Journal of the Geological Society

From the Geological Society of London.

Professional Societies and Government Agencies

• List of Professional Associations (from Geology.com)
• AGU Earth/Space Science Blogs (American Geophysical Union)
• U.S. Agencies (from the Earth Sciences & Map Library, University of California, Berkeley) 
• U.S. State Geological Surveys (from the Association of American State Geologists)
• Non-US Geological Surveys (from the Earth Sciences & Map Library, University of California, Berkeley)