LibGuides: Geology: Reference

Finding Reference Sources

Reference sources are great places to begin research, especially if you are not very familiar with a topic. For example, an encyclopedia article can in a page or two show you the most important facts, events, people, statistics. This will help you understand more complex information you will use later.

These reference databases from the library will lead to more reliable information than you usually get from a web search:

AccessScience This link opens in a new window
Articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
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Articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.
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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Online collection of general and subject-specific encyclopedias on all major topic areas.
Online collection of general and subject-specific encyclopedias on all major topic areas.

Glossaries of Geologic Terms

Geology Link Geologic Glossary
A basic glossary of geology terms from Cengage Learning. This is part of a student resources page with other useful information as well.
Glossary of Oceanography and the Related Geosciences with References
Just what is says! Terms used within definitions are often hotlinked to other points of the glossary to make crossreferencing easy. From the Department of Oceanography at Texas A&M.