Posted by eleres on 19th March 2012
The Libraries now have the Encyclopedia of Geography online from Sage Reference. You can search for terms or browse through thematic entries covering physical geography; human geography; nature and society; methods, models and GIS; history of geography; and people, organizations and movements. The 1,127 entries include graphs, images and maps, and each entry has a further readings section.
For assistance with this new reference source, contact Maxine Schmidt, Geosciences liaison librarian, at 413-545-6739.
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Posted by eleres on 22nd March 2010
The Geological Society of London’s Lyell Collection brings together journals, book series, and special publications as an integrated collection of Earth Sciences literature. You can search or browse the publications.
This trial goes through April 13, 2010. If you have questions or comments, contact Maxine Schmidt, Geosciences library liaison, at 413-545-6739.
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Posted by eleres on 14th January 2010
The Libraries have recently added the 2010 online edition of the Ellis and Messina Foraminifera Catalogue from Micropaleontology Press. You can search fossil micro-organisms by genus, subgenus, species, subspecies, variety, author and year, among other characteristics.
If you have questions or would like more information about this database, contact Geosciences liaison Maxine Schmidt at 413-545-6739.
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Posted by eleres on 5th June 2009
The National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs provides brief biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Science, written by people who best knew their work. “These biographies provide a personal and scholarly view of the lives and work of America’s most distinguished scientists and a biographical history of science in the United States.”
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Posted by eleres on 5th June 2009
The USGS Publications Warehouse provides a catalog of older publications and a source for downloading newer ones. You may search for warehouse contents, or browse for maps, aerial photographs, real time data (wildfires, landslides, volcanoes and … Pintail Duck Migration), satellite imagery, software and biology publications (by U.S. region and research stations).
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Posted by eleres on 25th April 2008
The library now has online access to following journals published by AGU in 2008:
These journals are also available through the UMass Amherst Library Catalog and the E-journals List.
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