E-Resources for Geology & Geophysics

Indexes journals published by the American Institute of Physics, covering astronomy and astrophysics, biomedical physics, chemical physics, civil engineering, computational physics, environmental physics, fluids and plasmas, and geophysics. Materials indexed include table of contents, abstracts, and journal articles. Some full text is available. This resource was formerly known as Scitation. 

A compilation of articles and analogs about petroleum exploration. Provides access to the AAPG Bulletin and AAPG Special Publications, including the SEPM Journal of Sedimentary Research. Materials indexed include bulletin articles, book articles, and meeting paper abstracts. Full text is available.

This database contains abstracts and indexing for over 1,400 scientific and technical periodicals. Subjects covered include mathematics, geology, aeronautics, engineering, physics, space science, communication and information technology, energy resources and research, transportation, and more. 

A web-based virtual community for engineers and other technical professionals. Engineering Village includes access to EI Compendex Web database, which indexes and abstracts engineering journals, conferences, and reports. Also includes access to Knovel, Georef, and GEOBASE.

A part of Elsevier's Engineering Village, GeoBASE covers human and physical geography, geology, oceanography, geomechanics, ecology, nature conservation, international development, and related disciplines. Materials indexed include journals, books, conference proceedings, and reports.

A part of Elsevier's Engineering Village, GeoRef is an international database of geoscience literature of the world. Materials indexed include journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses. Covers the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. This database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey and is the electronic equivalent to Bibliography and Index of Geology.

GeoScience World is a comprehensive resource for research and communications in the geological and earth sciences. Built on a core database aggregation of peer-reviewed journals, this database is linked and inter-operable with GeoRef. Provides access to journals by over 30 earth sciences publishers and indexing for over 2,000 books.

OnePetro is an online library of technical literature for the oil and gas exploration and production industry. Indexes papers from the Society of Petroleum Engineering.

Access abstracts related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. Includes bibliographic references and abstracts for scientific and technical articles from more than 300 journals and conference proceedings, patent descriptions, government documents, dissertations, books, and other sources.

This database will be discontinued by the publisher as of January 1, 2025. For similar content, please see the replacement database, Petroleum Source. 

As of 2025, Petroleum Source replaces the discontinued Petroleum Abstracts. This database provides access to resources covering the global influence of oil, gas, and other resources. Explore the technological trends and related scientific knowledge surrounding the extraction, refining, transportation, and impact of petroleum products. Petroleum Source provides abstracts for over 100 journals, magazines, and trade publications and full text access to 93 of those. 

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Chemical Abstracts Service database of the chemical literature; indexes journals, conference proceedings, patents, dissertations, reports, and books. Includes step-by-step synthetic procedures for reactions, as well as retrosynthesis information. Some full text is available.

Multidisciplinary index covering topics in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. It is the electronic equivalent of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Science Citation Index. Some full text is available.