Geology and Physical Geography:

General Guides and Handbooks

Earth Science on File. New York: Facts on File, c1988.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QC43 .E27 1988)

Environmental Data Sources for the Chesapeake Bay Area. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, 1985.
LOCATION: Morris Library - U.S. Documents (U.S. Doc C 55.232:3)

Grant, Brian. The Art and the Science of Writing Geoscience Reports. Victoria, B.C.: Brian Grant, 1999.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QC5.45 .A45 1990)

Sears, Jean L. and Marilyn K. Moody. Using Government Information Sources: Electronic and Print. Phoenix: Oryx Press, c2001.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref Z1223 .Z7 S4 2001)

Wood, David N., Joan E. Hardy and Anthony P. Harvey. Information Sources in the Earth Sciences. New York: Bowker-Saur, c1989.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QE26.2 .I54x 1989)

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QE5 .D4)

The Dictionary of Physical Geography. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref GB10 .D53 2000)

Magill's Survey of Science: Earth Science Series. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, c1990-.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QE28 .M33 1990 v. 1-4)

McNeil, Mary. Earth Sciences Reference. Lake San Marcos, Calif.: Flamingo Press, c1991.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QE5 .M366 1991)

The Oxford Companion to the Earth. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QE5 .O94 2000)

Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. San Diego: Academic Press, c2000.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QE522 .E53 2000)

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks for environmental sciences are found in the GE section of the Reference Room. Those for weather and climate are in the QC 800-1000 section.

Electronic Indexes and Abstracts for Geology and Physical Geography

Locating Periodicals

In the University of Delaware Library, current issues of magazines, journals, and newspapers are located in the Periodicals Room (Morris Library First Floor) and are arranged by title. Older magazines and journals are bound into volumes and are assigned call numbers. Additionally, some periodicals are in electronic format (see DELCAT and the Electronic Journals list). Consult DELCAT for the call numbers and for information on which volumes the library holds.