Earth Sciences Information Resources: Home

Help with course assignments

• EASC 310 Fall 2011
• Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences: Instructions to authors ('Parts of the manuscript' includes a brief References section)
• Earth Science World Image Bank
  • Geoscience images made available by the American Geological Institute. Some images are available at a high-resolution free of charge for non-commercial purposes. Image Use guidelines.
• NOAA Photo Library
  • A searchable collection of public domain images from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. About the Images and terms of use.
• Finding and Using Online Images.
• Copyright FAQs
• Understanding and avoiding plagiarism

Highlighted resources

• GeoRef - the main database covering all aspects of geology.
• Geoscan - the bibliographic database for scientific and technical publications of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada.
• Geoscience Data Repository - a collection of Earth Sciences Sector geoscience databases that is managed and accessed by a series of Information Services (GDRIS). From Earth Sciences Sector. Natural Resources Canada.
• USGS Publications Warehouse - online content from the United States Geological Survey.

• Science News

  • Now availble: Encyclopedia of spectrometry and spectroscopy
  • Now available: Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology
  • New journal subscription: JoVE: the Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • SFU Library celebrates Open Access Week 2011, October 24 - 30
  • Now available: the journal Nature Communications
   

New Earth Sciences Books

All new books and other resources for Earth Sciences are listed and updated weekly on the Earth Sciences new library acquisitions page.