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Writing Center Handouts
Tips to get you started and help along the way in the writing process.
Evaluating Information
Citing 
Citing Information Tutorial


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Internet Resources
California Department of Conservation - Geothermal Resources
California Department of Water Resources
California Energy Commission - Geothermal Resources
California Geological Survey (a.k.a. California Division of Mines and Geology)
Geothermal Energy Association - California Power Plants
Geothermal Resources Council
Inyo National Forest - Bristlecone Pine Forest
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
U.S. Geological Survey - Earthquake Hazards Program
U.S. Geological Survey - Science Topics: Earthquakes
White Mountain Research Station
Yosemite Association - Experience Yosemite
Yosemite National Park
Books
Alt (1975). Roadside geology of Northern California.
Alt & Hyndman (2000). Roadside geology of Northern and Central California.
Glazner (2010). Geology underfoot in Yosemite National Park.
Harden (1998). California geology.
Harden (2004). California geology.
Hill (2006). Geology of the Sierra Nevada.
McPhee (1998). Annals of the former world.
McPhee (1993). Assembling California.
McPhee (1981). Basin and range.
Moore (2000). Exploring the highest sierra.
(Also available online)
Norris & Webb (1990). Geology of California.
Sharp & Glazner (1997). Geology underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley.
Sharp & Glazner (1993). Geology underfoot in Southern California.
Plagiarism & the Honor System
Plagiarism
A handout from the UNC Writing Center that defines plagiarism and explains how to avoid it.
UNC Honor System
Reference sources
AccessScience
An online encyclopedia of science plus news, images, and study guides.
Today's Science
Science in the headlines, suggestions of research topics, and more.
News articles 
America's Newspapers
Full-text articles from U.S. newspapers.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to general, regional and international news.
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