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

Evaluating Information

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Abstracts & references for articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade & general publications, & references for The NY Times.

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Information from a wide range of academic areas including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education and multi-cultural topics.

GEOBASE
Worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, and related disciplines.

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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.

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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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