Online Databases

A selected list of Online Databases and Abstracts for the Geosciences

This list of databases has been selected among those available from the UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries as being particularly useful for students and researchers in the geological sciences. For a complete listing go to the Electronic Indexes and Databases page of the UNC-Chapel Hill Library Services menu. Located below is an alphabetical list as well as several lists by category. Both lists link to the Electronic Indexes and Databases page of the UNC-Chapel Hill Library Services menu and not directly to the database. From this menu, it may be necessary to scroll down to the appropriate database.

Alphabetical List

• Books in Print
• Dissertation Abstracts Online
• Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (Environment)
• Geobase
• GeoRef
• GPO Monthly Catalog
• InfoTrac OneFile
• ISI Citation Databases (Web of Science)
• UnCoverPlus
• WorldCat

Lists by Category

Geological Sciences

• Geobase
• GeoRef

Sciences (including Geological Sciences)

• Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (Environment)
• InfoTrac OneFile
• ISI Citation Databases (Web of Science)
• UnCoverPlus

General and Reference

• Books in Print
• Dissertation Abstracts Online
• GPO Monthly Catalog
• WorldCat

Basic Journal Coverage
(particularly recommended for lower level undergraduate coursework)

• Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (Environment)
• Geobase
• InfoTrac OneFile
• UnCoverPlus

Specialized Journal Coverage
(includes basic journals as well as highly specialized and technical journals)

• GeoRef
• ISI Citation Databases (Web of Science)