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Indexes/Databases
 
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Geobase

GeoRef, the database of the American Geological Institute (AGI), covers worldwide technical literature on geology and geophysics. GeoRef corresponds to the print publications: Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, Bibliography of Theses in Geology, Geophysical Abstracts, Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, and the Bibliography and Index of Geology. The database includes current coverage of over 3,500 journals as well as books and book chapters, conference papers, government publications, theses, dissertations, reports, maps, and meeting papers. Contact Qinghua Xu for a mediated search.

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Writing and Style Guides 

The ACS style guide : effective communication of scientific information (Reference Desk Collection QD8.5 .A25 2006) presents the ACS style.

ACS Books Reference Style Guidelines is a brief guide to citing the most common types of materials.

The MLA handbook for writers of research papers (Reference Desk LB2369 .G53 1999) provides the recommendations of the Modern Language Association for formatting papers and references.

How to Cite References Using MLA Style This online guide, prepared by this library, is also available in paper format in the guide rack near the Reference Desk.

A manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations (Reference Desk LB2369 .T8 1996) presents the Chicago (also known as Turabian) style for formatting papers and references.

How to Cite References Using Turabian (Chicago) Style This online guide, prepared by this library, is also available in paper format in the guide rack near the Reference Desk.

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