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• GeoRef
  • The best database for geology and Earth science
  • Includes citations to articles, maps, theses and dissertations, government publications, books, and reports
  • Much more complete coverage of the topic than Web of Science
• Earthquake Engineering Abstracts
  • The epicenter for research on earthquakes
  • You should also search GeoRef when researching in this area

 Find Articles:  Other Databases Useful for These Topics

• Academic Search Complete
  • (1984+) Provides basic articles about earthquakes and volcanoes. Includes new magazine accounts of quakes and eruptions.
• Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts
  • (1978+) Marine geology, incl. earthquakes, tsunamis, & volcanism.
• Caltech Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports
  • (1952+) Includes full text reports produced by the lab.
• Compendex
  • (1970+) Useful for earthquake engineering.
• Congressional Universe
  • Congressional hearings on legislation related to earthquakes and eruptions.
• Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
  • (1981+) Ecological effects of earthquakes and volcanoes.
• Inspec
  • (1969+) Covers computer modeling and geophysics of earthquakes and volcanism.
• NTIS
  • (1990+; CD,1983-97): U.S. government technical reports on earthquakes and volcanoes.
• PubMed
  • (1966+) Medical database; incl. information on health effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• Dictionary of Geotechnics
  • SEL Ref TA 706 .S65
• Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
  • SEL Ref QE 521 .R58 2001
• Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .E58 v. 3
• Encyclopedia of the Solid Earth Sciences
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .E75 1993
• Encyclopedia of Structural Geology and Plate Tectonics
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .E58 v. 10
• Encyclopedia of Volcanoes
  • SEL Ref QE 522 .E53 2000
• Glossary [Earthquakes]
  • from "Washington State Earthquake Hazards" (U of Washington).
• Glossary of Earthquake and Related Terminology
  • defines earthquake terminology (USGS).
• Glossary of Geology (AGI)
  • SEL Ref QE 5 .B38 1997
• Glossary of Volcano and Related Terminology
  • defines terms related to volcanoes (USGS).
• Learn About Volcanoes
  • answers frequently asked questions about volcanoes (USGS).
• Magill's Survey of Science. Earth Science Series
  • SEL Ref QE 28 .M33 1990
• Photo Glossary of Volcano Terms
  • gives definitions of terms and an illustration (USGS).
• Visual Glossary [Earthquakes]
  • defines terms related to earthquakes and includes illustrations.

Catalogs, Directories, Handbooks

• Catalog of Significant Earthquakes, 2000 B.C. - 1979
  • SEL Stacks QE 535.2 .U6 G367 1981
• Directory of World Digital Seismic Stations
  • SEL Ref QE 540 .A2 G367 1982
• Earthquake Disaster Reduction Handbook
  • SEL QE 539.2 .S34 E27 1992
• Earthquake History of the United States
  • SEL Ref QE 535 .E18 1982
• Earthquakes and Earthquake Faults of California
  • SEL Ref QE 606.5 .U6 E27 1980
• Earthquakes, Tides, Unidentified Sounds and Related Phenomena
  • SEL Ref QE 53 .C65 1983
• Regional Catalogue of Earthquakes
  • SEL Stacks QE 532 .R43
• United States Earthquakes
  • GovPubs C 55.226, C 55.417/2, C 4.25/2
• Volcanoes of the World
  • SEL Ref QE 522 .V92

Selected Web Sites

• Dept. of Earth Science
  
• Institute for Crustal Studies
• Marine Science Institute