Some useful resources for Geology and Geophysics are listed below. HTML Compendex Access information: Access on and off-campus. Description: The database of Engineering Index, providing coverage of the world's significant engineering and technological literature including journals, books, technical reports and conference proceedings. With over 20 million records from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. Coverage: 1884 - present HTML Digimap CollectionAccess information:Access on and off campus. Users are required to register and agree the data licence. Follow instructions providedDescription:Digimap is a collection of EDINA services that delivers maps and map data of Great Britain. Maps can be viewed, annotated and printed and data can be downloaded for use in GIS or CAD software. Subscribed collections include:agCensus.Aerial Digimap.Environment Digimap.Geology Digimap.Global Digimap. Historic Digimap.Lidar Digimap.Marine Digimap.Ordnance Survey Digimap. (incl. OS National Geographic Database)Society Digimap. Verisk Digimap.For a complete description of each collection, please see the individual entries on the alphabetical databases pages.Notes:Northern Ireland data will be removed on 31/7/20. Any Northern Ireland data stored must be deleted. HTML Geology Digimap Access information: Access on and off campus. Users are required to register and agree the data licence. Follow instructions provided Description: Geology Digimap provides onshore and offshore mapping from the British Geological Survey, scales ranging from 1:625,000 to 1:50,000. There is also access to the Lexicon of Named Rock Units, which has details for many of the rocks found on the map. Maps can be viewed, annotated and printed and data can be downloaded for use in GIS or CAD software. HTML Inspec Access information: Access on and off campus. Description: The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Inspec database has over 16 million indexed records with abstracts of articles published more than 6,500 physics, computer science, electronics, electrical engineering, control engineering journals and conference proceedings. Published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Indexes arXiv content. Coverage: 1896-present HTML SciFindern - (both University and personal login required)Not letting you in?Have you registered for your personal SciFinder username/password?An existing SciFinder personal registration will work for SciFindernCAS retired SciFinder classic platform on 1st July 2022. Use the new SciFindern platform linked to above.Going direct, rather than using the link above, requires IP authentication as well as personal registration and therefore connection to the VPN may be necessary.How to register for a personal SciFinder account (required)Access information:Requires personal registration. How to register for SciFinderDirect access possible with your personal login details plus a University registered IP addressVPN service After 20 minutes of inactivity sessions will be closed automatically.Description:Bibliographic information and abstracts of articles published from more than 50,000 journals. Covers chemistry (all aspects), chemical structures and patents, chemical engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics. Information on more than 268 million chemical substances. Search by chemical structure or text. Full reaction searching allows you to specify reaction sites and map atoms in the reactants. Also, information on patents, chemical suppliers and regulations. Cited reference searching is possible.Coverage:From 1800s onwardsAdditional information:Further support from the supplier for SciFindern HTML Key Resource HTML Web of Science Core Collection Access information:Access on and off campus. Russian Science Citation Index is not presently included in the Web of Science.Description:Citations and abstracts to millions of journal articles and conference proceedings from all subjects. Cited reference searching, Impact Factors, h-indexes and email alerts available.Coverage:Arts & Humanities (1975 onwards), Science and Social Sciences Citation Indexes (both 1900 onwards), Conference Proceedings in Science and Social Science & Humanities (both 1990 onwards).Also: Book Citation Indexes in Science and Social Sciences & Humanities (both 2005 onwards), Current Chemical Reactions (1986 onwards), Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015 onwards), Current Chemical Reactions (1985 onwards), Index Chemicus (1993 onwards).Change "Search in:" to use: BIOSIS Citation Index (1926 onwards), Current Contents Connect (1998 onwards), Data Citation Index (1990 onwards), Derwent Innovations Index (1966 onwards), KCI-Korean Journal Database (1980 onwards), Medline (1950 onwards), PrePrint Citation Index (1991 onwards), ProQuest Dissertatoins & Theses Citation Index (1637 onwards), SciELO Citation Index (2002 onwards), Zoological Record (1864 onwards).Help:Publisher userguideFinding articles which have in their reference lists a work you found useful ('cited reference searching'):Cited Reference Searching (pdf) Journal Citation Reports (JCR): Journal Impact Factors and other measures on JCR (pdf) HTML Related Links Subject guide: Geology and geophysics This article was published on 2024-08-21
HTML Compendex Access information: Access on and off-campus. Description: The database of Engineering Index, providing coverage of the world's significant engineering and technological literature including journals, books, technical reports and conference proceedings. With over 20 million records from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. Coverage: 1884 - present
HTML Digimap CollectionAccess information:Access on and off campus. Users are required to register and agree the data licence. Follow instructions providedDescription:Digimap is a collection of EDINA services that delivers maps and map data of Great Britain. Maps can be viewed, annotated and printed and data can be downloaded for use in GIS or CAD software. Subscribed collections include:agCensus.Aerial Digimap.Environment Digimap.Geology Digimap.Global Digimap. Historic Digimap.Lidar Digimap.Marine Digimap.Ordnance Survey Digimap. (incl. OS National Geographic Database)Society Digimap. Verisk Digimap.For a complete description of each collection, please see the individual entries on the alphabetical databases pages.Notes:Northern Ireland data will be removed on 31/7/20. Any Northern Ireland data stored must be deleted.
HTML Geology Digimap Access information: Access on and off campus. Users are required to register and agree the data licence. Follow instructions provided Description: Geology Digimap provides onshore and offshore mapping from the British Geological Survey, scales ranging from 1:625,000 to 1:50,000. There is also access to the Lexicon of Named Rock Units, which has details for many of the rocks found on the map. Maps can be viewed, annotated and printed and data can be downloaded for use in GIS or CAD software.
HTML Inspec Access information: Access on and off campus. Description: The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Inspec database has over 16 million indexed records with abstracts of articles published more than 6,500 physics, computer science, electronics, electrical engineering, control engineering journals and conference proceedings. Published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Indexes arXiv content. Coverage: 1896-present
HTML SciFindern - (both University and personal login required)Not letting you in?Have you registered for your personal SciFinder username/password?An existing SciFinder personal registration will work for SciFindernCAS retired SciFinder classic platform on 1st July 2022. Use the new SciFindern platform linked to above.Going direct, rather than using the link above, requires IP authentication as well as personal registration and therefore connection to the VPN may be necessary.How to register for a personal SciFinder account (required)Access information:Requires personal registration. How to register for SciFinderDirect access possible with your personal login details plus a University registered IP addressVPN service After 20 minutes of inactivity sessions will be closed automatically.Description:Bibliographic information and abstracts of articles published from more than 50,000 journals. Covers chemistry (all aspects), chemical structures and patents, chemical engineering, biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics. Information on more than 268 million chemical substances. Search by chemical structure or text. Full reaction searching allows you to specify reaction sites and map atoms in the reactants. Also, information on patents, chemical suppliers and regulations. Cited reference searching is possible.Coverage:From 1800s onwardsAdditional information:Further support from the supplier for SciFindern
HTML Web of Science Core Collection Access information:Access on and off campus. Russian Science Citation Index is not presently included in the Web of Science.Description:Citations and abstracts to millions of journal articles and conference proceedings from all subjects. Cited reference searching, Impact Factors, h-indexes and email alerts available.Coverage:Arts & Humanities (1975 onwards), Science and Social Sciences Citation Indexes (both 1900 onwards), Conference Proceedings in Science and Social Science & Humanities (both 1990 onwards).Also: Book Citation Indexes in Science and Social Sciences & Humanities (both 2005 onwards), Current Chemical Reactions (1986 onwards), Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015 onwards), Current Chemical Reactions (1985 onwards), Index Chemicus (1993 onwards).Change "Search in:" to use: BIOSIS Citation Index (1926 onwards), Current Contents Connect (1998 onwards), Data Citation Index (1990 onwards), Derwent Innovations Index (1966 onwards), KCI-Korean Journal Database (1980 onwards), Medline (1950 onwards), PrePrint Citation Index (1991 onwards), ProQuest Dissertatoins & Theses Citation Index (1637 onwards), SciELO Citation Index (2002 onwards), Zoological Record (1864 onwards).Help:Publisher userguideFinding articles which have in their reference lists a work you found useful ('cited reference searching'):Cited Reference Searching (pdf) Journal Citation Reports (JCR): Journal Impact Factors and other measures on JCR (pdf)
