Library Guides: Geosciences: Start Here

Top Recommended Databases

Applied Science & Technology Source This link opens in a new window
Covers applied sciences and computing disciplines, from acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear engineering with content derived from leading trade journals, professional and technical society journals, and conference proceedings.
GEOBASE This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database supplying bibliographic information and abstracts for development studies, the Earth sciences, ecology, geomechanics, human geography, and oceanography.
GeoRef This link opens in a new window
GeoRef includes comprehensive geoscience literature from around the world including references to geoscience maps, serial, and non-serial literature. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Coverage: 1693-current
- North America from 1669-current
- Worldwide from 1933-current
GeoScienceWorld Journals This link opens in a new window
Serves as a comprehensive resource for research and communications in the geological and earth sciences. It is built on a core database aggregation of peer-reviewed journals indexed, linked, and is inter-operable with GeoRef.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Since google uses natural language, Google Scholar is a good database to use to search when you aren't sure what vocabulary to use. What you can find are articles which link out to full text in the library's databases. Look for the FIND IT button.

National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB)
A primary source for geologic map information of the United States. Includes the Geoscience Map Catalog, a catalog of maps and other information and data developed under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program covering the subjects of general geology, natural hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, stratigraphy, paleontology, and marine geology.

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect publications cover a wide range of subjects in engineering, physical sciences, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Note: Boise State does not subscribe to all content.
USGS Publications Warehouse This link opens in a new window
Contains U.S. Geological Survey bibliographic citations, including USGS numbered series begun as early as 1880.
Web of Science Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Search scholarly journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities and navigate the full citation network. Search across all author and author affiliations, track citation activity with Citation Alerts, and see citation activity and trends with Citation Report.

Boise State Geosciences Theses and Dissertations
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global Indexes dissertations and theses from 1743 -present. Full text for works added since 1997.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations Provides access to open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. Information about the theses comes from over 1000 colleges, universities, and research institutions.