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Geology: Find Articles

Resources for students and faculty

Scholarly Articles

Your professor has probably asked you to use scholarly or journal articles in your research. Why are they valued?

Authoritative
Scrutinized and reviewed prior to publication
Place where new research is revealed
Published more frequently than books
Can direct you to more information (i.e. bibliographies)
Sources for illustrative examples to support research

What to look for:

Authors' affiliations (i.e. university where research took place)
Often an abstract (summary) will be present
Bibliography and footnotes
An introduction, methodology, and conclusion
(in the Sciences especially)

Research Databases and Indexes

Science Direct
Provides access to full-text journals from Elsevier Science focusing primarily on the sciences but includes disciplines such as arts and humanities, management, and the social sciences.
Access Engineering
Provides access to 300+ fully searchable engineering reference and textbooks. You will also find books from the popular Schaum Outlines series which provide sound introductory information in most scientific disciplines.

Elements

Elements

Fulltext access available through the CBU Library's Journal Titles List.